Krishna Ramachandra

Krishna Ramachandra is head of Duane Morris & Selvam's Corporate Finance and Investment and Private Client Practice Groups. His practice expertise includes M&A and capital markets, investments funds/private equity and Islamic finance law.

Mr. Ramachandra has many years of experience in advising issuers, funds, investment banks, listed and private companies and high net worth individuals in Asia, Europe and the U.S. on a wide range of equity and debt securities issuances, compliance and regulatory matters. His extensive experience in mergers, acquisitions and take-overs, private equity participation and exit strategies has led to his being regularly cited by various publications as a leading lawyer.

He is regarded as one of the most highly recommended lawyers in the practice areas of Capital Markets and Corporate Finance by Asialaw Leading Lawyers. Chambers Asia Pacific and the Asia Pacific Legal 500 regularly refer to his creative yet practical and client-focused approach and the IFLR1000 recognises him as an expert in the area of Islamic Finance in Singapore.

Mr. Ramachandra graduated from Christ's College, Cambridge with an LL.M. in Corporate Finance on a Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer ("Freshfields") scholarship. He articled and qualified with Freshfields in London prior to relocating to Singapore with Clifford Chance. He subsequently joined Selvam LLC and is now Managing Director of Duane Morris & Selvam LLP.

Mr. Ramachandra is an Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore and a Solicitor of England and Wales. He previously sat on The Singapore Law Society's Corporate Practice Committee for Mergers & Acquisitions and Insolvency, Corporate Commercial Matters, and Listing Matters. He speaks regularly on a wide range of topics relating to M&A, corporate governance, listings, fund raising and establishment of an Asian presence at venues around the world.

Honors and Awards
• Best Lawyers in Singapore (Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity) — Best Lawyers in Singapore
• World's Leading Sports & Entertainment Lawer 2014 — Who's Who Legal
• Leading lawyer (Capital Markets, Corporate Finance and Corporate Governance) - Asialaw Profiles
• Leading Individual (Corporate) - The Legal 500
• Global Law Expert (Corporate Finance)
• Leading Lawyer (Corporate Finance) - IFLR1000

Areas of Practice
• Capital Markets
• M&A and Commercial
• Investment Funds & Private Client
• Private Equity & Venture Capital
• Islamic Finance

Admissions
• Singapore
• England and Wales

Education
• College of Law, London, Postgraduate Diploma
• University of Cambridge, LL.M.
• University of Leeds, LL.B. (Hons)

Experience
• Selvam LLC/Duane Morris & Selvam LLP
• Clifford Chance LLP
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Professional Activities
• Past Member, Singapore Law Society Committee for Mergers & Acquisitions and Insolvency, Corporate Commercial Matters and Listing Matters
• Member, Singapore Institute of Directors