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WongPartnership LLP

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Fielding a team that provides ‘rock solid advice’, WongPartnership LLP is well-versed in transactional and contentious tax matters, including tax planning, stamp duty, goods and services tax and property tax. Additionally, the group assists clients on the tax aspects of debt financing, restructuring and real estate deals. Practice head Tan Kay Kheng has extensive tax experience in corporate and real estate transactions, as well as tax advisory matters. Tan Shao Tong’s practice covers income tax, goods and services, stamp duty and property tax, while Ziluo Goh has been praised as ’technical and commercial’.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘High degree of responsiveness and knowledge of the subject.'

  • ‘Responsive and technically very strong.’

  • 'We work regularly with the tax team across a wide range of matters and they have been unfailingly reliable, proactive and commercial in their approach to advising on tax issue.'

  • ‘Ziluo Goh is both technical and commercial.’

  • 'Tan Shao Tong is a fantastic adviser with a warm and sensible approach and is deeply knowledgeable. A real delight to work with and to spend time with.'

  • 'Ziluo Goh is hardworking, responsive and great at getting a quick, straightforward answer, often distilling complex areas of law to achieve that.'

  • ‘Full service and provide rock solid advice.'

  • ‘Tan Kay Kheng is a great business partner and is always responsive.’

Key clients

  • First Sponsor Group Limited
  • United Overseas Bank Limited
  • ESR Cayman Limited
  • Fraser Property Treasury Pte Ltd
  • Be Bright Limited
  • SATS Ltd
  • HSBC

Work highlights

Acting as Singapore counsel to Shiseido Company, Limited in the divestment of its personal care business to a new company financed by funds advised by CVC Capital Partners group.
Acting for Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited, in relation to the Singapore legal/regulatory aspects of its purchase of Credit Suisse's trust businesses in Singapore, The Bahamas and Guernsey.
Advising UBS Group AG with respect to its merger with Credit Suisse Group AG by way of a statutory merger under the Swiss Merger Act.

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Tan Kay Kheng

Practice head

Tan Kay Kheng

Other key lawyers

Tan Shao Tong; Ziluo Goh

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