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Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow Offices

8 MARINA BOULEVARD
#05-01 MARINA BAY FINANCIAL CENTRE TOWER 1
SINGAPORE 018981
Singapore
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Mr Kelvin Poa

Work Department
Transactional - Private Equity
Position
Principal
Career
Kelvin is a principal in the Corporate & Securities, Investment Funds and Employment Practice Groups in Singapore. Kelvin is recognised by various legal publications as a leading lawyer for investment funds and employment in Singapore.
Kelvin’s practice focuses on corporate and commercial law. He regularly works on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity (including funds formation) transactions and employment law matters.
Kelvin is a venture capital and investment funds specialist. He draws on his extensive background in venture capital and private equity — and proficiency in fund formation and structuring — to deliver innovative and workable solutions for clients. He advises leading venture capital, private equity and real estate houses to find “fund-compatible” structures for their investment acquisitions, restructurings and exits — and assists asset management clients to navigate transformational transactions or complex reorganisations successfully. A client describes him as “very knowledgeable in the venture capital and start-up space,” adding, “He is quick to respond and manages to provide simple explanations to complicated matters.”
In the employment space, Kelvin advises clients on all aspects of non-contentious employment issues. He has experience in drafting, negotiating and advising on employment contracts, separation agreements and termination of employment, including non-solicitation and non-competition. Kelvin’s experience also includes advising on employee incentive compensation plans, share option plans, redundancy, trade unions and collective bargaining agreements, anti-corruption laws and employment issues arising from transfers of undertaking and mergers and acquisitions.
Languages
English, Malay
Lawyer Rankings
Singapore > Investment funds: foreign firms
‘Always willing to go the extra mile’, Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow represents funds managers and institutional investors on the gamut of fund formation, structuring and regulatory mandates, showcasing demonstrable expertise in the formation of real estate funds, in addition to private equity and venture capital funds. Counting venture capital funds and corporate venture capital investors in Southeast Asia among his key roster of clients, Kelvin Poa jointly leads the team alongside ‘critical thinker’ Derek Kwan, who stands out for his experience in private real estate funds formation matters. Assisting clients with the establishment of closed-end funds and private investment vehicles, Jens Carle is another key contact in the group.
Singapore > Labour and employment: local firms
(Leading partners)Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow combines its strong local expertise with exceptional international talent, along with its ability to tap into the resources of the global firm. The Singapore team represents a range of multinationals from multiple industries and is frequently engaged by clients to conduct investigations into alleged discrimination, breaches of internal policies and other matters. The group is also experienced in corporate restructurings and employee transfers, along with often representing clients in litigation before the Singapore courts. Celeste Ang is a leading name in the market, widely recognised for her expertise in investigations and large disputes. Kelvin Poa is another rounded practitioner with a background in advisory and transaction-related issues, including contracts, separation agreements, and non-solicitation and non-competition terms. Zhao Yang Ng is an emerging talent in employment investigations, trade union negotiations and immigration matters. Pradeep Nair was promoted to local principal in 2023.
Singapore > Labour and employment: foreign firms
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow combines its strong local expertise with exceptional international talent, along with its ability to tap into the resources of the global firm. The Singapore team represents a range of multinationals from multiple industries and is frequently engaged by clients to conduct investigations into alleged discrimination, breaches of internal policies and other matters. The group is also experienced in corporate restructurings and employee transfers, along with often representing clients in litigation before the Singapore courts. Celeste Ang is a leading name in the market, widely recognised for her expertise in investigations and large disputes. Kelvin Poa is another rounded practitioner with a background in advisory and transaction-related issues, including contracts, separation agreements, and non-solicitation and non-competition terms. Zhao Yang Ng is an emerging talent in employment investigations, trade union negotiations and immigration matters. Pradeep Nair was promoted to local principal in 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Investment funds: foreign firms Singapore
- Labour and employment: local firms Singapore
- Leading partners Singapore > Labour and employment: local firms
- Labour and employment: foreign firms Singapore
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Fintech and financial services regulatory: local firms
- Intellectual property: Local firms
- Investment funds: foreign firms
- Labour and employment: local firms
- Banking and finance: local firms
- Private wealth and family law – local firms
- Tax: local firms
Firm Rankings
- Antitrust and competition: local firms
- Banking and finance: foreign firms
- Construction: Local firms
- Corporate and M&A: foreign firms
- Corporate and M&A: local firms
- Data protection and cyber security: Local firms
- Dispute resolution
- Energy: foreign firms
- Insurance: local firms
- International arbitration
- Labour and employment: foreign firms
- Projects: foreign firms
- Real estate: local firms
- Restructuring and insolvency: foreign firms
- TMT: local firms
- Capital markets: equity and debt: foreign firms