- Acted for an Indonesian company in its joint venture with a Chinese company in relation to the development and operations of an industrial estate in Indonesia.
- Acted for a Hong Kong company in the A to Z of its establishment of a facility within a bonded warehouse in Indonesia for the manufacturing of diecast toy cars.
- Conducted legal due diligence on a Singapore company in relation to a cross-border joint venture in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Acted for a Malaysia listed company in the pharmaceutical industry in relation to its business operations in Indonesia.
- Acted for a Hong Kong mainboard-listed company in bidding for an Indonesian Public Private Partnership (PPP) telecommunication project including review of tender documents and Co-operation Agreement, Guarantee Agreement, Sponsor Agreement and other ancillary agreements, and advising thereon within a very tight timeline.
- Acted for a multinational corporation engaging in oil and gas storage and bulk liquid storage activities in relation to its joint venture with a state-owned enterprise.
- Acted for a Singapore listed company in a joint venture valued at USD 80 million with a foreign fund.
- Acted for a PRC company in the oil and gas support services line of business in its investment into Indonesia via a joint-venture structure.
- Acted for and advised investors in relation to setting-up of foreign owned PMA companies and operations in Batam for various lines of business.
- Advised a Singapore company under a multinational Asian conglomerate on the structuring of its Indonesian subsidiary for the purposes of bidding for commercial contracts with the Indonesian government.
- Acted for an offshore company in the review and completion of its SGD 7 million investment in a limited partnership fund based in the Cayman Islands that owns and operates a rehabilitation centre in Kuala Lumpur.
- Acted for a listed Singapore company in the property and construction business in the sale of shares in its Indonesia subsidiary at a consideration of approximately SGD 7.2 million.
- Acted for an Indonesian company owned by a listed Singapore company in the property and construction business in the sale of assets at a consideration of approximately SGD 13 million.
- Acted for an offshore company in the subscription of new shares in a local technology start-up company at a consideration of SGD 2 million.
- Acted for a leading Singapore-headquartered food & beverage group in its joint-venture and licensing and technical assistance transactions in Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, India, and the United States of America for more than 10 years.
- Acted for a Singapore company in the food and beverage line of business in its investment into Indonesia via a joint-venture structure, including restructuring, to own and operate several restaurants in Bali and Jakarta.
- Acted for a subsidiary of a Singapore listed company in the entertainment line of business in its investment into Indonesia via a joint-venture structure.
- Acted for a Singapore company in the coal mining line of business in its investment into Indonesia via a joint-venture structure.
- Acted for a Singapore Company in its real estate investment in the high-end condominium market in Jakarta.
- Acted for a German MNC in relation to its operations in Singapore and Indonesia.
- Acted for an established Singapore medical clinic group in its investment into Indonesia via a joint-venture structure, including advising on the Indonesian regulations for pharmaceutical products.
- Acted for a Singapore-based company in the pharmaceutical line of business to regularise its distribution activities in Indonesia, including dealings with BPOM.
- Acted for a Hong Kong company in the agriculture line of business in its joint-venture with an Indonesian partner.
- Acted for a Hong Kong company in the high-end fashion and retail line of business in its investment into Indonesia via a collaboration structure.
- Acted for a Singapore company in the international courier line of business in its joint-venture transaction in Indonesia.
- Acted for a leading Singapore listed company in its joint-development project of a high-end condominium in a prime location in Central Jakarta.
- Acted for a subsidiary of a Singapore listed company in relation to its car business operations in Indonesia.
- Acted for a Belgian MNC in relation to its diversified business in Indonesia.
- Acted for a Thai MNC in relation to its operations in Indonesia.
- Advising US companies on private offerings in Singapore.
- Advising US companies on manpower issues in Singapore.
- Acted for a mainland Chinese company in the oil and gas support services line of business in its investment into Indonesia via a joint-venture structure.
- Acted for an Indonesian consortium in its joint venture with a mainland Chinese company in the steel manufacturing industry, with total investments in cash and in kind valued at over USD 1.4 billion.
- Acted for an SGX mainboard-listed company in the food and beverage industry in its joint venture into Indonesia.
- Acted for a mainland Chinese company in the aluminium smelting line of business in its investment into Indonesia via a joint-venture structure involving a total investment value of up to USD 2.2 billion.
- Acted for a mainland Chinese company in the coal mining line of business in its investment into Indonesia via a joint-venture structure with a total investment value of USD 3 million. Our work included reviewing, amending, and representing our client in the negotiations of the joint venture and shareholders’ agreement and advising our client on the terms of the same from the Indonesian and general legal perspective.
- Acted for an SGX listed company in relation to its coal mining business in Indonesia.
- Acted for a SGX listed company in relation to a joint venture project in relation to the construction, development, operation, maintenance and management of a hotel located at Tanjung Kelayang (a Special Economic Zone for tourism) in Kabupaten Belitung, Indonesia.
- Acted for a Hong Kong bank to issue a legal opinion on a facility letter entered between the bank and a borrower.
The Industries We Serve
Our clients include:
MNCs in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Europe and
the United States
Government linked companies in Singapore and Indonesia
Listed companies in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Hong Kong
Companies with regional presence
SMEs with high growth potentials
Private Individuals
We serve clients across a wide spectrum of business sectors, including:
Automotive
Accreditation
Construction
Designer Boutiques
Distribution
Education
Energy
Equipment Leasing
Food & Beverage
Fine Jewellery
Fitness and Health
Hospitality
Hydro Power Plant
International Courier Services
Investment Holdings
IPP Power Plant
IT Consultancy
Logistics
Management Consultancy
Mass Media Advertising
Manufacturing
Medical
Medical Supplies and Instruments
Instruments
Mining
Oil and Gas
Oil Palm Plantation
Real Estate
Satellite Systems
Security Systems
Shipping
Shipyards
Smelting and Refineries
Steel Industry
Telecommunication
Waste Management
Water Treatment
List of Representative Transactions
ASLC (in conjunction with Tuah & Suparto) provides “one-stop” legal solutions and services to our clients, both locally and internationally. Our practice areas include:
- Acted for an Indonesian company in relation to its sale of more than 800 hectares of industrial estate land in Indonesia to a Chinese company at a low nine digit USD consideration.
- Prepare and reviewed various Singapore lease agreements for local and overseas clients.
- Reviewed several lease agreements for Indonesian subsidiaries (domiciled in various locations throughout Indonesia) of a Singapore company in the oil and gas sector.
- Reviewed several lease agreements for Indonesian subsidiaries (domiciled in various locations throughout Indonesia) of a Singapore company in the energy and infrastructure sector.
- Acted for a Singapore listed property development company in connection with its acquisition of 50% of a condominium development in the Jakarta CBD area from a listed Indonesian property developer.
- Acted for a Singapore Company with respect to its development of an integrated resort project in Batam.
- Acted for a Singapore Government-Linked Company in connection with land title searches and execution of the Hak Tanggungan (mortgage) over a plot of land in Bintan.
- Acted for a Singapore company in connection with certain issues with respect to their long lease in Bintan.
- Acted for a European company in relation to a shareholders’ dispute over various plots of land in Batam and representing the European company in hostile negotiations and concluding the matter in an amicable settlement.
- Acted for a Singapore Consortium with respect to land disputes over 3 plots of land in West Java.
- Acted for a Singapore listed company in connection with its collaboration with a local Indonesian partner for the development of a high end residential property in Central Jakarta.
- Conducted due diligence for 6 plots of land in Lombok with an aggregate land size of 10 hectares for a private investor from Singapore, including advice on complex legal issues arising from the results of the land searches conducted in Lombok.
- Acted for a Taiwanese company in its disposal of a garment factory in Bandung and the 2 hectares of land on which the factory was situated.
- Acted for a vendor for the sale and purchase of a plot of land in Bali.
- Acted for a Hong Kong investor with respect to the sale and purchase of land (with villa) in Bali.
- Acted for a regional car distributor in connection with its purchase of land and building in South Jakarta.
- Acted for a foreign embassy in conducting due diligence on potential plots of land for acquisition in prime areas in Jakarta.
- Acted for a Singapore company in relation to its rental of a bonded warehouse in North Jakarta.
- Acted for a Malaysian company in reviewing its lease agreement for a factory valued at USD 20 million in East Java.
- Acted for a statutory board in China in reviewing its lease agreement in a prime office building in South Jakarta.
- Acted for a Singapore company in the proposed sale of one of its properties in Tangerang, Indonesia.
- Reviewed a lease agreement for an Indonesian subsidiary of a US MNC in relation to the rental of its office in the central business district in Bekasi.
- Advised a Singapore listed company in relation to a land ownership dispute in Indonesia.
- Advised a Singapore REIT in its integrated property investment in Bintan.
- Acted for a Singapore listed property development company in connection with its acquisition of 80 Units (approximately 50% of the total) of a condominium development in Downtown Jakarta from an Indonesian property developer. Legal due diligence included land title searches and verification of permits and licenses evidencing legal construction of the development.
- Acted for a Singapore company in connection with its collaboration with a foundation (yayasan) in Indonesia involving land-related legal issues.
- Acted for a Singapore holding company in relation to its acquisition of shares in 2 Singapore companies which in turn own shares in 2 Indonesian operating entities in the hospitality and oil and gas sectors.
- Acted for the majority shareholder in the sale of his majority stake in a Singapore headquartered Asian Food and Beverage group to the Private Equity arm of a global consumer group (reported in Singapore newspapers in late May/early June 2014 and considered, contemporaneously, as a milestone transaction).
- Advised a Singapore listed company on the acquisition of 95% of the shares of an Indonesian mining company which controlled a coal mining concession in Sumatra, Indonesia, including extensive and complicated legal due diligence work.
- Advised a mainland Chinese non-government commodities conglomerate on its acquisition of 95% of the shares of an Indonesian mining company which owned Iron Sand mining concessions in Papua and Central Java, including extensive and complicated legal due diligence work and rectification work.
- Conducted legal due diligence on the subsidiaries of a Singapore listed company in Batam.
- Conducted legal due diligence on an Indonesian plantation company for a Malaysian listed company for the purpose of acquiring a plantation in Sumatra and Kalimantan.
- Conducting legal due diligence on Indonesian companies, including reviewing its corporate kits, licences and approvals, conducting court and insolvency searches on the Indonesian companies and its directors, commissioners, and shareholders, compliance with employment and labour laws, intellectual property rights, and material contracts in connection with Initial Public Offering in Singapore or Hong Kong.
- Acting for a Singapore listed company in relation to its acquisition of a property company in Batam within an extremely tight timeline.
- Advising an Italian client on his acquisition of shares in a Singapore company.
- Acted for and advised a high net worth individual on a cross-border corporate restructuring exercise involving Indonesian, Singapore and BVI companies.
- Advised a Singapore bank on the validity and enforceability of security documents executed by Indonesian parties in connection with bank facilities granted to a borrower in Singapore.
- Acted for a renowned Singapore food & beverage company in conjunction with Indonesian arbitration counsel, including perusing of arbitration documents, evidence and formulating strategic tactical approach for the arbitration proceedings.
- Acted for a shareholder of a Singapore company in a highly contentious shareholders’ dispute matter arising from a breach of agreement, which involved the client’s exclusion from the company’s management and irregularities surrounding the Annual General Meeting.
- Acted for various shareholders of an Indonesia conglomerate in their low 9 digit USD claim against the other shareholder-directors in a cross-border claim for breach of directors’ fiduciary duties, spanning multiple jurisdictions (Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia and the British Virgin Islands).
- Acted as coordinating counsel and Singapore solicitors to a litigation funder in its funding, and directing the litigation strategy, of a claim for breach of director’s duties in a hotly contested High Court action in Hong Kong, with major client reporting and project management responsibilities. Our work and the High Court action in Hong Kong was just one of several suits in Hong Kong and Singapore which spanned in aggregate over 10 years, which were ultimately concluded with settlements on favourable terms.
- Acted for the respondent, as counsel and alongside senior counsel, in an SGD 15 million claim before the SIAC for breach of warranties in a USD 100 million acquisition of a group of companies in Asia by a private equity fund.
- Acted for a Hong Kong Food & Beverage group in an embezzlement claim against a shareholder in its Singapore subsidiary, including substantial rectification undertakings in the restructuring of the Singapore subsidiary.
- Advised and acted for an international foodservice organization on its intellectual property rights and in the enforcement thereof in Indonesia.
- Acted for a client in an acrimonious shareholders’ dispute involving the hostile removal of the president director.
- Acted for the Indonesian subsidiary of a multi-national company and advised on Indonesian manpower laws and regulations in the dismissal of a senior employee for misconduct.
- Represented an Indonesian company in the Industrial Relations Court of Indonesia for the dismissal of disgruntled employees.
- Advising a major Singapore company on the removal of its directors on grounds of misappropriation of funds.
- Advising a Singapore subsidiary of an Indonesian listed company in relation to its removal of directors and claim against a service provider.
- Advising an international airline in relation to its low 8-digit USD dispute with its service provider.
- Represented a leading Chinese banking software and technology services company in its debt collection claim against Vanuatu bank.
- Represented a Singapore telecommunications company in its debt collection claim against a US company.
- Represented a Singapore telecommunications company in its debt collection claim against a Chinese company.
- Advised a Singapore company on its legal rights and obligations under Singapore law in a contractual dispute with a software company.
- Acted for an Indonesian company in relation to a cross-border shareholders’ dispute matter, including advising on strategic issues.
- Acted for the sponsors in connection with an aftercare and cosmetic product group’s listing on the main board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. This included, amongst others, preparing a legal opinion on Indonesian law, ensuring compliance with the relevant Indonesian laws and regulations, and providing general Indonesia legal advice and assistance.
- Acted for a property space management and logistics group in conducting legal due diligence on its Indonesian subsidiaries whose businesses include property investment and development, and logistics operations, for the purpose of an initial public offering and listing on the Catalyst platform of the Singapore Exchange, issuing legal opinions and drafting relevant sections of the prospectus. Legal due diligence work included amongst others business license verification, reviewing the Indonesian entities commercial contracts and verification of assets claimed to be owned by the Indonesian entities.
- Acted for an integrated engineering solution provider principally focusing on motion control, industrial computing and other specialised engineering solutions in conducting due diligence on its Indonesian subsidiaries in the business of constructing and operating hydropower plants, trading and property management for the purposes of dual listing on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, issuing legal opinions and drafting relevant sections of the prospectus.
- Acted for a property space management and logistics group as their Indonesian legal counsel in connection with their listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. This included, amongst others, conducting legal due diligence on its Indonesian subsidiaries, ensuring compliance with Indonesian laws and regulations, assisting in obtaining the required Indonesian legal and regulatory approvals and licences, issuing legal opinions, drafting relevant sections of the prospectus and providing general Indonesian legal advice and assistance.
- Acted for a multi-brand restaurant group headquartered in Singapore as their Indonesian legal counsel in connection with their listing on the Growth Enterprise Market of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. This included, amongst others, conducting legal due diligence on its licensee’s various outlets in Indonesia, ensuring compliance with the relevant Indonesian laws and regulations, assisting in obtaining the required Indonesian legal and regulatory approvals and licences, issuing legal opinions, drafting relevant sections of the prospectus and providing general Indonesian legal advice and assistance.
- Acted for the joint sponsors and underwriters as their Singapore legal counsel in connection with an integrated asset and investment fund management group’s listing on the Growth Enterprise Market of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. This included, amongst others, reviewing and commenting on the legal due diligence report prepared by the issuer’s Singapore legal counsel in respect of its asset-management business in Singapore, ensuring compliance with the relevant Singapore laws and regulations, and providing general Singapore legal advice and assistance.
- Acted for a food and beverage group offering Taiwanese snacks and beverages as their Indonesian legal counsel in connection with their listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. This included, amongst others, conducting legal due diligence on its licensee’s various outlets in Indonesia, ensuring compliance with Indonesian laws and regulations, assisting in obtaining the required Indonesian legal and regulatory approvals and licences, issuing legal opinions, drafting relevant sections of the prospectus and providing general Indonesian legal advice and assistance.
- Acted for a leading contractor specialising in the provision of golf course and landscape as their Indonesian legal counsel in connection with their listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. This included, amongst others, conducting legal due diligence on its Indonesian subsidiary, ensuring compliance with Indonesian laws and regulations, issuing legal opinions, drafting relevant sections of the prospectus and providing general Indonesian legal advice and assistance.