PRACTICE AREAS
Real Estate
With the rapidly expanding property market in Singapore and many other countries and the cross border collaborations in this area, the Real Estate department of the company plays a significant role in partnering such developments.
Our real estate expertise extends to a broad range of conveyancing matters from sale and purchase of properties, mortgages, debentures, financing and documentation related to land, as well as to leasing of commercial, industrial and residential projects.
We represent major real estate developers, corporations and institutional investors in a diverse range of real estate sales and acquisition transactions. We advise our clients in the negotiation and documentation of all aspects of sale, acquisition, development, operation and leasing of real property in Singapore.
Our expertise extends to advising on:
- Joint venture projects and lease backs of commercial and industrial properties
- Construction and assets management contracts for securitization
- Preparing mortgages, loan agreements, debentures and other similar security documents
- Subdivision of land and building and the issue of separate titles for commercial areas within a shopping centre, state title and easement rights
- Tenders for real estate projects
- Project development for commercial, industrial, residential and retail purposes
- Establishment of REITS
Our real estate services include:
- Assisting clients on domestic and cross-border real estate investments, sales, acquisitions and the provision of security in the commercial, retail, industrial and residential markets
- Commercial and residential development projects
- Enbloc sale of condominium units
- General Advice on land law, practice and regulation of licensed developers, and project account rules
- Drafting documents on all aspects of Landlord and Tenant law, contracts and rent reviews
Our REITS services include:
- Tax structuring of investments in REIT vehicles, formation of a local investment vehicle
- Corporate legal and tax assistance for the formation/incorporation of a REIT, covering all documentation
- Legal assistance in stock market regulations, in particular, IPOs
- Legal assistance in the drafting and negotiation of asset management agreements
- Legal assistance in debt capital raising - drafting of the public offering legal documentation
- Legal and tax assistance within the framework of real estate acquisitions performed by a REIT including tax structuring, due diligence work, drafting and negotiation of the acquisition documentation.
Our law corporation is well versed in the issues facing public and private real estate companies today, and provides the seamless service required in the rapidly expanding cross-border nature of REITs. The depth of our practice group enables us to provide valuable assistance on matters ranging from straightforward securities offerings to complicated initial public offerings and public company merger and acquisition transactions.