Daniel Yong > Withers KhattarWong LLP > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile

Withers KhattarWong LLP’s full service practice represents numerous investment funds, venture and growth capital funds, as well as acting for emerging companies in structuring equity, debt and hybrid investments involving several institutional investors and angels. Practice head Joel Shen has strong expertise in the Indonesian market, where his clients include major technology companies, financial institutions and venture capital fund managers. Daniel Yong is another key contact in the group, especially regarding regulatory and licensing issues affecting fund managers and capital markets intermediaries.

Withers KhattarWong LLP’s specialisation in investment funds coupled with its deep tax experience, makes it well-equipped to advise clients on open-end and closed-end funds. Clients include family offices, private equity funds, hedge funds, venture capital funds, real estate managers and investors. It is particularly rated for funds structuring in the family office arena. More broadly, the team is well-suited to tax structuring, regulatory advice, fund formation and downstream investment. It has been especially active in the establishment of VCC structures and is also noted for technology and digital assets-related funds. Daniel Yong leads the investment funds team, splitting his time between funds formation engagements and private equity and M&A transactions. Eric Roose provides extensive tax expertise.

Providing ‘valuable insights and strategic guidance to clients, helping navigate complex challenges effectively’, Withers KhattarWong LLP advises on M&A, buyouts and takeovers, purchases of shares in companies, joint ventures, commercial transactions and corporate governance matters. Private equity investments is another key area of expertise. Daniel Yong leads the team and focuses on investment funds, in addition to cross-border private equity and M&A transactions, with demonstrable experience in the real estate, financial services and energy sectors.

Led by cross-border private equity and M&A transactional specialist Daniel Yong, Withers KhattarWong LLP assists clients operating in the fintech space with private equity, financial and technology transactions and strategic alliances. Privacy and data security compliance and financial services and bank regulatory advisory work are further strengths of the multi-disciplinary team. Tech specialist Joel Shen leads the startups and emerging markets practice at the firm. His varied portfolio of work encompasses tax structuring matters and advice on investments in tech companies. Leong Chuo Ming further extends the corporate transactional expertise at the firm. Senior associate Yap Ling Man is another name to note.