Capital Markets: Domestic | Asia-Pacific

Allen & Gledhill maintains its reputation as a market-leading legal team with the capacity to act for leading banks and issuers on the most innovative and complex deals in the market. The firm offers market-leading experience in IPOs, with noteworthy experience advising on dual listings involving the Singapore Exchange as well as other jurisdictions. The team also has commendable involvement in successful SPAC transactions. The department handles the full array of DCM work, from vanilla and green bonds, sustainability-linked notes and MTN programmes to structured finance and derivatives. The lawyers are well versed in REITs and business trusts work, regularly advising on secondary offerings and convertible bond issues. Key clients include Public Utilities Board, DBS Bank and Lendlease Global Commercial REIT.

WongPartnership's highly esteemed capital markets practice houses dedicated equity and debt expertise. The team advises issuers and underwriters on notable IPOs and secondary listings on the Singapore Exchange, including in the TMT and real estate sectors. The firm is involved in several high-profile REIT listings and also offers experience acting as international counsel on listings elsewhere in the region, including Thailand. The lawyers have extensive experience on the full range of debt capital markets mandates, from plain vanilla bonds, MTN and multicurrency debt programmes to convertible bonds, securitisation and other structured finance. DBS Bank, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Frasers Property are among its key clients.

A&O Shearman continues to provide high-quality Singapore, English and US legal counsel on complex and sophisticated capital markets issues. The lawyers are skilled in a broad range of areas, from multicurrency MTN debt mandates and covered bonds to IPOs and rights issuances, as well as REIT transactions. The team is a popular choice of counsel for major regional and international banks and other financial institutions. The Singapore team works closely with other offices in the region and is well versed in handling mandates across multiple jurisdictions. On 1st May 2024, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling merged to form A&O Shearman.

Rajah & Tann Singapore offers legal expertise across both debt and equity capital markets and is recognised for being involved in many complex transactions in the market. The firm is highly regarded for advising on IPOs, SPACs and rights offerings, alongside multicurrency debt issuances and convertible notes. The client roster includes issuers as well as underwriters, with key names such as DBS Bank, CLSA Singapore and Japfa. Rajah & Tann has a network of offices across ASEAN and beyond, which adds to the team's ability to handle cross-border work. Lawyers at the firm in Singapore often assist clients with overseas listings.

Dentons Rodyk & Davidson is recognised for its capabilities in assisting trustees, issuers and underwriters with a broad range of equity and debt capital markets transactions in Singapore. The team is experienced with IPOs and other equity issuances, as well as multicurrency debt issuances and related restructuring. The firm is also well versed in REIT transactions and has niche expertise advising on security token issuances on the iSTOX platform. Boustead Industrial Fund, HSBC Institutional Trust Services and Vertex Venture Holdings are among the team's clients.

Morgan Lewis Stamford's broad-based capital markets team in Singapore advises both issuers and underwriters on debt and equity offerings. The firm offers extensive experience advising on the restructuring of debt via convertible bonds. The lawyers frequently advise on reverse takeovers, share placements and rights issues as well as IPOs, assisting issuers across the region with listing on the Mainboard and Catalist Board of the Singapore Exchange. Citicode, Addvalue Technologies and Totm Technologies are key clients of the capital markets team.

Shook Lin & Bok is noted for offering debt and equity capital markets legal expertise in Singapore and the region, including listings in Hong Kong and South Korea. The team is particularly highlighted for taking on IPOs, rights issues and REIT transactions. The firm is recognised for significant activity on issuances and updates to MTN programmes. The firm often represents dealers, trustees and issuers on transactions. Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, DBS Bank and Alset International are examples of clients advised by the team.

Bird & Bird's capital markets legal team in Singapore is well versed in ECM matters, ranging from IPOs and rights issues to share placements and reverse takeovers. The firm often handles listings on the Catalist Board of the Singapore Exchange, as well as the Mainboard. The team also advises clients on notes issuances and SPAC mandates. The firm acts for clients across a range of sectors, including engineering, pharmaceutical and technology. Some of its key clients include Sensetime, United Global and Clearbridge Health.

CNPLaw is recognised for assisting clients with equity and debt capital markets issuances in Singapore. The team is well accomplished in the ECM space where it handles IPOs on the Singapore Mainboard and other exchanges in the region as well as private placements. The firm is also well versed in public M&A and delistings. The department often caters to issuers and public companies. Key clients include Raffles Education, Braskem Netherlands Finance and Minsur.