Jon Bowden is a partner in the Singapore office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is a member of the firm’s Private Equity and Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Groups. Jon advises private equity funds and other financial sponsors, together with a range of corporates, on a broad range of corporate transactions across sectors in the Asia-Pacific region.
Jon has over 20 years’ experience advising on cross-border acquisitions, private and public M&A, divestitures, co-investments, joint ventures, minority and growth capital investments, carve-outs, and corporate restructurings. Jon’s experience includes advising on in-bound and out-bound transactions in the US, UK and Europe.
Jon is ranked as a leading lawyer in Chambers Asia-Pacific, Chambers Global, and Legal 500 for Corporate/M&A. Client feedback in these directories notes that “Jon is extremely good to work with - very commercial and hands-on,” and “is very knowledgeable, very experienced.” Clients have commented that Jon “always goes the extra mile,” and that “he impresses with his in-depth knowledge of the key issues.”
Jon started his career in London in 2005 and has been based in Singapore since 2012. His experience includes a secondment to the principal finance/private equity division of a leading international bank. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Jon was a partner in the private equity practice group of another major international law firm.
Jon’s recent experience includes advising:*
- TPG on a number of acquisitions, investments and joint ventures in APAC, including in the education and medical/biopharmaceutical sectors.
- Blackstone on various transactions in Asia, including the S$1.2 billion sale of a portfolio of industrial real estate assets to a Warburg Pincus and Lendlease joint venture platform.
- DigitalBridge, through its private equity fund DigitalBridge Partners II, on its acquisition of a majority ownership stake in AIMS Group from TIME dotCom Berhad.
- Brookfield Renewable Partners on the disposal of its solar energy businesses in Thailand and Malaysia.
- EQT (and Baring Private Equity Asia) on various transactions, including its investment in and exit from the Jakarta Eye Center in Indonesia.
- Various other global and regional financial sponsors, together with their portfolio companies, on their M&A acquisitions, investments, and divestments in Asia. These include Advent International, CVC, ESR, INCJ, I Squared Capital, Macquarie Asset Management, and PAG.
- On a broad range of transactions in the digital infrastructure and TMT sectors, including acting for AIIB, GlobalWafers Co. Ltd., Jio Platforms Limited, KDDI, PropertyGuru, Schneider Electric, Sinar Mas, and Sumitomo Corporation.
- A number of financial institutions on their corporate finance/M&A transactions, particularly in the banking, consumer finance, insurance,and insurtech sectors. Clients include Bangkok Bank, boltech Holding, FWD Group, LOLC Holding, SMBC, and Zurich Insurance.
*Includes matters handled prior to joining Gibson Dunn.
Capabilities
Credentials
Education:
- Oxford Institute of Legal Practice - 2004 Postgraduate Diploma in Law
- Oxford Brookes University - 2003 Graduate Diploma in Law
- University of Oxford - 2002 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- England & Wales – Solicitor