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Key contacts
Global Vice Chair and ASEAN CEO: Gerald Singham
Quick facts
Number of partners

90+

Number of lawyers

200+

Number of regional partners

240+

Number of regional lawyers

700+

Key practice areas
Banking and finance
Banking
Capital markets
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Financial and corporate
Investment funds
Corporate and M&A
Restructuring and insolvency
M&A
Energy and infrastructure
Project development
M&A - Foreign
Capital markets : Debt - Foreign
M&A - Foreign
Project finance - Foreign
Banking - Foreign
Capital markets : Equity - Foreign
Restructuring and insolvency - Foreign
Capital markets - Foreign
Project development - Foreign
Firm overview

Dentons Rodyk is Singapore’s global law firm and offers clients a full suite of legal services necessary to do business locally and globally. With over 160 years of establishment and consistent high rankings in leading publications, we pride ourselves on providing the highest quality advice to our clients, while maintaining strong working relationships with key public sector agencies and leading private sector organisations. Our combination with global law firm Dentons, makes us part of the world’s largest law firm with 5,900 lawyers and professionals in over 160 locations in more than 80 countries.

Deeply local, uniquely global, Dentons Rodyk can help clients grow, protect, operate and finance their business. Our polycentric and purpose-driven approach, together with our commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity and ESG, ensures we challenge the status quo to stay focused on what matters most to our clients.

Dentons Rodyk is part of Dentons ASEAN, the first global pan-ASEAN law firm, which has an established history in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Singapore. We will continue to grow our presence through combinations with exceptional local firms across the ASEAN region and help clients navigate change wherever they are located.

In the new dynamic decade, clients continue to be confronted with complex scenarios and want to work with a purpose-driven law firm that has the experience and confidence to help them thrive at wherever they are located. Through our combinations with firms that are leaders in their respective communities and local markets, along with the partner firms in Dentons’ Nextlaw Referral Network, Dentons is ideally positioned to support our clients everywhere in ASEAN and around the globe.in more than 80 countries.

Key transactional practices
  • Asset finance
  • Banking
  • Capital markets: Debt
  • Capital markets: Derivatives
  • Capital markets: Equity
  • CLO/CDO
  • Competition
  • Covered bonds
  • Financial restructuring
  • Financial services regulatory
  • Hedge funds
  • Investment funds
  • Islamic finance
  • M&A
  • PPP/PFI
  • Private equity
  • Private equity funds
  • Project bonds
  • Project development
  • Project finance
  • Real estate finance
  • Real estate funds
  • Restructuring and insolvency
  • Securitisation
  • Structured finance/securitisation
  • Trade finance
Recent transactional highlights
  • CDL-MFA Altair Property Pte. Ltd.
    Dentons Rodyk acted for the borrowers, who are joint ventures between City Developments Ltd and Japanese real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan in their club financing for the acquisition and development of a Government Land Sales (GLS) residential site.
  • Perpetual (Asia) Limited
    Dentons Rodyk acted as solicitors to Perpetual (Asia) Limited (as trustee of ESR-LOGOS REIT (the “Issuer”) in relation to S$150,000,000 Subordinated Perpetual Securities comprised in Series 006 (the “Existing Securities”) to offer to exchange their Existing Securities for Singapore Dollar-denominated subordinated perpetual securities (the “New Securities”) to be issued by the Issuer under the Issuer’s S$750,000,000 Multicurrency Debt Issuance Programme.
  • Serentica Renewables
    Dentons Rodyk acted as Borrower’s lead counsel in relation to a US$425 million ECB project financing with a consortium of three international banks and three Indian lenders to finance a 530MW round-the-clock hybrid wind and solar project in Rajasthan and Maharashtra, India. The project won Indian Deal of the Year in the PFI APAC Awards 2023.
  • J O Hambro Capital Management Limited
    Dentons Rodyk reviewed the offering documents / information memorandum for the J O Hambro Funds, restricted schemes domiciled in Ireland and the UK, including amending and advising the manager on the regulations application to such funds, drafting the Singapore information memorandum and the registration of the information memorandum and product highlight sheet with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. To date there are 14 sub-funds under the J O Hambro Funds each targeting different jurisdictions and investment sectors.
  • Stagwell Inc.
    Dentons Rodyk is acting as deal counsel for Nasdaq listed Stagwell Inc in the acquisition of ADK Global, an integrated advertising and marketing solutions group headquartered in Japan with presence in 10 jurisdictions, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition marks the first regional acquisition for Stagwell in the Asia-Pacific market, the latest addition set to expand the network’s regional staff count to over 2,000 team members, spanning agencies and affiliates on the ground in Australia, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
  • responsAbility Sustainable Food – Asia II, SLP
    Dentons Rodyk is advising the client on the possible causes of action and the various restructuring and insolvency options under Singapore law arising out of and/or connection with their Series D investment in eFishery Pte. Ltd.
Sector expertise
  • Accounting
  • Agriculture
  • Automotive
  • Aviation
  • Banking
  • Construction and materials
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Food and beverage
  • Gaming
  • Government and public policy
  • Healthcare
  • Industrials
  • Insurance
  • Investment management
  • Media
  • Mining
  • Natural resources
  • Oil and gas
  • Pharm and life sciences
  • Real estate
  • Shipping
  • Social infrastructure
  • Tech and telecoms
  • Tourism
  • Transport
  • Utilities
Other offices

Dentons Myanmar Limited
Unit 1601 Level 16
Office Tower 2A, Times City Complex
Between Hantharwaddy and Kyuntaw Road
Kamayut Township 11041
Yangon
Myanmar
Tel: +95 1 860 1017 / 860 1018

Address:
80 Raffles Place #33-00 UOB Plaza 1
048624
Tel:+6562252626 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://dentons.rodyk.com/
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Founded in 1861, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson is the oldest law firm in Singapore. It has diverse financial and corporate offerings and is particularly strong in banking and finance and project development. The firm forms part of the Dentons ASEAN network, which also includes Dentons HPRP in Indonesia, Zain & Co in Malaysia, and Dentons Myanmar.  

Highlights  

Recent examples of the firm’s deal work include advising HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Singapore) in relation to the issue of sustainability-linked guaranteed bonds. The bonds are unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by the Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility (CGIF), a trust fund of the Asian Development Bank. The bonds are the first SGD-denominated CGIF-guaranteed sustainability linked bonds in Asia, the first listed CGIF-guaranteed bonds aligned to the ASEAN Sustainability-Linked Bonds Standards, and the first CGIF-guaranteed bonds issued by an industrial REIT in Asia. The bonds are also the issuer’s first non-sukuk bond offering.  

The firm also acted as lead counsel to Nasdaq-listed Stagwell in its strategic acquisition of ADK Global, a premier Japan-based advertising and marketing group with operations across 10 jurisdictions. This landmark transaction is Stagwell’s inaugural acquisition in the Asia-Pacific region and required sophisticated legal structuring to navigate multi-jurisdictional challenges, including foreign ownership restrictions, merger control filings, and capital repatriation requirements.  

Key clients  

J O Hambro Capital Management, Menzies Aviation (SG), Serentica Renewables, UOB Kay Hian, OCBC, DBS, CGS International Securities Singapore, HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Singapore), Perpetual (Asia), and White Star Capital.  

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Vertex Venture Holdings Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Singapore
Bond issue
Vertex Venture Holdings Ltd
Issuer
OCBC; CIMB; Great Eastern Life - Financing
2021-02-25
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Singapore
Financing
Doreen Sim
OCBC, CIMB, Great Eastern Life
Lender
Mapletreelog Treasury Company; MapletreeLog Treasury Company - Financing
2020-03-01
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Singapore
Financing
Doreen Sim
Mapletreelog Treasury Company, MapletreeLog Treasury Company
Borrower
Lending syndicate led by UOB - Financing
2020-12-31
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Singapore
Financing
Doreen Sim
Lending syndicate led by UOB
Lender
Sajahtera Investments Singapore - Financing
2020-12-01
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Singapore
Financing
Doreen Sim
Sajahtera Investments Singapore
Lender
CIMB Bank; CIMB Islamic Singapore - Islamic finance
2020-02-02
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Singapore
Islamic finance
Janice Ngeow
CIMB Bank, CIMB Islamic Singapore
Lender
Samko Timber - Joint venture
2021-02-25
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Singapore
Joint venture
Li Chuan Hsu, Joo Thye Tan, Andre Rahadian
Samko Timber
Joint venture partner
Boustead Fund - Real estate acquisition
2021-03-03
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Singapore
Real estate acquisition
Valerie Ong, Pat Lynn Leong
Boustead Fund
Seller
Coastal Marine - Joint venture
2021-03-01
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Singapore
Joint venture
Marian Ho
Coastal Marine
Joint venture partner
Keppel - Real estate acquisition
2021-02-25
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Singapore
Real estate acquisition
Li Chuan Hsu, Melanie Lim
Keppel
Seller
TE Asia Healthcare Partners - Joint venture
2020-10-22
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Singapore
Joint venture
Ng Eng Leng
TE Asia Healthcare Partners
Joint venture partner
Perpetual Asia - Restructuring
2021-02-25
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Singapore
Restructuring
Ajinderpal Singh
Perpetual Asia
Trustee
Pacific Radiance - Restructuring
2021-02-25
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Singapore
Restructuring
Valerie Ong
Pacific Radiance
Debtor
Kovan Treasures - Restructuring
2021-02-25
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Singapore
Restructuring
Kia Jeng Koh
Kovan Treasures
Contractor
Grant Thornton Singapore - Insolvency
2021-02-25
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Singapore
Insolvency
Ajinderpal Singh
Grant Thornton Singapore
Liquidator
Kainantu Resources - Restructuring
2020-12-01
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Singapore
Restructuring
John Dick
Kainantu Resources
Debtor
Samko Timber - Joint venture
2020-12-01
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Singapore
Joint venture
Joo Thye Tan
Samko Timber
Joint venture partner
HSBC - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Singapore
Bond issue
HSBC
Issuer
M&A
New hires were made across the M&A, corporate and finance teams at leading firms across the UK, Germany and Saudi Arabia
M&A
The tie-up will allow Dentons to better position itself to meet clients’ needs across Greater China, the firm said
M&A
New hires were made in the corporate, M&A, PE and finance practices in Washington, Houston, Paris, Frankfurt, Munich and London
New hires were made across the finance, antitrust, energy and project finance practices in Dallas, Northern California, Brussels and Hong Kong
M&A
New hires were made across the corporate and M&A practices in New York City, Boston, Frankfurt and Toronto
M&A
The firm’s innovation and intelligence director for Europe, and the co-head of Europe corporate and M&A practice, talk about the firm’s proprietary AI tool, M&A use cases and cost implications
M&A
Sources in Africa and Western Asia say businesses need to manage their legal budgets carefully to stay competitive in economically volatile regions
New hires were made across the finance and funds practices in Singapore, Riyadh, Brussels, Washington, DC and New York
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