Corporate/M&A: International: Highly Regarded | Asia-Pacific

Jones Day's office in Singapore provides strong legal expertise in private equity-sponsored leveraged buyouts and cross-border transactions. The firm maintains a sound reputation for advising private equity houses, as well as regional and global corporates, on acquisitions of businesses across Asia. The group has further capabilities advising on transactions involving North American entities. The lawyers are especially busy on M&A work in the real estate, and energy and natural resources sectors.

King & Spalding in Singapore regularly advises international clients on cross-border M&A and private equity deals, including acquisitions, divestments and joint ventures. The lawyers are especially well versed in deals in the power and oil and gas sectors, alongside other industries such as insurance and technology. The team is often mandated on transactions relating to Indonesia and Malaysia, as well as multiple other jurisdictions across the Asia-Pacific region.

Morrison Foerster is a prominent law firm in the Singapore market, with an especially strong roster of clients in the financial services, technology and real estate sectors. The firm is active on a range of M&A, joint venture and corporate restructuring work and is praised for strength in complementary areas such as fund formation. The team leverages its leading reputation in Tokyo to provide advice to Japanese clients investing in South-East Asia. The practice also handles transactions covering a wide range of other jurisdictions, such as China and Vietnam.

Norton Rose Fulbright has a well-established legal practice in Singapore, advising financial institutions, private equity houses and multinational corporates. The firm ably handles cross-border M&A, joint ventures and private equity transactions. The team in Singapore works closely with the firm's network of offices across the region, and jurisdictions of focus include India, China, Indonesia and Thailand. The team's sector expertise includes insurance, energy and commodities.

Dechert's Singapore team offers experience in strategic acquisitions, public M&A, private equity investments and leveraged buyouts. The team regularly acts for large corporates, venture capital funds and start-ups. The firm also has strong capabilities in investment funds.

DLA Piper's team of lawyers in Singapore provides assistance to multinational clients with a wide range of M&A, corporate restructuring and private equity investments across the region. The firm has solid expertise in representing clients in the TMT sector, as well as in renewable energy and healthcare. The deals cover a number of jurisdictions, including China, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.

Reed Smith's legal team in Singapore has extensive expertise in energy and infrastructure-related transactions. The lawyers advise multinational and investment fund clients on M&A and private equity deals, as well as joint venture and corporate restructuring mandates. Clients benefit from the firm's international network as well as its formal alliance with Resource Law.