Rajah & Tann Asia’s capital markets practice provides comprehensive coverage across equity, debt, and hybrid instruments. The team advises issuers, issue managers, underwriters, and originators on IPOs and listings of companies, REITs, and business trusts on the Main Board and Catalist of the SGX, as well as other recognised exchanges. It also has notable experience in SPAC transactions in Singapore. Howard Cheam leads the team and is highly experienced in fundraising exercises for listed and unlisted companies, including bond and convertible issuances and private placements. Tan Mui Hui brings extensive experience in IPOs and listings of securities in Singapore, Hong Kong, and the United States. Kim Huat Chia has extensive experience in capital markets, public and private mergers and acquisitions as well as cross-border joint ventures. Raymond Tong is a key individual.
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Testimonials
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‘Top quality work. Commercially savvy and solutions oriented. Extremely responsive.’
‘Experienced market player with an adequately staffed team.'
‘Tan Mui Hui - very experienced in the market, personable, able to think of out of the box solutions for the client. Highly recommended. ’
- 'Raymond Tong, Jesselyn Seet, Howard Cheam, James Chan have been responsive and knowledgeable counsels acting on capital market deals including initial public offerings and secondary fund raisings.'
Work highlights
Acted for Synagistics in a landmark de-SPAC transaction.
Advised as Singapore legal advisers for the US$3.98 billion public offering of shares by Midea Group Co., Ltd. on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
Acted for Winking Studios Limited, the first SGX-listed company to have a dual listing on the SGX-ST and the AIM of the London Stock Exchange in the last 10 years.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Practice head
Chia Kim Huat; Howard Cheam; Lee Xin Mei; Tan Mui Hui
Other key lawyers
Raymond Tong