Andrew Martin trained and initially worked in England, followed by several years in each of Hong Kong and Australia before settling in Singapore in 2002. Mr. Martin has spoken extensively on cross-border M&A with particular reference to SE Asia, India and the Middle East. Highly recommended by PLC Which lawyer? Mr. Martin is the head of the Singapore Corporate & Securities Group. He serves as a member of the Firm’s Global Compliance Steering Committee, India Focus Group, Gulf Cross Regional Working Group and Asia Pacific Regional M&A Steering Committee.

Practice Focus

Mr. Martin is a corporate and commercial lawyer with a particular focus on cross-border M&A and joint ventures. His practice also covers a diverse array of commercial contracts and all aspects of corporate counseling with special reference to corporate compliance and governance. He advises both multinational companies and private equity houses from Asia, US and Europe.

Representative Legal Matters

• Acted for large NYSE listed processor of agricultural crops including soybeans, corn, wheat and cocoa, in connection with its disposal of certain Chinese assets to a leading SE Asian agribusiness group in return for shares.
• Acted for Indonesian conglomerate in connection with the acquisition of 50% interest in Cypriot holding company for an Eastern European edible oils and grains business.
• Represented private equity arm of large Australian investment fund, Babcock & Brown, on two rounds of investments into an offshore holding company with underlying assets in Indian passive telecoms infrastructure.
• Acted for privately held Singapore based contractor on its joint venture in Pakistan in a high end residential development
• Conducted a corporate governance audit on a 45/55 telecommunications joint venture between a large European multinational and the government of a South Asian state. Providing comprehensive analysis and suggestions for improvement in operation of board, shareholder communications and certain internal systems.
• Advised on compliance/anti-corruption issues for regional HQ of large US multinational with manufacturing and distribution operations across Asia-Pacific.

Admission

Singapore (2011)
New South Wales~Australia (1997)
Queensland~Australia (1997)
Tasmania~Australia (1994)
Hong Kong (1994)
England & Wales~United Kingdom (1991)

Education

College of Law at Guildford  (S.F.E.) (1989)
University of Durham  (B.A. first class) (1988)