Bio

Tahirah Ara acts as lead counsel for her clients in cross border M&A transactions, joint ventures and financing transactions including acquisition financings, receivables backed financings, high yield syndicated loans and debt restructurings. She has been lead counsel to borrowers in some of the largest debt restructurings in South East Asia. Tahirah, based in Singapore, is qualified in the UK and Singapore and her practice has a particular focus on Indonesia. Tahirah has been recognised for expertise in restructuring matters and commended for being ‘commercially minded in her approach’ and for her ‘extensive experience in the Indonesian market’ by The Legal 500. She has been identified by the Global Restructuring Review as one of the ‘Names to know in Indonesia’ and one of the most prominent women in its report on ‘Women in Restructuring 2019’. Tahirah is Co-Chair of the Indonesia network of IWIRC (International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation). She is an INSOL Fellow and a member of the INSOL Younger Members Committee. Tahirah sits on the board of directors of the Turnaround Management Association in Southeast Asia. Tahirah is ranked as a Recommended Lawyer for Restructuring and Insolvency by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2023. She is also ranked in the 2023 edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific for Restructuring/Insolvency.