A&O Shearman
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A&O Shearman's team is headed up by Saranpaal Calais who is ‘truly ahead of the curve in the tech and TMT sectors’. Advising clients on tech-driven collaborations and joint ventures, digital transformation projects, software development and licensing matters are all features of the team's workload. The group’s client base features a number of Asian tech businesses and various multinationals. Tom Jokelson is noted for his tech M&A, fundraising and growth transactional work, and Jessica Dye is a name to note. Alun Evans departed in May 2025.
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Testimonials
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‘Saranpaal Calais is well-experienced and truly ahead of the curve for technology and the TMT sector. They are truly the go-to for all things TMT.’
‘Saranpaal Calais is actually the definition of 'expert' and will help you with the answers to your most complex unanswered questions.’
Key clients
- Sime Darby Property Berhad
- Huawei
Work highlights
Advised Sime Darby Property Berhad on two separate back-to-back transactions with Google LLC to build and lease Google’s first hyperscale data centre in Malaysia and a further build and lease agreement for the development of additional data centers in Malaysia.