Caryn Ng
Caryn's primary areas of focus are equity capital markets and corporate finance, with additional experience in private equity and corporate M&A transactions.

Caryn is Singapore law qualified, and has a wide range of experience advising on SPACs, IPOs, as well as M&A transactions across ASEAN. She has represented issuers and underwriters in numerous securities listings on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST).

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • Yinson Production on its USD1 billion fund raising by way of issuance of redeemable convertible preference shares and warrants to RRJ Group, ADIA and BCI.
  • A global financial services provider on its pre-conditional voluntary cash general offer for 51% of Income Insurance Limited for SGD2.2 billion.
  • EDP Renewables in its acquisition of a 91% stake in Sunseap Group, the largest distributed solar player and top 4 solar player in South East Asia for SGD 1.1 billion.*
  • A group of financial institutions as joint bookrunners and underwriters on its first private placement of new units in Parkway Life Real Estate Trust (PLife REIT) since its IPO amounting to SGD180m.
  • A group of financial institutions as underwriters on a S$200.0 million private placement of units in Frasers Centrepoint Trust in connection with the acquisition of remaining interests in Nex from Frasers Property.
  • The underwriters to Singapore law in respect of PropNex’s IPO on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited.*
  • Vertex Technology Acquisition Corporation Ltd. (VTAC) - acted for underwriters as to US federal securities law in respect of VTAC’s IPO on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited.*
  • Keppel DC REIT in relation to its subscription of notes and preference shares in a joint venture with M1 Limited.*
  • Mr D.I.Y. – acted for underwriters as to US federal securities law in respect of Mr D.I.Y. Group's IPO. (Awarded Equity Market Deal of the Year by Asian Legal Business Malaysia Law Awards 2021).*
  • The international counsel to Thailand Future Infrastructure Fund in its USD 1.4 billion IPO on the Stock Exchange of Thailand.*
  • Thunes, the global payments infrastructure company, in most of its funding rounds (including the US$150m Series D financing).
  • Harim Holdings in connection with the partial offer of Pan Ocean (a dual SGX and KRX listed company).*

* Previous law firm experience.

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as advocate and solicitor, Singapore, 2012

Academic

LLB (Hons), Singapore Management University, 2011
Bachelor of Business Management, Singapore Management University, 2011
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.