Xiao Hui Ting

Xiao Hui Ting

Principal
Baker & McKenzie Wong & Leow

Biography

Xiao Hui is a principal in the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group in the Singapore office.

She is an experienced M&A practitioner and acts for privately held corporates and private equity firms across a broad spectrum of industries, including healthcare, real estate, digital infrastructure, consumer and technology sector.

Xiao Hui is listed as a leading practitioner by Chambers Asia Pacific 2026 for Corporate/M&A: Domestic in Singapore, and is also a “Next Generation Partner” for Corporate and M&A: Local firms in Singapore by Legal 500 Asia Pacific since 2023. She is also recognized as one of Singapore's most influential lawyers aged 40 and under by Singapore Business Review 2020.

Clients consistently praise Xiao Hui for her ability “to attain a holistic understanding of various matters at hand, give her point of view and the relevant legal implications succinctly, and provide commercially sensible action items to help serve her clients’ best interests. She is a dealmaker, not a deal breaker, and that is exactly what we need as clients that live off M&A.” Another client highlights that she “stands out as an exceptional professional who combines technical mastery with genuine client focus. She possesses a rare ability to translate complex legal and regulatory issues into clear, actionable strategies aligned with business objectives.” She is also recognized for “strong legal grounding and commercial appreciation, especially when navigating terms negotiations.”

Practice Focus

Xiao Hui's main area of practice is in complex/high-value cross-border multijurisdictional mergers and acquisitions and private equity/venture capital investments, joint ventures and corporate reorganisations.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Advised PT Chandra Asri Pacific Tbk, a leading energy, chemicals, and infrastructure solutions provider in Southeast Asia, on its acquisition of ExxonMobil’s network of Esso-branded retail fuel stations in Singapore.
  • Acted as lead counsel to Navis Capital Partners on the strategic sale of dzcard Group to TOPPAN Security. dzcard is Southeast Asia’s leading fully integrated secure payment and smart card solution provider headquartered in Bangkok, with operations across six countries.
  • Advised leading regional specialty chemicals distributor WWRC Holding Pte. Ltd., backed by Tower Capital Asia, on its strategic acquisitions of Farben Technique (M) Sdn Bhd and KC Chemicals (M) Sdn Bhd in Malaysia.
  • 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. (Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd. and International Finance Corporation invested approximately USD 60 million in MiCare.
  • Advised a private real estate fund managed by one of the largest global asset managers on the formation of a joint venture with a Singapore mainboard listed real estate developer in Singapore, and advised the joint venture as international lead counsel on its acquisition of certain securities instruments in a real estate development in Singapore.
  • Advised a Singapore-headquartered international business group in the sale of its interests in healthcare assets in the Philippines by way of an auction sale process.
  • Advised UOB Venture Management Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of United Overseas Bank Limited as lead Series B investor in respect of its USD 28 million investment into Vietnam-based BuyMed Pte Ltd.
  • Advised an Asian leading data centre provider on its 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 two major private equity firms on their proposed divestment by way of a competitive auction process of one of their portfolio companies, a leading regional provider of premium serviced office workspaces.
  • Advised Julius Baer Group Ltd (JBG) on the commercial terms of its joint venture with Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) for the setup and operation of private wealth management businesses in Singapore and Thailand.
  • Advised EQT Greater China II Limited and Management on the sale through an auction process of 100 percent of the equity of Klassisk Investment Limited and the Classic Fine Food Group of Companies (across 14 countries) to the Metro Group for an enterprise value of USD 290 million plus earnout of up to USD 38 million (awarded Singapore Venture Capital Association PE deal of the year 2016, nominated for Asian Venture Capital Journal Mid-Market Exit of the Year 2015, and shortlisted for the ALB Southeast Asia Law Awards 2016 “M&A Deal of the Year (Midsize)”), having advised EQT on the original acquisition in December 2010.
  • Advised Temasek Holdings Pte. Ltd. on its acquisition of exchangeable rights issued by Prime Star Investment Pte. Ltd. (wholly owned subsidiary of PT Multipolar Tbk), which are exchangeable for 26.1 percent of the share capital of PT Matahari Putra Prima Tbk for USD 300 million.
  • Advised Hong Kong-based Park Hotel Group on their divestment of Park Hotel Clarke Quay to Ascendas for SGD 300 million, which won the Best Exit of the Year at the REIW Asia 2013 Awards for Excellence.

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Singapore Academy of Law – Member
  • Law Society of Singapore – Member

Admissions

  • Singapore (2009)

Education

  • National University of Singapore (2009)

Languages

  • English
  • Mandarin