Commended for its ‘profound knowledge and a cooperative approach that prioritises client success’, King & Spalding LLP houses a robust energy M&A practice, with additional experience in disposals and private equity transactions. Parveet Singh Gandoak is ’exceptionally strong’ in M&A, joint ventures, minority and control investments, exits and restructurings, and jointly leads the team alongside Simon Cowled, who has ‘outstanding’ expertise in cross-border energy M&A. Other key contacts in the practice include Jill Cooper and Michael Ng.
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Testimonials
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‘An excellent M&A team in Singapore. Highly commercial, they go the extra mile and deliver great results.’
‘Parveet Singh Gandoak is an exceptionally strong M&A lawyer. He understands key issues quickly and suggests commercial solutions to complex legal problems. Always responsive and a pleasure to deal with.’
‘We had an enriching experience working with King & Spalding on a couple of M&A transactions.’
‘Their promptness in effectively addressing the client's requirements is outstanding.’
‘K&S' diverse and experienced team is recognised for its profound knowledge and a cooperative approach that prioritises client success. Their legal counsel is comprehensive, custom-made, pragmatic, and attuned to business dynamics.’
‘Parveet Singh Gandoak is an excellent lawyer, with considerable experience in deal-making across a variety of sectors and geographies. He is also friendly to work with and for, and has the rare ability to tailor his "user experience" to suit a client's needs.’
‘Simon Cowled was always clam, showed outstanding patience and ability to find a plan B in a most difficult situation.’
‘King & Spalding as firm does not need introduction. Their lawyers’ legal competence and tenacity keep them firmly on the top of M&A charts and you see them on many deals.’
Key clients
- Batavia Oil Pte. Ltd.
- Kroll
- Two Trees Capital
- Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific International Holdings (AG&P)
- Promoters of Greenko Energy Holdings
- Solar Philippines
- Mitsui & Co. Ltd
- Halal Products Development Company ("HPDC")
- VerSe Innovation Private Limited
Work highlights
Advised Solar Philippines on the joint venture and funding arrangements for Terra Solar, and in addition, advising on project development on an ad hoc basis, supporting the work of Solar Philippines and its local Philippine counsel.
Advising Mitsui on its exit from PT Paiton Energy, Indonesia’s largest power project, with 2,045MW of operational capacity, servicing the Java-Bali grid.
Advised on the sale of Hyflux’s stake in the SingSpring Desalination plant to its joint venture partner, Keppel Infrastructure Trust and on the sale of the TuasOne plant to Mitsubishi.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Parveet Singh Gandoak; Simon Cowled