Healthcare, Medical & pharmaceutical

We have forged strong working relationships and developed deep insight into our clients' healthcare business environment. This enables us to deliver solution-focused guidance in navigating and executing complex domestic and cross-border transactions. Our clients include pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotechnology companies, as well as industry investors. In the ever-evolving healthcare sector, our dedicated team takes a holistic approach to providing legal solutions.


We have experience in:


  • Joint Ventures
  • Investments in Medical Centres
  • Establishment of Medical Centres
  • Agreements Between Medical Centre Operators and Doctors
  • Disposal of Healthcare Businesses
  • Establishment of Subsidiaries within the Healthcare Industry
  • Drug Registrations
  • Advisory and Transaction Counsel for IPOs of Healthcare Services Companies
  • Group Restructuring Exercises
  • Proforma Affiliated Clinic Agreements and Managed Healthcare Agreements
  • Advised a multinational healthcare company backed by one of Asia’s largest private equity firms on its Malaysian joint ventures with doctors and private equity investors to establish specialized hospitals. 


  • Advised a public listed company on its proposed investment in a medical centre.


  • Advised a private equity fund on the setting up of two cardiac medical centres and the agreements with various doctors.


  • Advised the controlling shareholders of a medical centre on a proposed joint venture and earn-outs with various doctors.


  • Advised Agensi Inovasi Malaysia, a Government linked fund agency on its investment in Kuala Lumpur Sports Medicine Centre and KLSMC Stem Cells Sdn Bhd.


  • Advised a Government linked company on the sale of an equity stake in a hospital group.


  • Advised a Government linked company on its proposed investment in a health tech company.


  • Advised Pfizer Inc. as Malaysian counsel on its US$15.9 Billion world-wide disposal of its consumer health business to Johnson & Johnson.


  • Advised Pfizer Inc. as Malaysian counsel on its US$450 Million world-wide disposal of its surgical ophthalmic business to Advanced Medical Optics.


  • Advised Eastman Kodak Company as Malaysian counsel on its US$2.4 Billion world-wide disposal of its health business to Onex Healthcare Holdings Inc.


  • Advised Medi Innovation Group of Malaysia on the RM280 Million cross border mergers and acquisitions between the HealthTrends Group and Astique Group of Singapore and Hong Kong and Medi Innovation Group of Malaysia and the related group restructuring and issue of redeemable convertible loan stocks and preference shares to fund the mergers and acquisitions.


  • Advised Duopharma Biotech Berhad on its listing on the Main Board of the Malaysian stock exchange.


  • Advised the controlling shareholders of a medical centre on the sale of a minority stake to selected financial investors.


  • Advised the controlling shareholders of a managed healthcare company on the sale of the company to a Government linked investment company.


  • Advised Bumrungrad International Ltd. on its proposed acquisition of a medical centre in Malaysia, and on its acquisition and subsequent disposal of Asia Renal Care Ltd’s Malaysian subsidiaries who are providers of dialysis and related services.


  • Advised Genzyme Corporation on the establishment of its Malaysian subsidiary and drug registrations.


  • Advised Schering Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. on its proposed clinical trials and establishment of a foundation in Malaysia.


  • Advised Pantai Medicare Sdn Bhd (formerly known as HMO Pacific (1998) Sdn Bhd) and HMO Pacific Sdn. Bhd on their group restructuring exercise and proforma affiliated clinic agreements and managed healthcare agreements.

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