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Shook Lin & Bok LLP

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Shook Lin & Bok LLP’s established corporate team provides wide-ranging expertise to the start-up and venture capital sector. The firm represents an impressive number of venture capital funds, start-ups and growth companies. It has a fine record in Singapore and Indonesia deals, along with transactions across the region. Ho Ying Ming has built a fine record in venture financings. Dayne Ho is also active in this area.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Commercially-savvy, efficient and with a deep bench of partners and associates to ensure there is always sufficient manpower to support us across multiple complex deals.’

  • ‘David Chong is highly responsive and able to provide innovative commercial solutions to break negotiation deadlocks.'

  • 'Chua Shi Ying is very responsive, efficient and our go-to partner for our M&A and VC matters. She retains excellent knowledge of the myriad of documents we have amassed over the years across multiple deals and their interconnectedness, and has been critical to our fundraising efforts.’

  • ‘Ho Ying Ming is extremely responsive to clients and their needs, commercially minded with very clear solutions, efficient, and exhibits strong attention to detail.’

Work highlights

Acted as lead counsel to Intudo Ventures, the lead investor in Alami's growth investment financing round
Acted as transaction counsel to Intudo Ventures, the lead investor in iSeller’s Series B financing round which raised approximately US$12 million.
Advised UNA Brands on (1) their investment by Northstar Group by way of equity and debt via the preparation of a revised shareholder’s agreement, share subscription agreement, as well as a convertible note purchase agreement, and (2) the amendment of the terms of existing facilities with Claret European Specialty Lending Company III, S.ÀR.L, via the preparation of a restated facilities agreement and warrant instrument.

Lawyers

Practice head

David Chong

Other key lawyers

Ho Ying Ming; Dayne Ho; Chua Shi Ying

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