Victoria Leong

PARTNER

Victoria’s areas of practice are real estate investment trusts (REITs), business trusts, and investment funds.

Victoria advises REITs, business trusts, real estate funds and fund managers on a range of international and domestic transactions. These include initial public offerings, rights issues, preferential offerings, private placements, as well as acquisitions and divestments. She also advises REITs, business trusts and real estate funds on their compliance requirements under the Singapore regulatory and listing regime.

Victoria joined the Firm in 2016 after she was called to the Singapore Bar, and has been a Partner since 2022. During her time at the Firm, she was seconded to the Hong Kong office of a magic circle law firm. Before joining the Firm, she represented Singapore at the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.

Victoria has written articles on corporate matters including corporate governance and special purpose acquisition companies. She has also advised charities on a pro bono basis.

Work Highlights

• Acted as transaction counsel in the IPO and listing of NTT DC REIT on the Singapore Exchange, which raised gross proceeds of US$1,030 million from the IPO and the issuance of sponsor units and cornerstone units.
• Advised Lendlease Global Commercial REIT on its approximately S$280.0 million private placement together with its acquisition of a 70% effective interest in PLQ Mall and a 70% interest in LL PLQM Trustee Pte. Ltd. for approximately S$234.5 million.
• Advised OUE Limited on its joint venture with Tokyo Century Corporation for the development of a new hotel at Terminal 2 of Changi Airport.
• Advised Frasers Centrepoint Trust on its approximately S$200 million private placement together with its acquisition of a 24.5% effective interest in NEX shopping mall for approximately S$523.1 million.