I saw phone numbers that I did not recognise flashed on my phone screen as I was discussing work with a colleague. I contemplated whether to answer the call. As other introverts may tell you, we generally don’t like calls when we are deeply focused on something. I picked up …

An acquaintance asked me, “What makes you so passionate about M&A?” I must have displayed an incredulous look on my face because the person immediately changed the question to something along the line “Okay, maybe not passion but what makes you so interested in M&A that you often write about …

My name is Mei Ying (美瑛). Wong (黄) is my surname. I am a corporate lawyer with focus in the M&A and equity capital markets practice areas. Through my Linkedin posts, I share the insights I gain from my work, what I learn from my reading, and my observations about …

While reviewing a lengthy document consisting of tables spanning just short of 100 pages, I pointed out to my team member that some of the columns in the middle of the document appeared not to be aligned with the preceding columns. I was told that the columns should be aligned, …

Closing an M&A transaction, finalising agreements for execution and working on a fund raising exercise. All happening at the same time. I couldn’t put my life on pause while I am running corporate exercises. It means driving hundreds of km back to hometown when a family member requires medical attention. …

I didn’t seek out to be an M&A lawyer. It is a part of my work and I find myself gravitate towards this practice area more than other corporate work that I have done: What I like being an M&A lawyer: 1. The work is (usually) intellectually stimulating. See last …

“𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘰, 𝘪𝘧 𝘐 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘴𝘬?’ 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨. 𝘛𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥,’ 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘩𝘦. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦?’ 𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥,’ 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘩𝘦.” I have always liked the exchange above between Thorin and Gandalf from J.R.R. Tolkien’s …

I sighed inwardly when I was greeted with three forms to fill when I attended my dental appointment. There was a form to fill in personal data, a privacy consent form and a questionnaire about medical history. The last form was a two-page questionnaire with ‘answer yes/no’ questions squeezed into …

I decided early in my career that I would not go into practice areas which are more “personal”. Corporate laws seemed to be a more neutral choice. I probably got this wrong. *** One of the transactions I was involved in gave me a different insight. The vendors sold their …

In M&A transactions, lawyers are naturally inclined to draft and negotiate agreements that put our clients in a strong legal position. That is our job. For a buyer, it may mean providing for the following in the sale and purchase agreement (SPA): – solid representations and warranties by the seller …