Mr Favian Tan > Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile
Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Offices
9 STRAITS VIEW
MARINA ONE WEST TOWER #06-07
SINGAPORE 018937
018937
Singapore
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Mr Favian Tan
Work Department
Mergers & Acquisitions
Position
Partner
Career
Favian has more than a decade of experience working on significant M&A transactions involving private and public listed companies, REITs and Business Trusts. His main practice areas encompass share and asset acquisitions and disposals, public take-overs and privatisations, REIT mergers, joint ventures and private equity & venture capital investments, as well as advising on general corporate and commercial matters.
He actively advises on cross-border deals across the South East Asian region and beyond and works closely with our regional offices, including in Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines. Noteworthy public take-over transactions which he has advised on include the first competing takeover by way of a competing scheme of arrangement in Singapore and the first REIT/Trust merger in Singapore. He also routinely advises clients on joint ventures, with a recent focus on Sustainability & Technology related joint ventures.
Favian has been recognised as a Notable Practitioner in M&A by IFLR1000 2023, and a Rising Star in Corporate and M&A by Asialaw 2024. He has also been highlighted as one of Asia’s 40 Under 40 Lawyers by Asian Legal Business 2022, a curated list of lawyers from varied jurisdictions based on their quality of work, recommendations from their clients and colleagues and potential for future growth. Favian was also featured in Singapore Business Review’s 2017 list of most influential lawyers aged 40 and under. Client reviews on IFLR1000 describe him as “an excellent listener and is very sharp”, and someone who “has patience and strong conflict-resolving skills” and “is able to grasp the issues very quickly and advise on what the next steps should be.
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Singapore > Corporate and M&A: local firms
The ‘practical and efficient’ team at Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP has demonstrable experience in cross-border transactions across the Asia Pacific region, with notable expertise in high-value private equity transactions. Regional head of the firm’s corporate and transactional group, Chia Kim Huat advises on public and private M&A, multi-jurisdictional joint ventures and private equity investments, while Sandy Foo maintains a standout track record in big-ticket transactions. Lim Wee Hann acts for clients in the biotechnology, healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors on cross-border acquisitions and divestments, and Evelyn Wee is praised as ‘a star in the team’. Terence Quek and Favian Tan spearhead the technology M&A practice, and Tracy-Anne Ang counts multinational companies, startups, SMEs, private equity investors and venture capital funds among her key roster of clients.
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