Tao Koon Chiam heads our M&A practice for Southeast Asia
Tao Koon is a director in the corporate transactions practice at Ashurst ADTLaw* and is a corporate transactions expert who focuses on private equity, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, including joint ventures and corporate restructuring.
His extensive experience spans a wide range of industries and he is well regarded for his legal knowledge, business acumen, negotiation skills and being a trusted adviser to his clients, including sovereign wealth funds, private equity funds and family offices.
Ranked highly regarded by IFLR1000 and recommended by Lexology Index (formerly Who's Who Legal) for M&A work, Tao Koon is also consistently recognised by leading international legal directories such as Chambers and The Legal 500. He has been described by clients as "a master negotiator" and "trusted M&A adviser" who is "very commercial and business-savvy". Prior to joining Ashurst ADTLaw, Tao Koon was a senior partner at a leading Southeast Asia-based law firm where he was co-head of the venture capital practice.
*Ashurst ADTLaw is a Formal Law Alliance in Singapore between Ashurst LLP and ADTLaw LLC.
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