ASEAN

Home to approximately 680 million people, ASEAN has one of the largest economies in the world and has long been an attractive investment bloc due to it its large and rapidly developing markets, young and digitally connected populations, abundant natural resources and strong cultural identity.

Our clients rarely view opportunities in ASEAN in isolation. Investments in one jurisdiction often involve holding companies, lenders, joint venture partners, suppliers, customers and operations across several others. Regional headquarters are frequently established in Singapore, while manufacturing, technology, infrastructure, consumer and service businesses operate across multiple ASEAN markets.

Our full-service offering

We support international and ASEAN-headquartered clients through the full lifecycle of investing and operating in the region. We maintain close relationships with leading independent national firms in their respective markets, enabling us to coordinate advice across jurisdictions, while ensuring that clients benefit from appropriate local regulatory and market insight.

We advise on market entry, acquisitions and disposals, private equity investments, joint ventures, reorganisations and other strategic transactions, as well as helping clients negotiate regional commercial, distribution, franchising, outsourcing, licensing, technology and supply-chain arrangements.

As businesses grow their regional operations, we provide support on employment, intellectual property, data protection, cybersecurity, competition, consumer protection, governance, investigations and broader regulatory compliance.

And when commercial relationships encounter difficulties, we are in our clients' corner in complex litigation and international arbitration mandates.

We have advised regional clients on shareholder and joint venture disputes, construction and infrastructure claims, banking and investment disputes, technology and telecommunications matters, fraud and asset recovery, professional liability, international trade and insurance and reinsurance disputes.