Zhao Jiawei

Zhao Jiawei is a Partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice at Allen & Gledhill, specialising in domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, schemes of arrangements, and privatisations in Singapore. He acts for publicly listed entities, private entities, and private equity firms across a variety of industries.

Jiawei has advised on significant transactions including Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation on its proposed US$7.8 billion joint venture with NXP Semiconductors to build a new semiconductor wafer manufacturing facility in Singapore; Mitsui & Co., Ltd on its approximately MYR8.4 billion acquisition of a stake in IHH Healthcare Berhad; Alibaba Group Holding Limited on its US$1.25 billion acquisition of a 50% stake in Perennial Shenton Holding Pte. Ltd. for the redevelopment of AXA Tower; Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust on its merger with Frasers Commercial Trust by way of a trust scheme; and PCI Limited on its S$264.8 million acquisition by Pagani Holding III Limited by way of a scheme of arrangement.

Jiawei holds an LL.B. (Hons) from the National University of Singapore and was called to the Singapore Bar in 2016. He undertook a secondment as a Visiting Lawyer at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in New York. He is fluent in English and Chinese.