Mr Christian Chin > Allen & Gledhill LLP > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile

Housing the ‘deepest bench of reliable, technical and professional M&A practitioners’, Allen & Gledhill LLP continues to showcase its stellar experience in big-ticket transactions in Singapore and across the Asia Pacific region. Lim Mei maintains a track record in landmark domestic and cross-border M&A, and jointly leads the practice alongside Christian Chin, who counts investment and commercial banks, corporates, private equity and sovereign funds among his key roster of clients. Prawiro Widjaja acts for corporates and private equity funds on M&A, with a particular focus on Indonesia, while Christopher Ong handles private and public takeovers, and Christopher Koh is praised as ‘highly technical and experienced in domestic M&A’. Other key contacts in the group include Lee Kee Yeng, Andrew Lim and Michelle Fum, who is commended as ‘highly personable, energetic and clear in her advice’.

Allen & Gledhill LLP’s size and scale has enabled it to successfully target the start-up and venture capital sector. With an initial focus on venture capital investors, including Silicon Valley-based and Southeast Asia-focused entities, the firm has also built a significant record in representing their established portfolio companies. Responding to the difficult climate, the firm has assisted a wealth of clients through challenging times, including whistleblower situations and disputes. It has also advised a number of clients on de-SPAC transactions and remains active in seed financing through to Series C fundraisings. Christian Chin is co-head of the corporate mergers and acquisitions department and head of the venture capital practice; he continues to advise on headline deals, including de-SPAC transactions. Julian Ho and Nicholas Soh also have a major focus on this sector, while Song Su-Min and Teoh Sze Min are noted for later stage transactions.