Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Gerald Singham
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
“Gerald Singham is considered by peers to be a ‘very good lawyer’ and a ‘senior practitioner’ within the market. He handles a broad range of competition mandates ranging from investigations to merger notifications.” – Chambers Asia Pacific, 2019
Gerald Singham is the deputy managing partner for Dentons Rodyk. He is also a senior partner in our Corporate practice, and he leads the firm’s Competition practice. He has extensive experience advising domestic and multi-national clients from a broad range of industries on competition law matters. He deals with all aspects of competition law including merger clearance/notifications, cartel investigations, dawn raids, leniency applications and reviewing and advising on competition restrictive practices and sectoral competition laws.
Gerald also regularly conducts competition law compliance seminars and competition law audits, and sits on the competition law roundtable of the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (“CCCS”).
Gerald’s other areas include a broad range of corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity, foreign direct investments and cross-border transactions.
Gerald is named in numerous legal guides and directories including the Chambers Asia-Pacific, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Global Competition Review, Who’s Who Legal, IFLR1000, Asialaw Leading Lawyers and Best Lawyers.
Overview
- English
- University of London, LLB (Hons)
- University of London, LLM
- United Kingdom, Barrister at Law, Lincoln's Inn, 1986
- Singapore, Advocate & Solicitor, 1989
- Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP - Deputy Managing Partner
- English
- United Kingdom, Barrister at Law, Lincoln's Inn, 1986
- Singapore, Advocate & Solicitor, 1989
- Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP - Deputy Managing Partner
- University of London, LLB (Hons)
- University of London, LLM
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Singapore™ 2026 for work in:
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Awards:
- Justice of the Peace, 2018
- Public Service Star (Bintang Bakti Masyarakat), National Day Awards, 2009
- Presented with the "Minister for Law Appreciation Award" in acknowledgment of his more than 10 years of service to the Ministry in service to the public, 2008
- Public Service Medal (Pingat Bakti Masyarakat), National Day Awards, 2006
Insights
Indonesian Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) Chair Hints of Enforcement Against Foreign Companies Arising from Amendments to Indonesian Competition Law
Indonesian Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) Chair Hints of Enforcement Against Foreign Companies Arising from Amendments to Indonesian Competition Law
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Additional Information
Case History
Cases
- Confidential Client
Advising a multi-national pharmaceutical company on the competition issues arising from its acquisition of certain pharmaceutical product lines from a competitor.
- Flipkart Private Limited
Acting as Singapore counsel to Flipkart Private Limited, in the US$16 billion acquisition, which involved competition law merger control clearance in India, leading to Walmart Inc becoming Flipkart’s largest shareholder. This deal won The Asia Legal Awards 2019 for TMT Deal of the Year, Asian Legal Business India Law Awards 2019 for M&A Deal of the Year (Premium), India Business Law Journal 2018 for M&A Deal of the Year and FinanceAsia Achievement Awards 2018 for Deal of the Year for Asia, Best M&A Deal in Asia and Best India Deal.
- Leading Japanese car manufacturer
Advising on various competition law issues including distributorship/dealership arrangements, retail pricing policies and competitive restraints. With the growing regulatory scrutiny on the car manufacturing industry worldwide, the provision of strategic advice on the permitted limits of the manufacturer’s commercial strategies from a competition law perspective is extremely crucial for the manufacturer as it competes in a highly competitive and saturated industry, where aggressive commercial strategies must continuously keep pace with growing regulatory oversight.
- Far East Hospitality Management (S) Pte. Ltd.
Acting for Far East Hospitality Management (S) Pte. Ltd. and two hotels under its management, in CCCS’s investigation into the hotel industry for the exchange of price-related commercially sensitive information.
- Shareholders of Singapore Poultry Hub Pte. Ltd.
Acting for the shareholders of SPH in relation to the formation of Singapore’s first poultry slaughtering hub. This ground breaking decision issued 29 June 2018 marks the first of many hub formations for land-scarce Singapore, proving that competitors can compete fairly and effectively with the right processes in place. Following commercially viable commitments offered to CCCS, the CCCS found that the joint venture, if carried into effect, would not infringe the section 34 of the Competition Act of Singapore.
- Confidential Client
Acting in the record infringement decision issued by the CCCS. The CCCS had on 12 September 2018 imposed its highest ever financial penalty of almost S$27 million against 13 fresh chicken distributors for engaging in anti-competitive agreements to coordinate the amount and timing of price increases and agreeing not to compete for each other’s customers in the market for the supply of fresh chicken products in Singapore. CCCS’ record penalty highlights its growing enforcement prowess against cartel conduct particularly those involving parties with huge market shares and whose conduct were serious and protracted. Dentons Rodyk was successful in assisting the client to make various representations (including in relation to leniency) that resulted in a significant reduction to the financial penalties imposed on the clients.
- Panasonic Corporation
Acting in connection with the sale and purchase agreement for the sale of three subsidiaries of Panasonic to UTAC Manufacturing Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of UTAC Holdings Ltd, a leading semiconductor testing and assembly services provider headquartered in Singapore. The three Panasonic subsidiaries being divested operate semiconductor testing and assembly facilities, strategically located in Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia. The total transaction value for the acquisition by UTAC will be USD 116.5 million, payable over five years, inclusive of certain transitional services agreements with Panasonic.
- Japan Airlines International Co Ltd and American Airlines Inc
Acting in their Notification Application for Decision to the CCCS under s.44 of the Competition Act (Cap. 50B) with respect to their Joint Business Agreement and Alliance Agreement (the "Agreements"). These Agreements were cleared by CCCS on 7 April 2011. The CCCS' clearance decision allows the Joint Applicants, as members of the oneworld alliance, to implement the Agreements in relation to Singapore, boosting their level of cooperation on the operation of transpacific routes between Singapore and United States via Japan. The Agreements enable the two carriers to work together to optimise and expand their product offerings and quality of service to air passengers, providing enhanced and more effective competition against other global airline alliances. After nearly four months of deliberations and intense scrutiny of submissions and arguments submitted on behalf of the Joint Applicants, the CCCS issued their official clearance of the Agreements on 7 April 2011, concluding that the Agreements result in net economic benefits to competition in Singapore and are thus excluded from the s.34 prohibition of the Competition Act.
- AIG
Acting as Singapore counsel, advising on Singapore regulatory and merger control issues relating to the proposed sale of its Asian life insurance arm to Prudential PLC for S$50 billion.
- Heineken International B.V.
Acting for Heineken International B.V. in its notification application to CCCS. The notification application was in relation to the acquisition of up to the entire issued and outstanding ordinary share capital of Asia Pacific Breweries Limited and Asia Pacific Investment Pte Ltd. This was a significant merger control notification as it involved a comprehensive analysis of the competition law aspects in the beer market for the first time in Singapore. The merger notification clearance was also successfully obtained within the Phase 1 Review Period (30 working days) deadline thus keeping within the transaction timetable.
- Minebea Co., Ltd and NMB Singapore Limited
Acting in an investigation conducted by the CCCS on alleged collusive conduct in the small-sized ball bearings and pivots industry (the “Collusive Conduct”).This cartel investigation was concurrently investigated in other jurisdictions, including the US and Korea, and went on for at least three years. A favourable result was secured in the form of a notice from the CCCS of the cessation of its investigations into the Collusive Conduct without any finding of liability or issuance of fines, based on the evidence and information currently available.
- Citynet Infrastructure Management Pte Ltd (as Trustee-Manager of the Netlink Trust)
Acting in the clearance with the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) pursuant to the Telecommunications Act (Cap. 323) and the Code of Practice for Competition in the Provision of Telecommunication Services 2012 for the consolidation of an enlarged infrastructure business trust between CitySpring Infrastructure Trust (through its Trustee-Manager, Citynet Infrastructure Management Pte Ltd) and Keppel Infrastructure Trust (through its Trustee-Manager, Keppel Infrastructure Fund Management Pte Ltd). The enlarged trust will be the largest Singapore infrastructure-focused business trust with total assets of over S$4 billion.
- Archer Daniels Midland Co.
Advising in ADM’s divestment of its global cocoa business to Olam International Limited ("Olam"). The multi-jurisdictional sale encompassed ADM's entire global cocoa business, including processing facilities in Mississauga, Canada; Koog aan de Zaan and Wormer, Netherlands; Mannheim, Germany; Ilhéus, Brazil; Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; Kumasi, Ghana; and Singapore. The transaction also included the sale of ADM's buying stations in Brazil, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, and Indonesia, the ADM's brands, deZaan and UNICAO and the transfer of the majority of the approximately 1,550 employees in ADM's cocoa business, to Olam for US$1.2 billion.
Acting as Singapore counsel for Archer Daniels Midland Co., in the sale of its global chocolate business to Cargill Inc. ("Cargill"). The multi-jurisdictional sale involving the transfer of ADM's North American, European, Brazilian and Asian plants, ADM's brands such as Ambrosia, Merckens and Schokinag and the transfer of approximately 670 employees from ADM to Cargill, was valued at US$ 400 million (subject to post-completion adjustments).
Acting as Singapore counsel for Archer Daniels Midland Co., in the sale of its global chocolate business to Cargill Inc. ("Cargill"). The multi-jurisdictional sale involving the transfer of ADM's North American, European, Brazilian and Asian plants, ADM's brands such as Ambrosia, Merckens and Schokinag and the transfer of approximately 670 employees from ADM to Cargill, was valued at US$ 400 million (subject to post-completion adjustments).
- Malayan Banking Berhad Bank
Acting in its US$1.5 billion acquisition to secure a controlling stake in PT Bank Internasional Indonesia Tbk (BII).
- Singapore Corporate
Appointing counsel to Norway's Renewable Energy Corporation (REC), which is committed to building the world's largest solar manufacturing plant in Singapore at an anticipated investment of S$6.3 billion.
- Eureka GmbH, a subsidiary of the Munich Re Group
Acting in the divestment of its entire stake in Eureka Office Fund Pte Ltd to CapitaLand (Office) Investments Pte Ltd, comprising 50% of the ordinary shares and 50% of the voting preference shares in the issued share capital of EOF not already owned by CapitaLand. The transaction had a cash consideration of about S$590.6 million.
- Tiger Global Four Holdings
Acting in US$60 million equity-cum-debt investment in Athena Projects, a holding company of hydroelectric and thermal power plants in India.
- Parco Co Ltd and The Seiyu Ltd
Acting in the S$139 million divestment by its Singapore subsidiaries of all the share capital of its retail subsidiary to a wholly owned subsidiary of CapitaLand Limited.
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