Events

Venue:

Rajah Tann Singapore LLP, 9 Straits View, #06-07, Marina One West Tower, Singapore 018937

Date: Thursday, 14 July 2022, 

Time: 12:30 - 1:30pm (registration commences at 12.15pm)

SCCA, in collaboration with Lex Mundi, brings you an opportunity to dive deeper into not just the legal, but also some practical considerations, in investing in Germany. This will include

• legal perspectives on M&A trends, reps & warranties, available remedies, W&I insurance, as well as regulatory clearance requirements, and also
• a general discussion on the current investment environment given the Covid situation, Ukraine conflict and national security review.

Come join us for a robust discussion on the same!

*While this event will be hosted in both in person and online format, we highly encourage all to attend in person for better learning and interaction. Pls do join us.

#Lunch will be provided to all who are attending in person; courtesy of our venue hosts Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP. 

Speakers:

Till Kosche advises German and foreign financial and strategic investors regarding M&A and private equity transactions. He has special expertise in complex multinational transactions. With respect to corporate matters, he has particular experience in complex joint ventures and restructurings (including cross-border restructurings). He also regularly advises Asian clients with significant in-bound investments in Germany and is responsible for the Firm's China Desk in Frankfurt.

Terence Quek is the Deputy Head of the M&A Practice Group, with more than 20 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, PE/VC deals, local and cross-border joint ventures, corporate restructurings, corporate rescues and general commercial law.

He has advised on the amalgamation, acquisition and sale of companies, undertakings and businesses in almost every sector of industry, including banking, insurance, manufacturing, IT, pharmaceuticals, property development and healthcare, just to name a few.

Terence is also actively involved in a wide spectrum of investment transactions on both buy and sell-sides, ranging from seed financing to early-stage investments to growth capital as well as exits, and joint venture deals involving both local and cross-border entities.

He has been recognised in these areas of expertise by IFLR1000 with clients describing him as "[having a] very in depth understanding of subject matter" and "provides solutions and a different perspective to solving issues". Noted for driving the firm's growth in Singapore's startup space, Terence has also been ranked in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2022 for his vast experience in acting for investors and emerging companies on investment and financing mandates.

He is a member of the Firm's Executive Committee, and formerly the Deputy Head of the Corporate Commercial practice group.

He graduated from the National University of Singapore in 2001 and was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 2002, and to the Roll of Solicitors of England and Wales in 2008.

Terence was a tutor with the NUS Law School's Legal Case Studies programme. He was also recognised by Singapore Business Review as one of Singapore's 40 Most Influential Lawyers Aged 40 and Under in 2015.

Mr Wan is responsible for all of legal, compliance, corporate secretarial, human resource as well as corporate communications and administration matters across all business units and countries. He is also the Joint Company Secretary of MIPL and the four Mapletree REIT Managers as well as the group's acquisition of logistics and office assets in Germany. In addition, Mr Wan is a Member/Secretary of the SMU Advisory Board for the Real Estate Programme.

Prior to joining Mapletree as Group General Counsel in 2009, Mr Wan was Group General Counsel – Asia at Infineon Technologies for seven years, where he was a key member of its Asia-Pacific management team. He started his career as a litigation lawyer with one of the oldest law firms in Singapore, Wee Swee Teow & Co., and was subsequently with the Corporate & Commercial/Private Equity practice group of Baker & McKenzie in Singapore and Sydney.