Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore are countries on the One Belt One Road Initiative (BRI) roadmap and expect to benefit greatly from the initiative. For this reason, our Regional China Desk provides cross-border legal services that tap on the surge in outbound and inbound economic opportunities that arise in the wake of the BRI for the foreseeable future.
Our longstanding involvement in a wide range of high-profile China-related international transactions throughout the course of China’s rise to the second largest economy in the world, has allowed us to cultivate a broad base of substantial and significant Chinese clients. Our multidisciplinary China practice has acquired extensive experience in handling complex cross-border transactions, steeped in an understanding and appreciation of the Chinese cultural trappings inherent in such work.
Over many years, we have developed close working relationships with several State-Owned Enterprises (“SOE”) in the People’s Republic of China, having advised many PRC SOE and PRC private enterprises over the last 20 years and some of them on a retainer basis.
We have a diverse portfolio of expertise spanning the full spectrum of legal services including traditional core areas like foreign investment, financing, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, private client services, private wealth planning, cross-border litigation, arbitration, construction, reconstruction, taxation and intellectual property to emerging legal sectors like anti-trust, competition, cryptocurrencies, life sciences, media and technology, compliance and investigations.
General Business & Commercial Law
Some of our recent matters include:
- Acting as the Singapore Legal Advisor for Haidilao International Holding Ltd.’s US$964 million global offering on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (Global Offering).
- Acted as Legal Adviser to China Mining International Limited in relation to the investment of 40.15% equity interest in Sino Feng Mining International S.A.R.L.
- Advising a wholly-owned subsidiary of a Beijing-based asset management giant and one of China's largest private fund management companies on its offshore fund establishments.
- Acting for China Railway Engineering Corporation (M) Sdn. Bhd., a shareholder in a consortium (IWH-CREC Sdn. Bhd.) in the latter’s acquisition of a 60% equity stake in Bandar Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. for a purchase price of RM7.41 billion. Bandar Malaysia is a major development project in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Some of Shearn Delamore’s Chinese clients include: AlibabaGroup (eCommerce); Cainiao Logistics Group, a subsidiary of Alibaba, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd and Country Garden.
Private Client Services
We advise individuals and families on all aspects of wealth succession and asset protection. Our clients appreciate that we value our relationships with them and handle their personal affairs with professionalism, objectivity and discretion.
Dispute Resolution
Some of our recent matters include:
- Successfully represented the Government of Laos in a challenge to an international arbitral tribunal’s ruling that Macau-based investor, Sanum Investments, may bring expropriation claims of approximately US$900 million against the Government of Laos pursuant to a Bilateral Investment Treaty.
- Representing Chinese corporations in international arbitrations in China, the Middle East and Singapore under CIETAC, ICC, DIAC, SIAC and other rules.
- Representing a Chinese State Owned company in an insurance guarantee dispute in the sum of RM150million.
- Advising a major Chinese construction group in a water infrastructure dispute.
- Advising a Chinese construction company in a contract sum dispute amounting to RM700million.
Corporate Restructuring & Workouts, Investigations, Recovery & Rescue
Some of our significant matters include:
- Pacific Andes Resources Development Limited (US$2.5 billion)
- Titan Petrochemicals Group Limited (US$460 million)
- Thakral Group (US$718 million)
- BGP Geoexplorer Pte Ltd (US$17 million)
Cross Border Strength
Our Regional China Desk comprises experienced lawyers who are proficient with communicating in both English and Chinese and familiar with the nuances of Chinese corporate and social culture. We have developed variegated relationships with key partners in Chinese firms, organisations and institutions. We believe that this would greatly complement our capabilities in supporting both inbound and outbound China-related work across various sectors.
