Timothy Lau advises multinational corporations and investors in private equity real estate transactions (including data center leasing, capital raising, developments and disposals), M&A and general corporate matters across Asia.

Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, Timothy worked at a leading Singapore law firm where he worked on cross-border and domestic M&A transactions for retail, commercial, logistics and hospitality REITs. 

Representative Experience

• A leading fund manager in a dual-layered joint venture with a HK-listed company, a SGX-listed company and a real estate investor to acquire and operate a hospitality asset in Singapore.

• Keppel REIT Management Limited in Keppel REIT’s strategic expansion into Japan with the acquisition of a boutique office building located in Ginza from Tokyu REIT, Inc. for S$84.4 million.

• GLP Capital Partners in the establishment of a new strategy, GCP China Advanced Research Manufacturing Value-Add Partners, with an initial investment capacity exceeding US$350 million and targeting industrial park investments with an ARM focus in China’s core economic hubs.

• GLP Pte. Ltd. in the establishment of GLP Japan Development Partners IV (JDP IV), which will have US$9.1 billion in assets under management when fully deployed, one of the largest-ever Japan-focused private real estate funds.

• GLP Pte. Ltd. on GLP Japan Income Fund, a US$5.4 billion private open-ended core fund in Japan, focused on acquiring a portfolio of logistics facilities in major markets in Japan.