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Singapore-based Grab’s Record SPAC Marks Southeast Asia’s Largest Ever US Equity Offering

April 14, 2021

Cooley advised J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, UBS and Evercore as part of Grab’s agreement to merge with Altimeter Capital’s special purpose acquisition company or SPAC. The transaction marks the largest SPAC merger in history and values the SoftBank-backed technology company at approximately $40 billion. Will Cai in Hong Kong and Ferish Patel in Singapore led a global team of Cooley lawyers across Hong Kong, Singapore and the US on the transaction.

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Will Cai
Partner, Hong Kong
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Partner, Singapore
David Peinsipp
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C. Thomas Hopkins
Partner, Santa Monica
Luke Cadigan
Partner in Charge – Boston, Boston
Daniel Grooms
Partner, Washington, DC
Jie Zhang
Counsel, Hong Kong
Hilda Li
Associate, Hong Kong

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  • Top law firm for high-growth, new-economy companies and investors in Southeast Asia, working with 7,000+ innovative private company clients worldwide

  • Advises many of the region’s leading general partners and institutional investors on their fund formation and investments in Southeast Asia and globally

  • World-class team represents Southeast Asia’s most innovative and dynamic tech companies, advising on their financings, M&A and joint ventures, initial public offerings (IPOs), de-SPACs and other strategic transactions at all stages of growth

  • Leverages decades of experience being deeply involved with the region’s tech ecosystem, advising companies and investors across Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam

  • Multidisciplinary approach allowing us to provide a full-service platform of scalable, tailored legal solutions to meet clients’ needs at any stage of their life cycle

  • Works closely with reputable local law firms in each of the Southeast Asian markets to keep abreast of the latest legal developments and market trends

  • Thought leaders in the global emerging technology and life sciences communities, with an in-depth understanding of local market terms and documentation

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