01 Oct 2017

Merger of Far Eastern Bank Limited into United Overseas Bank Limited

Partners Lawrence Tan and Cynthia Goh, together with Partners Regina Liew, Margaret Chin and Associate Alina Tan acted for United Overseas Bank Limited ("UOB") in the merger of UOB and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Far Eastern Bank Limited ("FEB") pursuant to Sections 14A to 14C of the Banking Act, with UOB being the surviving merged entity (the "Merger"). FEB was valued at S$351 million when UOB made a voluntary offer to privatise FEB in 2015.