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the privatisation and voluntary delisting of Soilbuild Group Holdings Ltd. from the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited; |
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the divestment of the casino operations of Genting Singapore PLC in the United Kingdom to Genting Worldwide (UK) Limited; |
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the acquisition of shares in Chemoil Energy Limited by Singfuel Investment Pte. Ltd., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Glencore International AG and the resulting mandatory unconditional cash offer; |
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the disposal of Macquarie Group's entire interest in about 26 per cent. of the total issued units in Macquarie Prime Real Estate Investment Trust (MP-REIT) and its 50 per cent. interest in the shares of Prime REIT Management Holdings Pte Ltd to YTL Corporation Berhad; |
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the acquisition of United Test and Assembly Centre Ltd by Global A&T Electronics Ltd by way of a scheme of arrangement under Section 210 of the Companies Act, Chapter 50 of Singapore, and in accordance with the Singapore Code on Take-overs and Mergers; |
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offerings of regulatory capital securities by Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited and United Overseas Bank Limited respectively; |
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the reverse takeover of Hup Soon Global Corporation Limited (formerly known as Twinwood Engineering Limited); |
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the voluntary unconditional cash offer by Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited for Great Eastern Holdings Limited; and |
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the acquisition of Foster’s brewing assets in Vietnam by Asia Pacific Breweries Limited (through a wholly-owned subsidiary). |
Christopher was seconded to Linklaters, London for six months from September 2003 to March 2004 where he worked on private equity transactions and corporate reorganisations.
Christopher graduated from the National University of Singapore with an LLB (Hons) degree in 1999 and obtained an LLM from Columbia University in 2002, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. He was called to the Singapore Bar in 2000 and is a member of the New York State Bar Association.
Christopher is the co-author of the Singapore chapter of the 2008 and 2009 editions of The International Comparative Legal Guide to M&A (Global Legal Group Ltd) and lectures on takeovers and mergers for the Postgraduate Practical Law Course.
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