Rajah & Tann Asia

Corporate Commercial; Mergers & Acquisitions; Capital Markets; Hospitality

Regional Head,  Corporate and Transactional Group

Chia Kim Huat is the Regional Head of Rajah & Tann Singapore’s Corporate and Transactional Group.

Kim Huat has extensive experience in capital market, public and private mergers and acquisitions, cross-border joint ventures and private equity investments, both in Singapore and the region.

He travels regularly in the Asia-Pacific region advising clients on a wide range of matters, including direct investments and infrastructure projects in China, major acquisitions in Korea, joint ventures in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan and cross-border mergers and acquisitions transactions.

Kim Huat also advises foreign investors on their investments in Singapore, including listings on the Singapore Exchange, privatisations, secondary and dual listings.

He has been highly recommended as a leading lawyer by numerous leading legal directories. Notably, he is recognised as an Eminent Practitioner by Chambers Global, a Foreign Expert in China by Chambers Asia-Pacific, a Leading Individual by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Highly Regarded by IFLR1000, and an Elite Practitioner by asialaw Profiles for Capital Markets.

He is also named as a Global Leader by Lexology Index (previously known as Who’s Who Legal) for M&A, Capital Markets – Debt & Equity, Corporate Governance and Hospitality.

LLB (Hons), National University of Singapore

Advocate & Solicitor, Singapore

Solicitor, Hong Kong