Bill JAMIESON

Bill Jamieson is a Partner at CNPLaw LLP. Bill is an English lawyer who is also registered to practise Singapore law in the areas of corporate law, banking and finance and securities laws. He enjoys working in the diverse and dynamic Asian market and helping his clients to achieve their goals.

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Accolades and Testimonials


  • IFLR1000, 2019 (28th Edition), 2020 (29th Edition) and 2021 (30th Edition)
    “Highly Regarded” for Investment Funds”
    IFLR1000, 2019 (28th Edition), 2020 (29th Edition) and 2021 (30th Edition)
  • Chambers and Partners, 2021

    "Bill Jamieson has a strong practice regularly advising on the formation of Singaporean and offshore-domiciled funds as well as providing related regulatory advice."

    Chambers and Partners, 2021
  • The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2018
    “Leading individual for Corporate and M&A”
    The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2018
  • From a client - Asialaw Profiles 2019
    "Bill is very good. Capable, practical and responsive.”
    From a client - Asialaw Profiles 2019
  • Boilerplate precedents for Practical law Singapore
    Contributed on Boilerplate precedents for Practical law Singapore
    Boilerplate precedents for Practical law Singapore
  • Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific, 2019, 2020 and 2021
    “Notable Practitioner for Investment Funds”
    Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific, 2019, 2020 and 2021
  • A Client's Feedback on Chambers and Partners, 2021

    "He is thorough, dedicated, inventive and responsive. We feel that he cares for client relationships, and goes out of his way to find solutions."

    A Client's Feedback on Chambers and Partners, 2021
  • Singapore chapter of The Asset Management Review 2018 Published by Law Business Research Limited
    Contributed Singapore chapter of The Asset Management Review 2018 Published by Law Business Research Limited
    Singapore chapter of The Asset Management Review 2018 Published by Law Business Research Limited
  • Thomson Reuters
    Editor of the Singapore volume of Doing Business in Asia published by Thomson Reuters in 2016. This guide provides a thorough framework to the economic and legal structures of the country
    Thomson Reuters
  • Asialaw Leading Lawyers, 2019, 2020 and 2021
    “Distinguished Practitioner for Investment Funds”
    Asialaw Leading Lawyers, 2019, 2020 and 2021
  • The Best Lawyers, recognised in the 2021-2022 edition
    “Recognised for Mergers & Acquisitions Law”
    The Best Lawyers, recognised in the 2021-2022 edition
  • The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019
    “Bill Jamieson brings further senior-level credibility; regarded as ‘responsive and capable’ and ‘commercial’.”
    The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019
  • From a client - Hera Capital Partners, 2019
    “Bill Jamieson helps Hera Capital Partners with our fund formation in Singapore and some downstream investment and day to day issues that crop up in our asset management business. We can recommend him and CNPLaw to our business contacts who need support with Singapore law issues.”
    From a client - Hera Capital Partners, 2019
  • The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021
    “Recommended lawyer for Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A, Investment Funds and Labour and Employment”
    The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021

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GET TO KNOW Bill

Bill is an English lawyer who is also registered to practise Singapore law in the areas of corporate law, banking and finance and securities laws. His experience includes 10 years in the City of London and over 20 years in Asia, based in Singapore. Before joining CNP, Bill was a partner in a well-known international law firm. He has worked for clients from all over the world on M&A, capital markets, investment fund, private equity, project finance, leveraged buy-out and restructuring transactions. His focus is on assisting clients access Asian markets and investment flows through Singapore. He also advises on financial services regulatory and employment issues.

He is a leading individual for Corporate and M&A as well as recommended lawyer for Banking and Finance and Labor and Employment in Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022. He is also a highly regarded lawyer for Investment Funds in IFLR1000 2022, Chambers Asia Pacific 2022, and Asialaw Distinguished Practitioner 2022.

Bill is one of the firm’s contacts for Interlaw, a network of independent full-service corporate law firms ranked by Chambers & Partners in its highest category, “Elite” amongst all global law firm networks.

NOTABLE DEALS

Funds and Financial Services: Investment Funds

Shift4Good impact VC fund
CNPLaw LLP (“CNP”) advised Shift4Good SAS, a French impact VC fund manager focusing on sustainable mobility, as Singapore counsel on its first fund, which recently announced its first close at over €100 million. Investors include the European Investment Fund (EIF), Renault Group, French Sovereign Fund Bpifrance, MOTUL, mobility players from MOBILIANS, family offices, and entrepreneur-investors. Shift4Good focuses on sustainable mobility and the circular economy, with a fundraising target of €300 million. Shift4Good Fund-I will invest in approximately 30 Series A and B startups over the next five years, of which two-thirds will be in the European Union and one-third in the rest of the world, focusing on Southeast Asia. CNP also advised Hera Capital Partners Pte Ltd (“HCP”) as Singapore counsel on its participation in Shift4Good. Bill Jamieson, partner, advised HCP and Shift4Good, and said “We are very pleased to be able to assist HCP, a long-standing client, and Shift4Good on their impact investment business, which is becoming a major asset class in our region as well as globally” .

Mergers and Acquisitions: Trading

Lead transaction counsel to Estate Holdings Pte Limited (f.k.a. Integra Holdings Pte Limited) on the sale of Granite Capital SA, a Swiss based petrochemical product trader, to a subsidiary of Zibo Qixiang Tengda Chemical Co., Ltd, a company listed in Shenzhen, China, engaged in R&D, production and distribution of fine chemicals, in a two-step transaction.The transaction value is over USD 70million.

Corporate Restructuring Insolvency: Engineering

CNPLaw LLP advises Pison Investments Pte. Ltd. on its invitation to senior unsecured creditors of the Hyflux group to offer their debt to Pison in a reverse Dutch auction

Funds and Financial Services: Investment Funds

CNPLaw LLP acted as Singapore counsel on the establishment of Hera Capital Partners Holdings VI Pte. Ltd., a Singapore domiciled fund, and on its investment in Nutrition Technologies

Funds and Financial Services: Investment Funds

CNPLaw LLP acted as counsel for Hera Capital Holdings IV Pte. Ltd., investor in a series E-plus pre-IPO investment round by Go-Jek

Funds and Financial Services: Investment Funds

CNPLaw acts as counsel for the successful closing of Wavemaker Pacific 1 Pte. Ltd.

Banking and Finance: Retail

CNPLaw LLP advised the controlling shareholder of Want Want Holdings Ltd. on the US$850 million financing of the delisting offer for the company’s shares

Corporate Restructuring Insolvency: Pharmaceuticals

CNPLaw LLP advised Bilcare Singapore Pte. Limited on its restructuring of US$45.5m of convertible bonds and US$44.5m bonds with warrants to subscribe for shares of Bilcare Limited

Mergers and Acquisitions: Transport

CNPLaw LLP advised container terminal operator Portek International Limited on takeover offers valued at over S$200m.



AREAS OF FOCUS

Banking and Finance

Corporate Restructuring

Investment Funds

Joint Venture

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

Private Equity

Labour and Employment



EXPERIENCE

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CNP advised on the launch of Shift4Good, a French impact VC fund focusing on sustainable mobility

Banking and Finance :

CNPLaw LLP advised Bankwest on a secured facility to Guardian Geomatics

Mergers and Acquisitions :

CNPLaw LLP advised Kratos Communications SAS.

Mergers and Acquisitions :

CNPLaw LLP advised on the sale of CFM Alliance Pte. Ltd.

Mergers and Acquisitions :

CNPLaw LLP acts as Singapore counsel to the Link Healthcare Group on its acquisition by Clinigen Plc.

Employment :

CNPLaw LLP advised a multi-national company on transferring employees within the group to create a regional sales hub in Singapore

Funds :

CNPLaw LLP acted as Singapore counsel on the establishment of Hera Capital Partners Holdings VI Pte. Ltd., a Singapore domiciled fund, and on its investment in Nutrition Technologies

Corporate Restructuring Insolvency :

CNPLaw LLP advises Pison Investments Pte. Ltd. on its invitation to senior unsecured creditors of the Hyflux group to offer their debt to Pison in a reverse Dutch auction

Mergers and Acquisitions :

CNPLaw LLP advised container terminal operator Portek International Limited on takeover offers valued at over S$200m

Mergers and Acquisitions :

CNPLaw LLP advised SGX-ST listed Company, Axington Inc., on a mandatory unconditional cash offer

Corporate Restructuring :

CNPLaw LLP advised a multi-national company on separating the ownership structures of its various businesses in Singapore in preparation for a global sale of one of its businesses

Corporate Restructuring Mergers and Acquisitions Corporate Finance/Capital Markets :

CNPLaw LLP advised the target company listed on SGX-ST on a proposed takeover by way of a scheme of arrangement

Corporate Restructuring :

CNPLaw LLP advised Bilcare Singapore Pte. Limited on its restructuring of US$45.5m of convertible bonds and US$44.5m bonds with warrants to subscribe for shares of Bilcare Limited

Corporate Restructuring Funds :

CNPLaw LLP advised a leading hedge fund manager on a proposed debt restructuring of a large cross-border business by means of a Singapore scheme of arrangement

Corporate Restructuring :

CNPLaw LLP advised GuardTime on restructuring its group under a Singapore holding company and raising equity of US$8 million to help fund its global infrastructure

Corporate Restructuring :

CNPLaw LLP advised the controlling shareholder of Want Want Holdings Ltd. on the US$850 million financing of the delisting offer for the company’s shares

Banking and Finance :

CNPLaw LLP acted as Singapore law counsel in a cross-border finance secured real estate transaction between an Australian lender and an Australian borrower with a Singapore parent company

Employment Contracts and Relations :

CNPLaw LLP advised MSIG Holdings (Asia) Pte Ltd on the amendments made to the Employment Act in Singapore as well as other matters.

Banking and Finance :

CNPLaw LLP advised the largest private bank in India on secured back-to-back letter of credit facilities to PT Virema Impex in Indonesia and Virema Commodities Pte. Ltd.

Funds :

CNPLaw LLP acts as counsel on the establishment of Hera Capital Partners Holdings V Pte. Ltd., investor in a series C investment round by Alodokter

Mergers and Acquisitions :

CNPLaw LLP advises Symphony International Holdings Limited on its acquisition of equity stake in Indo Trans Logistics Corporation

Banking and Finance :

CNPLaw LLP advised Beijing Enterprises Water Group Limited on corporate guarantee for BEWG-USH NEWater Plant

Mergers and Acquisitions :

CNPLaw LLP acted as counsel on sale of the Collective Works co-working business to The Work Project Kingdom

Funds :

CNPLaw acts as counsel for the successful closing of Wavemaker Pacific 1 Pte. Ltd.

Funds :

CNPLaw LLP acted for Lighthouse Canton Pte. Ltd. for the launch of LC Cerestra Core Opportunities Fund

Funds :

CNPLaw LLP acted as counsel for Hera Capital Holdings IV Pte. Ltd., investor in a series E-plus pre-IPO investment round by Go-Jek

Mergers and Acquisitions :

CNPLaw LLP advised Integra Holdings Pte. Ltd. on sale of Granite Capital SA to Zibo Qixiang Tengda Chemical Co., Ltd

Mergers and Acquisitions :

CNPLaw LLP acts for TA Activity Pte. Ltd. on sale of equity and debt investments in Luxola Pte. Ltd. to Sephora

Private Equity :

CNPLaw LLP acts as counsel to Hera Capital and DSG Consumer Partners for their investment in SaladStop!

Funds :

CNPLaw LLP acts as counsel for the launch of the Wavemaker Pacific Fund

Private Equity :

CNPLaw LLP acted for transcosmos inc. on the acquisition of the voting share capital of Anchanto Pte. Ltd



PUBLICATIONS

Immigration (Employment) :

The Overseas Network & Expertise Pass (“ONE Pass”)

Funds :

The Law Reform Committee’s Report on the Enactment of Non-Charitable Purpose Trusts

Funds :

MAS guidelines on environmental risk management for asset managers

Commercial Contracts :

Public consultation on the introduction of an inward re-domiciliation regime in Singapore – Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017

Immigration (Employment) :

Updates on employment law in Singapore – Employment Pass holders may now take up secondary directorship subject to approval by MOM

Corporate Restructuring :

CNPLaw LLP’s partner, Mr Bill Jamieson featured in IFR Asia article on “Singapore changes restructuring law”

Funds :

Transition from LIBOR in the loan markets in Singapore and London

Funds :

Fairness principles for artificial intelligence and data analytics

Mergers and Acquisitions :

SPACs: A Singapore perspective

Banking and Finance :

Trade documents to be digitalized under the Electronic Transactions (Amendment) Bill 2021, Lasting Powers of Attorney to follow

Data Protection and Security :

Proposing a new statutory tort of misuse of private information

Immigration (Employment) :

Singapore’s Economic Development Board announces the launch of the Tech.Pass, a new work pass for top-tier foreign tech talents

Funds :

Singapore shifts to a Singapore Overnight Rate Average-centred SGD Interest Rate Market

Corporate Restructuring Insolvency :

Corporate insolvency, restructuring, and recovery in the COVID-19 world – part 2

Employment :

Changes to Singapore work pass requirements

Funds :

MAS Consultation Paper on a New Omnibus Act for the Financial Sector

Corporate Restructuring Insolvency :

Corporate Insolvency, Restructuring, and Recovery in the COVID-19 world – Part 1

Corporate Governance, Compliance and Regulatory :

Public consultation on proposed amendments to the Companies Act

Corporate Governance, Compliance and Regulatory :

Lodgement of the Register of Registrable Controllers with ACRA

Funds :

Updates to MAS’ Guidelines on Licensing, Registration and Conduct of Business for Fund Management Companies

Corporate Restructuring :

Interlaw tax webinar – tax policy measures overview

Funds :

Presentation on Singapore variable capital company

Commercial Contracts Corporate Restructuring Insolvency :

How to use the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act to protect you and your business from an economic downturn

Corporate Restructuring :

Solidarity Budget: COVID-19 supplementary relief programmes

Banking and Finance :

Singapore stamp duty to be extended to electronic documents?

Corporate Restructuring :

Resilience Budget: COVID-19 supplementary relief programmes

Corporate Restructuring :

Unity Budget: COVID-19 relief programmes

Employment :

Employment Law Guide 2020

Funds :

Sustainable and green finance opportunities in Singapore

Funds :

MAS June 2014 Information Paper

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Initial Coin Offerings :

Payment Services Act 2019: MAS issues Guidelines on Licensing for Payment Service Providers and consults on the scope of E-money and Digital Payment Tokens

Funds :

Segregation of assets and liabilities under the Variable Capital Company framework

Funds :

VCC goes live

Funds :

MAS reviews regulation of derivatives market in Singapore

Mergers and Acquisitions :

Companies Act reforms

Banking and Finance :

Singapore takes steps against tax crimes and moves towards better international cooperation on tax matters

Funds :

FATCA Implementation in Singapore and implications for Singapore fund managers

Corporate Finance/Capital Markets :

Changes to the Regulation of Over-The-Counter Derivatives in Singapore

Employment disputes :

Employment law update on restraint clauses

Employment Contracts and Relations :

Changes to Employment Law in Singapore

Funds :

Proposed regulations to help Financial Institutions comply with US FATCA

Banking and Finance :

Stamp Duties (Amendment) Bill 2014

Corporate Finance/Capital Markets :

Companies (Amendments) Bill 2014

Corporate Advisory :

Changes to the directors’ indemnity provision in the Companies Act and the implications for companies in Singapore

Funds :

Should You Consider Listing Your Fund? The Hedge Fund Opportunity & Challenge

Banking and Finance :

MAS releases consultation paper on proposed amendments to the Securities and Futures Act – Amendments arising from OTC reforms

Banking and Finance :

MAS Proposed Guidelines on Outsourcing

Commercial Contracts :

Phased implementation of Companies (Amendment) Act

Employment Contracts and Relations :

Amendment to the Industrial Relations Act and related amendments to the Retirement and Re-employment Act and the Trade Unions Act

Funds :

Changes to the enhanced regulatory framework for corporate service providers under the ACRA (Amendment) Act 2014, ACRA (Filing Agents and Qualified Individuals) Regulations 2015, and ACRA (Authorised Users of Electronic Transaction System) Regulations 2015

Mergers and Acquisitions :

Proposed revision to the Takeover code

Corporate Restructuring :

Retention of title clauses – Decision by the English Court of Appeal in PST Energy 7 Shipping LLC v OW Bunker Malta Ltd

Commercial Contracts :

Penalty Clauses – Decision by the UK Supreme Court in the case of Cavendish Square Holding BV v Talal El Makdessi

Banking and Finance :

Consultation Paper on the Removal of the DBU-ACU Divide

Technology and E-Commerce :

New laws to stiffen defences against cyber threats and broad based revisions of regulatory infrastructure for the digital and communications economy planned

Commercial Contracts :

The difference between a warranty, an indemnity and a condition

Funds :

BEPS Action Plan 2 – A new era for tax treatment of hybrid instruments

Funds :

Common Reporting Standards and its impact on fund managers

Commercial Contracts :

Carriers versus Shippers – The Rotterdam Rules: Striking a more appropriate balance

Corporate Advisory :

Indonesia’s e-commerce is open for foreign direct investment

Banking and Finance :

MAS directs bank to shut down in Singapore over serious breaches of anti-money laundering requirements

Funds :

Is start up “acceleration” a regulated business?

Funds :

New Myanmar Investment Law – A new dawn for foreign investors

Banking and Finance :

CNPLaw LLP’s partner, Mr Bill Jamieson featured in article on “MAS to consult industry on new regulation governing financial benchmark setting”

Funds :

CNPLaw Partner, Bill Jamieson featured in article on “MAS fine-tunes liquidity risk management, best execution rules for fund managers”

Funds :

Basics of a Variable Capital Company

Funds :

Variable Capital Company 101

Mergers and Acquisitions Corporate Governance, Compliance and Regulatory :

Changes to the voluntary delisting rules announced by the SGX RegCo on 11 July 2019

Data Protection and Security Mergers and Acquisitions :

PDPA application to M&A transactions

Employment Contracts and Relations :

Employment Tripartite Guidelines

Banking and Finance :

Consultation for Payment Services Regulations

Employment Contracts and Relations :

Upcoming Amendments to The Employment Act

Corporate Governance, Compliance and Regulatory Banking and Finance Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Initial Coin Offerings :

Regulating the Next Generation of Payment Services: An Overview of the New Regulatory Framework under the Payment Services Bill

Funds :

MAS Issues Response to Feedback Received on the Proposed Framework for Variable Capital Companies

Funds :

Variable Capital Company – Key Features and Highlights

Corporate Restructuring :

Enhancing the existing insolvency legal framework – Ipso facto clauses

Banking and Finance Mergers and Acquisitions :

Back to the future on stamp duty on share purchase agreements? And the contingency principle

Funds :

Changes to the Regulatory Regime for Closed-End Funds

Funds :

Changes to the Notice on Minimum Entry and Examination Requirements for Representatives of Licensed Financial Advisers and Exempt Financial Advisers

Employment Contracts and Relations :

The Fair Consideration Framework

Employment Contracts and Relations :

Employment Law Amendments

Insolvency :

Corporate Insolvency – Proposed Insolvency Act

Funds :

MAS June 2014 Information Paper

Funds :

Asia Region Funds Passport

Mergers and Acquisitions :

Some observations on the new model constitution for a private company limited by shares

Corporate Advisory :

A further observation on the constitution for a private company limited by shares

Employment disputes :

Termination of Employment – Some issues to consider

Commercial Contracts :

Brexit and its implications from the perspective of Singapore

Corporate Restructuring Insolvency :

Facilitating cross-border insolvency proceedings in Singapore

Employment Contracts and Relations :

Employment Act Review

Funds :

Amendments to the Regulatory Regime for Venture Capital Managers

Commercial Contracts :

Brexit: Breaking Up is Hard to Do

Mergers and Acquisitions :

Guide to Takeovers and Mergers in Singapore 2017

Funds :

CNPLaw LLP contributed to the Singapore chapter from the third edition of Investment Funds

Funds :

Proposed Amendments to the Regulatory Regime for Venture Capital Managers

Funds :

Variable Capital Company

Mergers and Acquisitions :

Stamp Duty on share purchase agreements – the practical impact of recent changes in the law