Walkers‘ Singapore office provides a full-service offshore offering, with practices spanning finance, corporate, investment funds and dispute resolution. The team is active across a range of complex cross-border transactions, including M&A, project financing, and the formation of private equity and hedge funds. The firm also has a dedicated regulatory and risk advisory practice in the region. The office is overseen by managing partner John Rogers. The finance team includes Richard Siddle who focuses on fund finance and debt restructurings, and Shirleen Tan whose work covers acquisition and project finance. The corporate practice includes James Twigg who handles M&A, private equity investments and capital markets transactions.
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Testimonials
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- 'The Walkers team is strongest team of offshore lawyers in Singapore. They are rock stars and dominate the market.'
- 'Very professional, thorough and experienced.'
Key clients
- Ares Management Corporation
- Arrowpoint Investment Partners
Work highlights
Acted as Cayman Islands counsel to GLP and GLP Capital Partners Limited on the completion of the sale of GCP International to Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) in a deal valued at US$3.7BN (and up to US$5.2BN with earn-out).
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
John Rogers
Other key lawyers
Richard Siddle; Shirleen Tan; James Twigg; Timothy Stevens; Sze Min Lim; Tania Toh; Adam Hinks; Gareth Murphy