Stephanie Keen

Stephanie Keen

Partner
Singapore

Email stephanie.keen@​hoganlovells.com

Phone +65 6302 2553

Fax +65 6538 7077

LanguagesEnglish

Practice groupCorporate & Finance

With the benefit of international experience, and vast regional knowledge, Stephanie knows how to get the job done.  Adopting a direct and straightforward manner, Stephanie applies her no-nonsense approach while leading the Corporate & Finance practice in Asia Pacific. Stephanie has been based in Singapore since 2009. 

Recognised as one of few leading private equity lawyers in Asia Pacific, Stephanie is praised by clients for being very good at looking at the bigger picture. She is particularly adept at closing international deals in complex Asian markets, adopting a focused approach whilst being alert to cultural nuances.

Time spent in London and New York advising large corporations and private equity houses ensures that Stephanie gets what is important when looking at investment opportunities, particularly from commercial and risk appetite perspectives. Stephanie's legal representation spans advising corporates, lenders, and private equity houses on leveraged buy-outs, cross-border transactions, mergers and acquisitions, equity offerings, and corporate restructurings.  

Stephanie is a dynamic supporter of diversity and citizenship in the work place, recognising its importance both locally as well as to the global firm. Stephanie heads up the diversity committee in Singapore, sits on the firm's global diversity committee and most recently has been appointed regional head for diversity in Asia Pacific for the firm's Corporate & Finance practice group.  

Stephanie is practical, efficient, uncompromising, and results-oriented. Frequently praised for her extraordinary combination of work ethic, judgement, and diplomacy, Stephanie is the trusted advisor clients want sitting on their side of the table in negotiations.

“A go-to law firm for Singapore and South East Asia private equity work for the past 10 years. They impress with their first class advice and client service and are backed by a seamless global network across the Asia-Pacific, Europe and USA. Managing partner and Head of Asia PE, Stephanie Keen, is our key contact and trusted advisor.’

Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2020

Awards and recognitions

2012 – 2019

Ranked in Corporate and M&A – Foreign Firms
Legal 500 Asia Pacific

2018

Ranked as Power Players
Women Leading in Law

2020

Ranked in Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Best Lawyers

2014-2020

Ranked in Corporate/M&A: International (Singapore)
Chambers Global

Education and admissions

Education

Master of Arts, University of Cambridge, St John’s College, 2001

Postgraduate Diploma (Legal Practice), The College of Law, 1995

Bachelor of Arts, University of Cambridge, St John’s College, 1994

Memberships

Law Society of England and Wales

Singapore Venture Capital Association

Asian Venture Capital Association

Singapore Law Society

British Chamber of Commerce

Court admissions

England and Wales

Related industries

Consumer Education Financial Institutions Life Sciences and Health Care Technology & Telecoms Private Capital

Related practices

Commercial Corporate Governance Employment Investment Funds Joint Ventures Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Asia Regional Practice

Related areas of focus

Bolt-ons Buy Outs Co-investments Emerging Companies and Venture Capital Exits Fashion and Luxury Brands Management Incentive Plans Management Teams Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds Real Estate Funds Retail and Consumer Goods Secondaries Carve-outs, Spin-offs, and Split-offs Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions Hostile Takeovers and Takeover Defense Public Company Mergers and Acquisitions Sovereign Investors International Programs Cell, Tissue, and Gene Therapies

Representative experience

Walmart Inc. on the US$16 billion acquisition of a 77 percent majority stake in Flipkart Private Limited, the prominent Indian e-commerce marketplace company.

 

PayPal on a US$125 million investment into Pine Labs, India's largest retail payment platform, alongside Temasek (the sovereign wealth fund of the Singapore government).

 

eBay Inc. on its acquisition of the Japan business of Giosis Pte Ltd., an e-commerce marketplace company.

Navis Capital Partners, an Asian private equity firm, on the sale of its controlling stake in MFS Technology, a flexible printed circuit board solutions provider in Singapore, Malaysia, and China.

 

Navis Capital Partners on the acquisition of a major stake in a denim and garment manufacturer in South East Asia headquartered in Vietnam.

 

Navis Capital Partners on its acquisition of an 80% equity stake in ISA Industrial Limited, from ISA's shareholders, CNS Holdings Limited, and Schweizer Leder Beteiligungs GmbH.

Conergy, the largest downstream solar power project developer, on its Singapore joint venture with Astronergy, a PRC solar panel manufacturer and ongoing projects managed by the joint venture.

 

Volaris Group Inc. on the acquisition of Tarantula Global Holdings Pte. Ltd. a Singapore based provider of telecom site management software, operating primarily from its with subsidiaries in India.

 

Dell in a US$3.055 billion deal to sell its global information technology services division, Dell Services, to NTT Data.

 

OCK Group Berhad and CapAsia ASEAN Infrastructure Fund III L.P on the acquisition of Southeast Asia Telecommunications Holdings Limited from VinaCapital.

GE Healthcare on its US$1.065 billion acquisition of three healthcare business lines from Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

 

Henderson Group plc on the establishment of TIAA Henderson Global Real Estate.

Koch Industries on the reorganization of its Asia entities following its US$7.2bn acquisition of Molex Incorporated.

Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, and Unitas Capital on sale of Metalform Group, precision metal component business in Singapore, to MMI Holdings, KKR owned entity.

News Corporation on the acquisition of ESPN's 50% equity interest in ESPN STAR Sports (“ESS”), giving News Corporation full ownership of ESS.

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