Preetha Pillai
Director, Head of Singapore office
Preetha Pillai is a Director and Head of the Singapore office of Conyers.
Preetha undertakes a broad range of corporate and securities law work involving Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands law, such as mergers, acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures and direct investments, privatisations and de-listings, equity and debt issues, initial public offerings and stock exchange listings, financings, capital reductions and general corporate advisory and listed company work. She is also a part of the firm’s funds team in Singapore, assisting clients with setting up and restructuring mutual and private equity funds, fund management and licensing/exemption applications under the relevant securities regulations for financial intermediaries, and advising on compliance requirements.
The clients she works with include Singapore and regional clients, publicly-listed and private companies, banks and financial institutions, venture capital funds and investment managers/advisers, small and medium enterprises, and private individuals.
Jurisdictions
Experience
- Provided Bermuda, BVI and Cayman Islands legal advice to PT Medco Energi Internsional Tbk in connection with the issue by Medco Maple Tree Pte. Ltd. The matter won “Deal of the Year – High yield” by IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2024 and shortlisted for “Debt Market Deal of the Year” by ALB Southeast Asia Law Awards 2024.
- Provided Cayman legal advice in connection with AU$4.6 billion Multi-Currency Sustainability-Linked Financing to AirTrunk. The matter was nominated “Deal of the Year – Loan” by IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2024.
- Provided Bermuda legal advice in connection with the privatization of GL Limited.
- Provided Cayman Islands legal advice to the first SPAC listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited to be backed by international sponsors.
- Provided BVI legal advice in connection with various private M&A transactions involving BVI target companies.
Expertise
- Asia Regulatory & Risk Advisory
- Asian Investment Funds
- British Virgin Islands Investment Funds
- Capital Markets
- Cayman Islands Investment Funds
- Corporate
- Finance
- Fintech & Digital Assets
- Fund Finance
- Governance Services
- Investment Funds
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Client & Trust
- Private Equity & Venture Capital
- Regulatory & Compliance
- Yacht Financing and Registration
Qualifications
Professional Background
- Assistant General Counsel, Singapore Telecommunications Limited
- Partner, Corporate and securities law, Ang & Partners, Singapore
- Partner, Corporate and securities law, Khattar Wong & Partners, Singapore
Education
- King’s College, University of London, LLM (Commercial and Corporate Law), 1991
- University of Reading, LLB, 1989
Bar Admissions
- British Virgin Islands, Solicitor, 2009
- Cayman Islands, Attorney-at-Law, 2009
- Bermuda, 2006
- England & Wales, Solicitor, 2000 (not currently practising)
- Singapore, Advocate & Solicitor, 1993 (not currently practising)
- England & Wales, Barrister, 1990 (not currently practising)
Awards & Accolades
- Recognised by Best Lawyers in The Best Lawyers in Singapore 2026 edition (and since 2017)
- Recognised by Best Lawyers 2026 (and since 2022) for her work in Mutual Funds in Singapore
- Recognised by Best Lawyers 2026 (and since 2019) for her work in Private Funds in Singapore
- Recognised by Best Lawyers 2026 (and since 2017) for her work in Private Equity Law in Singapore
- Recognised in the 2025 edition (and 2018 – 2020 and 2024) of Who’s Who Legal (Private Funds)
- Recognised by Best Lawyers 2025 (and 2021) as “Lawyer of the Year” in Private Funds in Singapore
- Recognised by Best Lawyers 2023 (and 2020) as “Lawyer of the Year” in Private Equity Law in Singapore (the only lawyer recognised in this practice area)
- Recognised in the 2021 edition of Who’s Who Legal Southeast Asia guide (Private Funds)
Associations
- Member, Honourable Society of the Middle Temple
- Member, Singapore Academy of Law
Languages
- English
- Malay