Jin is a counsel based in Singapore. Jin’s practice covers M&A and joint venture transactions and commercial contracts, with a particular focus on transactions and other matters in the energy and infrastructure sectors. His recent experience includes advising on renewables and power transactions and upstream and downstream oil and gas transactions and projects.

Jin's wide-ranging experience across a variety of sectors and involvement in the full lifespan of a deal, from due diligence to disputes, enables him to provide relevant, commercial and comprehensive advice that takes into consideration the wider aspects of transactions and other matters. He also understands the needs of in-house teams from his experience on secondment to a FTSE 250 energy company in London and a virtual secondment to the downstream team of an international energy company in Singapore.

M&A and Joint Ventures

• A confidential green hydrogen company on its proposed series financing round
• GIC on its strategic investment in InterContinental Energy, the leading dedicated green fuels company
• An international financial institution on its proposed joint venture investment in a confidential offshore wind farm in Taiwan
• A confidential financial buyer on its proposed joint venture investment in the CFXD offshore wind farm in Taiwan
• Iberdrola on its joint venture investment in up to five offshore wind projects with a combined capacity of 3.5GW in the Philippines
• A renewable energy company on the restructuring of its wind projects in Vietnam
• Armstrong Southeast Asia Clean Energy Fund on the sale of its Vietnamese wind power subsidiary
• A renewable energy company on its proposed pan-Asian solar PV and battery storage investment platform
• KWAP (Malaysia's second largest pension fund) on its joint venture investment in Vortex Solar’s 365MW solar PV power portfolio
• A financial buyer on its early stage joint venture investment and development of up to 1.2GW of floating solar in a Southeast Asian jurisdiction
• A renewable energy company on its proposed joint venture investment in solar assets in Malaysia
• Kansai Electric Power Company on its strategic alliance with Medco Power Indonesia in relation to a portfolio of thermal power plants (both operational and in development)
• A financial buyer on its proposed joint venture into a portfolio of Philippines renewables assets
• The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on its acquisition of a 25% shareholding in Borealis AG from Mubadala Investment Company
• Santos on the sale of its upstream oil and gas interests in Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Bangladesh to Ophir Energy plc
• Pertamina on multiple upstream oil and gas matters        
• A national oil company on its proposed acquisition of a petrochemicals business in Thailand
• A confidential client on its bid for a Petrofac upstream interest and operatorship in in Malaysia
• A national oil company on its proposed acquisition of PSC interests in the Middle East
• Woodside Energy on its farm-in to offshore blocks in Myanmar held by CNPC International
• An international energy company on the proposed disposal of its upstream gas interests in Bangladesh to a Chinese state-owned enterprise
• Pan Pacific Petroleum on the sale of its interest in an upstream oil and gas project offshore Vietnam to Repsol
• Lundin on the sale of its upstream oil and gas interests in Indonesia to Medco Energi
• A financial buyer on its acquisition of a controlling stake in a financial services entity in Indonesia
• An international infrastructure company on its restructuring of its ownership in a port joint venture in Thailand
• A CPaaS provider on its acquisition of another CPaaS service provider in the Asia-Pacific region
• Beibu Port on its joint venture investment with the Brunei Government in the Muara Port in Brunei

Other Corporate / Projects Advisory

• An independent oil and gas company on various upstream energy issues, including amending the fiscal provisions of a PSC, compliance with local laws and preparation of PSC amendments in a Southeast Asian jurisdiction
• The Brunei Economic Development Board on the Pulau Muara Besar development project
• The Japanese consortium on its bid for the multi-billion dollar Kuala Lumpur to Singapore high speed rail
• Hilti AG on its acquisition and post-acquisition restructuring of Oglaend System Group
• The downstream in-house team of an international energy company on a retainer arrangement
• TonenGeneral on its business integration with the JX Group

Contentious Matters

• A confidential client on a potential dispute in relation to the nomination of primary or secondary loading ports under an LNG SPA
• A confidential client on its potential claims under the tax indemnities and warranties in an SPA for power assets in multiple jurisdictions
• An international private equity fund on a shareholders’ dispute in Singapore under the SIAC Rules
• A confidential client on a dispute in relation to the supply of engineering and procurement services for a construction project in Vietnam

Jin’s experience above includes experience gained at prior law firms.

Awards & Accolades

• Recognized as a “Rising Star” for Foreign Firms in Indonesia by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2023)