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David Chong, PBM

David Chong specialises in corporate and corporate finance, with particular experience in the communications, media, technology, energy and natural resources sector. He has particular experience on cross-border transactions, having started his career in London before relocating to Asia. His principal focus is on mergers and acquisitions (both public and private), including tender offers, schemes, reverse takeovers, privatisations and de-listings, joint ventures, MBOs, earn-outs, asset purchases, restructurings, anti-trust and merger control. He is a governor of the Singapore International Foundation, a member of the Catholic High School Management Committee and secretary to the Singapore Deposit Insurance Corporation. He was also awarded the Public Service Medal (Pingat Bakti Masyarakat) by the President of the Republic of Singapore in 2022. · Shook Lin & Bok LLP

SingaporeCorporate / M&A, Corporate FinanceEnglish, Mandarin, Cantonese

About

David Chong is a corporate and corporate finance lawyer specialising in cross-border transactions and mergers and acquisitions (public and private), with sector focus on communications, media, technology, energy and natural resources. He is a governor of the Singapore International Foundation, a member of the Catholic High School Management Committee, secretary to the Singapore Deposit Insurance Corporation and was awarded the Public Service Medal (Pingat Bakti Masyarakat) in 2022.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&ACorporate FinanceEnergy & Natural ResourcesFinancial Services RegulatoryTechnology, Media & Telecommunications

Office

Expertise

CommunicationsMediaTechnologyEnergy & Natural ResourcesCross-Border TransactionsMergers & AcquisitionsCorporate FinanceRestructuringsAntitrust & Merger Control

Education

  • BA (Hons), Cambridge University, 1997

Admissions

  • Advocate & Solicitor, Singapore, 1999
  • Solicitor, England & Wales, 2003

Languages

EnglishMandarinCantonese