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15/11/2023
CMS expands Singapore Corporate practice with partner appointment
International law firm CMS has expanded its Corporate practice in Singapore with the appointment of Gerald Licnachan as Partner. Gerald joins from Reed Smith. Gerald advises on a broad range of corporate...
19/04/2021
CMS advises Finch Capital subsidiary Nomu Pay on acquisition of four Asian...
Munich - Venture capital investor Finch Capital has acquired four Asian subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines from the insolvent payment service provider Wirecard via the newly...
01/02/2021
CMS builds out APAC finance offering practice with key hire in Singapore
CMS and its formal law alliance in Singapore, CMS Holborn Asia, are pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Tan as a director, leading the Singapore office’s banking and finance practice. Daniel...
18/11/2020
CMS Singapore further boosts corporate practice with new partner appointment
International law firm CMS is delighted to announce the appointment of Babita Ambekar as a Corporate partner based in the firm’s Singapore office. Babita joins from DWF where she was a partner and Global...
01/04/2020
CMS Holborn Asia appoints leading IP, Tech and Data Privacy partner in...
Building on the firm’s rapid expansion across Asia-Pacific, CMS Holborn Asia is pleased to announce the appointment of Intellectual Property (IP), Technology and Data Privacy specialist, Sheena Jacob...
24/01/2020
Penelope Warne secures second term as The Senior Partner
Global law firm CMS is pleased to announce the re-election of Penelope Warne as The Senior Partner of CMS UK LLP, following a vote by the firm’s partnership. This will be Penelope’s second term, effective...
27/11/2019
CMS advises ST Pharm on dual pharma acquisitions
International law firm CMS has advised ST Pharm Co. Ltd., a major Korean pharmaceuticals manufacturer, on two complex and interconnected ac­quis­i­tions. The cross-jur­is­dic­tion­al CMS team, led from Singapore...
07/10/2019
CMS expands in Africa
Frankfurt, 7 October 2019. CMS announces that RM Partners and Daly & Inamdar Advocates, based in South Africa and Kenya respectively, have today joined the leading global law firm. Going forward, they...
18/09/2019
CMS gets in the game on launch of Play Ventures I LP
CMS Singapore has advised Play Ventures on the launch and closing of their debut gaming-focused VC fund, Play Ventures I. The fund was oversubscribed at $40m and includes a number of gaming stalwarts...
02/09/2019
ICE Disputes Partner re-joins CMS to build on APAC growth
International law firm CMS is pleased to announce the appointment of Infrastructure, Construction and Energy (ICE) Disputes partner Jeremie Witt, who re-joins the firm to support its international growth...
12/04/2019
CMS Holborn Asia recognised as TMT firm of the year in Southeast Asia by...
For the second consecutive year, CMS Holborn Asia has been awarded TMT Law Firm of the Year at the prestigious Asian Legal Business (ALB) Southeast Asia Law Awards 2019, held last night in Singa­pore. The...
04/02/2019
CMS First Law Firm to Launch Global Tech Start-Up Programme
Programme to launch in 20 countries across Europe, Asia and the Middle EastTech start-ups granted access to investors, peers and discounted legal advice4 February 2019 - International law firm, CMS, has...