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2 Singapore Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year and Employment Law Firm of the Year Asian Legal Business Law Awards 2014 Our Singapore office provides a hub to support clients throughout South East Asia. Working in integrated teams with our other Asian offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Tokyo, as well as with London, the Middle East and the EU, the lawyers in our Singapore office focus on cross-border transactions and disputes, and on providing English law advice to clients across the South East Asia region. Core Strengths Highly professional, knowledgeable and responsive Chambers Asia 2015 Our core strengths lie in both sector and specific practice area expertise, most powerful when combined. Driven by the quality and breadth of our client base, our ability to service clients internationally in multiple practice areas and our reputation as a firm in each sector, we have secured a strong sector profile in the region. Our key sectors of focus include Asset Management & Investment Funds, Energy & Infrastructure, Financial Institutions, and Technology, Media & Telecommunications. We advise on the following core areas: Financial Markets Asset repackaging Structured debt products Debt capital markets Derivatives Project finance Trade & commodities finance Corporate lending Acquisition finance ECA finance Trading documentation (including prime brokerage and derivatives documentation) Corporate and Commercial Mergers & acquisitions Major Projects All aspects of construction, development, financing, operation and maintenance of projects Fuel Supply Agreements Offtake contracts (including take or pay) Information, Communications & Technology Telecommunications and network industries Internet/e-commerce Data protection and regulatory issues Venture Capital related transactions Outsourcing, data protection and regulatory issues Joint ventures and strategic alliances Private equity Private and Hedge Fund formation Corporate structuring and transactions

3 is noted for its very timely responses and appropriate strengthin-depth Legal Commended for Singapore Office Strategy in FT Asia- Pacific Innovative Lawyers Report 2014 Data Protection & Privacy Data protection compliance Responding to data security breaches Managing personal data Advising on disclosure requirements and risks Dispute resolution Litigation strategy Anti-corruption, arbitration, energy, commercial and trade-related disputes Compliance and regulatory investigations Project disputes in the mining, oil and gas, power, rail, water, ports and transportation infrastructure sectors Indonesia Desk Our Indonesia practice is based in Singapore, and provides legal advice for domestic and cross-border transactions involving Indonesian laws. The team comprises of our senior Indonesian consultant Rina Lee, as well as senior lawyers with significant experience advising on Indonesia-related transactions. With a strong grasp of Indonesian law and a deep understanding of the Indonesian business climate, we offer a unique and distinctive service that meets our international clients business demands in Indonesia. Alliance with TMI Associates We work with our Japanese alliance firm, TMI Associates, in Singapore. Together, we are able to deliver a seamless service across issues, jurisdictions and languages based on our full understanding of legal and business cultures in both Japanese and international companies. TMI Associates also has regional offices in China, Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Vietnam and China. JWS Asia Law Corporation JWS Asia Law Corporation is a boutique Singapore law practice with whom we have a best friends relationship and share offices in Singapore. To the extent matters require Singapore law advice and input, we regularly instruct JWS as local counsel and work closely with them.

4 Key contacts Key contact biographies can be viewed at simmons-simmons.com Damian Adams T E damian.adams@simmons-simmons.com Matthew Cox T E matthew.cox@simmons-simmons.com Dan Marjanovic T E dan.marjanovic@simmons-simmons.com Joanna Pearson T E joanna.pearson@simmons-simmons.com Jason Valoti T E jason.valoti@simmons-simmons.com Rina Lee Indonesian Consultant T E rina.lee@simmons-simmons.com

5 Offices Amsterdam PO Box NB Claude Debussylaan MC Amsterdam The Netherlands T F Beijing 33rd Floor China World Tower 3 1 Jianguomenwai Avenue Beijing People s Republic of China T F Bristol One Linear Park Temple Quay Bristol BS2 0PS United Kingdom T F Brussels Avenue Louise 149 b Brussels Belgium T F Doha Middle East LLP Level 5 Al Mirqab Tower Al Corniche Street PO Box Doha State of Qatar T F Dubai Middle East LLP Level 7 The Gate Village Building 10 Dubai International Financial Centre PO Box Dubai United Arab Emirates T F Düsseldorf Kö-Bogen Königsallee 2a Düsseldorf Germany T F Frankfurt MesseTurm Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage Frankfurt am Main Germany T F Hong Kong 13th Floor One Pacific Place 88 Queensway Hong Kong T F Jeddah Hammad & Al-Mehdar in alliance with Office #1209, King Road Tower, Malik Road, PO Box 864 Jeddah Kingdom of Saudi Arabia T F Lisbon Sociedade Rebelo de Sousa in association with Rua D. Francisco Manuel de Melo Lisbon Portugal T F London CityPoint One Ropemaker Street London EC2Y 9SS United Kingdom T F Luxembourg Luxembourg LLP Royal Monterey 26A Boulevard Royal Luxembourg L-2429 Luxembourg T F Madrid Calle Miguel Angel 11 5th floor Madrid Spain T F Milan Studio Legale Associato in affiliation with Via Tommaso Grossi Milan Italy T F Munich Lehel Carré, Thierschplatz Munich Germany T F Paris 5 boulevard de la Madeleine Paris France T F Riyadh Hammad & Al-Mehdar in alliance with Level 18 Princess Al-Anood Tower 2 King Fahad Road Olaya Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia T F Shanghai 40th Floor Park Place 1601 Nanjing Road West Shanghai People's Republic of China T F Singapore Asia LLP 168 Robinson Road #11-01 Capital Tower Singapore T F Tokyo Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi Jimusho (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise TMI Associates) 23rd floor Roppongi Hills Mori Tower Roppongi Minato-ku Tokyo Japan T F is an international legal practice carried on by and its affiliated practices. Accordingly, references to mean and the other partnerships and other entities or practices authorised to use the name or one or more of those practices as the context requires. The word partner refers to a member of LLP or an employee or consultant with equivalent standing and qualifications or to an individual with equivalent status in one of s affiliated practices. For further information on the international entities and practices, refer to simmons-simmons.com/legalresp is a limited liability partnership registered in England & Wales with number OC and with its registered office at CityPoint, One Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9SS. It is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. A list of members and other partners together with their professional qualifications is available for inspection at the above address.

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