Stacey Wong advises clients on a broad spectrum of complex equity and debt capital markets transactions, including US-registered and cross-border throughout Southeast Asia, including India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, and the Philippines.

Stacey draws on extensive US securities law knowledge and experience guiding investment banks and issuers through the challenges inherent in cross-jurisdictional transactions. He has advised high-growth and private equity-backed companies, government-linked and sovereign issuers, and state-owned enterprises on:

  • Initial public offerings (IPOs)
  • High-yield, convertible, and investment-grade debt offerings
  • Private placements and block trades
  • Liability management exercises and refinancings
  • Follow-on offerings
  • Other strategic equity investments

Stacey builds trusted relationships and takes a commercial approach to each transaction and devises creative and pragmatic solutions to help clients achieve their business goals. For publicly listed companies, Stacey is a trusted advisor on corporate governance matters and disclosure and reporting requirements for companies and shareholders.

Stacey has served on the firm’s Associates Committee, Pro Bono Committee, Recruiting Committee, and Women Enriching Business (WEB) Committee.

Before his legal career with Latham, Stacey was an advisor to a US Senator and member of the Senate Banking Committee in Washington, D.C., advising on banking, healthcare, and tax issues.

Stacey’s experience includes representing:

Singapore

  • PropertyGuru on its US$1.78 billion business combination with Bridgetown 2 Holdings and NYSE listing
  • The underwriters on TDCX’s US$400 million American depositary shares IPO on the NYSE
  • The underwriters in the Government of Singapore’s offer of SGD2.4 billion fixed-rate bonds due 2072, its inaugural Green Singapore Government Securities (Infrastructure) offering. This transaction was awarded Best Green Bond (Singapore) – Sovereign at The Asset Triple A Awards for Sustainable Finance 2025
  • A global investment company in more than US$9 billion of note offerings off its global medium-term note program since 2016
  • The dealers in Clifford Capital’s US$300 million drawdown of 3.38% notes due 2028 off its euro medium-term note program
  • Golden Energy and Resources in its offer of US$90 million 8.5% notes due 2026 in connection with the refinancing of its US$150 million 9% notes due 2023
  • DBS Bank, as sole bookrunner and lender, in Miclyn Express Offshore’s US$200 million senior secured bond offering to refinance its existing debt and concurrent term loans, revolving credit, banker’s guarantee, and FX forward facilities

India

  • The underwriters in Reliance Industries Limited’s US$7 billion rights offering
  • The underwriters in Tower Infrastructure Trust’s US$3.4 billion initial public offering of shares on the BSE
  • The underwriters in IndiGo Airlines’ US$460 million IPO on the BSE and NSE and US$615 million follow-on offering
  • The underwriters on Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences’ US$275 million initial public offering on the BSE and NSE

Vietnam

  • Black Spade Acquisition II Co. on: 
    • The business combination with World Media and Entertainment Universal Inc., a France-based global media and entertainment company
    • A SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of Black Spade Capital Limited, on its US$150 million listing on Nasdaq
  • VinFast Auto, a leading Vietnamese automotive manufacturer, on the business combination with Black Spade Acquisition Co., a special purpose acquisition company
  • Vinhomes on its US$1.35 billion initial equity offering and listing on the HOSE, the largest listing in Vietnam to date
  • Vinpearl in its US$325 million 3.5% guaranteed exchangeable bonds due 2023 and exchangeable into Vingroup shares

Indonesia

  • PT Pertamina (Persero) in US$5.7 billion of note offerings off its global medium-term note program since 2018
  • The underwriters on PT Surya Pertiwi’s IPO on the IDX
  • An Indonesian listed e-commerce company on its dual listing and US IPO as issuer’s counsel
  • lPT Ciputra Development in its offer of SGD150 million 4.85% notes due 2021

Other Southeast Asia

  • Johor Plantations on its US$156 million IPO on the Bursa Malaysia. This transaction was awarded Best Equity Deal: Southeast Asia, Most Innovative Deal: Malaysia, and was also recognized as a Highly Commended IPO: Southeast Asia at the FinanceAsia Achievement Awards 2024
  • Converge ICT Solutions on its US$600 million IPO on the Philippine Stock Exchange
  • CTOS Digital Berhad on its US$270 million IPO on the Bursa Malaysia

Bar Qualification

  • New York

Education

  • JD, Columbia Law School, 2014
    Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
  • BA, Middlebury College, 2007