Shirin Tang

Shirin is a principal and head of the Firm's M&A practice in Singapore.

Shirin has over 23 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions across Asia and the US. She handles complex and innovative transactions, including capital raising platforms, joint ventures and club deals, portfolio restructuring, and exits.

Shirin is a widely recognized lawyer. Best Lawyers named Shirin their 2024 Lawyer of the Year (Singapore) for Mergers & Acquisitions. She was also named a Woman Leader in Private Equity/M&A by IFLR1000 and is ranked as a Leading Individual for Corporate/M&A in Singapore by Chambers Global and Best Lawyers.

Shirin is highly praised by clients as “a stand out attorney,” “a highly skilled and accomplished M&A specialist” and “our go-to lawyer for high value, high impact transactions.” She is described as “proactive, experienced and efficient,” “very connected to the market,” and someone who “is able to balance legal analysis against the commercial realities of our transactions and shows incredible judgment in determining the appropriate balance.” Clients have commented that she “has a well-deserved reputation for her deft handling of complex and innovative transactions.”

Her practice spans the institutional real estate, technology/e-commerce, life sciences, and consumer sectors. Over the past several years, Shirin has led multiple USD 1 billion+ transactions worth over USD 55 billion in aggregate.

• American Chamber of Commerce

• Harvard University Association of Alumni in Singapore

• The Singapore Law Society