WongPartnership LLP

At WongPartnership LLP the team regularly advises issuers and underwriters on public offerings and private placements, including primary and secondary listings on the Singapore Exchange. On the debt side, the transactions, include issuances of retail structured notes, bonds cum warrants, plain vanilla bonds, and digital bonds. The team advises banks and local and international issuers in domestic offerings, as well as international offerings. Choon Yuen Hui leads on the debt side and has represented both issuers and underwriters in a wide range of capital markets and M&A transactions. Hui’s experience includes U.S. registered and Rule 144A/Reg equity and debt offerings by issuers in various industries across South East and South Asia, in particular Singapore, Indonesia, India, Malaysia and Thailand. Gail Ong provides crucial leadership with regard to the firm’s equity undertakings. Karen Yeoh‘s main areas of practice are capital markets, securities offerings, and general corporate law

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Testimonials

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'Strong and balanced team with excellent leadership skills.'
'The team demonstrates an ability to see the big picture while also deep-diving into details.'
'They bring together fintech and debt capital markets expertise to provide a one-stop service for new business initiatives.'
'Partner Hui Choon Yuen is prompt and readily available for discussions, listens carefully, and offers strong alternative approaches in addressing concerns.'
'WongPartnership stands out for the quality of its service on underwriter counsel mandates for SGX issuances.'
'The lawyers are experienced, professional, and effective negotiators who consistently represent the best interests of underwriters.'

Key clients

DBS Bank
Ascott Residence Trust Management Limited
United Overseas Bank Limited
Citigroup Global Markets Singapore
Cerberus European Investments, LLC
Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Ltd
NIO Inc.
Ever Glory United Holdings Pte. Ltd
Heeton Holdings Limited
Parkway Trust Management Limited
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited
Frasers Property Limited

Work highlights

Acting for First Sponsor Group Limited in its renounceable and non-underwritten rights issue of S$283,810,021.56 in aggregate principal amount of 4.85 per cent.

Acting for Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation Limited as the sole arranger and dealer for iFAST Corporation Ltd.

Acting as Singapore counsel for Wave Life Sciences Ltd., a Nasdaq-listed clinical-stage RNA medicines company, in connection with a number of their public offerings of securities.