Nigel Gleeson is a partner in the Singapore office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is a member of the firm’s Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Private Equity Practice Groups. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions and private capital investments for financial sponsors, including private equity houses, pension / infrastructure funds, and sovereign linked investors across sectors and the APAC region. Nigel has a depth of expertise and experience advising financial sponsors on their most complex infrastructure and real asset investments.
Nigel is consistently ranked as a leading lawyer by Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 for Corporate/M&A in – Singapore and across Southeast Asia / APAC. Clients describe him as “a very strategic partner – he knows when and how to support clients in need” and “very dedicated and commercially minded in his approach."
Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Nigel led the Southeast Asia M&A practice of an international firm working in Singapore, London, and New York. He has been based in Singapore since 2012.
Nigel received his Bachelor of Laws and Commerce from the University of Auckland in 2001. He is admitted to practice in New Zealand and England and Wales.
Nigel’s recent experience includes advising:*
- Blackstone on a number of transactions across APAC, including the S$1.2 billion sale of a portfolio of industrial real estate assets to a Warburg Pincus and Lendlease joint venture platform.
- A KKR led consortium (along with Singtel) on their US$2.2 billion investment into STT GDC, the global data center business.
- KKR on its S$1.1 billion investment in Nxera, Singtel’s regional data center business valued at S$5.5 billion.
- TPG (through The Rise Fund) and the Hong Leong Group on their US$300 million acquisition of International Medical University (IMU), the Malaysian medial education business (including a university and teaching hospital) from IHH Healthcare Berhad.
- A consortium of financial sponsors (including BCI, RRJ Capital, and ADIA) on their US$1 billion investment into Yinson Production, the global FPSO business based in Malaysia.
- CPP Investments on its APAC investments, including:
- its US$332 million infrastructure investment in L&T IDPL;
- its US$1.3 billion joint venture with IndoSpace;
- its US$800 million investment in Flipkart Group.
- OTPP on its investment in Princeton Digital Group, the APAC data center business.
- General Atlantic on its investments in Garena Online / Sea Ltd (SEA ecommerce), Ruangguru (Indonesia edtech), and VNLife (Vietnam payments).
- Simba Telecom on its acquisition of M1’s telco business in Singapore for an enterprise value of S$1.43 billion.
- Colt Data Centre Services on its joint venture with ESR to develop a 130MW hyperscale data center site in Osaka, Japan.
- Advent International on the disposal of its interest in Quest Global, the Indian engineering business, to Carlyle.
- Quadria Capital on the sale of 100% of its interest in FV Hospital in Vietnam, to Thomson Medical.
- GIC on its investment in Vinmec, the Vietnam-based private hospital operator.
- Growtheum Capital Partners on its investment in International Dairy Products, the Vietnamese diary manufacturer.
- Nexif Energy Management on its APAC renewable energy platforms with each of Denham Capital and RATCH Energy, and the sale of its portfolio of Australian and Southeast Asian energy assets to the Thai-listed RATCH Group PLC.
*Includes matters handled prior to joining Gibson Dunn.
Capabilities
Credentials
Education:
- University of Auckland - 2001 Bachelor of Commerce
- University of Auckland - 2001 Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
Admissions:
- England & Wales - Solicitor
- New Zealand - Barrister and Solicitor