Bee Chun Boo is a partner in the Firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions group and practices mainly in the areas of M&A, venture capital and private equity. Prior to joining Baker & McKenzie’s Beijing office in 2007, Ms. Boo served as a partner in the Firm’s Singapore office. She is listed as a leading lawyer by IFLR 1000 in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, private equity and project finance.

Practice Focus

Ms. Boo has over 14 years of experience in M&A transactions and has represented buyers and sellers from various industries—including natural resources, power, aviation and insurance. She has also been actively involved in private equity/venture capital transactions, and is seasoned in fund of funds investments, direct investments and the establishment of funds.

Representative Legal Matters

• Advised a consortium of five companies (CITIC Group, Anshan Iron & Steel, Baosteel, Shougang and Taiyuan Iron & Steel) on its USD1.95 billion acquisition of a 15 percent stake in Brazilian niobium producer, CBMM.
• Advised CNOOC on the USD7.06 billion acquisition by Bridas Corporation of BP's 60 percent interest in Pan American Energy LLC.
• Represented a major Chinese company in its acquisition of natural resources in Kazakhstan.
• Represented CNOOC in its USD3.1 billion joint venture with Bridas Energy Holdings Limited through the ownership of a 50 percent interest in Bridas Corporation.
• Represented State Grid Corporation of China in its investment in National Grid Corporation of the Philippines to operate, maintain and expand the nationwide transmission system and electricity grid in the Philippines for a bid price of USD3.95 billion.
• Represented China Eastern Airlines in the proposed subscription by Singapore Airlines and Temasek of new shares in China Eastern Airlines.  
• Represented Caltex in its acquisition of half of BP’s interest in Singapore Refining Company (SRC), a refinery on Jurong Island in Singapore, and Tanker Mooring Services, a company providing port services to SRC.

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Law Society of Singapore
• Singapore Academy of Law

Admission

Singapore (1997)

Education

National University of Singapore  (LL.B. Honors) (1996)

邬美珍律师是本所并购业务部的合伙人，执业主要集中在并购、风险资本和私募股本等领域。在2007年加入贝克麦坚时中国办事处之前，她是本所新加坡分所的合伙人。《国际金融法律评论1000强》评她为并购、私募股本和项目融资领域的杰出律师。 

执业重点

邬律师在并购交易领域具有超过14年的工作经验，曾为各个行业并购交易中的买卖方担任过法律顾问，包括自然资源、能源、航空以及保险行业等。她同时活跃于私募股本和风险资本交易，并且在投资基金筹资、直接投资和基金设立方面具有丰富的经验。

代表性案例

• 就中信集团、鞍钢、北京首钢、宝钢以及太原钢铁五家中国企业构成的财团以19.5亿美元收购巴西矿冶公司CBMM 15%股权提供法律咨询。
• 担任中国海洋石油有限公司的法律顾问，就Bridas Corporation斥资70.6亿美元收购BP在Pan American Energy LLC中60%权益相关事宜提供建议。
• 担任一家大型中国公司的法律顾问，协助其收购在哈萨克斯坦的自然资源项目。
• 担任中国海洋石油有限公司的法律顾问，协助其与Bridas Energy Holdings Limited建立31亿美元的合营项目。
• 担任中国国家电网公司的法律顾问，协助其对菲律宾国家电网公司进行投资，后者以39.5亿美元取得菲律宾政府授予的运营、维护及扩展菲律宾全国电力传输系统和电网的特许经营权。
• 在新加坡航空和淡马锡对中国东方航空公司的新股认购中担任中国东方航空公司的法律顾问。
• 担任Caltex的法律顾问，协助其收购英国石油在新加坡炼油公司（一家位于新加坡裕廊岛的炼油厂，简称SRC）和Tanker Mooring Services（一家为SRC提供港口服务的公司）中的一半股权。

语言能力

• 中文
• 英语

职业组织与会员资格

• 新加坡律师协会
• 新加坡法学会

执业资格

新加坡律师执业资格（1997年）

教育背景

新加坡国立大学（法学学士，荣誉生）（1996年）