Maples Group Excels in Legal 500 Singapore Guide 2025

Maples and Calder, the Maples Group’s law firm, is proud to announce its Singapore office has been ranked as a Tier 1 offshore law firm in The Legal 500 Singapore Guide 2025. In addition, the firm’s Asia Regional Managing Partner, Michael Gagie and Head of Asia Corporate Partner Matt Roberts received the ‘Leading Partners’ distinction.

Commenting on the accolades, Michael Gagie said “We are delighted to be recognised as a top offshore law firm in Singapore by The Legal 500. With 30 years of presence in Asia, we continue to be committed to the region. This recognition is a testament to our collective efforts and the trust our clients place in us, which have been instrumental in our success.”

Among notable achievements, the Singapore team advised on numerous headline transactions including the first de-SPAC transaction in Singapore which was awarded “M&A Deal of the Year” at Asian Legal Business SE Asia Law Awards 2024. Additionally, the Asia Funds & Investment Management team played a pivotal role in advising both Japanese and international managers on several Japanese funds formation including the UBS launch of Nuveen Churchill Private Capital Tokai Tokyo Access Fund and Nomura’s fund launch of Bond Plus 7.0.

A selection of the testimonials received from The Legal 500 Singapore 2025 Guide:

“The team is commercially minded and is very knowledgeable in respect of offshore practices.”

“The Maples team is of high calibre and their work is of good quality. They are very responsive.”