Leong Chuo Ming > Withers KhattarWong LLP > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile

Withers KhattarWong LLP
18 Cross Street,
#14-01
Singapore 048423
Singapore

Work Department

Corporate

Position

Partner, Corporate

Career

Chuo Ming’s work covers a wide range of corporate transactions, with particular focus on equity capital markets, and mergers and acquisitions.

Chuo Ming’s capital markets experience involves representing several public listed companies in various transactions, such as initial public offerings, take-over and reverse take-overs offers, rights & warrants issues, private and public placements, and other fund raising exercises, etc.

His mergers and acquisition experience includes him acting for clients, which include both listed and private entities, on various cross border corporate acquisitions and disposals matters, as well as investments and fund raising exercises via subscription of equity and convertible securities. He also advises clients on transactional agreements for such M&A transactions, including share/asset sale and purchase agreements, investment/subscription agreements, disclosure letters, joint venture agreements, non-disclosure agreements etc. He plans, oversees and organises the due-diligence processes, and provides clients with valuable solutions in dealing with any issues which may arise.

During the course of his work, Chuo Ming not only advises his clients on the regulatory and compliance requirements and obligations of their corporate and commercial transactions, he also assists them in their communications with the relevant authorities such as ACRA, IRAS, SGX and MAS.

Languages

English, Bahasa Melayu

Memberships

Law Society of Singapore

Malaysian Bar Council

Education

University of Sheffield, LL.B (Hons) Law
Inns of Court, School of Law, Bar Vocational Course
Middle Temple, Barrister-at-Law

Lawyer Rankings

Singapore > Fintech and financial services regulatory: local firms

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.