XINYI LIU
Summary
Singapore-qualified lawyer with cross-border mergers and acquisition ("M&A") and antitrust expertise, experienced in advising on billion-dollar transactions across automotive, energy, and real estate sectors.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate – Corporate and Commercial: Competition and Foreign Investment Review
ALLEN & GLEDHILL LLP
01.2024 - Current
- Advised on complex cross-border M&A transactions as Singapore antitrust counsel, mitigating regulatory risks and ensuring compliance with merger control regimes.
- Conducted targeted due diligence in virtual data rooms, identifying red-flag issues and streamlining the deal execution process for multi-jurisdictional transactions.
- Supported headline M&A deals across multiple sectors, including:
- I. Merger of a Singapore-listed automotive company (SS10.4B market cap) with a major Southeast Asian automotive player, enhancing regional market consolidation.
- Ii. Merger between a Singapore energy company and a London-listed global energy company (SS292B market cap), strengthening cross-border energy integration.
- Iii. Multi-jurisdictional joint ventures involving a global investment company (SS389B AUM, Singapore HQ) and real estate investment groups headquartered in Singapore and Canada, facilitating global portfolio expansion.
- Drafted and negotiated key M&A documentation – including conditions precedent, warranties, NDAs, clean team protocols, and compliance policies to ensure enforceability and commercial alignment.
- Reviewed and refined commercial cooperation agreements and corporate contracts, balancing client protection with deal efficiency.
Practice Trainee – Corporate and Commercial: Competition and Foreign Investment Review
ALLEN & GLEDHILL LLP
01.2024 - 07.2024
- Advised on multi-jurisdictional commercial transactions, assessing merger control risks and navigating competition law regimes in Asia, Europe, and North America. Matters included an internal restructuring by a Singapore-listed consumer goods company and a cross-border merger between an India-listed chemical company and a Singapore chemical company, ensuring timely filings and regulatory compliance.
- Drafted and managed competition filings (merger notifications, confidential advice applications, responses to RFIs), facilitating regulatory clearance for high-value cross-border transactions.
- Coordinated with international counsel and regulators to align competition law strategy across multiple jurisdictions, reducing approval timelines and mitigating potential deal-blocking risks.
- Prepared transaction documentation, contributing to smooth execution of internal restructurings and mergers.
- Researched and analysed market concentration, competitive effects, and regulatory precedents, strengthening merger clearance submissions with data-driven arguments.
Summer Intern – Mergers and Acquisition
DREW AND NAPIER LLC
06.2021
- Conducted research on Sale-and-Purchase agreements, Shareholders agreements, and SGX-listed companies.
- Conducted research on points regarding the Companies Act 1967 and the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018, and wrote legal memorandums / opinions on the research.
- Listed due diligence documents to be reviewed.
Summer Intern – Corporate and Commercial: Competition and Foreign Investment Review
ALLEN & GLEDHILL LLP
05.2021
- Conducted research on points regarding various competition law issues, and presented these in legal memorandums to my mentor.
Education
Bachelor of Laws - LL.B.
SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY
07.2023
GCE A Levels - undefined
RIVER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
12.2018
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Chinese (Mandarin)
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Associate – Corporate and Commercial: Competition and Foreign Investment Review
ALLEN & GLEDHILL LLP
01.2024 - Current
Practice Trainee – Corporate and Commercial: Competition and Foreign Investment Review
ALLEN & GLEDHILL LLP
01.2024 - 07.2024
Summer Intern – Mergers and Acquisition
DREW AND NAPIER LLC
06.2021
Summer Intern – Corporate and Commercial: Competition and Foreign Investment Review
ALLEN & GLEDHILL LLP
05.2021
GCE A Levels - undefined
RIVER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Bachelor of Laws - LL.B.
SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY
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