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WongPartnership is one of the top law firms in Singapore offering a full range of legal services. The Firm has an office in China, two offices in the Middle East and a growing practice in the region.

WongPartnership has a twin focus on advisory/transactional work in the areas of finance, corporate and capital markets where it has been involved in landmark mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions, as well as commercial dispute resolution where it has handled complex and high profile litigation and arbitration matters.

A market leader, the Firm is consistently ranked at the highest levels by international commentators in all its major practices. It has been named "Law Firm of the Year" for Singapore at the prestigious International Financial Law Review's ("IFLR") Asia Awards 2009.

WongPartnership offers an extensive range of corporate services, across the following practices:

• The Asset Management & Funds Practice advises major institutional managers and sponsors, and institutional and government-linked investors, on a whole gamut of funds including private equity and venture capital funds, real estate property funds and REITs, hedge funds, exchange traded funds, unit trusts, structured products and insurance-linked investment products.

• The Banking & Finance Practice advises domestic and international banks, financial institutions and corporates on a wide variety of loan transactions including bilateral and syndicated loans; financing for hotels, property developments and businesses as well as acquisition, trade and project financing; sale and purchase of loans; advising on and documenting of security structures; reviewing and drafting of bank documentation and giving bank regulatory and compliance advice.

• The Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, comprising teams of lawyers based in Singapore, China and the Middle East, is actively engaged in numerous M&A transactions across the Asia Pacific and Middle East. We are often involved in M&A and corporate transactions that require innovative solutions to unique and demanding situations. Our experience extends to public takeovers, private investments, commercial transactions as well as corporate and regulatory advice.

• The Corporate Real Estate Practice acts as counsel to international and domestic investors, government-linked companies, statutory bodies, property funds, public listed real estate companies and lenders, in real estate transactions relating to REITs, acquisitions, divestments, joint development ventures, as well as in securitisation and corporate structuring.

• The Debt Capital Markets & Structured Finance Practice has extensive experience in capital fund raising transactions involving plain vanilla bonds, convertible and exchangeable bonds, securitisations, FRNs and other debt instruments under stand-alone bond issues and programmes. The Practice is also actively involved in advising on, and documenting, derivative instruments and structured products.

• The Equity Capital Markets Practice advises issuers and underwriters on initial public offerings and listings of companies on the Singapore Exchange. It has been at the forefront of many cutting-edge deals in Singapore, including complex REITs and fund offerings. As a market leader and having been involved in more than 100 listings, the Practice brings expertise and experience in offerings to the domestic and international markets, as well as familiarity with the local regulatory framework.