“Clients say that ‘this is definitely the leading firm in Singapore for corporate real estate work - the fantastic quality of the individuals at the top permeates down through an exceptionally strong team.’” Chambers Asia 2009

“Allen & Gledhill proved itself as the clear market leader in real-estate investment, having participate[d] in nearly every Singapore-listed Reit.” IFLR 1000 2008

We represent domestic and international investors, global property funds, public listed real estate companies, government linked companies, investment banks and commercial banks in a full range of real estate and real estate related transactions involving retail malls, commercial, industrial, logistics, residential and service apartment projects in Singapore and in Asia.

Our corporate real estate practice is broadly divided into five main areas, namely:

Our team members frequently work in conjunction with our firm's Corporate & Commercial and Financial Services practice groups in providing cross disciplinary legal services to our clients on real estate investment trusts, securitisations, mergers and acquisitions and asset restructurings.

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Penny Goh
Ho Kin San
Hoo Sheau Farn
Margaret Soh
Eudora Tan
Ernest Teo
Lyn Wee

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We represent and advise institutional investors, property fund managers and corporates in connection with the acquisition of major commercial and residential developments, office and leisure complexes, as well as sites for large scale redevelopment. As part of our institutional real estate practice, we advise on the acquisition and sale of shares, in real estate companies.

Our joint development specialists have an excellent reputation for their involvement in a number of high-profile complex joint development projects relating to major sites in Singapore.

Our team has considerable specialist experience in providing comprehensive and innovative advice to property investors and developers on all regulatory requirements, corporate structuring, planning regulations, project and management agreements, acquisition, development, funding and divestment activities.

For further information, please contact:

Penny Goh
Ho Kin San
Hoo Sheau Farn
Margaret Soh
Eudora Tan
Ernest Teo
Lyn Wee

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We are at the forefront of the development of REIT structures in Singapore, having pioneered the establishment and listing of five REITs listed in Singapore and their secondary offerings. They are CapitaMall Trust, Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (A-REIT), Fortune REIT, CapitaCommercial Trust and Suntec REIT. Our strength is illustrated in our ability to work across legal disciplines to deal with wide-ranging and complex legal issues and deliver an integrated solution to our clients.

For further information, please contact:

Penny Goh
Ho Kin San
Margaret Soh
Eudora Tan
Lyn Wee

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Private Equity Property Funds

We have assisted our clients in the establishment of private equity property funds, attracting institutional and pension fund investors from Europe and Asia, to invest in Asian real estate. We have also acted for these property funds in their regional real estate investment and divestment transactions.

For further information, please contact:

Penny Goh

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For projects out of Singapore, we work as lead counsel for our international clients in structuring, negotiating, co-ordinating and overseeing our clients' acquisitions and joint ventures in real estate transactions in Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.

For more information, please contact:

Penny Goh
Ho Kin San
Eudora Tan

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We are also active in the commercial property sector, serving major commercial building owners in their anchor and major tenant transactions, involving complex leasing and financial incentive arrangements.

For more information, please contact:

Eudora Tan