CNPLaw LLP advised Distributed Ledger Technologies Pte. Ltd. on its acquisition of Dowser Group Pte. Ltd. and Dowser Group India

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CNPLaw LLP advised Distributed Ledger Technologies Pte. Ltd. on its acquisition of Dowser Group Pte. Ltd. and Dowser Group India


Date Published: 18 February 2019


The Team Advising On The Transaction: Ken Chia, Hazel Ho-Tsastsina, and Mike Chiam.




 

CNPLaw (“CNP”) formerly known as Colin Ng & Partners has advised Distributed Ledger Technologies Pte. Ltd. (“DLTledgers”), a blockchain technology solutions provider, on its acquisition of two (2) entities, Dowser Group Singapore and Dowser Group India, which was completed on 25 October 2018.

This transaction enhances DLTledgers’ connectivity to major enterprise players in the technology sector. This is part of DLTledgers’ journey to disrupt international trade by adopting blockchain technology and to enhance its current standing as a blockchain based supply-chain technology leader for global companies.

 

CNPLaw’s Mergers and Acquisitions 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.


      Each M&A deal entails the confluence of multiple legal disciplines. That is why we take great care when assembling a team for each deal, ensuring that there is an optimal mix of specialisation in the clients’ identified areas of concern, such as taxemployment and intellectual property, and necessary industry-specific experience.

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