Ms Lisa Theng > CNPLaw LLP > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile
CNPLaw LLP Offices
600 NORTH BRIDGE ROAD # 13-01
PARKVIEW SQUARE
SINGAPORE 188778
Singapore
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Ms Lisa Theng
Work Department
Corporate and Dispute Resolution
Position
Managing Partner
Career
As a managing partner, Lisa sees a need to ensure that our clients see us as their business partner and not as just a legal service provider. Our aim is to provide innovative legal solutions for our clients across Asia with a high level of service and support that will help our clients better manage and succeed in their own businesses.
Lisa believes it is important that our lawyers understand the sectors in which they work. She has been involved with healthcare, oil and gas, manufacturing, engineering, distribution, trading, exhibition, publishing, food and beverage and leisure and entertainment companies on a range of issues. She also regularly works with private equity and venture capital companies and funds. You will find that all of our people have commercial awareness as well as expertise in the law.
She was one of two representatives for Asia on the board of directors (2016 to 2021) and was Chair Asia Pacific Region (2018 to 2021) in Interlaw, an international association of independent law firms found in 150 cities worldwide. She has been an independent director of companies listed in Singapore, Hong Kong and Nasdaq as well as private companies such as Sunseap Group Pte Ltd and Eagle Eye Centre Pte Ltd. She is a current independent director of Swan & Maclaren Group Pte. Ltd.
Lisa has been in practice since 1991. Some of the transactions in which she played a leading role include:
- Advised the shareholders in a prominent oil and gas company in their sale of shares to a leading private equity firm in a US$120 million acquisition
- Acted for the substantial shareholders of a company which manufactures healthcare products with factories in China in the sale of its shares to a leading private equity firm in a deal
- Advised the management of the SUTL group of companies in its acquisition of several companies running a chain of leading F&B restaurants
- Advised the Audit Committee of a Listed Singapore company over the fraudulent acts of its managing director and advising the Board in relation to ensuring good corporate governance in the Company
- Advised a UK and US listed group of companies in its acquisition of assets in relation to events, conference and exhibitions sector in Shanghai, China
Languages
English
Education
LLB (Hons), National University of Singapore, 1990
Leisure
Tennis
Lawyer Rankings
Singapore > Start-up and venture capital – Local firms
(Firms to watch)With Lisa Theng spearheading the offering, CNPLaw LLP is well-versed at advising a broad range of clients on issues related to share option schemes, buyouts, M&A and venture capital and private equity transactions.
Singapore > Corporate and M&A: local firms
Counting private and public companies, high-net-worth individuals, public sector entities and financial institutions among its key roster of clients, the ‘prompt, attentive and sharp’ practice at CNPLaw LLP advises on M&A and divestments, in addition to general corporate and commercial matters. Managing partner Lisa Theng handles private equity and venture capital transactions, and jointly leads the team alongside Min-Li Tan, who advises on M&A and corporate finance matters, and Ken Chia, who spearheads the firm’s corporate advisory group.
Lawyer Rankings
- Corporate and M&A: local firms Singapore
- Firms to watch Singapore > Start-up and venture capital – Local firms