Sivi Sivanesan

S Sivanesan is a senior partner and head of Dentons Rodyk's Corporate practice group. He is also Co-Head of the Environment, Natural Resources & Sustainability practice, Venture Tech & Emerging Growth Companies practice and the Singapore-India relationship partner. Sivanesan's primary areas of practice include mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganisations and restructurings, venture capital, venture technology, investment funds and general corporate commercial matters. He has advised several fund managers, venture capital funds, founders, start-ups and companies on investment deals.

Sivanesan's international work includes cross-border and regional transactions, mergers and acquisitions, VC/PE investment deals in South East Asia, India, China, Japan, Europe, Australia and USA. He has worked with local and foreign clients in establishing businesses in Singapore and the region, transactional matters, foreign direct investment, liaising with regional counsel and establishing effective corporate structures for global operations. He is widely regarded as an authority on corporate governance and venture capital.

• Advised Tolaram Africa Pte. Ltd on a cross-border transaction in relation to Kellogg’s increased investment in West African businesses that amount to a total value of approximately US$419million.
• Advised Reebonz Limited on its proposed business combination with Draper Oakwood Technology Acquisitions and combination with SPAC to list in US as the first Singapore company to do so. The enterprise is valued at US$252million after merger.
• Acted for InstaReM in one of the most significant Series C funding rounds for a fintech in SEA history. InstaReM secured a first close of more than US$20million, and equity funding of US$41million.

• M&A
• Private equity
• Private equity funds

• Banking
• Energy
• Financial services
• Industrials
• Tech and telecoms

• Singapore

• Independent Director, Asian Corporate Advisors Pte Ltd
• Independent Chairman and Director of Liberty Insurance Pte Ltd
• Independent Chairman and Director of Liberty Specialty Markets Singapore Pte Ltd

• MBA (Business Law) (Dean’s List), Nanyang Technological University, (1998)
• LLB (Hons), National University of Singapore, (1986)