RPC Premier Law fields a well-established, internationally focused team that delivers pragmatic corporate and M&A advice supported by expertise in funds, financial regulatory, corporate finance, and joint ventures for a diverse international client base. Practice head Kenneth Leong is well versed in M&A and private equity transactions, acting for a diverse client roster including digital infrastructure, telecommunications, logistics, technology, retail, energy, and healthcare clients, while also advising on corporate governance, regulatory, employment, and distributorship matters.
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Testimonials
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- 'Partner, Kenneth Leong, knows what we want commercially and then focusses on making the elements of the law we need, work, and those which appear perfunctory addressed in the background. Provides comfort and ease of working.'
- 'Kenneth Leong is an outstanding partner that balances both the legal considerations and business concerns. I have worked with many legal advisors, and there are very few that knows business concerns well enough.'
- 'Kenneth Leong and Lau Kiat Wee are commercially minded and are very responsive, and able to provide clear and practical advice'
- ‘Kenneth's team at RPC is prompt when engaging with the client and the counterparty on the transaction. They are able to operate with independence with minimal oversight from their client, which is much appreciated. Clients can rest assured that the RPC team will take care of the negotiations with the counterparty as well as the revisions to the documents in a seamless manner.'
- ‘The team is professional and works well with our company.’
- ‘Kenneth Leong's team at RPC is efficient and provides good commercial judgment to clients.'
Key clients
- Affirma Capital
- Célavi Group
- Clavyst Bio Investments Pte. Ltd.
- Polaris Partners X, LP
- Seraya Partners
- SMRT Corporation Ltd
- Turmeric Capital
Work highlights
Advised the founders of F&B chain Paradise Group in their acquisition, through an investment holding company, of their majority stake from PAG Asia Capital.
Acted as Singapore counsel to a leading global freight forwarder in its US$900 million sale of its shares to a leading Japanese logistics company.
Advising a portfolio company of a private equity firm in the restructuring of its convertible notes and preference shares valued at over US$55.8 million in Asia Pacific's leading micromobility company.
Practice head
Kenneth Leong
Other key lawyers
Lau Kiat We