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M&A Lawyers that Bridge Success, Not Just Deals
Yuen Law advises local and international clients on complex mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic investments. Our team has deep experience across industries and deal sizes, from cross-border transactions involving listed entities to private M&A and joint ventures.
Our M&A lawyers provide strategic, end-to-end legal support ensuring each deal is structured to meet strategic objectives. We work with multinational corporations, SMEs, and founders to structure transactions that unlock value and withstand scrutiny. Backed by deep industry insight and commercial acumen, we help you navigate complex negotiations, regulatory hurdles, and post-deal integration with clarity and confidence.
M&A Transactional Capabilities
Our M&A clients trust us to provide them with expert knowledge and experience through every stage of the deal. Our services includes:
Transaction Structuring & Strategy
- Mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures
- Strategic investments and joint ventures
- Regulatory approvals
Contract Negotiation & Deal Execution
- Term sheet
- Negotiations
- Sale and Purchase Agreement
- Novation of tenancy and other transitional arrangement
- Supplemental documentation
- Transaction support
Due Diligence & Risk Advisory
- Pre-deal due diligence & contract review
- IP due diligence
- Red flag risk assessment
- Data room management
- Notice, consent and obligation mapping
- Compliance advisory
Post-Deal Integration
- Contract remediation and renegotiation
- Post-deal compliance reviews
- Process improvement and governance frameworks
Mergers & Acquisitions Work Highlights
We Work With Companies of All Sizes
We work with a diverse range of clients across various industries, including both buyers and sellers. Our expertise extends to manufacturing, fintech, biotech, pharmaceuticals, medical and dental clinics, retailers, and technology companies with operations in Singapore and overseas. We advise these clients on a range of M&A transactions, including acquisitions, mergers, collaborations, spin-offs, joint ventures, divestitures, and strategic alliances.
Our Approach
Our M&A lawyers take a comprehensive approach to guiding our clients through the M&A process. Our team of lawyers begins by understanding the business and emotional motivations behind a particular deal. We then participate in the initial negotiations, and draft non-disclosure agreements to protect confidential and proprietary information shared during the negotiation process.
We conduct legal due diligence. When we have a broad framework of consensus with both parties, we assist in structuring the transaction, and drafting of the merger agreement, or sale and purchase agreement.
For deals involving players within the same industry or space, there may be additional regulatory and antitrust clearance requirements. If either party is a foreign entity, we will consider cross-border implications, as the deal could be subject to foreign law. We work closely with a network of leading law firms worldwide to give the best advice to support the deal. This support goes all the way to contract signing of the merger agreement or sale documentation.
Oftentimes, post transaction there may be a lot of integration and support required, and we provide these services usually in the form of shareholder agreements, employment agreements, human resource advisory, data protection policies, contract review and other forms of compliances advisories. This ensures that our clients receive the support they need to smoothly integrate their newly acquired assets.
Government Initiatives Supporting M&A Activity
M&A Allowance
The IRAS Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Scheme encourages Singapore companies to grow their business through acquisitions.
A Singapore company that makes a qualifying acquisition of the ordinary shares of another company may enjoy an M&A allowance written down during a 5-year period, that amounts to 25% of up to SGD $40 million of qualifying acquisitions per year of assessment, and double tax deduction on transaction costs, this includes legal fees, accounting or tax advisory fees, valuation fees and such other professional fees capped at $100,000 for qualifying acquisitions up to 31 Dec 2030.
For more information on the M&A Allowance Scheme please visit IRAS.
Enterprise Financing Scheme – Mergers & Acquisitions
The Enterprise Financing Scheme – Mergers and Acquisitions (EFS – M&A) has been enhanced until 31 March 2026 and aims to support Singapore enterprises in their efforts to acquire local or overseas businesses as part of their internationalisation and growth strategy.
Eligible enterprises may access up to SGD$50 million in financing per borrower or borrower group, with a maximum repayment period of 5 years. To qualify, an enterprise must have a group annual sales turnover not exceeding SGD$500 million, and at least 30% local equity.
Interested enterprises may approach any of the participating Financial Institutions under the scheme. Visit Enterprise Singapore for a full list of participating institutions.
