Michael W. Sturrock

Mr. Sturrock has been representing clients in Singapore for more than 10 years, and during this time he has advised on more than 150 completed transactions, including IPOs, other equity offerings, convertible bonds, debt offerings, sec-registered deals, venture capital, and M&A deals in Singapore. His experience includes advising:

• Temasek Holdings in its sale of shares for the initial public offering and subsequent secondary offering of Athene Holding Inc. on the NYSE
• The underwriters in Ascendas Hospitality Trust's SGD581 million initial public offering of units on the SGX-ST
• Temasek Financial (III) Private Limited in its offerings of SGD500 million and SGD790 million zero coupon guaranteed exchangeable bonds guaranteed by Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited
• Temasek (I) Financial Limited in its US$15 billion and US$10 billion global medium term note programs and subsequent drawdowns issued pursuant to the program
• Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited in a number of mergers and acquisitions transactions, and a range of other matters
• Singapore Technologies Telemedia Pte. in its INR31.3 billion acquisition of a 74% stake in the India and Singapore-based data center businesses of Tata Communications
• Neptune Orient Lines in its US$1.2 billion sale of APL Logistics to Kintetsu World Express
• Morgan Stanley as financial adviser to Hsu Fu Chi International Ltd in its US$2.1 billion acquisition by Nestlé SA
• Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing in its SGD330 million acquisition of Hitachi Semiconductor Singapore Pte. Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Hitachi Group engaged in semiconductor manufacturing in Singapore
• STATS ChipPAC Limited in the refinancing of its debt that became repayable upon its change of control, including a US$200 million perpetual securities offering to its shareholders by way of a non-renounceable rights offering, a concurrent tender offer and exit consent and change of control offer in respect of its US$811 million of high yield bonds, and a US$425 million secured high yield bond offering

Mr. Sturrock has advised on more than 50 completed transactions, including IPOs, other equity offerings, debt offerings, and M&A deals in Indonesia. His experience includes advising:

• The underwriters in the PT ABM Investama Tbk’s US$225 million initial public offering of shares on the IDX
• The underwriters in PT Borneo Lumbung Energi & Metal Tbk's US$575 million initial public offering of shares on the IDX
• PT Pertamina (Persero) on updates to its US$10 billion global medium term note program and subsequent drawdowns issued pursuant to the program
• The lead arrangers in PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk’s US$932 rights offering
• PT Bakrie Sumatera Plantations Tbk in the sale of its palm plantations and related assets to PT Sinar Mas Group
• PT Risjadson in its US$1.18 billion sale by way of an auction of a majority stake in PT Berau Coal (Berau) to PT Recapital Advisors

Mr. Sturrock has advised on more than 70 completed transactions, including IPOs, other equity offerings, debt offerings, and M&A deals in India. His experience includes advising:

• The underwriters in InterGlobe Aviation’s US$459 million initial public offering of shares on the NSE and BSE
• MakeMyTrip Limited in its US$80.5 million initial public offering of shares on NASDAQ, the first US IPO by an Indian company in four years, as well as in its US$145 million follow on offering of shares on NASDAQ and a further US$126 million offering of shares on NASDAQ
• A global business process management company in its US$255 million initial public offering of American depositary shares on the NYSE, as well as its US$113 million offering of American depositary shares on the NYSE
• The underwriters in Infosys Technologies Limited's offer of US$1.6 billion American depositary shares on NASDAQ
• Vedanta Resources plc in its US$1.25 billion offer of 5.5% convertible bonds due 2016, and listing of the bonds on the LSE
• The underwriters in the establishment and ongoing updates to ICICI Bank Limited’s US$5 billion global medium term note program and subsequent drawdowns issued pursuant to the program
• MakeMyTrip in its US$720 million acquisition of ibibo Group, an India-based company operating an e-commerce and online travel portal
• Vedanta Resources plc in its US$8.67 billion acquisition of a majority stake in Cairn India, one of the largest M&A deals undertaken by an Indian company in recent years, as well as one of the most high profile

 Mr. Sturrock has advised on a number of completed transactions, including IPOs, convertible bonds, and debt offerings in Thailand. His experience includes advising:

• Banpu Power Public Company Limited in its THB13.6 billion initial public offering of shares on the SET
• Bangkok Dusit Medical Services, Thailand’s largest private hospital operator, in its THB10 billion (US$311 million) zero coupon convertible bond offering
• The underwriters in a US$290 million exchangeable bond offering by C.P. Foods Holdings Limited, a member of the Charoen Pokphand Foods Group, exchangeable into shares of CP All Public Company Limited
• Thai Oil Public Company Limited in its US$1 billion offer of US$500 million 3.625% notes due 2023, and US$500 million 4.875% notes due 2043
• PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited in its US$1 billion offer of 4.25% notes due 2022
• PTT Public Company Ltd in its sale of 1.24 billion shares in Star Petroleum Refining Public Company Ltd (SPRC) as part of SPRC’s THB12.9 billion (US$354.7 million) IPO and listing on the SET

Mr. Sturrock has extensive experience across the rest of Asia, having advised on more than 30 completed transactions in the region, including in Malaysia and Greater China. His experience includes advising:

• The underwriters in 7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings Berhad's MYR834 million initial public offering of shares on Bursa Malaysia
• JCY International Berhad in its MYR703.8 million initial public offering of shares on Bursa Malaysia
• Sithe Asia in its US$200 million equity private placement
• The placement agent in Macau Legend Development Limited's US$390 million private placement of mandatorily convertible shares
• TM International Ltd in its demerger from Telecom Malaysia Ltd and its introductory listing on Bursa Malaysia