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Our Year in Review Mci (P) 010/04/2016 Contents >1,500HRS S$54.5BN >300 PRO BONO M&A DEALS LAWYERS WONGPARTNERSHIP YEAR IN REVIEW 2015 First Singapore law Euromoney Asia Sole mainboard IPO rm to act as counsel Women in Business in Singapore in in an investor-state Law Awards 2015 ICSID arbitration 2015 LEGAL THOUGHT PRO BONO EDUCATION LEADERSHIP WORK OUR YEAR IN REVIEW MCI (P) 010/04/2016 CONTENTS Our Year In Numbers ������������������������������������������������������������2 Representative Deals in the Region ���������������������������������������4 2015 Headline Deals ������������������������������������������������������������6 2015 Awards & Accolades ����������������������������������������������������8 Making a Difference ������������������������������������������������������������10 Thought Leadership ������������������������������������������������������������12 Legal Education ������������������������������������������������������������������13 What Others Say About us �������������������������������������������������14 Introduction ������������������������������������������������������������������������16 Arts & Media / Education ����������������������������������������������������18 Commodities ���������������������������������������������������������������������20 Construction & Real Estate ������������������������������������������������22 Energy & Water ������������������������������������������������������������������24 Financial Institutions �����������������������������������������������������������26 Food & Beverage / Hospitality �������������������������������������������28 Government & Regulatory ��������������������������������������������������30 Manufacturing �������������������������������������������������������������������32 Medical & Healthcare ���������������������������������������������������������34 Private Client ���������������������������������������������������������������������36 Private Equity ��������������������������������������������������������������������38 Technology & Telecommunications ������������������������������������40 Transportation �������������������������������������������������������������������42 Regional Work �������������������������������������������������������������������44 China ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������46 India ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������48 Indonesia ����������������������������������������������������������������������������49 Malaysia �����������������������������������������������������������������������������50 Middle East ������������������������������������������������������������������������51 Myanmar ����������������������������������������������������������������������������52 Contact Us �������������������������������������������������������������������������53 FOREWORD 2015 ended on a strong note, wrapping up a year of exciting developments around the region and headline-making deals and disputes� On pages 4-5, you will see an overview of our regional work, with cutting-edge deals like the S$1�53 billion sale of Olam shares to Mitsubishi Corporation, CITIC’s S$1�1 billion acquisition of Biosensors International Group and Thai Precious Projects’ S$500 million multicurrency medium term note programme� In Singapore alone our prominent matters on pages 6-7 span various sectors, from the S$5 billion merger of JTC Corporation and Temasek Holdings’ four subsidiaries to CMA CGM’s S$3�4 billion acquisition of NOL, the US$2 billion acquisition of Cushman & Wakefield to Dmitry Rybolovlev’s US$1 billion claim of masterpiece art fraud, and defending the independent state of Papua New Guinea in a US$1�5 billion expropriation claim, a first for Singaporean law firm as counsel in an investor-state ICSID arbitration� Recognition of our outstanding track record came from The Asian Lawyer’s first-ever Emerging Markets Law Firm of the Year (Independent) Award� We maintained our top tier positions in Chambers Global, Chambers Asia-Pacific and IFLR1000 and achieved recognition for various awards� Our continuing efforts to improve our firm as an equal opportunity employer also clinched us the Euromoney Legal Media Group’s Asia Women in Business Law Awards for a record fourth time� This year, the Firm beat six other finalists among national and international firms to clinch the coveted “Best Firm in Singapore” award� All of these achievements were only possible due to our clients’ continuing support over the years� We are truly grateful for the trust you have invested in us� Sincerely, Alvin Yeo, Senior Counsel Senior Partner WONGPARTNERSHIP LLP | 1 OUR YEAR IN NUMBERS MARKET LEADING POSITION Emerging Markets Law Firm Best Firm in Singapore of the Year Asia Women in Business Law The Asian Lawyer’s Emerging Awards 2015 Markets Awards 2015 Top Singapore Firm in Most Responsive Domestic FT Law 25: Asia-Pacific Firm of the Year Headquartered Firms Asian-Mena Counsel Firms of the FT Asia-Pacific Innovative Year 2015 #1 Lawyers 2015 Singapore Deal Firm of the Year ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2015 LEAGUE TABLES RANKINGS: TOP SINGAPORE FIRM APAC ex-Japan Announced Any Asian (ex-Japan) Deals (by Volume) Involvement Announced Bloomberg Global Legal Adviser Thomson Reuters 2015 Global M&A 2015 Deals Review Deals Any Asian (ex-Japan) APAC ex-Japan Loans: Involvement Advisors by Legal Adviser - Borrower (by Target Industry: Industrials Volume) Thomson Reuters 2015 Global M&A Bloomberg Global Legal Adviser Review 2015 Any Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) Singapore Dollar Bonds: Involvement Announced Legal Adviser - Issuer (by Volume & Deal Count) Thomson Reuters 2015 Global M&A Review Deals Bloomberg Global Legal Adviser 2015 OUR YEAR IN NUMBERS 1 The sole Singapore mainboard listing in 2015 - BHG Retail REIT IPO 19 practice areas ranked as a Leading Firm in legal directories 29.18% market share for Singapore Dollar Bonds: Legal Adviser� We are the top Singapore Law Firm - Bloomberg Global Legal Adviser 2015 52 recommended partners ranked as a Leading Lawyers in legal directories >140 days in trial - Involved in one of longest and most high profile criminal litigation matters in Singapore - City Harvest Church trial >300 fee earners across 7 jurisidictions >US$7bn Only Singapore law firm to be involved in at least 4 of the biggest value claims in excess of US$7 billion in total US$54.5bn total value of 44 completed M&A deals - Bloomberg Global Legal Adviser 2015 WONGPARTNERSHIP LLP | 3 REPRESENTATIVE DEALS IN THE REGION INDIA UAE MYANMA THAILAND SINGAPORE AUSTRALIA CHINA INDONESIA INDIA JAPAN MALAYSIA • Shandong Delisi’s • S$1�1 billion • International • US$325 • S$1�53 billion • SATS Ltd�’s acquisition acquisition of arbitration million sale of acquisition of RM 218 million of stake in Biosensors against an Bangalore-based shares in Olam acquisition of Australia’s International Indonesian engineering International stake in Brahim’s Bindaree Beef Group by Beijing conglomerate services by Mitsubishi Airline Catering Group CITIC Investment concerning an company QuEST Corporation Holdings Centre investment in Global to Bain • Keppel DC coal mining Capital and GIC • Establishment • Mandatory REIT’s acquisition • The first pure- interests in Private Limited of the Greater takeover offer for of a data centre play China Retail Indonesia Tokyo Office StemLife Berhad in Sydney REIT sponsored • US$119 million Fund by Cordea by Cordlife Group by a PRC-based • PT Soechi Lines SIAC arbitration Savills� group - BHG Tbk’s S$300 against an Retail REIT’s IPO million secured Indian company multicurrency concerning MTN programme the business of mobile communication devices in India JAPAN JAPAN CHINA SOSOUTHUTH KKOREAOREA ANMAR THAILAND PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINES MALAYSIA SINGAPORE INDONESISIAA AUAUSTRALIASTRALIA MYANMAR PHILIPPINES SOUTH KOREA THAILAND UAE • Pacific Hunt • US$600 million • Samsung C&T’s • Precious Projects’ • ICC arbitration Energy’s fund SIAC arbitration US$7�7 billion S$500 million against a Danish raising for the commenced against merger with Cheil MTN programme company concerning purposes of its the liquidator of one Industries guaranteed the provision of the investment in two of the largest steel by Thai-based baggage handling oil and gas blocks manufacturers in • Successfully resisted Precious Shipping system for one of the in Myanmar South East Asia for an application by PCL largest airports in the alleged breach of a major Korean Middle East • Kimberly-Clark’s an asset purchase conglomerate to • Mermaid Maritime’s distribution of agreement (governed set aside an ICC US$500 million • Sale and purchase products in by Philippine law) arbitration award multicurrency transaction of beauty Myanmar arising from the debt issuance salon business by a • Intellectual property acquisition of one of programme private investment and franchising the largest chains of firm in the UAE rollout in the region supermarkets in the for the Les Amis PRC Group, including in the Philippines WONGPARTNERSHIP LLP | 5 2015 HEADLINE DEALS FIRST INVESTOR- S$3.4 FIRST WIN FOR A STATE BILLION SINGAPORE LAW ARBITRATION.. ACQUISITION.. FIRM.. First investor-state S$3�4 billion First Singapore law arbitration case acquisition of South firm to act as counsel before the Singapore East Asia’s largest in an investor-state High Court container shipping ICSID arbitration company Claims in excess of Successfully defended US$1 billion against Acquisition of Neptune the Independent State the Government of Orient Lines by CMA of Papua New Guinea Laos arising from the CGM S�A�
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