Jones Day

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• English
• Filipino
• French
• Hindi
• Kannada
• Mandarin

Law Firm Overview

Opened in 2001, Jones Day’s Singapore Office is staffed with lawyers who are particularly familiar with the legal, investment, and regulatory regimes in Southeast Asia and have been advising clients in this region for more than 20 years. Many of our lawyers have been recognized as among the best lawyers in the region by leading legal guides such as Chambers Asia, Asia Pacific Legal 500, AsiaLaw Profiles, Asia’s Leading Lawyers, International Financial Law Review’s Leading Lawyers Guides, and The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers.

The Singapore Office is part of the Jones Day's fully-integrated global network of more than 2,500 lawyers, which provides our clients in Southeast Asia and around the globe with seamless access to the Firm's significant legal resources. Our Singapore lawyers represent a diverse list of clients with particular focus on corporate/M&A, capital markets, financing, and projects work throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

Jones Day's One Firm Worldwide philosophy imparts our responsibility not only to the global community, but to our local communities as well. Our Singapore lawyers and staff are deeply involved in a broad array of public service, cultural, and civic organizations. In addition, together with Habitat for Humanity, the Singapore Office was significantly involved in the rebuilding of Tsunami-ravaged homes in Thailand following the devastating December 2004 tsunami.

Areas of Practice

• Africa Practice
• Banking & Finance
• Buyouts
• Capital Markets
• Construction
• Energy
• Energy / Utilities
• Energy Finance
• Energy Projects
• Energy Transactions
• Fund Structuring & Fund Services
• International Litigation & Arbitration
• International Trade Disputes & Proceedings
• Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances
• Labor & Employment
• M&A Transactions
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Metals & Mining
• Private Equity
• Product Recall & Accident Response Team
• Real Estate
• Trial Practice
• Venture Capital & Private Investment

Published Works

• Foreign Investment Adviser Exemptions From the Investment Advisers Act, 2011
• Asian Capital Markets, 2011
• Asia-Pacific Competition Law, 2011
• Singapore Office, 2011
• Asia Practice, 2011
• High-Yield Debt Practice - Asia, 2010
• Asia Pacific Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits, 2010
• Asian Dispute Resolution, 2010
• Asian Mergers & Acquisitions, 2010
• Recent Developments in the United States, EU and Asia at the Intersection of Antitrust and Patent Law, GCP Magazine, 2009
• High Oil Prices Signal Opportunities for Singapore, 2006
• International Commercial Arbitration in Asia, 2004
• The Prospects for LNG in Asia in the 21st Century, 2004
• Standard Terms for Asia Oilfield Services Contracts, PetroMin, 2003
• Notre Dame Law Review, 1990

Representative Cases

• ABN AMRO, Citi, Deutsche Bank, DSP Merrill Lynch and SBI Capital serve as lead managers in $1.1 billion rights offering by Hindalco Industries Limited , (2009)
• Altus Group issues $40 million of Senior Secured Notes and Warrants in Regulation S offering , (2009)
• Aventis S.A. sells animal nutrition business to CVC Capital Partners , (2009)
• Bank of New York Mellon acts as trustee in S$225 million Regulation S offering by CapitaCommercial Trust , (2010)
• Banpu PLC acquires Hebi Zhong Tai Mining Co , (2009)
• Bataan obtains financing for polyethylene plant in Philippines
• Belle completes PHP 4.5 billion rights offering
• BNP Paribas underwrites S$620 million rights issue by K-REIT Asia, managed by K-REIT Asia Management Limited
• Cathay United provides financing for acquisition of Shaw Brothers
• Cazenove Group completes SNG $106 million of Ordinary Shares IPO and Rule 144A and Regulation S offerings by Hsu Fu Chi International Limited
• Chevron Nigeria Limited develops 800MW power plant , (2009)
• Chinese Petroleum Corporation sponsors construction of LNG import facilities at proposed Northern LNG Import Terminal
• Citibank acts as trustee in $800 million Rule 144A and Regulation S offering by subsidiary of Incitec Pivot Limited , (2010)
• Citicorp International acts as Trustee in $1 billion and £325 million Subordinated Notes offering by QBE Insurance Group Limited , (2011)
• Citicorp International acts as trustee in $750 million Rule 144A and Regulation S offering by ENN Energy Holdings , (2011)
• Citigroup Global Markets and Kotak Mahindra complete Section 4(2) private placement and Regulation S offering of $201 million of Equity Shares by Punj Lloyd Limited , (2009)
• Citigroup Global Markets and others complete $300 million of Equity Shares in a Rule 144A and Regulation S offering by GVK Power and Infrastructure Limited
• Citigroup Global Markets, DSP Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Equities India, and others complete INR 27,901 million qualified institutional placement and concurrent Rule 144A and Regulation S by Hindalco Industries Limited , (2009)
• City Telecom announces completion of US$51 million tender offer for notes , (2009)
• CLSA completes IPO of $35 million of Equity Shares in India and Regulation S offering by PT Gozco Plantations Tbk , (2009)
• CLSA, DSP Merrill Lynch, Enam Securities, and UBS Securities India Private Limited complete INR 10 billion qualified institutional placement and concurrent Rule 144A and Regulation S offering by Manappuram General Finance and Leasing Limited
• CNOOC Ltd. acquires Indonesian oil and gas properties from Repsol-YPF
• Coherent acquires Hypertronics , (2011)
• ConocoPhillips, Talisman Energy sell 2.3 trillion cubic feet of gas to PT Perusahaan Gas Negara for use in West Java
• Credit Suisse, CIMB IB, and RHB IB act as placement agents in sale of 4.5% in RHB Capital by The Employees Provident Fund (Malaysia)
• DB Trustees Hong Kong acts as trustee in $100 million Rule 144A and Regulation S offering by Vincom Joint Stock Company , (2010)
• DBS Bank, Merrill Lynch, and Credit Suisse complete S$337 million rights issue by Starhill Global REIT and Manager, YTL Pacific Star REIT Management Limited
• Deustche Bank Trust Company completes exchange offer of $238 million of 11% Guaranteed Senior Secured Notes by PT Davomas Abadi subsidiary, Davomas International Finance Company in landmark Indonesian Court sponsored plan of composition
• Deutsche Bank Trust Company completes $100 million of 5.625% Convertible Bonds of First Resources Limited
• Deutsche Bank's Hong Kong branch completes $160 million of Guaranteed Secured Notes in a Regulation S offering by Ciliandra Perkasa
• Deutsche Bank's Hong Kong branch completes $400 million of Senior Notes in a Rule 144A and Regulation S offerings by Greentown China Holdings Limited
• Deutsche Telekom mergers with Philippine telecom business
• Diebold wins Indonesian court ruling
• DSP Merrill Lynch and others underwrite US$625 million Indian IPO by Adani Power Limited , (2009)
• DSP Merrill Lynch underwrite public offering of $92.6 million of Equity Shares in India and Rule 144A and Regulation S offerings by Patni Computer Systems Limited , (2009)
• DSP Merrill Lynch, IDFC Capital, Morgan Stanley India and others complete Rule 144A and Regulation S qualified institutional placement by Adani Enterprises Limited
• E.M. Warburg Pincus & Co. disposes of interest in RFM Corporation of the Philippines.
• El Paso Energy funds Meizhou Wan Power Project in China
• El Paso restructures approximately $100 million of project debt related to Philippines power projects , (2009)
• Embrace assisted in its efforts to manufacture and sell low-cost incubator for use in developing countries , (2011)
• Enam Securities and Kotak Mahindra underwrite INR 15 billion of Equity Shares in IPO global offerings by DB Realty , (2010)
• Enam Securities, J.P. Morgan India and ICICI Securities complete IPO of $187 million of Equity Shares and Rule 144A by Brigade Enterprises Private Limited , (2009)
• Exide Technologies issues $675 million of 8 5/8% Senior Notes in Rule 144A offering; issues tender offer for Senior Notes; and amends and restates $200 million ABL lending facility , (2011)
• Exide Technologies obtains $495 million lending facility , (2009)
• Frac Tech completes $550 million tender offer for 7.125% Senior Notes
• Greentown China Holdings announces tender offer and consent solicitation , (2009)
• Guangdong LNG sponsors develop and finance China's first LNG import terminal and trunkline , (2009)
• HSBC Securities and Antique Capital Markets complete INR 4.0 billion Section 4(2) qualified institutional placement and Regulation S offering , (2009)
• IB Daiwa Corp acquires Darcy Energy
• ICICI Bank provides term loan facility to Adani Power Limited
• IDFC-SSKI and Macquarie Capital Advisers complete IPO for $70 million of Equity Shares and Rule 144A and Regulation S offering by Gammon Infrastructure Projects Limited , (2009)
• IDFC-SSKI Limited and India Infoline complete INR 3,041.59 million qualified institutional placement by Gammon India Limited , (2009)
• IDFC-SSKI Limited, Kotak Mahindra, and RBS Equities complete INR 3.6 billion qualified institutional placement and Regulation S offering , (2009)
• IDFC-SSKI, JP Morgan, Kotak Mahindra and Macquarie Capital complete INR 7,168.5 million global offering of Equity Shares by GVK Power & Infrastructure Limited , (2009)
• India Infoline completes INR 5,159.25 million qualified institutional placement and concurrent Regulation S by KSK Energy Ventures Limited , (2010)
• India Infoline completes INR 6.1 billion IPO and concurrent Regulation S by Cox and Kings India Limited , (2009)
• Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services and others complete a private placement of $242 million of Equity Shares and Regulation S offering by The Phoenix Mills Limited
• International oil & gas company acquires minority interest in Asia greenfield LNG regasification terminal
• International oil & gas company acquires minority interest in greenfield LNG liquefaction terminal , (2009)
• International oil field services company acquires oil field services business operating in 27 countries worldwide
• Investment bank bids for non-performing asset portfolios in China , (2009)
• J.F. Lehman acquires Drew Marine Business unit from Ashland , (2009)
• J.P. Morgan, HSBC Securities, SBI Capital Markets Limited, and JM Financial Consultants complete INR 19.932 billion qualified institutional placement and concurrent Rule 144A and Regulation S offering by Canara Bank
• Jefferies International acts as underwriter and dealer manager in public and Regulation S offerings for $90 million of Convertible Bonds by Bilcare Singapore Pte. Limited , (2009)
• JM Morgan Stanley underwrites IPO for $75 million of Equity Shares in India and Rule 144A and Regulation S offerings by House of Pearl Fashions Limited , (2009)
• JPMorgan Chase acts as placement agent in INR 11,575 million qualified institutional placement and concurrent Rule 144A and Regulation S offering by Housing Development and Infrastructure Limited
• JPMorgan Chase underwrites $180 million of GDRs in Rule 144A and Regulation S offering by Gitanjali Gems Limited , (2009)
• Kotak Mahindra and Anand Rathi Advisors Limited complete Regulation S qualified institutional placement by Mahindra Forgings Limited , (2010)
• Kotak Mahindra and DSP Merrill Lynch place INR 5,000 million global private placement of Equity Shares of PTC India Limited , (2009)
• Kotak Mahindra and ICICI Securities complete IPO in India for $32 million of Equity Shares and Rule 144A and Regulation S offering by K.P.R. Mill Limited
• Kotak Mahindra and other banks underwrite $194 million of Equity Shares in IPO global offerings by KSK Energy Ventures Private Limited , (2009)
• Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and IDFC Capital Limited, lead underwriters, complete INR 5,538 million IPO and concurrent 144A and Regulation S offering by Gujarat Pipavav Port , (2010)
• Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Limited and HSBC Securities and Capital Markets (India) Private Limited complete INR 5,313 million qualified institutional placement and Regulation S offering by Godrej Consumer Products , (2010)
• Kotak Mahindra completes INR 1.8 billion IPO and concurrent Rule 144A and Regulation S by Vascon Engineers Limited
• Kotak Mahindra issues $152 million of Equity Shares in a Rule 144A and Regulation S offering by Godrej Industries Limited , (2009)
• Kotak Mahindra underwrites IPO for INR 12.8 million Equity Shares and Regulation S offering by Titagarh Wagons Limited , (2009)
• Kotak Mahindra, Axis Bank, and Citigroup Global Markets complete INR 4,493 million qualified institutional placement and Regulation S offering by Bharat Forge Limited , (2010)
• Kotak Mahindra, Citigroup, and JM Financial complete INR 4,262 million qualified institutional placement and concurrent 144A and Regulation S offering by Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited , (2011)
• Kotak Mahindra, CLSA India, J.P. Morgan India, and India Infoline complete INR 6.8 billion Section 4(2) qualified institutional placement and Regulation S offering , (2009)
• Kotak Mahindra, HSBC Securities and SBI Capital Markets underwrites INR 2.8 billion IPO by Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India , (2009)
• Kotak Mahindra, ICICI Securities, IDFC-SSKI Limited, and Nomura Financial Advisory and Securities Pvt. Ltd. complete INR 4.6 billion IPO and concurrent Rule 144A and Regulation S by Godrej Properties Limited
• Kotak Mahindra, IDFC Capital Limited, Daiwa Capital Markets, and RBS Equities underwrite INR 4,700 million qualified institutional placement and concurrent Regulation S offering by Strides Arcolab , (2010)
• Kotak Mahindra, J.P. Morgan India and Macquarie Capital Advisors (India) Pvt. Ltd complete Section 4(2) qualified institutional placement and Regulation S offering , (2009)
• Kotak Mahindra, JM Financial Consultants, ICICI Securities, and Enam Securities complete INR 4 billion IPO in India and concurrent 144A and Regulation S offering by Nitesh Estates
• Lehman Brothers acquires Le Royal Meridien Bann Taling Ngam Hotel
• Lehman Brothers acquires Muang Thai Phatra condo building
• Lehman Brothers acquires NPL and ROPOA portfolios in the Philippines , (2009)
• Lehman Brothers acquires shares in Siri Phuket Limited, and plans Phuket hotel development
• Lehman finances condominium project in Bangkok, Thailand , (2009)
• Liberty Power obtains financing for gas pipeline project , (2009)
• Lodore Resources acquires Novus Petroleum's U.S. oil and gas assets
• Macquarie Capital Advisers (India) Pvt. Ltd., Motilal Oswal Investment Advisors, and Centrum Capital complete INR 1,985.13 million qualified institutional placement and Regulation S offering by Jai Balaji Industries
• Mahle GmbH acquires Amafilter from ABN Amro , (2009)
• Major oil company obtains financing facilities for LNG container vessels
• Mandra Forestry Bondholders Committee completes private Exchange Offer of Senior Notes with Sino Forest Corporation , (2010)
• Matra prevails in high profile Taipei case defending significant arbitral award against DORTS , (2009)
• MCM Capital acquires assets and assumes liabilities of Saisha Technology, STACI, and Copperstreets , (2009)
• MediaXposure acquires Pacific Media
• MerLion Pharmaceuticals places shares , (2009)
• Micron Technology acquires Numonyx Holdings for $1.2 billion , (2011)
• Micron Technology forms IM Flash Singapore, a joint venture with Intel Corporation in Singapore , (2009)
• Mirant Corporation sells liquid-fired power plant in Guam to U.S. investors
• Mitsubishi Corporation agrees to acquire 33.4% of Strand Minerals (Indonesia) Pte Ltd from ERAMET , (2009)
• Mitsubishi sells 3.4% interest in Strand Minerals (Indonesia) to Pacific Metals , (2011)
• Mizuho provides credit facility to energy company
• Morgan Stanley and others underwrite IPO by Fosun International Limited for HK$11.5 billion of Ordinary Shares , (2009)
• MPS Group acquires Judd Farris , (2009)
• Nomura International and DBS Bank issue $250 million in a public offering in Thailand and Regulation S offering by Bangkok Airways Property Fund , (2009)
• Offshore oil and gas industry contractor sells 49% interest in PT Arah Prana to Blue Sky Energy and Power, Inc. , (2011)
• OM Group acquires electronics business of Rockwood Holdings for $315 million , (2009)
• Oxbow Carbon & Minerals develops coke treatment facility for Egyptian refinery project
• Pacific Capital attempts acquisition of stake in Asian digital music and artists management business , (2011)
• Pacific Century issues $100 million of Secured Redeemable Exchangeable Bonds in a Rule 144A offering
• Pacific Petroleum acquires BP Southwest Pacific , (2010)
• PETRONAS plans long-term purchase of gas from Indonesia's South Natuna Sea Block B PSC
• Petronas sells gas from Kepodang field to Indonesian state power company PT PLN for Tambak Lorok power plant
• Procter & Gamble acquired Ambi Pur, the air care business of Sara Lee, for $470 million , (2009)
• PT Bukit Makmur Mandiri Utama completes tender offer to purchase for cash any and all outstanding 11.75% Guaranteed Senior Secured Notes , (2011)
• PT Bumi Resources closes loan with China Investment Corporation , (2009)
• PT Bumi subsidiary, Bumi Capital, issues $300 million of Senior Secured Notes in Regulation S offering , (2009)
• PT Bumi subsidiary, Enercoal Resources, closes $375 million of 9.25% Guaranteed Convertible Bonds in landmark placement , (2009)
• PT Bumi subsidiary, Enercoal, issues $300 million of 5% Guaranteed Convertible Bonds in Regulation S offering , (2009)
• PT CLSA Indonesia completes IPO and Regulation S offering for $46 million of Equity Shares by PT Ace Hardware Indonesia Tbk
• PT Energi obtains financing for development of IPP in Sulawesi, Indonesia
• PT Pertamina (Persero) acquires BP West Java Limited for $280 million , (2009)
• PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia files 2010 Form 20F
• PT Transgasindo develops open-access gas transportation policy and agreements for Indonesia and Singapore pipelines
• Reliance Industries acquires interests in offshore India oil and gas blocks from Tullow Oil
• Reliance Power lists GDRs on Euro MTF market of Luxembourg Stock Exchange
• RHJ International sells its 77.9% ownership of Niles Co. to Valeo for ¥15.4 billion (€135 million) , (2011)
• S.C. Johnson Commercial Markets acquires DiverseyLever for $1.6 billion , (2009)
• SBI Capital Markets and India Infoline serve as lead managers in INR 11,563.25 million rights offering by Videocon Industries
• SBI Capital Markets, ICICI Securities, Citigroup Global Markets, ENAM Securities, IDBI Capital Market Services, and RBS Equities serve as lead managers in INR 24,975.94 rights offering by Central Bank of India
• SBI Capital Markets, IDBI Capital, and PNB Investment serve as lead managers in $345 million rights offering by Bajaj Hindusthan , (2011)
• SCOR Global Life SE acquires Alfinanz , (2009)
• Sentosa Capital forms Sentosa Asian Credit Fund Limited
• SGL Vietnam Development completes institutional placing of $30 million of Ordinary Shares
• Shapoorji Pallonji obtains financing for development and construction of four-lane highway between Jammu and Udhampur, India 
• Singapore Office reconstructs houses for Tsunami victims
• Singapore Petroleum sells interest in Jeruk Field to PT Medco Energi Internasional for $148 million , (2009)
• Singapore Petroleum subsidiary acquires Coastal Indonesia Sampang from El Paso Production Oil & Gas
• Singapore Technologies Telemedia jointly acquires AT&T Cellular Private Ltd.
• Singapore Technologies Telemedia jointly acquires Idea Cellular Limited
• Sinopec Sonangol obtains financing for deep-water oil block project named PFI 2007 Deal of the Year , (2009)
• Société Générale finances $150 million oil export receivables
• STERIS seeks employment advice about separation package, employment agreement in Malaysia and Singapore and Malaysian employee legislation , (2009)
• Suez Lyonnaise finances first-ever BOT water treatment plant in Vietnam , (2009)
• Sumitomo Corporation forms LNG Japan joint venture with Nissho Iwai
• Swiss Bank Corporation acquires Standard Chartered Private Banking business
• Tanjong Public Limited acquires CDC Globeleq Holdings for $528 million , (2009)
• Tanjong SPV obtains financing for acquisitions from EDF International , (2009)
• Tata Technologies obtains facility from Australia and New Zealand Banking Group for refinancing , (2010)
• Tata Technologies obtains facility from ING for refinancing
• Temasek Holdings exercises option to place, and invests in, US$900 million of 5.75% Cumulative Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock of Chesapeake Energy , (2010)
• Temasek Holdings purchases $500 million of 5.75% Cumulative Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock in private placement by Chesapeake Energy , (2010)
• Temasek Holdings subsidiary completes CAD$310 million subscription of 5% Senior Secured Convertible Bonds issued by Niko Resources Limited , (2010)
• Temasek-led consortium acquires majority stake in Frac Tech Holdings, U.S.-based oilfield service company , (2011)
• Temasek-led consortium completes acquisition of minority stake in Clean Energy Fuels , (2011)
• The Development Bank of Singapore completes $250 million public offering in Thailand and Regulation S offering by the Samui Airport Property Fund , (2009)
• The Development Bank of Singapore completes $54 million public offering in Thailand and Regulation S offering by Ticon Property Fund
• The Federal Bank completes rights offering of INR 21.4 billion of Equity Shares , (2009)
• Toys“R”Us acquires majority stake in existing retail business operations throughout Southeast Asia and Greater China
• Transasia Pipeline Company acquires stake in PT Transportasi Gas Indonesia
• UBS Securities India and IDFC Capital complete Regulation S qualified institutional placement by Radico Khaitan Limited , (2010)
• Unocal restructures Gunung Salak geothermal power project , (2009)
• Up Energy Group and Up Energy Holding complete capital restructuring and debt financing in connection with Tidetime Sun (Group) business combination , (2011)
• Volvo Construction Equipment acquires Samsung Construction Machinery Equipment business
• Weir Group acquires Linatex Consolidated Holdings

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