Jon-nathaniel Nair Director, Corporate and Finance LL.B (Hons), National University of Singapore (2004) Admitted to the Singapore Bar in 2005 T: +65 6531 2404 F: +65 6535 4864 E: [email protected] ABOUT JON Advised Singapore-listed Fischer Tech Ltd in the S$168 million acquisition by FT Jon's practice covers a broad spectrum of Holding II Limited, an entity affiliated with corporate transactions including mergers and and advised by Platinum Equity Advisors, acquisitions, private equity & venture capital by way of a scheme of arrangement investments, joint ventures, and restructuring. Advised the founding Ng family in their joint Before joining Drew & Napier in 2015, Jon offeror arrangements with Standard worked in leading Singapore and international Chartered Private Equity, and the S$414 law firms where he advised on a wide range of million pre-conditional voluntary general notable domestic and cross-border offer for and privatisation of Singapore-listed transactions in sectors such as technology, Tat Hong Holdings Ltd financial institutions, transport, energy, and infrastructure. Jon has also advised on Advised Toppan Printing Co Ltd in the commercial contracts and financing matters S$208 million voluntary general offer for and when on secondment at a major Singapore- privatisation of Singapore-listed SNP listed real estate and hospitality company. Jon Corporation Ltd regularly assists clients on their general corporate matters such as compliance with Advised Singapore-listed TIH Limited in the the SGX listing rules and on employment S$63 million voluntary general offer by matters. hedge fund Argyle Street Management and Lippo China Resources As part of his practice, Jon works closely with investors, multinational corporations and Advised OCBC Bank and other sellers in the family groups on their regional transactions in divestment of equity interests in Singapore- South-east Asia. listed United Engineers Limited (UEL) and WBL Corporation Limited (WBL) to a EXPERIENCE consortium led by various listed real estate Jon has advised on a number of significant groups, which valued UEL and WBL transactions. Here are some examples: collectively at S$1.83 billion Advised Long Haul Holdings Ltd in the Advised Sealed Air Corporation as Singapore counsel in the US$3.2 billion US$501 million acquisition of a 29.2% stake carve-out sale of its Diversey Care division in Jakarta-listed PT Bumi Resources Tbk and the food hygiene and cleaning business from London-listed Asia Resource Minerals within its Food Care division to Bain Capital plc (formerly known as Bumi plc) Private Equity Advised PT Mega Manunggal Property Tbk in the partnership with GIC to develop a Advised Singapore-listed Innovalues Limited in the S$331 million acquisition by the portfolio of quality logistics warehouses in Northstar Group, by way of a scheme of Indonesia, with a focus in the Greater Jakarta arrangement: Singapore Venture Capital & and Greater Surabaya regions Private Equity Association PE Deal of the Advised Singapore and Jakarta-listed PT Year 2017 Berlian Laju Tanker Tbk in the US$2 billion restructuring of its debt and equity, which Advised a fund affiliated with and advised by KKR in the S$785 million acquisition of was implemented on a consensual basis Singapore-listed Unisteel Technology with a consortium led by KKR and York Limited, by way of a scheme of Capital: International Financial Law Review arrangement: Finance Asia Best Private Asia Awards Restructuring Deal of the Year 2016 Equity Buyout 2008 1 Advised Singapore Airlines Limited (SIA) in secondary purchases from existing the S$1.3 billion spin-off of its 80.6% stake investors, which valued the company at over in Singapore Airport Terminal Services US$1 billion Limited, by way of a dividend distribution in Advised a major investor, as Singapore specie to existing SIA shareholders counsel, in the US$2.5 billion acquisition (by Advised STATS ChipPAC Ltd in the way of primary and secondary purchases) of US$600 million dividend recapitalisation Series I preference shares in Flipkart which involved a capital reduction and cash amounting to an approximately 20% stake in distribution to its shareholders funded by the Flipkart (which valued Flipkart at US$11.6 offering of new senior notes billion), and the subsequent disposal of the investment in connection with the Advised FWD Group in the acquisition of a acquisition by Walmart Inc (through its 50% stake in a Grade A office building subsidiary, Walmart International Holdings located in the prime Central Business Inc) of an approximately 77% stake in District in Singapore. The acquisition was Flipkart, which valued Flipkart at US$20.8 carried out in partnership with CapitaLand billion: The Asian Lawyer: Asia Legal Commercial Trust, and valued the building Awards 2019 – TMT Deal of the Year; at S$1.18 billion Indian Business Law Journal: Deal of the Advised a London-listed fund management Year 2018 – Top 50 landmark deals company in the acquisition of a private involving Indian parties wealth management business in Singapore ACCOLADES Advised a Hong Kong-based investor in the IFLR1000: The Guide to the World’s acquisition of a stake in a non-life insurance Leading Financial Law Firms business in Thailand Corp/M&A 2020 Advised a private equity fund on bridge debt “Good at giving practical solutions in a timely financing, a warrant to subscribe for equity, manner.” and rights to negotiate terms of gas sale “He was very detailed, quick to respond and and supply agreements, each in connection overall did a fantastic job.” with the development and operation of gas- fired power stations in the Dominican Asialaw Leading Lawyers Republic “Astute awareness of commercial realities. Great value for money” Advised the founders of a company engaged in the business of distributing APPOINTMENTS/MEMBERSHIPS power generators in Indonesia in the sale of a minority stake to, and joint venture Member, Law Society of Singapore arrangements with, a fund affiliated with Member, Singapore Academy of Law Standard Chartered Bank Advised the founders and private equity investors in the sale of their ordinary and preference shares in Novomatrix Pte Ltd, which has subsidiaries in various Asia- Pacific countries, to NYSE-listed Solutia Inc Advised Markham Agro Pte Ltd in the sale of all the issued shares in Papua New Guinea-incorporated Markham Farming Company Limited to Bursa-listed Sime Darby Plantation Berhad (through its wholly- owned subsidiary, New Britain Palm Oil Limited), at an enterprise value of approximately US$64.3 million Advised the lead investor in the Series E funding of a mobile ad-tech company and 2 .