Tom Jokelson
Partner
Singapore
Tom Jokelson
Partner
Singapore
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Tom's practice focuses on M&A, joint ventures and strategic investments across Southeast Asia. He has advised on numerous major growth capital and private equity transactions for investors, such as leading banks, sponsors and sovereign funds; and for issuing companies.
Tom regularly advises emerging enterprises, corporates and sponsor clients across the full range of corporate and M&A activities. He advises across a variety of sectors with a particular focus on tech, digital infrastructure and financial services and has extensive cross-border experience, having worked in London and Singapore. He has a particular focus on transactions involving Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines, as part of his broader ASEAN practice.
Tom is particularly recognised for his expertise in advising emerging companies and start-ups of varying sizes and stages of development on capital raises and growth transactions. His practice covers the entire life-cycle, from seed through to major acquisitions and disposals, and he has a deep understanding of the unique challenges faced by fast-growth founder-led businesses and their investors.
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Experience highlights
Advising Tokopedia on its transformational combination with Gojek, the Indonesian based ridehailing and payments giant. The transaction brings together two of Southeast Asia’s most valuable conglomerates, with the combined business having a valuation of USD18 billion, and will create the largest technology company in Indonesia.
Advising EdgeConneX on the acquisition of a data centre business in Indonesia (PT Graha Teknologi Nusantara) (GTN).
Advising General Atlantic on its Series D investment into Biofourmis.
Advising Thanachart Bank Public Company Limited on the sale of 50.1% of Thanachart Fund Management (TFUND) to Eastspring Investments, the Asian asset management business of Prudential plc, for a consideration value of THB4.2bn.
Related articles
Publications: 07 July 2022
The growth of growth capital: how will the market develop?
There has been an explosion of interest in the growth capital market in recent years, with numerous new investors raising billions of dollars for investment in earlier stage companies positioned for…
Publications: 14 February 2022
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Other noteworthy experience
Advising:
Fundraising / Fintech
- General Atlantic on its Series C fundraising investment into Kumu, a Philippines-based livestream platform.
- Halodoc, the Indonesian online medical consolidation and medicine delivery business, on its Series B and Series C fundraisings.
- The innovation, fintech investment and ventures division of a British multinational banking and financial services company on the establishment of a new joint venture with Assembly Payments, a leading Australian payments solution provider, to deliver payment solutions globally.
- Neuron Mobility, a rental e-scooter company and micromobility technology developer, on its Series B fundraising.
- Go-Ventures on various venture capital investments into a number of South East Asian start-ups across the spectrum of funding rounds.
- TNG Digital, the largest e-wallet in Malaysia, on various transactions including investments by Lazada and a U.S. investment firm.
M&A / Joint Ventures
- Keppel Infrastructure Holdings Pte. Ltd on the acquisition of a 20% stake in the MET Group, a Swiss-based European, energy company with activities in natural gas, power and oil markets.
- Jollibee on its investment into International Coffee & Tea, LLC. which owns and operates the “Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf” international chain of coffee stores and franchises.
- Monde Nissin, a global F&B company headquartered in the Philippines, on the investment by a leading Asian sovereign wealth fund into a minority stake in Monde Nissin.
- Una-Brands, the e-commerce aggregator, on its acquisition of Ergotune and Ergobrand, an online business supplying home office furniture.
Recognition
Tom Jokelson is a good up-and-coming younger lawyer.
Chambers Asia Pacific 2023 (Startups and Emerging Companies – Singapore)
Rising Star
Asia Pacific Legal 500 2023 (Corporate M&A – Singapore – International firms)
Up and coming
Chambers Asia Pacific 2023 (Startups and Emerging Companies – Singapore)
Published work
- Podcast: APAC M&A Insights: What’s driving tech M&A in APAC and what should investors be wary of (February 2022)
- A&O News & Insights: Impact of Covid–19 coronavirus on private fundraisings – key legal considerations for investors and issuers. (May 2020)
