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Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP
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MARINA ONE WEST TOWER #06-07
SINGAPORE 018937
018937
Singapore

Position

Partner, Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets

Career

Raymond Tong is a Partner in the Capital Markets / Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group.

Widely regarded as one of Singapore’s leading capital markets lawyers, Raymond advises on both domestic and international matters and has worked on some of the most high-profile ECM deals across South East Asia in recent years.  He is admitted in Singapore and England and Wales.

With over two decades of experience in the capital markets field, Raymond is ranked as a Band 1 leading lawyer in the region and “his knowledge of deal structuring is very useful, especially when it comes to cross-border transactions”, as described by a source according to Chambers Asia Pacific 2022. He has also been featured as one of Asia’s Top 15 Capital Markets lawyers in the region by Asian Legal Business 2022.

Raymond is a board member of Sustainable Finance Institute Asia Limited and Asia Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN). He is also a member of the Audit Committee of the Methodist Welfare Services, a member of the Corporate Practice and  Continuing Professional Development Committee of the Law Society of Singapore and a member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants.

Lawyer Rankings

Singapore > Capital markets: equity and debt: local firms

(Leading individuals)

Raymond TongRajah & Tann Singapore LLP

Praised for its ‘excellent technical knowledge’, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP acts for issuers, issue managers, underwriters and originators on IPOs, listing of companies, REITs and business trusts on the Mainboard and Catalist of the SGX. With demonstrable experience across the energy and resources, healthcare, lifestyle, real estate and manufacturing sectors, the firm houses a SPACs multidisciplinary practice and maintains a strong track record in domestic and cross-border equity, debt, and hybrid transactions. Hoon Chi Tern, who handles local and international IPOs, secondary listings and fund-raising mandates, jointly leads the team alongside Tan Mui Hui, who advises on primary and secondary listings in Singapore, as well as overseas exchanges, including, HKEx and NYSE. Evelyn Wee is noted for her expertise in SGX Mainboard listings, as well as REITs and business trusts listings, while Lee Xin Mei frequently advises on domestic and multi-jurisdictional debt restructuring transactions. Other key contacts in the group include Raymond Tong, who focuses on high-profile equity capital markets deals, and regional head of the firm’s corporate and transactional group, Chia Kim Huat.