Corporate and Commerial Law

Understanding term sheets for Singapore Startups

Singapore Startups need to understand term sheets when negotiating each new funding round.  This article will set out a few key terms that a startup founder needs to know when reading term sheets from VCs.  #1: Board Representation for a Singapore Startup When a startup negotiates a term sheet, one of the most important thing […]

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RTO: How to list your SME company on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited via a reverse takeover transaction

RTO:  How to list your SME company on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited via a reverse takeover transaction Updated on 9th Oct 2023 Reverse Takeover Transaction Singapore – There are 4 ways for a business to be listed on the Singapore stock exchange (SGX).  Listing by way of introduction, listing by way of an

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SG Startup Business : 7 Tips to note when negotiating a term sheet with venture capital investors

SG Startup Business: The economics of negotiating a deal with venture capital investors is always different when negotiating with angel investors.  At the venture capital funding stage, the VC investors would want to see traction with users and a minimum viable product.  Some VCs will tag investment into several stages depending on whether the start

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IPO Singapore – Preparing your SME Company for an initial public offering on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited

IPO Singapore – Singapore is still a good place for IPO listing with its global investor base and global issuer base.  Many business owners have companies that have raised investment capital so need to give an exit to their investors without paying out cash or alternatively some companies need investment capital at a late stage

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SG Startup Company :  5 key points to note when raising seed funding

SG Startup Company: Seed investing as a concept largely originated from Silicon Valley and unlike most traditional business ventures where the shareholding is dependant on bargaining and negotiation and the amount of money invested into a venture, the seed investor in that funding round will usually get about between 15% to 20% of the shares

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SME Loan : 5 Key Loan Covenants that SME owners should note when getting a working capital loan in Singapore

SME Loan: In recent times, many SME business owners in Singapore are looking for working capital loans.  The Singapore government has in recent times provided credit insurance to back such SME working capital loans and as a result such loans are not provided on a non-recourse basis. Before we go into the 5 key legal

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新加坡 Employment Pass (就业准证) 制度 – An introduction to the Employment Pass system in Singapore

新加坡近几年来有许多外国的商人来新加坡开公司而这群商人会申请新加坡的Employment Pass (就业准证)。这个文章会简单叙述新加坡的(就业准证) 制度。 #1: What is an employment pass? 新加坡的(就业准证)的简单的介绍 新加坡有几个级的出入凭证而 就业准证就是让要在新加坡开公司或就业的人士申请。要到新加坡的公司的高官人士通常会向新加坡人力部申请就业准证。  The employment pass is usually used by business owners and senior hires of companies. This is an article providing a quick summary of the requirements of the employment pass which is usually used for business owners and senior hires. #2: What is

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Singapore Startup Business: 7 key points to note when negotiating a term sheet with angel investors

Singapore Startup Business: At an early stage, you may have a product idea or a minimum viable product but are trying very hard to raise minimal funds to do some marketing.  At the early stage of growth, most startups would want to look for angel funding and enter into term sheet negotiations with potential investors. 

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Startup Business SG : 5 Key Reasons why Flipkart incorporated in Singapore

Startup Business SG: Singapore is a global business hub and has over the years played to host to several global unicorn startup companies including, but not limited to, Grab and Garena.  Some investors and startups have asked why is it that despite Flipkart having operations in India, its parent company was incorporated in Singapore.  To

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Ant Financial (蚂蚁金付): Why it failed to list in both HK and Shanghai for the first time

CNBC reported that Ant Financial (蚂蚁金付) at the time it was about to list was the world’s largest fintech company and was valued at over USD 313 billion and raising over USD34.5 billion.  Had it listed on the Hong Kong and Shanghai stock exchanges, it would have been the world’s largest IPO.  Ant Financial was

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