CNPLaw LLP advised on the restructuring of AirGSM Pte Ltd

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CNPLaw LLP advised on the restructuring of AirGSM Pte Ltd


Date Published: 20 April 2020


Advising on the restructuring: Ken Chia, Hazel Ho-Tsastsina, and Muhammad Parasuram.




 

CNPLaw LLP (“CNP”) acted as Singapore counsel for a Singapore-based telecommunications start-up, AirGSM Pte Ltd, in its restructuring through a share swap with its US-based holding company, AirGSM Holdings, Inc. AirGSM Pte Ltd is the creator of the mobile application, Airalo, the world’s first eSIM store for travellers. The restructuring strategically positions AirGSM Pte Ltd for fund raising activities and future expansion. Its co-founder, Bahadir Ozdemir, commended the CNP team on the swift completion of the restructuring which took place on 17 April 2020.

 

CNPLaw’s Corporate Advisory and Restructuring Lawyers

Ken Chia Legal Partner at CNPLaw LLP image

Partner

    Ken heads the Corporate advisory team in the firm and has an international focus in his corporate and M&A work and worked in business development positions with various subsidiaries of the Hang Lung Group in Shanghai and with Informa plc in Singapore. Ken is “Recommended” by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021 for the Corporate and M&A practice and is rated as a “Notable Practitioner” in the IFLR1000 Thirtieth Edition.


    Hazel Ho Senior Legal Associate at CNPLaw LLP

      Partner
      Hazel’s practice focuses on cross-border M&A, joint ventures, private equity and general corporate advisory. She has over 10 years of experience working in-house and in private practice. Hazel has been recognised as a “Notable Practitioner” for Corporate and M&A practice by IFLR1000 in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Hazel is also named in the Singapore Business Review as one of Singapore's 21 most influential lawyers aged 40 and under in 2020.


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      Stakeholder conflicts (regarding issues such as breaches of fiduciary dutiesderivative actionsshareholder oppressionmanagement deadlocksmanagement compensationdividend payments and buy-outs) can be a thorny issue and can leave a company crippled if not addressed promptly.

      Given the diversity of interests at play, we appreciate that a multi-faceted approach is usually the most cost-efficient method of resolving stakeholder conflicts. Therefore, we provide clients with ready access to an integrated team of lawyers (combining the experience of our corporate, dispute resolution and employment law practices where applicable) who will effectively engage the relevant stakeholders in discussions on how best to resolve their differences amicably.

      More often than not, clients are able to avoid costly protracted court proceedings and resolve stakeholder conflicts with discretion and expediency.





      Companies periodically assess and deliberate ways to improve their financial results, and one way of achieving this may be through a successful corporate restructuring exercise, undertaken pursuant to the applicable laws.

      A corporate restructuring exercise may involve the acquisitiondisposalconsolidation or amalgamation of assets or shares. Other reasons that may compel a company to restructure may be to prepare the company for a salemerger or management buyout. In almost all cases, legal and financial reasons will dictate the approach and outcome.

      By leveraging on our corporate and insolvency law practices within the firm, we aim to help clients achieve their restructuring objectives by offering strategic advance planningassessing the possible business outcomes and legal restrictions, and managing the interests of the stakeholders involved, namely the shareholders, creditors, customers, and employees.





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