Lawlines Volume 9 Issue 4 - eOASIS

LawLinesVol 9 . Issue 4 • December 2007Around Rajah & TannRound Up – 2007 InPerspectiveFeature ArticlesTo Withhold Or Not ToWithhold – That Is TheQuestionAll Abuzz About GamesCorporate SocialResponsibility UnderThe New IndonesianCompany LawCase BitesLegislation BitesToh Kian Sing Appointed SeniorCounselWe were also pleased to announce earlier this yearthat our Toh Kian Sing was appointed a SeniorCounsel in 2007, bringing the total number ofSenior Counsel in the Firm to four. Kian Sing is aNational University of Singapore graduate and alsohas a fi rst-class honours degree in Civil Law fromOxford University. Kian Sing’s scope of expertiseincludes bills of lading, charterparty and marineinsurance litigation and arbitration, and internationaltrade disputes. He is well regarded for his expertisein trade fi nance litigation and documentation. KianSing is also author of the book titled ‘Admiralty Law& Practice’ that has been cited by the SingaporeCourt of Appeal as well as the High Court in NewZealand and Hong Kong.Top M & A Adviser in AsiaRajah & Tann is regularly involved in signifi cant dealson behalf of our clients, and to that end has beenrecognised as one of the top M & A advisers in Asia.This recognition comes from Thomson Financialand mergers and acquisitions data and intelligencespecialist Mergermarket, amongst others.Recent Corporate-Based DealsRajah & Tann’s corporate-based teams have been atthe forefront of a number of cutting edge deals. Weset out here only a sampling of some of the deals:• Sin Chei Liang acted for MediaRing Ltd in anacquisition by MediaRing Ltd of all the issuedshares of Cavu Corp Pte. Ltd. by way ofS$14.5 million in cash, S$7.5 million by wayof MediaRing shares, and a further payment ofup to S$3 million subject to the achievement ofcertain performance targets by the Cavu Groupfor FY 2007. Cavu Corp Pte. Ltd. is a leading ITinfrastructure services provider in Singapore thatoffers a full range of Enterprise solutions, includingan innovative ‘pay-as-you-use’ offering.• Goh Kian Hwee and Cheng Yoke Ping advisedStrategic Investment Holdings Ltd, McKinleyInvestment Holdings Ltd and PT Inter PetrindoInti Citra in their disposal of an aggregateshareholding of 70% in PT Chandra Asri,Indonesia’s leading petrochemical company,to PT Barito Pacifi c Tbk (a company listed onthe Jakarta Stock Exchange) at an aggregatepage 8 of 44 pages | print | comments | close