With solid recognition as a boutique firm in Singapore, Quahe Woo & Palmer LLC handles sophisticated mid- to large-cap transactions across diverse sectors such as healthcare, semiconductors, and environmental management. Leveraging the bench of its regional offices, the team advises private equity, multinational corporations, and sovereign wealth clients on complex cross-border deals. The group is spearheaded by Liam Kheng Tay, a seasoned lawyer specialising in takeovers, privatisations, and management buyouts involving both domestic and international clients, particularly within Singapore’s public company landscape. He is supported by Keith Oh, whose workload places a strong focus on venture and growth-stage investments, leading the firm’s start-ups and venture capital practice.
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- ‘Quahe Woo & Palmer's lawyers have deep experience and knowledge in a broad range of areas. If a client's transaction requires input from a lawyer from the regulatory or the contentious side, then the firm will have someone who can help, and the lawyers will work well together as a team to get the matter done to the satisfaction of the client. Quahe Woo & Palmer treats a client's business as though it were their own and will look after clients well.’
- ‘Keith Oh is the partner I worked with over the years, including in my previous employment. He is strong in deal execution, proactive in providing solutions and negotiation, as well as having a good understanding of our requirements and the industry we are in.'
- ‘The team is responsive and proactive when addressing legal issues. The partner has strong commercial sensibility while protecting the client's interest.’
- ‘Wei-Jin Lee is a go-to lawyer in Singapore. Wei-Jin knows his law and is also very practical and to the point. Wei-Jin has worked with individual clients to the institutional clients, and knows how to communicate well in terms of generally and advising on the law with all clients. Wei-Jin is dedicated to his client's case and always on hand to help.’
Key clients
- CECO Environmental Corp.
- Nansen
- Kenanga Investment Bank
- OrangeTee Group
- Edmund Tie Holdings
- Angel Capital Management
- Picus Capital
- Meta Health Limited
- SHS Holdings Ltd.
- Digital 9 Subsea Holdco Limited
- Lallemand Inc.
- Sesami (Holding) Pte. Ltd.
Work highlights
Advised Lallemand Inc. on its substantial acquisition of Cerealtech Pte to be integrated into Lallemand Baking Solutions
Advised SHS Holdings Ltd. on its US$29Mn acquisition of Guangxi Tidal Precision Technology Co., Ltd. and Nanning Tidal Aluminium Co., Ltd..
Advised Edmund Tie Holdings and OrangeTee Group in its landmark merger into the region’s most comprehensive real estate company.
Practice head
Liam Tay Kheng
Other key lawyers
Keith Oh; Wei-Jin Lee