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Stephenson Harwood LLP

Corporate/M&A

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What the team is known for

Stephenson Harwood's established legal team in Singapore advises international corporates and private equity funds on their M&A and joint venture investments in the region as well as restructuring mandates. Offers particularly strong experience relating to Myanmar, as well as other jurisdictions such as Indonesia, Vietnam and India. It houses sector expertise pertaining to technology and telecommunications, as well as shipping and infrastructure. Counts Equinix Asia Pacific, iflix and Arcus Infrastructure Partners among its clientele.

Foreign desks

The Singapore office has a significant focus on the Myanmar market, working alongside its Yangon-based team. It acts for local and foreign clients from numerous sectors, including telecoms, real estate and manufacturing. Corporate partner Tom Platts is a key contact for this market.

Notable practitioners

Helen Rhind-Hufnagel is based in Singapore and advises international and local clients on M&A, restructuring and other corporate matters in Myanmar, whilst also providing regulatory compliance training to companies.

Tom Platts is "engaging, enthusiastic and very commercially minded," according to a source. He has experience advising on complex cross-border transactions for clients from a wide range of sectors, with particular expertise in Myanmar. He heads Stephenson Harwood's corporate team in Singapore.

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Overview

Comprising dedicated and pragmatic individuals, our corporate team services an international client base. We offer expert advice, unparalleled service and a team of specialists committed to meeting your needs.

Through the Stephenson Harwood (Singapore) Alliance, a Formal Law Alliance with Singapore law firm Virtus Law LLP, we are able to work very closely together to undertake work requiring both international and Singapore law expertise and provide a seamless service of high quality legal advice.

Our team provides a range of expertise that includes public and private mergers and acquisitions, IPOs and capital markets, joint ventures, private equity and venture capital.

While our clients operate across a broad range of industries, we have a strong track record in the consumer, energy and natural resources, technology, life sciences and transportation sectors.

As well as the core corporate team, we can draw upon specialist lawyers to provide transactional support, covering commercial contracts, competition, IT, IP, banking, tax, employment and pensions, real estate and regulatory matters.