Vincent is a corporate lawyer specializing in structuring and running complex transactions including mergers and acquisitions, private debt and equity financing, employment law, and private wealth.

He is well versed in advising clients on employment law issues ranging from executive compensation, contracts of employment and employee policies. He has a particular focus on employee rewards and incentive schemes and has advised on bespoke structures created to attract and retain employees.

He has also regularly advised trust companies and ultra-high net worth families on matters of family governance, succession planning, trust structures, and charity formation. Vincent has been recognised by Asian Legal Business in the inaugural ALB Rising Stars Singapore 2022 list as part of the next generation of lawyers in Singapore who are doing high quality work and, in the process, are earning significant accolades from colleagues, superiors, and clients.

Notable deals:

• Advising the founders of the Potatohead Group on the acquisition of a controlling stake in the Potatohead Group by a Singaporean based lifestyle group. The Potatohead Group is a leading Indonesian hospitality and lifestyle brand, which owns and operates a number of restaurants, bars and hotels in Asia, including the popular Potato Head Beach Club in Bali.
• Advised Kudo Digital, an Indonesian e-commerce company on its acquisition by Grab Inc., a leading on-demand transportation and mobile payments platform in Southeast Asia. This was a key transaction which allowed Grab to set up its mobile wallet payment solutions.
• Advised Nippon Paint Group on the acquisition of D-ACT Co., Ltd, a Thailand-based automobile and industrial paint manufacturer, as part of the group’s strategic investment in the Southeast Asian region.
• Advised Export Development Canada, the Canadian government’s export credit agency in relation to its US$100m financing facilities to a global chemical company to fund the construction of a permanent rare earth magnet facility in Estonia, which is the first of its kind in Europe.
• Advised on a syndicated facilities agreement where a group of lenders, who included amongst others, Westpac Banking Corporation, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Commonwealth Bank of Australia Group and Bank SinoPac Ltd. committed to lend an aggregate of A$265 million to Aristotle Holding III Pty Ltd, a special acquisition vehicle of Platinum Equity LLC, a private equity firm headquartered in the United States.
• Advised a French-based multinational retailer of personal care and beauty products on the termination of several of its high-ranking executives in its Singapore office, including the former chief executive of its Asian business.
• Advising family trusts and private trust companies in relation to their regulatory and corporate compliance requirements.
• Advised a number of fintech companies on the creation of equity / cash incentive plan schemes for their global employees. The schemes vary from complex structures that allow favourable tax treatments in other jurisdictions, to straightforward ESOP rules to allow companies to retain and attract talent.