Kennedy Chen

Chen Jianhao Kennedy possesses immaculate track record consisting actual in-person footprint spanning ASEAN, APAC, the Americas, European Union, and Greater China/PRC, embodying actual, proven on-the-ground expertise with cross-border and Singapore law, corporate, transactional, financial, IPO, regulatory compliance, branding IP, risks/disputes management, private wealth and business strategy.

A leading Singapore lawyer, Kennedy Chen’s focused multi-disciplinary practice covers:

1. domestic and cross-jurisdiction M&A/company business establishment (private, public, including distressed or leveraged buyouts), shareholder relationships, pre-M&A/post-merger integration and reorganisation;
2. private equity/venture capital;
3. IPO, equity/debt capital markets, securities financing (listing, post-listing obligations, fund-raising work-outs);
4. funds formation/regulation;
5. FDI (Foreign Direct Investments), transnational inbound/outbound joint ventures;
6. insolvent/solvent restructuring;
7. regulatory/compliance;
8. project/deal management;
9. crisis or dispute prevention/control;
10. ommercial/business strategy structures (including branding IP); and
11. negotiation methodologies.

Kennedy equates and derives success from your success. He’s grateful, and proud, to be objectively regarded in recognised business and legal circles as an astute problem-solver consistently creating practical, commerce-centric, complete options beyond mere legal solutions to address challenges – a reliable trusted partner taking full ownership to add value to your goals where they matter.

Across sectors, industries, Kennedy feels fortunate to always be requested to advise stakeholders/clients keen to partake in, and benefit from, their desired personal, business, investment and commercial endeavours, concurrently anticipating regulatory, compliance and organisational risks. Kennedy speaks English, Mandarin, Min-Chinese, Cantonese and Bahasa, bringing to the table unique cultural, social awareness that further sets him apart as a trusted go-to adviser.

Football, golf, yoga and community/volunteering work count amongst Kennedy’s other interests second to his legal, professional passion.

• ASEAN FDI and cross-border joint ventures – Advised various Japanese conglomerates in ASEAN foreign direct investment projects including, amongst others, Mitsubishi Corporation's ventures into Myanmar under the Myanmar Investment Committee regulations.
• M&A and PPP – Represented and negotiated on behalf of Darussalam Assets in a PPP (public-private partnership) with foreign engineering partners for the construction, management and maintenance of a Bruneian naval base.
• Initial Public Offering/IPO – Sponsor's counsel in the HKEX listing of K Group Holdings, and Singapore counsel to the issuer in VS Media Holdings Limited’s Nasdaq IPO (ticker: VSME), further advising on pre-IPO corporate structuring matters.
• Equity/debt capital markets – Singapore counsel to Hangzhou Changchuan Technology in its application to the China Securities Regulatory Commission to issue additional stock raising approximately US$60M, and Singapore counsel to the issuer, a PRC listed engineering, precision engineering, prototyping and design manufacturing company, in a fund-raise exercise of RMB$600M.
• Private equity and venture capital – Led PE and VC deals, including advising Gulf Islamic Investments in its S$100M co-investment with its other investment partners into Encube Ethicals, and representing a leading Singapore-based private education group in a private equity injection by a government-linked agency.
• Domestic and cross-border M&A – Singapore sell-side and buy-side mandates in various sectors, including hotel and hospitality M&As, notably one involving the sale and purchase of a hospitality and hotel group located in Southeast Asia and parts of Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.