Mr David Chong, PBM > Shook Lin & Bok LLP > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile
Shook Lin & Bok LLP Offices
1 ROBINSON ROAD
#18-00 AIA TOWER
SINGAPORE 048542
Singapore
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Mr David Chong, PBM
Work Department
Corporate; Energy & Natural Resources; Financial Services Regulatory; Mergers & Acquisitions; Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Position
David Chong specialises in corporate and corporate finance, with particular experience in the communications, media, technology, energy and natural resources sector. He has particular experience on cross-border transactions, having started his career in London before relocating to Asia.
His principal focus is on mergers and acquisitions (both public and private), including tender offers, schemes, reverse takeovers, privatisations and de-listings, joint ventures, MBOs, earn-outs, asset purchases, restructurings, anti-trust and merger control.
He is a governor of the Singapore International Foundation, a member of the Catholic High School Management Committee and secretary to the Singapore Deposit Insurance Corporation.
He was also awarded the Public Service Medal (Pingat Bakti Masyarakat) by the President of the Republic of Singapore in 2022.
Languages
English, Mandarin, Cantonese
Education
Solicitor, England & Wales, 2003
Advocate & Solicitor, Singapore, 1999
BA (Hons), Cambridge University, 1997
Lawyer Rankings
Singapore > TMT: local firms
The ‘calm, collected, and systematic’ team at Shook Lin & Bok LLP has experience in developing, protecting, enforcing, financing and acquiring assets and businesses across the IP, telecoms, IT, and biotechnology arenas. David Chong advises on technology-related transactions in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, while Jevon Louis ‘delivers incredible, on-the-spot advice’ on data protection matters. Ho Ying Ming acts for technology companies in public takeovers, private acquisitions, and joint ventures.
Singapore > Start-up and venture capital – Local firms
Shook Lin & Bok LLP’s ‘lean and super efficient’ venture capital practice receives a steady stream of transactions, including private and public financings, pre-IPO and secondary investments, joint ventures and growth and venture capital deals. Corporate finance specialist David Chong oversees the offering, bringing particular expertise in the communications, technology, media, energy and natural resources sectors.
Singapore > Corporate and M&A: local firms
(Leading individuals)The team at Shook Lin & Bok LLP ‘go above and beyond’ for its roster of clients, including financial institutions, domestic corporates, private equity and venture capital houses, and advises on buyouts, mergers, reverse takeovers, joint ventures, privatisations, and trade and business sales and purchases. With demonstrable experience across the pharmaceuticals, healthcare, energy, real estate and technology sectors, the practice is led by David Chong, who handles cross-border transactions in Asia, the Middle East and Europe, while Ho Ying Ming advises on corporate restructurings, reorganisations and private equity investments. Other key contacts in the group include Chua Shi Ying and Pearlyn Xie.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Singapore > Corporate and M&A: local firms
- Corporate and M&A: local firms Singapore
- Start-up and venture capital – Local firms Singapore
- TMT: local firms Singapore
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution: local firms
- Investment funds: local firms
- Private wealth and family law – local firms
- Real estate: local firms
- Restructuring and insolvency: local firms
- Capital markets: equity and debt: local firms
- Corporate and M&A: local firms
- Fintech and financial services regulatory: local firms
- Labour and employment: local firms
- Start-up and venture capital – Local firms
- TMT: local firms
- International arbitration