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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Testimonials
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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.'
Key clients
- CECO Environmental Corp.
- Nansen
Work highlights
Advised Lallemand Inc. on its substantial acquisition of Cerealtech Pte to be integrated into Lallemand Baking Solutions
Practice head
Liam Tay Kheng
Other key lawyers
Keith Oh; Wei-Jin Lee