Marcus Chow

Marcus Chow is a Partner at Bird & Bird in Singapore, with over 18 years' experience in a range of corporate work across various sectors in Singapore and Asia Pacific. His primary practice area is Mergers and Acquisitions.

He has developed a broad area of expertise around mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital and equity capital markets. His practice encompasses advising buyers and sellers in mergers and acquisitions in the private and public markets, as well as advising on private equity and venture capital investments and exits.

He understands clients' needs, local markets and different business cultures, providing practical tailored solutions and handling complex multi-jurisdictional transactions. At Bird & Bird, where technology is a driving force, the transactional team works closely with the firm's sectoral colleagues. He has been involved in several cross-border transactions in the Asia Pacific region, inbound investments into Singapore and the region, and outbound investments from Singapore into the UK, Australia and Europe.

Another important focus of his practice is equity capital markets. He helps local and international corporates, including start-ups, to raise capital by way of initial public offerings, private placements, rights and warrants issues, Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPE) offerings and take-private transactions for companies on the Singapore Exchange. He also acts as Singapore counsel in outbound initial public offerings on other key international stock exchanges, including NYSE, HKSE, ASX and Bursa Malaysia.

Having previously worked at other international law firms in New York, Hong Kong and Singapore, he brings international experience and the ability to seamlessly coordinate efforts across borders in multi-jurisdictional deals.