Sharon Foo

Sharon Foo

Local Principal
Baker & McKenzie Wong & Leow

Biography

Sharon is a local principal in the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group in Singapore.

Sharon has significant experience in Singapore and Hong Kong on complex and high-value cross-border multijurisdictional M&A transactions, private equity and venture capital investments, and joint ventures.

Previously, Sharon was an in-house legal counsel with an investment firm with portfolio companies in the financial services sector where she was responsible for providing strategic legal advice to key stakeholders on corporate transactions and general commercial matters, managing and reviewing legal and regulatory risks across the group and its operating entities.

Clients have commented that she “consistently demonstrates a high level of professionalism, sound judgment, and strong legal, commercial, and business acumen” and “her ability to navigate complex concepts and structures was instrumental in moving the transaction forward, particularly amid multiple challenges, extensive discussions, and evolving developments.”

Practice Focus

Sharon regularly advises financial sponsors and multinational corporations on acquisitions, disposals, strategic investments and joint ventures. She has particular depth in the digital infrastructure, real estate, technology, financial services and healthcare sectors.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Advised Charles Monat Associates, a leading global life insurance brokerage firm, on the strategic minority equity investment led by Apollo-managed hybrid strategy funds.
  • Advised ESR Data Centres as fund manager of ESR Data Centre Fund I, on its joint venture with CloudHQ, to develop, operate and manage Cosmosquare, a USD 2 billion, 130-megawatt hyperscale data center campus in Osaka, Japan.
  • Advised a leading Asian data centre operator on the acquisition of a data centre from a multinational web service provider by way of an acquisition of 100% of the shares of the property holding company.
  • Advised Shell Singapore on the sale of its Energy and Chemicals Park assets located on Bukom and Jurong Islands in Singapore.
  • Advised Zuellig Pharma’s Singapore subsidiary MiCare, one of Asia Pacific’s leading medical claims administrator, on its strategic M&A transaction pursuant to which Mitsui & Co. and International Finance Corporation invested approximately USD 60 million in MiCare.
  • Advised Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital) on its venture capital investments in Pintarnya, a job-seeking platform in Indonesia and BUD Technologies, a metaverse user-generated content platform.
  • Advised The Stock Exchange of Thailand in its investment into ADDX, a private market exchange.
  • Advised a global internet and technology company on its Series D investment into Argentina’s mobile bank Uala and Series C investment into Spanish-based Lingokids, a playlearning app for kids.
  • Advised Unilever China on its e-commerce-related joint venture with Hangzhou Golong Holding for the distribution of products in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.
  • Advised Trip.com on its joint venture with TripAdvisor in China and its strategic investment in TripAdvisor.
  • Advised MetLife Inc. on the sale of MetLife’s Hong Kong life insurance business to FWD Management Holdings Limited.

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Singapore Academy of Law - Member
  • Law Society of Singapore - Member

Admissions

  • Singapore (2012)

Education

  • National University of Singapore (LLB) (2011)

Languages

  • English
  • Mandarin

Previous Offices

  • Hong Kong