Mr Ken Chia > CNPLaw LLP > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile

CNPLaw LLP
600 NORTH BRIDGE ROAD # 13-01
PARKVIEW SQUARE
SINGAPORE 188778
Singapore

Work Department

Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate & Commercial, Corporate Advisory

Position

Partner. Corporate Advisory Head.

Career

Ken heads the Corporate Advisory Practice Group in CNP and brings an international perspective to his Corporate and M&A practice. A graduate of the the University of Exeter in the UK, he gained valuable experience in business development roles with various subsidiaries of the Hang Lung Group (SEHK: 10) in Shanghai, China and with the Informa plc (LSE: INF) in Singapore.

His extensive commercial background means he can speak to his clients in a language they understand and provide them with the comfort their lawyer comprehends the intricacies and nuances of business.

Ken is passionate about the role of major law firms, like ours, in contributing to the community. On a personal level, he has dedicated time to providing pro bono advice to Parkinson Society Singapore on general corporate advisory matters

Some of Ken’s notable transactions:

  1. Acted for SUTL Enterprise (SGX: BHU) in its divestment of its subsidiary to Serial System Ltd (SGX: S69)
  2. Acted for the selling shareholders of a Singapore lighting solutions company in their sale of equity interests to a wholly owned subsidiary of Rexel (a French group specializing in the professional distribution of electrical supplies listed on the Euronext N.V.)
  3. Acted for the management of a marine company in its MBO (management buy-out) for consideration exceeding US$100 million
  4. Acted for the selling shareholders of a target company in the sale of equity interests to an European buyer with global presence. The target company is in the business of distributing technology products with various subsidiaries in South East Asia and South Asia, and is valued at over US$100 million
  5. Acted for a Singapore oil and gas company in its issuance and allotment of new ordinary shares for a consideration exceeding US$90 million

Languages

English, Mandarin

Memberships

Ken is a member of Law Society of Singapore and Singapore Academy of Law.

Education

LLB (Honours), University of Exeter, United Kingdom

Lawyer Rankings

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.