Meet Rodyk & Davidson’s new hires in Corporate Finance Practice

Ng Eng Leng, one of the new hires, acted for one of the biggest M&A transactions worth S$10 billion.

In a release, Managing Partner of the firm Mr Philip Jeyaretnam, SC said, “We are extending our regional footprint in step with the increase in our cross-border business. Two-thirds of our corporate practice is cross-border and our new hires are a timely support to further our growth in this area.”

Ng Eng Leng, one of the three hires, has dealt extensively with domestic, regional and cross-border M&A transaction projects for over two decades. Eng Leng acted for Advanced Technology Investment Company LLC in its S$10 billion acquisition of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd in 2009, one of the biggest M&A transactions involving a Singapore company. He has also acted for certain controlling shareholders of SGX-ST-listed Kim Eng Holdings Limited for their conditional sale to Aseam Credit Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malayan Banking Berhad, of 44.63% of the issued shares in the capital of Kim Eng.

Nicholas Chong, another hire, has nearly two decades of local and international experience in corporate and capital markets, having worked in Singapore, Malaysia and London, with a focus on REITs, debt capital markets (both retail and non-retail) and structured products.

He was named as a “Leading Individual” (Band 2) in the Capital Markets category of the Chambers Asia-Pacific and Chambers Global rankings for two years (2010/2011) running and was praised for his “international mindset and thorough approach”. In the 2008/2009 and 2010/2011 editions of The Asia-Pacific Legal 500, he was cited as being “experienced,” “knowledgeable and responsive”.

Chan Wan Hong, the third hire, brings with him 12 years of experience in corporate practice, focussing mainly in corporate finance and capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and venture capital investments. He acted for CIMB Bank Berhad and CIMB Securities (Singapore) Pte Ltd, the issue manager, underwriter and placement agent in the listing and initial public offering of Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad this year, which is to date the only secondary listing on the Singapore Exchange of a company listed on the Bursa Malaysia.