Theodore Heng, Associate

Highlights

Theodore's recent experience includes advising:

• PayPal on its investment in GoPay, the payments business of the Southeast Asian super app and Indonesian technology "decacorn" GO-JEK Group, alongside Facebook, Google and Tencent
• B Capital on its investment in Kopi Kenangan, a technology-enabled coffee chain in Indonesia
• General Atlantic on its investment in Ruangguru, Southeast Asia's largest technology-enabled education company
• Circles.Life, Singapore's largest digital telecommunications company, on an investment by Warburg Pincus 
• The Blackstone Group on its acquisitions of:
  • Cloudreach, a leading global cloud enabler headquartered in the UK
  • Conrad Maldives Rangali Island Resort
  • Anantara Dhigu Maldives Resort, Anantara Veli Maldives Resort, Naladhu Private Island Maldives and the staff island of Boduhura
• DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals, the global leader in sustainable antibiotics, next-generation statins and anti-fungals, and its senior management team on its sale to Bain Capital Private Equity
• Airtel, the world’s third largest mobile network operator, on an investment by six leading global investors including Warburg Pincus, Softbank and Temasek in Airtel Africa.
• Astra International, one of Indonesia's largest conglomerates, on its investment in GO-JEK Group, Southeast Asia’s largest on-demand multi-service technology platform, alongside leading financial investors Warburg Pincus, KKR and TPG
• Cloudreach, a leading global cloud enabler majority-owned by The Blackstone Group, on its acquisitions of:
  • Emerging Technology Advisors, an US-based digital professional services firm
  • Cloudamize, an US-based cloud computing analytics firm
• Pandox AB on its acquisition of the Jurys Inn hotel portfolio in the UK and the Ireland in partnership with The Fattal Group
• CVC Capital Partners on its acquisitions of:
  • QA Group, the UK’s leading provider of IT education and skills
  • TMF Group, a global provider of compliance and administrative services
• Warburg Pincus on its acquisition of Reiss Holdings, the owner of the global fashion and accessories brand REISS
• AB InBev, the world’s largest brewer, on its acquisition of SABMiller, the world’s second largest brewer, representing the largest ever UK public takeover
• BG Group on the takeover offer by Royal Dutch Shell, forming the world’s largest liquefied natural gas company

 Education

• BPP Law School, UK (Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (LPC), Distinction)
• University of Bristol, UK (Bachelor of Laws (LLB), First Class Honours)

Professional qualifications

• Solicitor, England and Wales