Mei-Lin Sorensen

Profile

Mei-Lin Sorensen is an associate in the Singapore office of Corvane Ryle LLP and a member of the firm's Capital Markets Practice. She works on equity and debt offerings for issuers and underwriters across Southeast Asia and in the United States.

Mei-Lin's work includes initial public offerings, follow-on offerings, Rule 144A and Regulation S debt transactions, and ongoing disclosure advice for listed companies. She helps issuers prepare for the demands of life as a public company.

She works with Rafael Monteverde and Hiroshi Kanemoto on cross-border transactions that connect Asia-Pacific issuers with international investors.

Mei-Lin's work falls within the firm's Capital Markets Practice and is particularly relevant to clients in Technology, Financial Institutions and Retail & Consumer Products. Mei-Lin is based in the firm's Singapore office.

Experience

Mei-Lin's representative matters include the following, many of which are confidential and described in general terms.

• Advised the underwriters on the initial public offering of Kestrel Systems, an AI chip designer.
• Assisted in advising Brightmoor Foods on its inaugural senior notes offering.
• Advised the underwriters on a Rule 144A and Regulation S high yield offering by a Southeast Asian consumer group.
• Assisted an Asia-Pacific logistics company in a secondary listing and related disclosure review.
• Advised Solenne Energy on a green bond framework and its first issuance.
• Supported a dual-track IPO and sale process for a Singapore-based fintech company.
• Advised an issuer on a convertible bond offering to institutional investors in Asia and Europe.
• Assisted a technology company in its readiness work for a US listing, including internal controls and governance reviews.
• Advised the arrangers on a medium-term note program update for a regional financial institution.
• Assisted a listed retailer in compliance with continuing disclosure obligations and climate-related reporting.
• Supported a rights issue by a Singapore-listed real estate trust.
• Contributed to the firm's IPO readiness resources for first-time issuers.

Insights

Mei-Lin's recent insights include the following.

• The IPO Window: A Readiness Checklist for 2027 Issuers, with Rafael Monteverde.

Qualifications

Bar admissions

• Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore
• State Bar of New York

Education

• JD, New York University School of Law
• LLB, National University of Singapore