With extensive experience advising on each stage of the venture capital life cycle, Allen & Gledhill LLP advises investors and startups on matters throughout Southeast Asia. The team acts for a wide range of participants in the venture capital ecosystem, with a broad clientele which cuts across various profiles and sectors. On the investor side, the team acts for venture capital funds, private equity funds, and corporate venture capital arms, while on the founder/startup-side, it advises on fundraising exercises throughout the startup life cycle. Julian Ho’s areas of practice include mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, private equity, joint ventures and general commercial contracts, while Nicholas Soh focuses primarily on private M&A with a specific emphasis on private equity, joint ventures, and venture capital work. Ho and Soh jointly lead the practice. Christian Chin handles a matters across venture capital, corporate restructuring and joint ventures.

Dentons Rodyk offer an extensive range of domestic and cross-border advice to founders, investors, start-ups and emerging growth companies. The team assists clients from the life-cycle of companies and incorporation of entities, to investment/ subscription agreements, shareholders’ agreements and ancillary agreements and eventually leading exits via IPO or trade sale. The team is also well known for its specialised ESG expertise, as well as carbon emissions and carbon trading advice for relevant industries. Sunil Rai co-heads the practice focusing on outbound and inbound India-related transactions while Ray Chiang’s main areas of practice include mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and venture technology. S Sivanesan assists on venture capital, venture technology and investment funds.

The team at WongPartnership LLP has experience across the spectrum of start-up and venture capital matters, from the creation of employee incentive plans and preparation of data privacy policies, to the raising of venture capital funds. Kyle Lee’s main areas of practice include venture capital and start-up matters, as well as local and international mergers and acquisitions. Ong Sin Wei has extensive experience in corporate and finance matters including cross-border M&A, joint ventures, and fund formation. Lee and Wei jointly lead the department. Mark Choy is known for his handling of M&A and general corporate matters. Jolynn Lim represents investors, founders and emerging growth companies on corporate transactions across the fundraising spectrum.

Rajah & Tann Asia represents venture capital funds, private equity funds, and corporate venture capital divisions across a broad spectrum of investments, ranging from early to late-stage. The group has additional aptitude in M&A work and secondaries transactions. Chi Tern Hoon leads the team, and covers a range of corporate matters in addition to capital markets issues. Tracy-Anne Ang has experience in M&A, venture capital, and private equity transactions for a client roster of MNCs, startups, SMEs, private equity investors, and venture capital funds. Terence Quek is also involved in a wide spectrum of investment transactions on both buy and sell-sides, ranging from seed financing to exits, and joint venture deals involving both local and cross-border entities. Hoon, Ang, and Quek jointly lead the practice. Brian Ng is well regarded for his handling of private-equity M&A as well as venture capital financing and fundraising.

The Bird & Bird ATMD LLP corporate team regularly handles multi-jurisdictional transactions, working with leading players across Singapore and international markets, handling inbound and outbound investments. The team’s diverse client base includes multinationals, financial institutions, private equity firms, and government-linked entities and advise on a wide range of complex transactions—from M&A, joint ventures, and restructurings to leveraged buyouts and venture capital investments. Marcus Chow leads the team while  Jolie Giouw is well regarded for her handling venture capital investments.

Shook Lin & Bok LLP is highly active in the private equity industry, advising on a range of transactions relating to both private and public companies. The group’s expertise includes buyouts and take-private transactions involving publicly listed companies. The firm also assists with pre-IPO and secondary investments/divestments and mezzanine capital investments. David Chong has particular experience in the media, technology, and natural resources sectors, and covers a range of corporate transactions including M&A and joint ventures. Ho Ying Ming handles corporate restructuring and reorganisations as well as private equity investment.

Withers KhattarWong LLP regularly advises investors, start-ups, and emerging companies, helping them navigate every stage of the funding lifecycle, including growth and later stage funding rounds, early stage funding rounds and venture debt. The team’s experience includes representing many large investment funds, venture and growth capital funds, as well as assisting emerging companies on structuring equity, debt, and hybrid investments. Joel Shen leads the firm and advises corporate and venture capital clients in cross-border investments, acquisitions, and joint ventures. Shen has particular experience in the Indonesian market where his clients include major technology companies, financial institutions, retailers, payment companies, and venture capital fund managers.

Drew & Napier LLC‘s venture capital practice regularly acts for founders, emerging companies, and investors on fund raisings and exits. Steven Lo has experience in private and public M&A transactions acting for bidders, target companies and financial advisers, while Jon Nair covers a broad spectrum of corporate transactions including private equity deals, joint ventures, and restructuring. Tan Teng Sen‘s areas of practice include M&A, and advising on the fundraising of early-stage companies. Lo, Nair, and Sen together lead the team.

Morgan Lewis Stamford LLC‘s team advises growing technology and life sciences companies, providing guidance on corporate finance, M&A, and IPOs. The practice has a specific focus on regulated industry technology sectors such as fintech, biotech, and digital health. Co-head Joo Khin Ng counsels on a wide range of corporate and business transactional matters, including M&A, capital markets and corporate finance, while Bernard Lui is known for his cross-sector expertise.

Quahe Woo & Palmer LLC is well-equipped to provide comprehensive advice for both buy-side and sell-side, particularly in sectors such as fintech, agritech, and edtech investments. The team, co-led by Wei-Jin Lee, is also known for their handling of founder rights in emerging markets where investors are not as experienced or familiar with the risk profile of founders. Keith Oh co-leads the team alongside Lee, specialising in mergers and acquisitions, with a strong focus on venture and growth stage investments. Oh also works alongside clients to develop strategies for fund-raising, hiring, and IP protection.