Belynda Ho

• Acted for K16 Developments in its acquisition of a row of mix-use shophouses in Joo Chiat.°
• Acted for a family office in the financing and acquisition of the House of Tan Yoke Nee which is a Singapore gazetted monument.°
• Acted for COMO Metropolitan in the negotiation of its management agreement for its flagship hotel located along Orchard Road and, in the course of this project, acted in the negotiation of the hotel operator’s parent company in the leasing of the retail spaces at the building.°
• Acting for COMO Metropolitan in general hospitality advisory work as a retainer.°
• Acted for Horizons Ventures (Li Ka-Shing's private investment firm) in the leasing of its Singapore office space.°
• Acted for a co-living space operator in the updating of its templates and in the general review of its existing leases with several landlords.°
• Advising Artotel in a potential joint venture agreement for the operation of hotels in the Middle East.°
• Acting for Banyan Tree in general hospitality advisory work, including the update of its current HMA/Branded Residences templates.°
• Advising Banyan Tree in its “Banyan Living” structure for its branded residences projects and preparation of documents for this intent.°
• Acting for and advising Banyan Tree in the negotiation of its management agreements globally, e.g., Thailand and Spain.°
• Acting for a local private high-net-worth client in the negotiation of their HMA for a new-to-market operator (Sunset Hospitality Group) in Singapore.°
• Represented the same local private high-net-worth client/family office in their purchase of a hotel in Central Mayfair, London, which is a conversion project and advised in the negotiation of its hotel management agreement for this said hotel with a European Operator.°
• Acting for regional hotel owners in the negotiation of their management agreements regionally (Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam).°
• Handled retainer work for National Gallery Singapore in respect of its leasing matters, which includes high-level review and update of current templates.°
• Acted for a Sovereign Wealth Fund in the negotiation of its management agreement in Nusa Dua, Bali Indonesia.°
• Provided advice to various high-net-worth clients in the structuring of their purchases of real estate assets in Singapore, which includes tax efficiency and privacy aspects.°
• Acted for a co-living brand in the review and update of its standard templates across its real estate properties.°
• Acted for owner of a co-working space in the negotiation of both a management agreement and master lease.°
• Advised a client in the acquisition of shares of a company holding several commercial units.°
• Served as lead associate for the sale of uncompleted development projects for well-known Singapore developers (including Far East Organization and UOL Group Limited) and involved in the preparation of the standard suite of template documents for the sale of the individual residential units with the relevant government authorities and the finalization of the said template documents to be issued to the individual purchasers.°
• Acted in a share-sale transaction of a holding company (which owns JTC property).°
• Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated commercial leases for multinational corporations (including a licence agreement between a retainer client and a niche Japanese furniture brand in Orchard Road and renewal of commercial leases).°
• Acted for an established real estate fund manager in an ongoing acquisition of an industrial property, subject to JTC approvals, in the west of Singapore. Conducted due diligence on the property, reviewing the various agreements (SPA, PCOA and leaseback agreements) relating to the matter and advising on the structure of the company acquiring the property.°
• Advised a high-net-worth family office in its proposed acquisition of an enbloc site (subject to STB approval and OPP approvals for change of use).°
• Represented banks and individuals in the refinancing/financing of various transactions.°
• Served as lead associate in acting for the vendors in several enbloc sale sites.°
• Acted for several high-net-worth retail clients in their financing/redemptions/acquisitions/sale of various properties (GCB, luxury apartments, commercial properties, shophouses and industrial properties).°
• Represented a Singapore based private fund in the divestment of a heritage mix-use building in London including advice relating to the different structures of the divestment (including the sale of shares of the asset holding entity).°

°The above representations were handled by Ms. Ho prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig Singapore LLP.

• Member, Law Society of Singapore, 2016-Present
• Member, Singapore Academy of Law, 2016-Present