Ms Renu Menon > Drew & Napier LLC > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile

Drew & Napier LLC
10 COLLYER QUAY
#10-01 OCEAN FINANCIAL CENTRE
SINGAPORE 049315
Singapore

Work Department

Banking & Finance

Position

Director, Banking & Finance;

Deputy Head, Banking & Finance

Career

Renu joined Drew & Napier’s Corporate & Finance practice in 2014. Prior to joining Drew & Napier, Renu gained experience in dispute resolution with an established Singapore law firm and worked with the banking and finance team of an Australian law firm.

Renu’s experience in Singapore and Australia has enabled her to advise and assist leading individuals, corporates, lenders and borrowers on a range of domestic and cross-border disputes, corporate and commercial transactions and security arrangements.

Presently, Renu advises on a range of financing matters including on bilateral and syndicated loans, acquisition financing, debt restructuring and debt capital markets. She also advises on regulatory and stock exchange related work, mergers and acquisitions and other general corporate matters.

Languages

English

Memberships

  • Member, Law Society of Singapore
  • Member, Singapore Academy of Law
  • Committee Member, Anti-Money Laundering Committee and Project Law Help Committee (2015), Law Society of Singapore

Education

  • LL.B. (Hons), Durham University (2006)
  • Admitted to the Singapore Bar (2008)
  • Lawyer, Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia (2011)

Lawyer Rankings

Singapore > Banking and finance: local firms

Drew & Napier LLC has a primary focus on project financing, acquisition financing, and real estate and construction financing. It is also noted for debt restructurings and green loans, syndicated financings, and bank regulatory matters. The group represents a range of local banks, regional and international banks with presences in Singapore, other financial institutions, and local and international corporate borrowers. Pauline Chong leads the banking and finance practice and has extensive experience in syndicated and bilateral financings, project finance, and debt restructurings. Renu Menon is deputy head of the group and is also noted for bilateral and syndicated loans, acquisition finance, and bank regulatory work. Lau Sok Hiang is a key figure in real estate financings.

Singapore > Capital markets: equity and debt: local firms

On account of its longstanding relationships with regulators, Drew & Napier LLC frequently assists foreign clients looking to list in Singapore, with demonstrable experience advising on reverse takeovers, rights issues and other equity-linked transactions, as well as debt capital markets mandates. Steven Lo, who represents issuers, underwriters and selling shareholders in a range of domestic and cross-border capital markets transactions, jointly leads the team alongside Gary Wan, who handles capital markets deals across the region, namely Hong Kong, Thailand and Vietnam. Renu Menon advises on transactional and regulatory debt capital markets matters, and Pei Tong Ng is another key contact in the group.