Andrew S. Cohn

Having practiced in the United States and Asia, Mr. Cohn’s representations have spanned a variety of industries, with a particular emphasis on cross-border M&A and private equity transactions. He also regularly advises clients on corporate and securities laws, governance issues, and SEC compliance and reporting matters.

Prior to joining Skadden’s Singapore office in 2022, Mr. Cohn worked in the firm’s Hong Kong office from 2019, and has been based in Asia for over a decade. His more recent experience includes advising:

• Grab Holdings Inc. in its US$40 billion merger with Altimeter Growth Corp. As a result of the merger, Grab became a publicly traded company in the largest-ever de-SPAC transaction globally and the largest-ever U.S. equity offering by a Southeast Asian company, with PIPE proceeds of US$4.04 billion
• Bridgetown Holdings Limited in its US$342 million business combination with MoneyHero Group. As a result of the merger, MoneyHero will become a publicly traded company
• Frontier Tower Associates Philippines Inc. in its US$810 million acquisition of 3,529 telecom towers from Globe Telecom, Inc.
• Bridgetown 2 Holdings Limited in its business combination with PropertyGuru Pte. Ltd. at an enterprise value of US$1.36 billion. As a result of the business combination, PropertyGuru became a publicly traded company
• Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc., along with Aboitiz & Company, in the US$1.6 billion sale of a 27% stake in Aboitiz Power Corporation to JERA Co., Inc.
• Prenetics Group Limited in its US$1.7 billion merger with Artisan Acquisition Corp. This transaction was named Best M&A Deal 2021 for Hong Kong at the The Asset Country Awards
• Auchan Retail S.A. in its US$3.6 billion sale of a 70.9% stake in A-RT Retail Holdings Limited, a company which owns 51% of Sun Art Retail Group Limited, to Taobao China Holding Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alibaba Group Holding Limited
• The We Company (WeWork) in connection with the US$200 million acquisition of control in WeWork Greater China Holding Company BV by China-based private equity firm Trustbridge Partners
• Central Group, a Thai-based conglomerate, in its bid for Tesco’s operations in Thailand and Malaysia, which were ultimately sold for US$10.6 billion
• Mars, Incorporated and its subsidiary (Mars Vet Health International Holdco Corp.) in its acquisition of Veterinary Specialty Hospital of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)