Toby Grainger
Head of Corporate and Indonesian Desk, Singapore
Languages
- English
- Indonesian
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Toby is the Managing Partner of the Singapore office and also heads the Corporate team and Indonesian desk. He has a long-standing record of advising on corporate M&A, venture capital and cross-border investment transactions in the Asia-Pacific region.
He advises clients on all aspects of M&A and greenfield projects, investment structuring, fundraising, shareholder and joint venture agreements, ESOPs, other forms of investment instruments and a wide spectrum of operational agreements.
Toby acts for a range of international and regional groups, emerging companies and startups, VCs, private capital, financial institutions and individual clients across technology, media, healthcare, natural resources, industrial and financial services sectors, where, combining with our market-leading TMT and energy practice teams, we offer deep industry expertise and regulatory knowledge.
Toby is recognised as a leading practitioner in various legal ranking directories including by the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025 for Start-up and Venture Capital – Foreign firms, Chambers Asia-Pacific 2021 for Startups and Emerging Companies and ILFR 1000 (2016-2024) for M&A, Energy and Infrastructure, Project development and Financial & Corporate Law.
Toby is dual qualified in both Australia and New Zealand and is qualified to practice law in New South Wales Australia. He has also practised in Indonesia, China and Australia.
Relevant experience
Education
Toby is the Managing Partner of the Singapore office and also heads the Corporate team and Indonesian desk. Toby has extensive experience in advising on regional corporate transactions and M&A in the natural resources sector. His clients include both producers / miners, traders, downstream producers, logistics businesses and financial investors.
Toby is recognised as a leading practitioner in various legal ranking directories, including by the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025 for Start-up and Venture Capital – Foreign firms, Chambers Asia-Pacific 2021 for Startups and Emerging Companies and ILFR 1000 (2016-2024) for M&A, Energy and Infrastructure, Project development and Financial & Corporate Law.
Toby is dual qualified in both Australia and New Zealand and is qualified to practice law in New South Wales, Australia. He has also practised in Indonesia, China and Australia.
Relevant experience
Education
Toby is the Managing Partner of the Singapore office and also heads the Corporate team and Indonesian desk. Toby's Technology, Media and Telecommunications transactional experience and strength contributes to the firm's market leading TMT practice in the region.
He advises clients on all aspects of M&A and greenfield projects, investment structuring, VC's early-stage and startup companies, shareholder and joint venture agreements, ESOPs, other forms of investment instruments and a wide spectrum of operational agreements (including licensing, trading and specialist services agreements). Some of his clients include SBI Group, ShopBack, Singtel, Roojai, AC Ventures, CareCam and Ampotech.
Toby is recognised as a leading practitioner in various legal ranking directories, including by the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025 for Start-up and Venture Capital – Foreign firms, Chambers Asia-Pacific 2021 for Startups and Emerging Companies and ILFR 1000 (2016-2024) for M&A, Energy and Infrastructure, Project development and Financial & Corporate Law.
Toby is dual qualified in both Australia and New Zealand and is qualified to practice law in New South Wales Australia. He has also practised in Indonesia, China and Australia.
