Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) volumes in Singapore saw a significant jump in 2024, with the financial and real estate sectors taking the lead. Both inbound and domestic M&A activity generated substantial interest.
Our Mergers & Acquisitions Partners Quak Fi Ling, Audrey Chng, Soong Wen E, Anna Tan and Antitrust & Competition Partner Chan Jia Hui contributed to a Chambers and Partners article “An Introduction to Corporate/M&A: Domestic”, providing insights into Singapore’s M&A landscape in 2024.
The article covers key developments in the market, such as the introduction of new laws aimed at enhancing national security, including the Significant Investments Review Act (SIRA), as well as increased scrutiny of mergers by the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS). Our Partners also discuss the growing influence of ESG factors on M&A, from the Green Data Centre Roadmap promoting sustainable infrastructure to new worker protections and climate reporting mandates shaping corporate governance.
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