Shalene Jin

Partner

Shalene’s corporate real estate expertise spans across diverse real estate asset classes, including, commercial, industrial, retail, logistics, hospitality, energy infrastructure and data centres.

She specialises in the execution of complex acquisitions, divestments, build-to-suit, indirect real estate investments through corporate structures, cross border real estate transactions, leasing and joint development arrangements.  With a proven track record, Shalene is adept at navigating multifaceted regulatory landscapes to execute high-value, large-scale transactions

Shalene is ranked by Chambers and Partners and is recognised as a “notable practitioner” in IFLR1000. She was also the sole winner of the Lexology Clients Choice Awards 2024 in Real Estate, where nominations are only open to in-house counsel.

Shalene has contributed to several legal publications, including the Singapore chapters of the Corporate Real Estate Global Guide and Commercial Real Estate in Singapore: Overview published by Practical Law.

She joined Allen & Gledhill LLP in 2008 after she was called to the Singapore Bar and has been a Partner since 2015.

Work Highlights

  • Advised a global energy giant in the divestment of all its 58 petrol stations in Singapore as part of the sale of its retail fuels business in Singapore.
  • Advised CAPGC Pte. Ltd. in the acquisition of Shell’s Singapore Energy and Chemicals Park (including the integrated refinery and petrochemical facilities located on Bukom and the Jurong Island).
  • Advised IOI Consolidated (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., on the acquisition of a 50.1 per cent. interest in the commercial component of the iconic South Beach mixed-use integrated development via the purchase of interest in Scottsdale Properties Pte. Ltd.. The purchase consideration is based on Scottsdale’s consolidated net assets, which factors in an agreed property value of S$2.75 billion for the South Beach mixed-use integrated development.
  • Acted for Keppel Limited in the largest data centre transaction in South-east Asia in 2024 involving the divestment of a Keppel-led data centre joint venture to Keppel DC REIT, where the 60-40 data centre joint venture held interests in two data centre buildings located at 82 Genting Lane, Singapore 349567.

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