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Helmsman LLC

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Helmsman LLC
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The team consists of various lawyers who have worked in house before – this makes them user-friendly in terms of understanding the client’s needs, and pricing budgets. Beyond legal knowledge, the team is able to share market trends, which facilitate the client’s negotiation process with counterparties. This is a useful advantage that the firm has over other firms.

  • 'Despite their reasonable pricing, they are fairly quick to turn around substantive pieces of work that need research or deeper consideration. They are also solution driven and efficient, ensuring that the client is able to drive and close deals expeditiously. The team is able to review documents and converse in both English and Mandarin seamlessly. ’

  • ‘Lynette Koh is a Director and the Head of the Corporate, Banking and Finance Practice Group at Helmsman. Drawing from her inhouse experience as Head of Legal in Mizuho Bank for Asia Pacific for over 6 years, Lynette is able to pre-empt client’s concerns, without the need for any deep explanation. She considers fully every instruction that is given to her, properly resourcing it and providing fit-for-purpose legal advice and review of documents. She is supported by Jessica Cheung (Senior Associate), who is equally conversant in both English, Mandarin and Cantonese, and who has substantive M&A and finance experience.’

  • ‘The Helmsman team is our trusted counsel for Singapore law matters relating to banking and finance.’

  • ‘Lynette is an experienced counsel having been Head of Legal of Mizuho Bank in Singapore.’

Key clients

  • A full service bank based in the United Kingdom
  • A leading economic research company
  • A leading finance and leasing house
  • A private equity fund and strategic advisory firm with presence in Dubai, London, Mumbai and Singapore
  • A leading commodities trading firm
  • A technology company specialising in chips and digital assets mining equipment
  • An international global commodity firm
  • The Singapore arm of an established provider of asset and corporate financing
  • A Chinese institutional bank
  • A Singapore based commodities trader

Work highlights

Advising a leading economic research company in respect of a GBP 32 million Facilities Agreement granted by a syndicate of lenders based in various jurisdictions.
Advised a manufacturer of crypto assets mining products in subscribing to a fixed-yield agreement, for the storage of its crypto assets in exchange for certain pre-determined returns upon maturity.
Acted as Singapore Counsel to a Chinese financing bank of a listed Singapore company, in respect of a RMB700 million bilateral working capital loan agreement (in the Chinese language).
Advising a leading economic research company in respect of a GBP 32 million Facilities Agreement granted by a syndicate of lenders based in various jurisdictions.
Advised a manufacturer of crypto assets mining products in subscribing to a fixed-yield agreement, for the storage of its crypto assets in exchange for certain pre-determined returns upon maturity.

Practice head

Lynette Koh