Tom Platts
Partner - Head of Corporate, Singapore
Tom is a corporate and commercial law expert, with extensive experience in complex cross-border M&A and capital markets transactions in Southeast Asia.
Partner - Head of Corporate, Singapore
Tom is a corporate and commercial law expert, with extensive experience in complex cross-border M&A and capital markets transactions in Southeast Asia.
Languages - English, French
Jurisdiction - England & Wales
Tom is a Corporate Partner recognised for his expertise in advising clients on complex, strategically significant cross-border M&A and private equity transactions across Southeast Asia and beyond.
Tom heads the Southeast Asia M&A team and is based in both Singapore and London. He advises a diverse international client base on strategic investments and cross-border M&A throughout ASEAN and globally. His practice spans a wide range of sectors, including renewables, consumer, financial institutions, media and telecoms, technology, transport, agri-business, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare.
Tom’s practice has a particular focus on the United States. He leads the firm’s US Area of Focus for Southeast Asia, with responsibility for the firm’s relationships with US law firms and US strategy in the region. Tom acts for US corporates, financial sponsors, and their portfolio companies on investments and transactions, and frequently “quarterbacks” advice for US law firms needing coordinated support across multiple Asian jurisdictions, ensuring seamless service for clients navigating complex cross-border matters.
Tom is ranked as a leading individual in Singapore by Chambers Asia Pacific and is recommended by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific for Corporate M&A in the Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam. He is also recognised in Asia Business Law Journal’s A List, ALB’s Super 50 TMT Lawyers, and as a stand-out talent by Acritas Stars. Clients value Tom’s proactive approach, deep sector knowledge, and ability to deliver clear, commercially focused advice on complex legal challenges, helping them achieve their business objectives in unfamiliar and challenging markets.
Tom is fluent in English and French, and is committed to energy transition and social impact initiatives.
Cyan Renewables
Advised Cyan Renewables on its take-private of MMA Offshore, a Perth-based ASX-listed offshore vessel support company, for an implied equity value of AU$1.1 billion. Cyan Renewables is an offshore vessel portfolio company owned by Singapore-headquartered private equity fund Seraya Partners.
East M&A Deals of the Year Award, 2024 Marine Money
New Forests
Advised New Forests on Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2's acquisition of a majority shareholding in Burapha Agro-Forestry, a timber plantation forestry company in Laos with a Verra-compliant carbon credit project. Mirova co-invested through its Sustainable Land Use strategy.
S&P Global
Advised S&P Global on various matters including:
its acquisition of TeraHelix, a fintech specialist in advanced data modelling, linking and reconciliation services, leveraging AI technology.
its acquisition of Conference Connection Pte. Ltd.'s and Conference Connection Inc.'s conference businesses.
its acquisition of Green Power Conferences Limited
BW Group
Advised BW Group on its acquisition of 100% of Hawaiki Submarine Cable and International Connectivity Services, the largest and fastest cross-sectional fibre optic cable between the US and Oceania.
LOGOS SE Asia
Advised LOGOS SE Asia on its joint venture with ENGIE to build a regional renewable energy platform to provide solar generation and renewable energy options for LOGOS' Asia Pacific portfolio.
Kroll
Advised Kroll on its acquisition of Borrelli Walsh, a specialist restructuring, corporate recovery, insolvency and forensic accounting firm.
Further advised on its acquisition of RP Digital Security, a Singapore-headquartered company specialising in computer forensic investigations, digital security and eDiscovery across Asia.
Lyniate
Advised Lyniate, a global healthcare data interoperability and data liquidity solutions provider, on a fundraising round led by Hg, the manager of HgCapital Trust plc.
Danfoss
Advised Danfoss, a specialist in engineering solutions focussed on energy efficiency, on the regional aspects of its global expansion involving a US$3.3 billion acquisition of Eaton's hydraulics business.
Corporation Service Company
Advised Corporation Service Company on various matters including:
its Asian aspects of its acquisition of Intertrust Group
its acquisition of the FirstCorp Group across Southeast Asia
its acquisition of the IP Mirror group, and global data transfer requirements in 13 jurisdictions, including Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Hong Kong and Australia.
KFin Technologies Limited
Advised KFin Technologies Limited, a listed Indian fund services provider, on its US$34.7 million acquisition of a 51% shareholding in Ascent Fund Services group, with operations across Asia Pacific, UK, US, BVI and Cayman Islands.
