Band 1
Expertise Based Abroad
About
Provided by Sophie Mathur
Practice Areas
Sophie leads the Asia Corporate M&A practice with an exceptional and deep bench of almost 90 partners and lawyers. Sophie specialises in cross-border corporate transactions for both strategics and financial sponsors. She advises on mergers and acquisitions, takeovers and joint ventures across Southeast Asia. She has particular expertise in the financial services, renewables, consumer and technology sectors. She is lauded for her accessibility, quality advice, commercial flair and pivotal role in high profile and complex deals.
Sophie is a unique M&A lawyer, well-known for her pivotal role in major acquisitions across an array of sectors and leading deals in the region. She combines being Singapore and English-qualified, a proven track record of working on deals with a strong Asia nexus, and the commercial and transactional ability and cultural sensitivity to deal effectively with various stakeholders, regulators across the region and international clients.
Professional Memberships
Sophie’s market stature is reflected in her being appointed on the Corporate Law Advisory Board of Singapore, an advisory panel established by the Singapore Accounting and Company Regulatory Authority, to advise it on corporate law. She is also on the Advisory Board of the Singapore Management University’s Yong Pung How School of Law which features a diverse array of leading legal practitioners from all sectors of the industry.
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Sophie Mathur is highly respected among market sources and clients alike for her expertise in Singapore's M&A space. She impresses with her deep expertise in cross-border M&A and private equity transactions, especially in the insurance and banking spheres.
Sophie Mathur is a well-established lawyer in the Singapore M&A market, with a history of handling Indonesian transactions. Her expertise in this market includes activity in the banking sector.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She is a great lawyer, who is always on 100% focus and is the commercial and legal expert that we trust."
"Sophie is outstanding and on top of things."
"She is very client-centric, solutions-driven and always thinking a few steps ahead to ensure we stay in the game."
"She is a great lawyer, who is always on 100% focus and is the commercial and legal expert that we trust."
"Sophie is outstanding and on top of things."
"She is very client-centric, solutions-driven and always thinking a few steps ahead to ensure we stay in the game."