Lester Yam

Lester Yam is a Senior Associate in the Corporate Practice Group at Dentons Rodyk, specialising in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, and start-up advisory. He advises clients on corporate transactions, venture capital and private equity investments, fundraising, and general corporate and employment matters.

Lester has acted for Eurazeo in a US$12 million Series A funding in TransTRACK; Cloudphysician in its US$10.5 million fundraise from Peak XV Partners and Elevar Equity; Wavemaker Partners in a US$4 million seed funding in Neocrete; Rize in its US$14 million Series A funding from Temasek, GenZero, and Breakthrough Energy Ventures; and Meiro in its US$3 million pre-Series A funding. He also advises on employment matters, including union recognition, termination and retrenchment exercises, and restraints of trade.

Lester holds an LL.B (Magna Cum Laude) from Singapore Management University (2020) and was called to the Singapore Bar as an Advocate and Solicitor in 2021.