International firm Mayer Brown's Singapore office serves as a hub for the firm's activities throughout the region, particularly for projects work in jurisdictions such as Pakistan, Myanmar and Vietnam.

Focusses / specialisms

The firm is noted for its banking and finance, corporate and M&A, and project development work.

The banking team boasts expertise in advising borrowers and lenders on matters such as trade and commodities financing, securitization, acquisition financing, and leveraged financing and has a special focus on inbound and outbound acquisition financing transactions in India.

In the projects area, the firm is best known for its energy and oil and gas work in emerging jurisdictions such as Myanmar, Pakistan, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. The firm has expertise in matters relating to LNG-to-power projects across the region.

Key clients

Key clients include Huntsman, Magna International, Medtronic, Itochu, Idexx Laboratories, Banjaran Asset Management and Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel).

Research period review: 33^rd edition (2022/2023)  

During the review period, the firm was responsible for several confidential M&A and restructuring mandates. In M&A, the firm was active in joint ventures.

The firm recruited partner Justin Tan from Clyde & Co, Mark Wong and Jennifer Chih from PK Wong & Nair into the corporate and securities team.