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 Partner based between Singapore and London, leading the firm's top-tier cross-border Southeast Asia M&A and private equity practice. He specialises in corporate and commercial law, with extensive experience in strategic M&A, foreign direct investment, joint ventures, private equity, venture capital and capital markets transactions.
He advises blue-chip corporates, banks, and funds on complex deals in every jurisdiction in ASEAN, with a specific expertise on transactions in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. His sector experience spans renewables, consumer, FIG, media and telecoms, technology, transport, agri-business, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare.
Tom is currently ranked in Singapore as a leading individual by Chambers Asia Pacific and is also a recommended lawyer by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific for the Corporate M&A category, and in Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam. He was also client-nominated as a stand-out talent by Acritas Stars 2019.
Known for his proactive approach and deep sector knowledge, Tom is valued for helping clients overcome legal challenges and achieve their business goals. He is recognised for being "very smart and solutions driven".
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.
