Valerie Kong

Clifford Chance’s Singapore office serves as a major hub for Southeast Asia M&A, advising on high-value, cross-border transactions across energy and infrastructure, financial institutions, consumer goods, healthcare, telecoms, and private equity. With capabilities in Singapore, English, and New York law, the firm combines sector-focused expertise and local expertise to deliver advice on big-ticket M&A and private equity transactions. Co-head Valerie Kong is a leading M&A lawyer with over 20 years’ experience advising sovereign wealth funds, government-linked entities, multinational banks, and corporates across Asia Pacific, and is regarded as a go-to for W&I insurance matters. Co-head Melissa Ng is recognised for her M&A and joint venture work across Southeast Asia, with a standout focus on Indonesia’s energy and resources sector, where she advises major oil and gas companies, renewable energy producers, and financial sponsors on high-value transactions. Fellow co-head Tom Lin is highly knowledgeable in complex private equity transactions, particularly GP-led secondaries, and is recommended for high-profile buyouts, joint ventures, and co-investments. Recognised for steering major private equity, M&A, and joint venture deals across India and Southeast Asia is Jamie McLaren, who is a key contact for clients in the infrastructure, energy and TMT sectors.