by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jun 13, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
Issuing new shares is one of the most common things a Singapore private limited company does — to raise capital, to admit new investors, to grant employee equity, to convert convertible notes. But few directors realise that the very power to issue shares is not...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jun 13, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
When a Singapore company is over-indebted but operationally sound, one of the most powerful tools in the restructuring toolkit is the debt-to-equity (D2E) conversion delivered via a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement. By compelling reluctant or dissenting...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jun 13, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
In a Singapore scheme of arrangement, the creditor or member vote is a major milestone — but it is not the end of the road. Even when a scheme has been approved by the requisite statutory majority at the court-convened meeting, it still requires the High Court to...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jun 13, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
Running a Singapore private limited company in 2026 means dealing with a steady drumbeat of statutory filings across ACRA, IRAS, MOM, MAS and the CPF Board. Miss a deadline and you face composition fines, late filing penalties, director disqualification risk and — at...
by Willie Tan | Jun 13, 2026 | Running Your Company
Introduction Many Singapore companies consider issuing different share classes to align investor rights, capital structure and exit preferences. Creating different share classes in Singapore — ordinary, preference and beyond — can provide flexibility but must comply...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jun 12, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
Class composition is the most heavily litigated, and arguably the most strategically important, aspect of every Singapore scheme of arrangement. The way creditors are grouped into classes determines who votes together, what majorities are needed, and whether...
