Amos Tan, Director, Head of Corporate, Meritus Law LLC

Amos Tan

Director, Head of Corporate


+65 6011 6438

amos.tan@merituslawllc.com

Amos is the Head of our Corporate Practice. Amos brings years of experience in corporate and commercial matters spanning across various industries. His expertise lies in Aviation, Corporate and Commercial law as well as Financing and Security. For Corporate and Commercial law, Amos regularly advises on a wide spectrum of matters, including:

  • Incorporation or establishment of business entities
  • Corporate structuring
  • Commercial contracts or arrangements
  • Private acquisitions and sale transactions
  • Joint ventures and shareholders’ agreements
  • Employment matters
  • Corporate governance
  • General corporate advisory matters
  • Regulatory and compliance matters

Under Financing and Security, Amos has acted for lenders and borrowers in various international and domestic syndicated secured loans and facilities. Amos also advises businesses in their intragroup or intercompany loan arrangements.

For Aviation, Amos has acted in various aircraft-related transactions, such as sale and purchase of private aircrafts and aircraft financing. He also advises on the aviation related regulatory matters.

Amos graduated from the National University of Singapore in 2008 and was called to the Singapore bar in 2009.

Transactions in which Amos has been involved include:

Corporate and Commercial

  • Advised and acted for the vendor in the sale of a casino in London. The value of the sale was in excess of £130 million.
  • Advised and acted for the purchaser in the acquisition of a local construction company.
  • Advised and acted for the vendor in the sale of an aircraft-holding company.
  • Advised in the private equity funding in a renowned local restaurant and bar.
  • Advised in the start-up and initial investment round of a local property tech platform, which has since been listed on NASDAQ.
  • Advised an investor in various funding series of a global sports media and technology company.
  • Advised on various private investments, joint ventures and shareholders’ agreements.
  • Advised on a wide variety of commercial agreements.

Financing and Security

  • Acted as borrower’s counsel in a USD 80 million secured loan facility with a global bank.
  • Acted as borrower’s counsel in a USD 50 million secured loan facility with a global bank.
  • Acted as borrower’s counsel in a USD 75 million secured loan facility with a European bank.
  • Acted as borrower’s counsel in a USD 25 million secured loan facility with a European bank.
  • Acted as borrower’s counsel in a USD 50 million financing transaction with an Asian bank.
  • Acted as lender’s Singapore counsel for a PRC bank in respect of a USD 30 million loan.
  • Acted as lender’s Singapore counsel for an Asian bank in respect of a RMB 180 million loan.
  • Acted as borrower’s counsel in a project financing loan facility in excess of USD 60 million with a Singapore bank for a project on Jurong Island.
  • Acted as borrower’s counsel in an acquisition financing for a corporate acquisition under a secured loan facility in excess of SGD 130 million with a Singapore bank.
  • Acted as lender’s counsel for a Singapore bank in respect of a secured trade financing facility.

Aviation

  • Acted for the borrower in the re-financing of a Bombardier Global Express XRS with a Swiss bank.
  • Acted for the purchaser/borrower in the purchase of a new-built Bombardier Global Express 6000 and the secured financing with a global investment bank and its re-financing transactions.
  • Acted for the purchaser/borrower in the purchase of a pre-owned Bombardier Challenger 605 and the secured financing with a multinational bank and the lease of the aircraft.
  • Acted for the seller in respect of the sale of a Bombardier Challenger 605.
  • Acted for the borrower in the re-financing of a Bombardier Global Express XRS with a global bank.
  • Acted for the seller in the sale of a US registered Bombardier Challenger 605.
  • Acted for the purchaser/borrower in the purchase of a new-built Bombardier Global 5000 from manufacturer and secured financing with a global bank.
  • Acted for the purchaser in the purchase of a new-built Gulfstream 650ER from manufacturer.
  • Acted for the seller in respect of the sale of a Bombardier Global XRS.
  • Acted for the purchaser in the purchase of a pre-owned Gulfstream G550.
  • Acted for the seller in the sale of a pre-owned Gulfstream G450.

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