Mr Prawiro Widjaja > Allen & Gledhill LLP > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile

Allen & Gledhill LLP
ONE MARINA BOULEVARD
#28-00
SINGAPORE 018989
Singapore

Work Department

Capital Markets; Corporate Regulatory & Compliance; Indonesia Practice; Mergers & Acquisitions; Private Equity; Restructuring & Insolvency

Position

Partner

Career

Prawiro specialises in mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and restructurings. He advises corporate clients and private equity funds on merger and acquisition transactions in Singapore and South-east Asia, with a focus on Indonesia. His practice also includes advising on equity capital market transactions.

Transactional experience covers a range of sectors, from more specialised sectors such as banking, insurance and shipping, to general consumer, manufacturing and distribution, as well energy transition.

Prawiro joined Allen & Gledhill in December 1994 as a pupil and was made a Partner in 2000.

Languages

English, speaks and writes Bahasa Indonesia and Bahasa Melayu.

Education

Graduated from the University of Cambridge with an LL.B. (Hons) degree.

Lawyer Rankings

Indonesia > Foreign firms

Allen & Gledhill LLP regularly advises international corporations and venture capital clients on a variety of Indonesia-related mandates, including early-stage investments, acquisitions, and market entry strategies. Heading the Indonesian practice, Prawiro Widjaja focusses on M&A and restructuring matters. Erik Widjaja is experienced at resolving disputes relating to shipping and trade; he is particularly skilled at handling mortgage enforcement on vessels and claims against companies that have gone into liquidation. Jessie Lim is another standout lawyer in the team, who frequently advises on transactions across a range of sectors, including banking, manufacturing, and logistics. Oene Marseille is another integral member of the team with in-depth experience advising private investors in the Indonesian market.

Singapore > Corporate and M&A: local firms

(Leading partners)

Prawiro WidjajaAllen & Gledhill LLP

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’.