2021

2021 Asia Pacific Legal 500

“Asia Pacific Legal 500 has ranked Vincent Chan Siew Onn as a member of the elite “Hall of Fame” list for Corporate and M&A lawyers and a Leading Individual and Recommended Lawyer for both Corporate and M&A and Banking and Finance respectively.”

CORPORATE AND M&A

“Vincent Chan , Yap Hui Lu, Shelina Razaly Wahi and Gopala Sundaram steer the corporate and M&A team at Abdullah Chan & Co. A key highlight for the firm is its role in advising YHL Holdings on its group restructuring (a case featuring Bernas and related subsidiaries). In broader terms, the team handles fundamental sector issues such as capital markets and foreign direct investments. Notably, it also has a developing reputation in the aviation and aerospace.”

BANKING AND FINANCE

“Vincent Chan , Gopala Sundaram and Shelina Razaly Wahi direct the banking and finance offering at Abdullah Chan & Co. Particularly notable for its expertise in aviation matters, it continues to handle a broad spectrum of issues within the sector. In addition, the team pursues licence approvals for remittance businesses, cases involving electronic money and changes to shareholder structures. Atlas Blockchain Ventures is a recent client win.

In addition, all partners are recommended in the The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021 editorial :-“

Capital markets and securities

– Vincent Chan Siew Onn

– Yap Hui Lu

Corporate advisory

– Vincent Chan Siew Onn

– Dato’ Muthanna Abdullah

– Yap Hui Lu

Mergers and acquisitions

– Vincent Chan Siew Onn

– Yap Hui Lu

Venture capital/private equity

– Vincent Chan Siew Onn

– Yap Hui Lu

Corporate governance

– Gopala Sundaram

– Vincent Chan Siew Onn

– Yap Hui Lu

REITs

– Vincent Chan Siew Onn

– Yap Hui Lu

Banking and finance, regulatory and compliance

– Gopala Sundaram

Islamic finance

– Gopala Sundaram

Energy

– Vincent Chan Siew Onn

– Yap Hui Lu

Corporate finance

– Vincent Chan Siew Onn

– Yap Hui Lu

Oil and gas

– Vincent Chan Siew Onn

– Dato’ Muthanna Abdullah

Aviation and Aerospace

– Datin Shelina Razaly Wahi

2021 Chambers Asia Pacific

“Vincent Chan is ranked in Asia Pacific for Corporate / M&A and is a respected name in the market, with sources describing him as “an excellent lawyer.” He has a varied practice which includes M&A, joint ventures and capital markets transactions, acting for both domestic and foreign clients.

Vincent Chan has a notable practice acting for financial institutions and corporations on mergers, joint ventures and company restructuring. He is commended by a client for his “good customer service and experience.”

The team is known for Noted corporate team adept at handling M&A and FDI, corporate restructuring and joint ventures, with particular expertise advising on bank mergers. Frequently acts for financial institutions on corporate matters, as well as clients in the oil and gas, insurance and aviation sectors. Advises foreign and Malaysian entities.”

2021 Asialaw Profiles

“Abdullah Chan & Co has also been ranked by Asialaw Profiles as “Recommended” for industry sectors for Aviation and Banking and Financial Services and “Recognised” for Corporate M&A.”

“Vincent Chan has been ranked by Asialaw Profile this year too as a distinguished practitioner in the area of Corporate and M&A in Malaysia.”

2021 Expert Guides

“Expert Guide has listed Datin Shelina Razaly who specialises in Aviation and Aerospace as an expert in the area of Aviation in Malaysia.”