Vincent Chan Siew Onn

Vincent is listed in the elite Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions “Hall of Fame” list in the Asia Pacific Legal 500 guide to outstanding lawyers as well as in Chambers & Partners guide and Asialaw Profile guide as a “Distinguished Practitioner” for Corporate and M&A. He has also been ranked as “Highly Regarded Leading Individual” for Corporate and M&A by IFLR1000 from 2022 till 2025. Vincent is also listed in the Asia Business Law Journal as one of Malaysia’s A-list of Top 100 lawyers.

Comments included “Abdullah Chan’s Vincent Chan provides ‘London / New York quality, top tier advice’, and is ‘100% client focused’ and ‘Vincent Chan Siew Onn is an acclaimed practitioner, described by clients as having ‘sound and deep technical skills and knowledge’, and is ‘meticulous and hardworking; a big picture person with a natural talent’, ‘thinking outside the box’ and being ‘leagues above other lawyers’, thanks to his ‘focus’, ‘trouble shooting skills’ and ‘pragmatism’, ‘industry knowledge’ and ‘strength in depth”, ‘professional’, ‘dedicated’ and ‘very hands on’ and ‘very responsive and will go out of his way to make sure we get the right advice’.

Vincent’s extensive practice experience includes corporate finance, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, privatisation, private finance initiatives, venture capital and private equity transactions, as well as cross-border joint ventures, investments and financing transactions. He has advised a wide range of clients including major domestic and international investment banks, multinational companies and government linked companies in connection with his areas of expertise.

Some of the award-winning transactions Vincent has handled include Malaysia’s largest RM15 Billion M&A transaction by an infrastructure multinational company (Asian Counsel Deal of the Year Award), Malaysia’s largest RM9.6 Billion Islamic sukuk issue by Malaysia’s largest independent power producer (Asian Legal Business Award for 'Asset & Corporate Finance Deal of the Year'), Malaysia’s largest Islamic sukuk issue by Malaysia’s largest port owner and operator (Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC) ‘Best in Islamic Bond Issue Value’ Award), RM6 Billion takeover of the Road Builder Holdings Berhad group of companies, which was mentioned as one of the Best Deals of the Year by The Edge and multi-billion dollars merger between Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad and its group of companies and MBSB Bank Berhad banking group (Islamic Finance News M&A Deal of the Year 2023 and Alpha Southeast Asia Best Domestic M&A Deal of the Year in Malaysia). He also handled Malaysia’s largest RM1.5 Billion securitisation and asset-backed securities issue, the Malaysian Government’s first telecommunications private finance initiative and the first Malaysian Government initiated Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund and was also Pfizer Inc’s lead Malaysian counsel in many of its large cross-border M&A transactions including its US$15.9 billion worldwide sale of its consumer health business and its US$450 million surgical ophthalmic business. He has also acted as an expert witness for a Queen’s Counsel on securities law in a multi-billion dollar arbitration proceeding in Singapore between several major domestic and international investment banks.

Vincent was an ASEAN Scholar and is also a keen yachtsman and the skipper of a racing team that competes regularly with success in a number of international regattas. He has served as the Vice Commodore and also the Legal Adviser of the Royal Selangor Yacht Club for a number of years. Vincent also regularly lectures at seminars and conferences held by Lexis Nexis, Asia Business Forum, CCH Asia and the Malaysian Bar Council. Vincent has also written on various areas of securities and corporate law.

Vincent Chan is listed as a leading individual in the Asia Pacific Legal 500 from 2009 till 2024 in Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets survey rankings elite list of leading lawyers. He is in the elite Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions “Hall of Fame” list in the Asia Pacific Legal 500 guide to outstanding lawyers as well as in Chambers & Partners guide and Asialaw guide as a “leading individual’ in Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions. He has also been ranked as a Highly Regarded Leading Individual for Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions by IFLR1000 in 2022 till 2024 as well as a Distinguished Practitioner 2023-2024 by Asialaw.

Comments included “Abdullah Chan’s Vincent Chan provides ‘London / New York quality, top tier advice’, and is ‘100% client focused’ and he is an acclaimed practitioner, described by clients as having ‘sound and deep technical skills and knowledge’, and is ‘meticulous and hardworking; a big picture person with a natural talent’, ‘thinking outside the box’ and being ‘leagues above other lawyers’, thanks to his ‘focus’, ‘trouble shooting skills’ and ‘pragmatism’, ‘industry knowledge’ and ‘strength in depth’, ‘professional’, ‘dedicated’ and ‘very hands on’ and ‘very responsive and will go out of his way to make sure clients get the right advice’. The International Financial Law Review 1000 comments that he ‘receives positive feedback for his negotiating and drafting skills’. Vincent’s extensive practice experience includes corporate finance, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, privatisation, private finance initiatives, venture capital and private equity transactions, as well as cross-border joint ventures, investments and financing transactions. He has advised a wide range of clients including major investment banks, multinational companies and government linked companies in connection with his areas of expertise.

Vincent was an Asean Scholar and is also a keen yachtsman and the skipper of a racing team that competes regularly with success in a number of international regattas. He has served as the Vice Commodore and also the Legal Adviser of the Royal Selangor Yacht Club for a number of years. Vincent also regularly lectures at seminars and conferences held by Lexis Nexis, Asia Business Forum, CCH Asia and the Malaysian Bar Council. Vincent has also written on various areas of securities and corporate law.

Some of the award-winning transactions Vincent has handled include Malaysia’s largest RM15 Billion M&A transaction by an infrastructure multinational company (Asian Counsel Deal of the Year Award), Malaysia’s largest RM9.6 Billion Islamic bond (sukuk) issue by Malaysia’s largest independent power producer (Asian Legal Business Award for ‘Asset & Corporate Finance Deal of the Year’), Malaysia’s largest Islamic bond (sukuk) issue by Malaysia’s largest port owner and operator (Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC) ‘Best in Islamic Bond Issue Value’ Award) and the RM6 Billion takeover of the Road Builder Holdings Berhad group of companies, which was mentioned as one of the Best Deals of the Year by The Edge and the multi-billion dollar merger between Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad and its group of companies and MBSB Bank Berhad banking group (Islamic Finance News M&A Deal of the Year 2023 and Alpha Southeast Asia Best Domestic M&A Deal of the Year in Malaysia).He also handled Malaysia’s largest RM1.5 Billion securitisation and asset-backed securities issue, the Malaysian Government’s first telecommunications private finance initiative and the first Malaysian Government initiated Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund and was Pfizer Inc’s lead Malaysian counsel in many of its large cross-border M&A transactions including its US$15.9 billion worldwide sale of its consumer health business and its US$450 million surgical ophthalmic business. He has also acted as an expert witness for a Queen’s Counsel on securities law in a multi-billion dollar arbitration proceeding in Singapore between several major domestic and international investment banks.

Some of the major transactions handled by Vincent include the RM650 million bank merger between Asian Finance Bank Berhad and Malaysia Building Society Berhad, the RM3 billion bid by Genting Energy for the Prai Power Plant II and the RM1.5 billion bid by Genting Energy for the Kuala Langat Power Plant extension and the US$2.9 billion acquisition of Seadrill Limited’s tender rig businesses by Sapura Energy Berhad, Malaysia’s largest oil & gas multinational company (Asian Legal Business M&A Deal of the Year Award), Malaysia’s first ‘green lane’ RM800 Million sukuk issue by UMW Holdings Berhad, the cross border acquisition of Toyo Rubber Malaysia by Showa Rubber Co Ltd., the cross border acquisition of Lotte Malaysia by Lotte Japan, one of the world’s largest confectionary company and the RM1.6 Billion Medium Term Note Programme by GB Services Berhad, a subsidiary of Genting Berhad.

Advised on Malaysia’s largest RM15 billion M&A transaction by an infrastructure multinational company (Asian Counsel Deal of the Year Award).

Acted in Malaysia’s largest RM9.6 billion Islamic bond (sukuk) issue by Malaysia’s largest independent power producer (Asian Legal Business Asset & Corporate Finance Deal of the Year).

Advised on Malaysia’s largest Islamic bond issue by Malaysia’s largest port owner/operator (MARC Best in Islamic Bond Issue Value Award).

Represented the RM6 billion takeover of Road Builder Holdings Berhad group (recognized as Best Deals of the Year by The Edge).

Advised on the multi-billion merger of Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad and MBSB Bank Berhad (Islamic Finance News M&A Deal of the Year 2023 and Alpha Southeast Asia Best Domestic M&A Deal of the Year in Malaysia).

Counsel on Pfizer Inc’s major cross-border M&A, including its US$15.9 billion worldwide consumer health sale and US$450 million ophthalmic business sale.

Represented Sapura Energy Berhad in its US$2.9 billion acquisition of Seadrill Limited’s tender rig businesses (Asian Legal Business M&A Deal of the Year Award).

Lead counsel in Malaysia’s first “green lane” RM800 million sukuk issue by UMW Holdings Berhad.

Expert witness on securities law for a Queen’s Counsel in a multi-billion-dollar arbitration in Singapore.

Asia Pacific Legal 500 : Hall of Fame in Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions

Asia Pacific Legal 500 (2009–2025): Leading Individual in Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets

Chambers & Partners (2014–2025): Leading Individual in Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions

IFLR1000 (2022–2025): Highly Regarded Leading Individual for Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions

Asialaw (2020–2025): Distinguished Practitioner in Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions

Asia Business Law Journal (2025): Top 100 A-List Lawyer

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