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

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher demonstrates wide-ranging regional legal expertise from its Singapore office. The team handles significant volumes of work relating to India, Indonesia and Malaysia and offers English, US, Hong Kong, India and Singapore law advice. It is noted for its work handling M&A, private equity transactions and corporate restructuring, as well as corporate regulatory matters. The team handles deals across numerous sectors, including energy and natural resources, real estate, life sciences and technology. Clients include The Sylvan Group, Chevron and KKR.

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. Temasek, Entravision Communications and Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners are clients represented by the practice.

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. Mitsui & Co, Batavia Oil and Kroll are among its clientele.

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. HSBC, Cleantech Energy Corporation and AXA are examples of clients represented by the team.

"In addition to their exceptional legal minds, they are great at balancing commercial realities, deal dynamics and legal protection. They deeply understand the cultural nuances of working in this part of the world. They are an amazing group of professionals who work seamlessly as one team, and I have found each Dechert team member highly personable and enjoyable to work with."

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. Clients include Lanvin, Hinduja Global Solutions and Digital Edge Asia.

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.

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. The firm offers particularly strong experience relating to Myanmar, as well as other jurisdictions such as Indonesia, Vietnam and India. The department houses sector expertise pertaining to technology and telecommunications, as well as shipping, energy and infrastructure. The law firm counts TotalEnergies Renewables Asia, Petronas and Asia Maritime Pacific among its clientele.