Ethan Ruff

ASEAN: Advising Coastal Energy Company on various aspects of its acquisition by CEPSA, including due diligence queries regarding its ASEAN assets.

SE Asia: Advising CEPSA on the restructuring and reorganisation of its assets in South East Asia, as well as subsequent management and operations.

SE Asia: Advising a Listed European MNC in its circa USD 1.5 B investment into SE Asia, comprising various initiatives in the renewable energy sector.

Myanmar: Advising Consumer Goods Myanmar in the sale of the “Laser” brand of toothpaste to Colgate Palmolive (transaction value circa USD 100 M).

ASEAN: Advising Konecranes (listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange), on various corporate matters in the ASEAN region.

Brunei: Advising the Promoter in negotiations with a major private equity house for the sale of an energy sector participant in Brunei.

SE Asia: Advising a Swedish Fund in the establishment of a Singapore Holding structure for the aggregation of interests in Regional technology compani

India: Advising Near in their negotiations with a strategic investor (NASDAQ Listed) and associated Series C Financing Round.

US, ASEAN: Advising Zoom-In in the setting up of its IP holding structure and the implementation of a global employee share option plan.

Malaysia and Indonesia: Advising a SPAC (Bursa Malaysia listed) in the due diligence process for the proposed acquisition of five Production Sharing Contract assets in Indonesia.

Myanmar: Advising ED&F Man in its Joint Venture negotiations with YOMA Strategic Holdings Limited, for the establishment of a coffee products joint venture in Myanmar.

Australia: Advising an India-headquartered provider of online platform solutions for money changing and remittance services, on various aspects of its proposed expansion into Australia.

India: Advising the Promoters in the sale of a leading India-based domestic money remittance and payments business, including post-transaction marketing agreements.

Sri Lanka: Advising a regional start-up in the medical equipment and genomic testing services sector, in its proposed joint venture with a major regional hospital chain and sourcing of seed funding for the same.

Singapore: Representing a US-based global logistics services provider in a SIAC arbitration under English law.

Singapore: Representing an offshore services provider in a SIAC arbitration. The dispute arose from breaches of various charter and loan arrangements.

Singapore: Representing a leading international investment bank in the successful settlement of its dispute with an ASEAN government.