Mr Christopher Koh > Allen & Gledhill LLP > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile
Allen & Gledhill LLP Offices
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SINGAPORE 018989
Singapore
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Mr Christopher Koh
Work Department
Mergers & Acquisitions; Private Equity
Position
Partner
Career
Christopher’s areas of practice encompass mergers and acquisitions, private equity and corporate advisory work for financial institutions and public companies listed on the Singapore Exchange.
He has extensive experience in domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions across a broad range of industries and has acted for financial institutions, publicly listed companies, multinational corporations and private equity firms in various corporate and M&A transactions, with a focus on public takeovers, private investments in public equity and privatisations. He also advises public listed companies regularly on their continuing disclosure obligations under the listing rules of the Singapore Exchange.
Christopher graduated from the National University of Singapore with an LL.B. (Hons) degree in 1999 and obtained an LL.M. from Columbia University in 2002, where he graduated as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.
Christopher lectures on takeovers and mergers and facilitates practice sessions for the Advanced Corporate Practice modules of the Singapore Bar Examinations.
Languages
English, Mandarin
Education
Graduated from the National University of Singapore with an LL.B. (Hons) degree.
Graduated from Columbia University with an LL.M. (Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar)
Lawyer Rankings
Singapore > Corporate and M&A: local firms
(Leading individuals)Praised for its ‘unique breadth of knowledge and experience’, Allen & Gledhill LLP stands out for its track record in high-profile transactions in Singapore and across the region, collaborating with overseas offices, including Myanmar and Vietnam, and associated firms in Malaysia and Indonesia, on cross-border deals. Lim Mei
, who has demonstrable expertise in M&A, equity capital markets and derivatives mandates, jointly leads the ‘premier team’ alongside ‘highly commercial’ Christian Chin, who advises on M&A, venture capital transactions, corporate restructurings and joint ventures. Andrew Lim handles corporate governance, regulatory and compliance matters, while Prawiro Widjaja focuses on deals with Indonesian connections and is commended as a ‘powerful intellect’. Christopher Koh is ‘a calm, collected and effective negotiator’, and Lee Kee Yeng is praised as a ‘brilliant and energetic lawyer’, who is ‘at the top of her class’.
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- Corporate and M&A: local firms Singapore
- Leading individuals Singapore > Corporate and M&A: local firms
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