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Dechert Offices

Dechert
ONE GEORGE STREET
#16-03
SINGAPORE 049145
Singapore
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Dechert > The Legal 500 Rankings

Singapore > Investment funds: foreign firms Tier 1

Praised for its ‘quick, efficient and high quality service’, the ‘client-oriented and solution-driven’ practice at Dechert showcases stellar expertise in private funds, including private equity and private credit funds, with additional experience in fund secondaries and restructurings, and ESG-related fund products. Dean Collins leads the team and handles the structuring and establishment of private equity investment funds, secondary transactions, carried interest and co-investment plans, team spin-outs and co-investments. Thomas Kim left in January 2025 to join Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee.

Practice head(s):

Dean Collins

Other key lawyers:

Jastine Yew

Testimonials

‘Good attention to detail, knowledgeable and able to work across different jurisdictions to formulate bespoke structuring solutions.’

The team is responsive and can manage different stakeholder requirements.’

‘Thomas Kim is knowledgeable and commercial, has good business acumen and great stakeholder management skills.’

‘Jastine Yew is very responsive and has good attention to detail.’

‘Quick, efficient and high quality service.’

‘Dechert stands out from the pack.’

‘Dechert’s professional knowledge, responsiveness and ability to circumnavigate cross-border nuances was instrumental in the success of our funds.’

‘Dechert is very client-oriented and solution-driven. The team always strives for the highest standard of advice with a market driven and risk-based assessment of various analysis that they do.’

Key clients

Capital Square Partners Management Pte Ltd

Dymon Asia Private Equity (Singapore) Pte Ltd

Clime Capital

Primavera Capital

Silkroad Property Partners

Openspace Ventures

Genesis Alternative Ventures

KV Asia Capital

The Sylvan Group

Panthera Growth Partners

Everbridge Partners Pte. Ltd.

Work highlights

  • Acting as lead counsel to Clime Capital with respect to the first close of its second fund, South East Asia Clean Energy Fund II (SEACEF II), which received US$127 million in commitments.
  • Assisting Tikehau Investment Management Asia with its joint Asia Pacific private credit fund launch with UOB-Kay Huan.
  • Assisted Silk Road in connection with its sale of its fund management platform to HSBC Asset Management.

Singapore > Start-up and venture capital – Foreign firms Tier 2

Dechert has an established reputation in representing venture capital funds and other investors in their capital investments in Southeast Asia. The Singapore office also advises a range of start-ups and growth companies, often in deals involving Indonesia, the broader Southeast Asia region, and India. It has continued to advise on multiple acquisitions of growth companies, along with early to late-stage fundraisings.

Testimonials

‘A responsive team and good client service.’

Key clients

PingSafe

StashAway

Sleek Technology Holdings

Eurazeo Investment Manager – EIM SA

Work highlights

  • Advised PingSafe on its acquisition by SentinelOne.
  • Advised Eurazeo on its $36m Series C investment into Axinan.

Singapore > Corporate and M&A: foreign firms Tier 3

The ‘proactive, commercial and efficient’ team at Dechert stands out for its capability in handling cross-border transactions, with demonstrable experience across the energy and natural resources, technology, financial services and infrastructure sectors. Maria Tan Pedersen advises on M&A, joint ventures and financing transactions. Siew Kam Boon and Timothy Goh left the firm in January 2025 to join Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee.

Practice head(s):

Maria Tan Pedersen

Other key lawyers:

David Good

Testimonials

‘Diverse team of lawyers with relevant experience in the field; proactive, commercial and efficient.’

‘Maria Tan Pedersen and David Good exhibit exceptional knowledge of the renewable energy field and proactively advise on potential strategies and structures that address commercial concerns.’

Key clients

ACEN Renewables International Pte. Ltd.

PingSafe

Capital Square Partners Management

SSI Group, Inc.

Evermos

Eurazeo Investment Manager – EIM SA

Work highlights

  • Assisted ACEN Renewables International Pte. Ltd. in relation to reviewing and drafting transactional documents relating to its equity and bond investment as a sponsor of the Monsoon onshore wind project in Lao PDR.
  • Advised PingSafe, a cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP), on its acquisition by SentinelOne, an Artificial Intelligence-powered security company listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • Advised Capital Square Partners, a private equity investment firm based in Singapore, on its acquisition of a stake in Trianz Digital Solutions Limited.

United States > Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds

Dechert LLP expanded its practice significantly in 2023 with the arrivals of new practice heads Michael Mavrides and Robert Leonard from Proskauer Rose LLP.

Dechert > Firm Profile

Dechert has built a global platform across 16 locations with a singular focus – delivering the highest-quality advice that is actionable, commercial and delivered efficiently.

Our clients operate in increasingly challenging times. Geopolitical uncertainty, the sheer complexity of modern markets and an ever-changing regulatory environment contribute to a proliferation of commercial and regulatory risks. To navigate these challenges, we deliver sophisticated legal advice, grounded in broad market knowledge, in an agile and intuitive way.

We have some of the world’s leading lawyers advising on both domestic and cross-border matters. The firm is frequently retained to work on the most challenging transactions and disputes, and prides itself on its ability to deliver premium legal services and sound business judgment to its clients.

Dechert lawyers bring to their assignments a focus on quality, responsiveness, and value for money. We are driven by one key principle: exceptional client service.

Our clients include asset managers, financial institutions and corporations in key global financial centers. We work on matters involving complex commercial litigation, enforcement actions, investigations and product liability and mass torts litigation, antitrust and competition, investment management, financing and restructuring, capital markets and securitization, mergers and acquisitions, and intellectual property. Dechert focuses on clients in financial services, private equity and private credit, real estate, technology and life sciences. We work with 40 of the “Fortune 100” companies and represent more than 350 private equity and investment firms in some capacity. We also advise the top ten global asset management firms, and 80% of the top 100 global private debt firms (as identified by Private Debt Investor).

Dechert has a longstanding tradition of providing pro bono legal services to individuals and organizations who cannot otherwise afford legal counsel. Lawyers in all our offices and in all our practice groups make a difference every day by contributing their talents to providing pro bono legal services.

Main Contacts

Department Name Email Telephone
Managing Partner, Singapore Office Dean Collins [email protected] +65 6730 6988

Lawyer Profiles

Photo Name Position Profile
Dean Collins photo Mr Dean Collins Partner View Profile
Eng-Lye Ong photo Mr Eng-Lye Ong Counsel View Profile

Staff Figures

Number of lawyers : approximately 1000 lawyers worldwide

Client Testimonials


“Dechert consistently provides differentiating legal advice, particularly on large, complex transactions.”

“The firm did a great job throughout the entire process. They have been proactive and delivered quality advice. As always, a pleasure working with such a great team.”

“We continually have the highest degree of confidence in the work product and coverage of the Dechert team, and they are always a pleasure to work with.”

“Their sophistication, depth of experience, and legal creativity – especially in the area of complex mass tort litigation, is simply unrivalled. When the case is unprecedented and alleged to be perilous, there is no better partner to have in the trenches than Dechert.”


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