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Cerintha Chia: Chambers Asia 2009 Leading Individual for Banking & Finance
Cerintha Chia is recognised by Chambers Asia 2009 as a Leading Individual for Banking & Finance. She is credited for “doing a fantastic job”. Cerintha “concentrates principally on matters within the corporate and projects arenas”.
“…expertise in all aspects of corporate finance, M&A advisory and transactional work… a sound choice for funds work… a very popular group to deal with…”
“This mid-sized Singapore firm fields a seven-partner corporate group with expertise in all aspects of corporate finance, M&A advisory and transactional work. The team is also “a sound choice for funds work,” where “it is a very popular group to deal with,” according to interviewees. The dealsheet over the past year has featured a range of matters in Singapore, China and Indonesia, including takeovers, reverse takeovers, and debt capital market work. Highlights include acting for Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) on a Rule 144A offering and listing on the Singapore Exchange. Valerie Ong is head of the firm’s corporate finance practice.”
“…solid and dependable service… accurate, quick answers… get[s] us what we need…”
““We have always received a solid and dependable service from this team - it is always able to find us accurate, quick answers and get us what we need,” remark clients of this small team. Handling project finance work as part of the wider finance team, the group is active within such industries as oil and gas, petrochemicals, power, mining, infrastructure and telecoms. It is also active in its role as local adviser on larger matters being handled by international firms that lack a local law capability. Banking and finance partner Cerintha Chia is the main contact for project finance work.”
“Clients praise the team’s great understanding of everything to do with real estate, which makes it extremely enjoyable and edifying to work with… brilliant with clients and highly responsive… extremely efficient and high-quality work…”
“This firm offers five core real estate services: collective sales, corporate sale and purchase, financing, project development, and leasing. Clients praise the team’s “great understanding of everything to do with real estate, which makes it extremely enjoyable and edifying to work with.” The group advised the majority owners of Farrer Court on their collective sale of a 618-unit development to Morgonite - a consortium led by CapitaLand - for a record price of SGD1.3 billion, which was Singapore’s largest residential sale transaction to date."
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Norman Ho: Chambers Asia 2009 Band 1 Leading Individual for Real Estate
Norman Ho is recognised by Chambers Asia 2009 as a Band 1 Leading Individual for Real Estate. He “…is described as “brilliant with clients and highly responsive - he will always tell you not to do things if he thinks it won’t be advantageous.”” Norman has extensive experience in a wide spectrum of property related transactions, including corporate real estate, collective sales and project development transactions. He regularly advises banks and financial institutions, property developers, statutory boards, property consultants, investors and purchasers in real estate matters.
