Overview
Dawn Tan focuses her practice on corporate law, with more than 12 years’ experience in cross border transactions.
She has particular experience in private M&A, private equity investments, venture capital investments and fund formation work involving domestic as well as international clients across various sectors.
Results
Mergers and Acquisitions / Private Equity / Venture Capital
- Acted for the Veolia Group, a global leader in optimized resource management, providing innovative waste, water and energy management solutions, in its divestment of its public waste collection an public cleansing business in Singapore to Sembcorp Industries for approximately S$28 million*
- Acted for a Chinese state-owned investment fund in the establishment of a co-investment platform with a global infrastructure consulting firm to invest in infrastructure projects in Southeast Asia*
- Acted for a Japanese and Hong Kong consortium in its proposed acquisition of a group of companies involved in equipment leasing with subsidiaries in Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Myanmar and China*
- Acted for Ashland Global Holding Inc., a US chemical company with market cap of USD 4.51 billion, and which operates in more than 100 countries, in relation to its separation from Valvoline Inc*
Asset Management and Funds
- Acted for a Russian public joint stock company, a holding company owned by management companies that manage one of the largest non-state pension funds in Russia, on the establishment of its maiden real estate private equity fund to invest in real estate in Germany*
- Acted for Heliconia Capital Management Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Temasek Holdings, in the establishment of its four private equity funds in Singapore, which seek to invest in small-medium enterprises headquartered, or with significant businesses, in Singapore*
- Acted for Eight Capital Management LLC in the establishment of the Eight Capital Mezzanine & Special Situations Fund, a private equity fund to provide mezzanine capital to mid-cap high-growth companies in India*
- Acted as Singapore counsel for IDFC Limited as sponsor, and IDFC Capital (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. as the fund manager of India Infrastructure Fund (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., an India-focused private equity fund, which raised USD 644 million to invest in a diversified portfolio of infrastructure assets in India*
Capital Markets
- Acted for NauticAWT Limited on its initial public offering and listing on the SGX-ST*
- Acted for ISR Capital Limited on its fund raising exercise relating to the issue of 2% convertible redeemable bonds to raise up to SG$35 million*
- Acted for Swissco Holdings Limited on its fund raising exercise of approximately US$43.95 million via the issuance of exchangeable preference shares in special purpose vehicles to acquire two mobile offshore drilling rigs for an aggregate acquisition price of approximately US$122.5 million*
- Acted for Q & M Dental Group (Singapore) Limited in (i) its grant of a call option to Heritas Helios Investments Pte. Ltd., a healthcare private equity fund seeded by IMC and managed by IMC’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Heritas Capital Management Pte. Ltd., and (ii) its rights issue, raising approximately SG$44 million collectively*
*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott
Community
- Law Society of Singapore
- Singapore Academy of Law
Credentials
Education
National University of Singapore, LL.B. (Hons), 2009
Admissions
Singapore
Languages
English
Mandarin
