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“…‘Focused and driven’ capital markets team…"
- Asia Pacific Legal 500 2009/2010
“Clients of Drew & Napier LLC have a ‘high level of confidence in the team’, and note that the lawyers display ‘considerable business acumen’.”
- Asia Pacific Legal 500 2008/2009
“This firm has been making strides to bulk out its capital markets practice, taking on a range of transactional experts. The firm has recently been involved in rights issues and reverse takeover work.”
- Chambers Asia, Chambers Global 2010
“Representing a range of international and domestic clients, the firm has been particularly busy in the past year acting for several Chinese and Japanese entities.”
- Chambers Asia 2009
"Drew & Napier is a formidable force in the Singaporean legal market…The firm has seen steady growth over the past few years, including the recent integration of corporate boutique firm Yeo Wee Kiong…‘They aren't the biggest firm in size,’ says a client of the firm, ‘but in determination to achieve the best results for their clients their efforts are far greater’.”
- IFLR 1000: Guide to World’s Leading Financial Law Firm 2009
Highly Recommended practice
- PLC Which Lawyer? Cross-border Handbook 2010
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The Group
Drew & Napier’s 25-person strong Capital Markets and Funds practice group is a top-tier team specialising in varied and complex transactions in the equity capital markets, debt capital markets, and funds markets.
In our equity capital markets practice, we advise our clients in their initial public offerings and listings, secondary offerings, structuring and listing of real estate investment trusts, dual listings, reverse takeovers, trade sales, privatisations, and compliance with post-listing obligations.
For our debt capital markets practice, we advise our clients in their convertible bond offerings, medium term note programmes,
multi-currency certificates of deposit, as well as fixed and floating rate notes.
In the area of funds markets practice, we advise our clients in their structuring of, establishing, promoting and operating different kinds of funds (including partnerships and companies), (authorised, recognised and restricted) collective investment schemes, and various forms of asset management arrangements.
Other than the breadth of services that we offer, we also provide our clients with depth in expertise.
Our knowledge of our clients’ businesses and the Singapore market is complemented by our ability to use a wide range of perspectives. We are able to offer solutions taking into account the requirements of our clients, regulators, stakeholders, and other professionals. Some of our lawyers are also trained as accountants. This capability is continually deepened by our extensive deal experience and longstanding interactions with the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the Singapore Stock Exchange, and the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore. Specifically, Boon Ann was involved in the Company Law Regulatory Framework Committee head by Justice Philip Pillay, which presented its final report to the Singapore government in October 2002. This report resulted in major policy changes to the company law and regulatory framework for Singapore.
In addition, our capabilities are enhanced by our ability to tap on the strengths of our other specialist business groups.
The Capital Markets and Funds practice group is led by Sin Boon Ann, Yeo Wee Kiong and Petrus Huang.
Boon Ann is the Deputy Managing Director of Drew & Napier’s Corporate and Finance Department. He has extensive experience in corporate finance transactions. Boon Ann was formerly a lecturer at the Law Faculty, National University of Singapore prior to joining Drew & Napier in 1992. For five consecutive years since 2006, Asia Pacific Legal 500 has recommended him as a leading capital markets lawyer who handles domestic and international matters relating to corporate, and mergers and acquisitions work. The Practical Law Company (PLC) Which Lawyer? Cross-border Handbook 2010/11 has also endorsed him as a leading lawyer, while Asialaw Profiles 2010 has listed him as a "leading name". |
Wee Kiong has been practicing for over 20 years. With his experience in investment banking, Wee Kiong has a unique combination of investment banking and corporate lawyering skills. The Asia Pacific Legal 500 2009/2010 mentions that Wee Kiong is praised by clients for his ‘technical expertise and ability to prioritise matters". The Practical Law Company Which Lawyer? Handbook 2009 cites him as a "corporate finance expert, active in private equity transactional work, fund formation, M&A and capital markets issues". The Practical Law Company (PLC) Which Lawyer? Cross-border Handbook 2010/11 has also endorsed him as a leading lawyer. |
Petrus has over 20 years of practice experience as a corporate lawyer. He has been highly recommended for his expertise in Banking & Finance by Global Counsel 3000 and Which Lawyer? 2007 and 2008 published by Practical Law Company. The Practical Law Company (PLC) Which Lawyer? Cross-border Handbook 2010/11 also recommends Petrus as a leading lawyer. Petrus is the editor of CCH Annotated Singapore Stock Exchange Listing Manual and also one of the contributors of Halsburys’ Laws of Singapore volume on Securities Law and LexisNexis’ Annotated Business Trusts Act. |
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