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15
November
2022

The (Outdated) Persistence of REITS and Trust Structures in Real Estate Funds

Introduction: real estate fund structures Real estate funds in Singapore, whether listed or unlisted, have conventionally been constituted as unit trusts. A unit trust…

Singapore
Corporate, Funds, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Real Estate Investment Trust
Article
10
November
2022

Venture Debt in Southeast Asia – Observations from a Singapore Practice

Introduction: what is venture debt? In this increasingly austere period of fundraising, debt financing is for many start-ups the only option to tide over…

Singapore
Corporate, Funds, Private Equity, Venture Capital
Legal Alert
15
April
2022

Taking the Payment Services Act to the Moon – A Gentle Reminder on the Financial Services and Markets Bill

With the second reading of the Financial Services and Markets Bill (“FSMB”) last week (4 April 2022), Singapore’s regulatory stance towards digital payments tokens…

Singapore
Communications, Media & Technology, Payments
Article
13
December
2021

The State of E-commerce in Singapore

Singapore has a national standard of e-commerce transaction. According to Jun Meng Heng, Director at ZICO Insights Law LLC, "in order to start an...
Singapore
E-commerce
Article
7
May
2021

Singapore Joins the SPACs Race

Introduction Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”) have become increasingly attractive and popular as an alternative listing structure in many jurisdictions. Singapore is attempting to…

Singapore
Capital Markets
Legal Alert
17
March
2021

Singapore’s Global Investor Program (“GIP”) Scheme 新加坡全球商业投资者计划 (简称“GIP”)

An investor interested in starting up a business or investing in Singapore may apply for Permanent Resident (“PR”) status through the GIP Scheme. The...
Singapore
Foreign Direct Investment
Article
18
February
2021

Singapore makes significant changes to its personal data protection laws

The Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2020, which amends the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (“PDPA” or the “Act”), will take effect in phases…

Singapore
Communications, Media & Technology, Compliance & Governance, Data Protection
Legal Alert
25
January
2021

ZICO Insights Law advises Hengyang Petrochemical Logistics on its Proposed Disposal of 85% equity interest in Jiangsu Xinheng Supply Chain Management Services

ZICO Insights Law LLC’s director Dr. Qiu Yang and senior associate Mr. Denzel Chua have recently advised Catalist company Hengyang Petrochemical Logistics Limited’s disposal of its entire equity interest…

Singapore
Corporate
Deal
7
December
2020

Enhanced regulation of digital payment token services and cross-border money transfer services in Singapore

Several more types of digital payment token (“DPT”) services and cross-border money transfer services will soon be regulated under Singapore’s Payment Services Act 2019…

Singapore
Payments
Legal Alert
23
November
2020

ZICO Insights Law advises LESSO Group in the acquisition of Snow Operation from Aliaxis SA

Aliaxis SA, a global leader in the manufacturing and distribution of advanced plastic piping systems, has agreed to divest its business in South-East Asia…

Singapore
Corporate
Deal
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On 1 December 2022, KPMG and ZICO Law entered into an agreement under which a number of law firms and teams from the ZICO Law network have joined the KPMG network of firms.

The deal will see more than 275 lawyers join over 2,900 legal professionals in the KPMG global organization, creating a significant legal footprint across Asia. It will offer legal services and solutions, a globally connected legal services platform, and specialists who work with leading technology providers to modernize legal functions across organizations. The strategic combination increases the total number of legal professionals in the KPMG network to over 3,750 across 84 jurisdictions. You may read the press release here.

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