Dentons Rodyk combines its extensive global network of offices with a strong APAC presence, offering full-service corporate and M&A expertise, advising a diverse client base spanning healthcare, technology, financial institutions, consumer products, and real estate, handling everything from due diligence and regulatory matters to structuring and negotiation. Co-head Eng Leng Ng leads in high-value domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, privatisations, and corporate restructurings. Fellow co-head, Marian Ho is routinely engaged in with M&A, corporate finance, and private equity across public takeovers, domestic and cross-border transactions, strategic alliances, and corporate restructurings. Co-head Evelyn Ang has a strong track record in corporate finance, particularly in rights issues, share placements, and private equity and venture capital fundraising.
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Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions
Position
Eng Leng is a senior partner and deputy head of Dentons Rodyk's Corporate practice group. He is also Co-Head of the Mergers & Acquisitions practice and the Singapore-Malaysia relationship partner. He leads and specialises in mergers and acquisitions and corporate work, and runs an active practice in domestic, regional and cross-border private and public mergers and acquisitions, privatisations, takeovers, corporate commercial, corporate finance, corporate restructurings, securities law, private equity and general corporate law work. His breadth and depth of experience and expertise extends across several industries and sectors including financial institutions, healthcare and technology.
Eng Leng's work in public and private mergers and acquisitions and corporate and commercial transactions includes acting for both the sell-side and the buy-side (bilateral as well as by way of auction). He advises on and is also active in schemes of arrangement, investments, joint ventures, shareholder arrangements, and listed companies work. Clients include domestic and international corporates (listed and unlisted), private equity firms and family offices.
He is also frequently consulted for his expertise in corporate and commercial strategies relating to such transactions.
Career
Senior Partner, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP (formerly Rodyk & Davidson LLP) (2011 - present)
WongPartnership LLP (2002 - 2011)
Chang See Hiang & Partners (1997 - 2002)
Khattar Wong & Partners (1995 - 1997)
Chor Pee & Company (1990 - 1995)
Languages
English, Mandarin, Japanese
Memberships
Member, The Law Society of Singapore
Member, Singapore Academy of Law
Education
National University of Singapore, 1995, LL.M.
National University of Singapore, 1989, LLB (Hons)
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‘As a global firm with reach, it allows us to have confidence in engaging Denton's for their ability to access and integrate considerations in our expansion plans for various countries.'
‘Mark Wong has a constant appreciation of balancing business needs with legal considerations.’
‘In depth industry experience.’
'Deep technical expertise, practical approach, and seamless collaboration with clients. They are highly efficient, responsive, and client-oriented, consistently delivering clear, commercially sound advice tailored to our business needs.' 'Evelyn and her team constantly combine strong legal knowledge with a pragmatic, solutions-driven mindset. They take the time to understand the client’s objectives and work closely with stakeholders to ensure smooth execution, even in complex, cross-border transactions.' 'Evelyn and her team are approachable, proactive, and always willing to go the extra mile to address challenges quickly and effectively.' 'The firm provides a great client experience.' 'Hsu Li Chuan is an experienced Corporate and M&A lawyer, is effective in negotiations, and extremely responsive.' 'As a global firm with reach, it allows us to have confidence in engaging Dentons for their ability to access and integrate considerations in our expansion plans for various countries.' 'Mark Wong stands out for his quick response, constant appreciation of balancing business needs with legal considerations.'
Key clients
- Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock Company Far East Drug Codega Investments, Inc. Stagwell Inc. Frasers Property Limited August Global Partners Pte. Ltd. TKO Pte Ltd Rigco Holding Pte Ltd Nanolumi Pte Ltd Creadev International Microsoft Apple NTUC Enterprise Co-operative Limited ICFG Pte. Ltd. Abalance Corporation Singapore Land Group LHN Limited
Work highlights
Acting as deal counsel for Nasdaq listed Stagwell Inc in the acquisition of ADK Global.
Acted for Far East Drug (B.V.I.) Co. Ltd (“Far East Drug”) which was the successful bidder in a competitive tender exercise for the purchase of shares in Fullerton.
Advising ICFG Pte. Ltd., leading non-banking financial institution in Central Asia, with 17 branches in Mongolia and other subsidiaries established in the Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, in the sale of its entire issued and paid-up share capital to ICFG Limited.