Vincent Chan Siew Onn

Throughout his distinguished career, Mr. Chan has led some of the most high-profile and precedent-setting cases in the region. His representative works showcase landmark matters that continue to shape the legal landscape and invite readers to explore the full breadth of his achievements.

Mergers, Acquisitions and Joint Venture

• Advising the acquisition of an oncology centre of a major hospital in Malaysia by a Singapore based multinational private equity group, as well as on the relevant rules and regulations on the licensing requirements and the foreign equity restrictions (Ongoing).

• Advising one of the world leading manufacturers of disposable lighters on its joint venture in Malaysia to distribute its products in Malaysia and in the region, as well as on the relevant rules and regulations on the licensing requirements and the foreign equity restrictions (Ongoing).

• Advising a Malaysian convenience store chain owner operator with several hundred retail outlets on its proposed internal restructuring and proposed joint venture and divestment of an equity stake to a Singapore private equity fund (Ongoing).

• Advising Permodalan Nasional Berhad, one of the largest fund management company in Malaysia owned by the Malaysian government with assets under management (AUM) of RM343.1 billion (as at 30 November 2022) on a RM73 billion proposed merger between Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad and its group of companies and MBSB Bank Berhad banking group. 

• Advising on a proposed divestment exercise by UEM Edgenta Berhad of its subsidiary group of companies (whether by way of asset or share sale), via a tender exercise (Ongoing).

• Advising a Malaysian company on the proposed disposal of its subsidiary to a member of a Malaysia public listed company group and a proposed acquisition of a 30% equity stake in a company which is a member of a Malaysia public listed company group that carries on business in the renewable energy industry (Ongoing).

• Advised a multinational foreign entity in relation to its proposed purchase of a controlling stake in a Malaysian insurance company and its application to Bank Negara Malaysia, the Central Bank of Malaysia for approval and their joint venture/shareholders agreement and transaction agreements.

• Advised two consortiums of multinational companies and a Malaysia conglomerate on their successful applications for a Digital Banking Licence including on the requirements of Bank Negara Malaysia, the Central Bank of Malaysia policy documents and the application guidelines and their joint venture/shareholders agreements, business plans and other transaction agreements and liaison with the Central Bank of Malaysia.

• Advised on the RM85 million acquisition by Kumpulan Perangsang Selangor Berhad, the investment arm of the State Government of Selangor, of the entire equity interest of MDS Advance Sdn Bhd.

• Advised a public listed company and their partners on the setting up of a joint venture to cooperate exclusively with each other by combining their expertise and resources to engage in the business of a digital bank.

• Advised Permodalan Nasional Berhad, one of the largest fund management company in Malaysia owned by the Malaysian government with assets under management (AUM) of RM343.1 billion (as at 30 November 2022) and MIDF on the proposed RM2.4 billion merger between the MIDF group of companies and Al-Rajhi Bank Malaysia banking group.

• Advised ENRA Group Berhad on a proposed acquisition of certain assets from a maintenance, repair and overhaul service provider, primarily servicing the defence industry’s vessels and vehicles in the area of marine propulsion and power systems.

• Advised ENRA Group Berhad on a divestment of its subsidiary group of companies which are in the business of supplying and trading of specialty chemicals, catalysts and absorbents, by way of a share sale.

• Advised a Malaysian company which manufactures solar panels and constructs solar farms, plants and equipment for the production and generation of renewable energy on a disposal of its 51% interest in shares in a company which carries on the business of installation and servicing of solar photovoltaic systems, renewable energy project management, consultancy and construction, electrical works and other ancillary businesses.

• Advised a Malaysian public listed company group of companies on a joint venture to establish a joint venture company to bid for the provision of Project Management Consultancy (PMC) Services in relation to the Projek Mass Rapid Transit Laluan 3: Laluan Lingkaran (MRT 3).

• Advised the founders of a Malaysian co-working space operator on a proposed disposal of their entire equity stake to an international co-working space operator.

• Advised a Malaysian public listed company on a joint venture with a Chinese construction company whose shares are traded on the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges to negotiate, execute and perform the contracts in relation to the Projek Mass Rapid Transit Laluan 3: Laluan Lingkaran for Elevated Civil Works and Stations for the MRT 3 Project.

• Advised Qatar Islamic Bank, Financial Assets Bahrain WLL, RUSD Investment Bank Inc and Tadhamon International Islamic Bank on the RM650 million merger between Asian Finance Bank Berhad and Malaysia Building Society Berhad (IFN Deal of the Year 2018).

• Advised Impiro Pte Ltd, Singapore on the disposal of Silverstreet International Pte Ltd, Labuan, to Soprano Design Pty Ltd, Australia.

• Advised on restructuring and merger of 3 group companies, MCC Labels (Kuala Lumpur) Sdn Bhd, MCC Labels (Balakong) Sdn Bhd and MCC Labels (Rawang) Sdn Bhd to bring together all the 3 companies operating at 3 different sites into one company MCC Labels (Kuala Lumpur) Sdn Bhd and one site.

• Advised Malaysian Phosphate Addictives Sdn. Bhd. on its RM500 Million joint venture with Cahaya Mata Sarawak Berhad, a Sarawak Government linked company for the setting up and financing of manufacturing plants in Samalaju Industrial Park for the manufacture of Yellow Phosphorus, Technical grade and Food grade phosphoric acid, Coke, Ammonia, Technical grade MKP, DKP, Technical grade MAP, DAP, DCP, MDCP, Merchant grade phosphoric acid and Fertilizer grade DAP, MAP and other related phosphorus products.

• Advised Sapura Energy Berhad, Malaysian’s largest oil and gas services company listed on the Malaysian stock exchange, on its US$2.9 billion acquisition of the tender rig business of Seadrill Ltd, one of the largest deep water driller companies in the world listed on the New York and Oslo stock exchanges, to become one of the world’s largest tender rig owners and operators (Asian Legal Business M&A Deal of the Year).

• Advised Sapura Energy Berhad on the proposed acquisition by a Bahamian incorporated subsidiary of Sapura Energy of the entire issued and outstanding common shares of Newfield Malaysia Holding Inc, a company which has equity interest in 8 Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) and one alliance contract in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak, for a total purchase price of US$898 million in respect of compliance with the Main Market Listing Requirements and existing financing documents.

• Advised Sapura Energy Berhad on its RM1 Billion cross border joint venture with Acergy Ms Limited for the construction and operations of Sapura 3000 deep water dynamically positioned pipe laying derrick vessel and disposal of interest in Labuan offshore special purpose subsidiary Sapura Acergy Assets Pte Ltd. to joint venture partner Acergy MS Limited.

• Advised KNM Group Berhad on its AED200 Million cross-border acquisition of FBM-Hudson FZCO, Jebel Ali, Dubai, a major GCC manufacturer of oil and gas industry coolers, boilers and process equipment.

• Advised KNM Group Berhad on its €100 Million cross-border acquisition of FBM-Hudson Italiana SpA, Italy, a major European manufacturer of oil and gas coolers, boilers and process equipment.

• Advised Malaysian Agrifood Corporation Berhad, a subsidiary of Khazanah Nasional Berhad on the acquisition of Monoluxury Sdn Bhd, a large glasshouse company involved in the production of fresh salads and herbs, which has been done in collaboration with University Putra Malaysia and marketed under its brand name of Genting Garden and house brands of its large customers.

• Advised Pacific Century Group, a major Asia-based private investment group with interests in technology, media and telecommunications, financial services, infrastructure, property and other investments mainly in the Asia-Pacific region on its bid for the acquisition of the Malaysian AmLife and AmTakaful insurance groups.

• Advised Tropicana Corporation Berhad, a company listed on the Malaysian stock exchange on the MYR200 million sale of its controlling stake in a leading explosives, detonators and fuse manufacturer and blasting solutions provider, to Austin Powder USA.

• Advised Asian Plantations Limited, a Singapore-incorporated plantation company that is listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London stock exchange and owner of 60,840 acres of oil palm plantations through its five wholly-owned estates within Miri and Bintulu, Sarawak on the GBP120 Million (RM628 Million) takeover by Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad, a Government linked company listed on the Main Market of the Malaysian stock exchange.

• Advised Sapura Resources Berhad on the acquisition of 2 aviation companies DNest Aviation Services Sdn. Bhd. and DNest Aviation Training Centre Sdn. Bhd. that owns MRO hangars and facilities at Subang International Airport.

• Advised a foreign bidder in its bid for the Makro Supermarket business in Malaysia.

• Advised Sungei Wang Group on the proposed disposal of its money lending arm Ikhlas Al-Dain Sdn Bhd. 

• Advised Qatar Islamic Bank, the world’s largest Islamic Bank on the proposed sale of a controlling stake in Asian Finance Bank. 

• Advised Sungei Wang Group, a major Malaysian investment group on the acquisition of Ikhlas al-Dain Sdn Bhd a factoring and money lending company.

• Advised CIMB Bank Berhad, one of the largest Malaysian banks on its joint venture with Paypal.

• Advised GPL Remittance on the acquisition of a remittance company in Malaysia and related restructuring.

• Advised Hong Leong Bank Berhad, a major Malaysian bank on the acquisition of the assets and liabilities of EON Capital Berhad, a major Malaysian financial institution.

• Advised Jerneh Insurance Berhad on its acquisition of the entire issued and paid up share capital of Paramount Assurance Berhad and merger of the general insurance businesses of Jerneh Insurance Berhad and Paramount Assurance Berhad. 

• Advised BSN Merchant Bank Berhad on its merger with Perwira Affin Merchant Bank Berhad. 

• Advised Hong Leong Bank Berhad on its merger with Credit Corporation (M) Bhd. 

• Advised Multi Purpose Holdings Berhad on its RM1.5 Billion acquisition of Magnum Corporation Berhad.

• Advised the major shareholders on the takeover of Computer Systems Advisers (M) Berhad.

• Advised the major shareholders on the privatisation of Computer Systems Advisers (M) Berhad.

• Advised MTD Capital Berhad on its RM150 Million cross-border acquisition of Cigading Port Indonesia special purpose vehicle.

• Advised Barings Private Equity on the RM500 Million Cross-border Multi-Jurisdictions Reverse Takeover of listed Courts Mammoth Berhad, Courts (Singapore) Limited, Courts Mammoth Philippines and listed Courts Plc, UK.

• Advised eXair Communications Inc, a US and Germany dual-listed company on its RM100 Million Cross-border Reverse Takeover of E-Gal Holdings Limited, a BVI holding company.

• Advised Sapura Group on its RM10 Billion first Malaysian Government telecommunications private finance initiative (PFI) funded concession and privatisation project for a nationwide government integration radio network.

• Advised Showa Rubber Co Ltd., one of the world’s leading companies in rubber manufacturing and Japan’s oldest company listed on the Tokyo stock exchange on its RM200 Million cross border acquisition of Toyo Rubber Malaysia.

• Advised Singapore Aerospace Manufacturing Pte Ltd (a subsidiary of Temasek Holdings Singapore, a Singapore Government sovereign fund) on its cross-border acquisition of Upeca Aerotech Sdn Bhd.

• Advised Singapore Precision Engineering Ltd, a wholly-owned unit of Singapore Aerospace Manufacturing Pte Ltd (both subsidiaries of Temasek Holdings Singapore, a Singapore Government sovereign fund) on its cross-border takeover of LKT Industrial Berhad and Malaysian, Singaporean and Thai subsidiaries.

• Advised UMW Corporation Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned unit of UMW Holdings Berhad, on its acquisition of Coldfusion Engineering Sdn Bhd.

• Advised LOTTE Co. Ltd. Japan, one of the world’s largest confectionary company, on its RM150 Million cross-border acquisition and joint venture with Lotte Confectionery Co. Ltd. Korea in respect of Lotte (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

• Advised Khazanah Nasional Berhad on the proposed reorganization and disposal of an equity stake in Asia Capital Reinsurance Malaysia Berhad and Avicennia Capital Sdn Bhd.

• Advised MMC Corporation Berhad, a multinational company listed on the Main Market of the Malaysian stock exchange on its RM9.3 Billion takeover of Malakoff Berhad, a company listed on the Main Market of the Malaysian stock exchange and the largest independent power producer in Malaysia.

• Advised IJM Corporation Berhad on its RM5.6 Billion takeover of Road Builder Holdings Berhad.

• Advised Singapore Aerospace Manufacturing Pte Ltd and Singapore Precision Engineering Ltd (both wholly owned subsidiaries of Temasek Holdings) on the cross-border privatisation by Singapore Aerospace Manufacturing Pte Ltd and Singapore Precision Engineering Ltd and exit offer of LKT Industrial Berhad, a public listed company and a precision industrial machinery manufacturer.

• Advised Malaysian Technology Development Corporation, a venture capital outfit set up by the Malaysian Government, on its acquisition of TT Vision Technologies Sdn Bhd, a high technology company.

• Advised Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian Government investment fund on its investments in Bid Resources Sdn Bhd, Tecforte Sdn Bhd, Gegas Untung Sdn Bhd and CK Agrifeed Sdn Bhd, the first of 5 investee companies of Cradle Investment Programme fund.

• Advised Genting Plantations Berhad on its cross-border joint venture with Simon Property Group to develop, construct, manage, operate and lease outlet malls selling premium brand apparel and general merchandise in Malaysia and Singapore under the brand of Chelsea Premium Outlets.

E-Commerce

• Advised an augmented reality platform company on its agreements with its vendors and supplier.

Logistics

• Advised Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad on the setting up of a logistics hub at KLIA Aeropolis.

• Advised the largest rice wholesaler and retailing company in Malaysia on the potential listing of its logistics arm.

IPO

• Advised Sunway Group and Credit Suisse on the RM5.1 Billion Initial public offering of new units representing undivided interests in Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust (“Sunway Reit”) (“Offer Units”), with an over-allotment option and the clawback and reallocation provisions, comprising: (i) Offer Units made available for application by Malaysian and foreign institutional investors and selected investors at the institutional price to be determined by way of book building (other than the cornerstone investors), payable in full upon allocation; and (ii) Offer Units made available for application by the Malaysian public at the retail price of RM0.97* per unit, payable in full upon application (“Retail Offering”) and listing of Sunway Reit on the Main Market of the Malaysian stock exchange.

• Advised KNM Group Berhad, an oil and gas process equipment manufacturer on its listing on the Main Board of the Malaysian stock exchange.

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

• Advised Computer Systems Advisers (M) Berhad on its listing on the Main Board of the Malaysian stock exchange.

• Advised BlueChips Technology Pte Ltd a Singapore company, on its cross-border listing on the MESDAQ Market of the Malaysian stock exchange.

• Advised Progressive Impact Corporation Berhad on its listing on the Main Board of the Malaysian stock exchange.

• Advised Asian Plantations Limited on its cross-border listing on AIM Market of the London stock exchange.

• Advised Mann Seng Metal International Limited on its cross-border listing on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (Catalist Regulation) (SGX-ST).

• Advised HSBC Bank on the listing of conversion shares on the Malaysian stock exchange and the dual listing of the convertible bonds on the Hong Kong Exchange and Labuan Financial Exchange.

• Advised Pulse Group on its cross-border listing on the AIM Market of the London stock exchange.

• Advised Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad and Microlink Solutions Berhad, a public company listed on the ACE Market of the Malaysian stock exchange on the reverse takeover by Formis Resources Berhad and its acquisition of several subsidiaries of Formis Resources Berhad and rights issue with detachable warrants and employees long term incentive plan.

• Advised AmInvestment Bank Berhad and Prestariang Berhad a Malaysian GLC, on its listing on the Main Market of the Malaysian stock exchange.

Regulatory

• Assisted Webull Malaysia to obtain its Approval in Principal for a Capital Markets Services Licence for Online Stock Broking.



• Advised Qatar Investment Agency and its wholly owned investment holding company Qatar Holdings LLC on the funding structures, tax issues and Malaysian legal requirements for its Malaysian subsidiaries and associated companies. 

• Advised Goldman Sachs LLC on the setting up of Goldman Sachs (Labuan) Investment Bank Limited. 

• Advised Tranglo Sdn Bhd on regulatory issues relating to its remittance business.

Banking – Transactional

• Acting as transaction counsel for the borrower, in a facility for the cross-border purchase and operations of one (1) Dassault Falcon 8X aircraft where the primary security for the facility is a mortgage over the aircraft (Ongoing).

• Advised a syndicate of lenders led by Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad, RHB Bank Berhad, Maybank Investment Bank Berhad and Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad on a RM1.1 billion project financing of a ferrosilicon smelting plant in the Samalaju Industrial Park, Sarawak.

• Advised Standard Chartered Bank Singapore on its US$115.0 Million Islamic Murabahah Facility to Baitak Asian Real Estate Fund I (Labuan) Limited, Kuwait Finance House and Pacific Star Investments Singapore to fund the Kuala Lumpur Pavillion project secured against inter alia Islamic Qardhul Hasan Loans.

• Advised Maybank Berhad on the RM175.0 Million Syndicated Term Loan and Bridging Finance to Paramount Corporation Berhad for acquisition of land and construction of Kemuning Utama new housing township.

• Advised Danaharta Managers Sdn Bhd a government linked debt restructuring agency on the sale of loan accounts and receivables by way of tender bid.

• Advised TNB Engineering Corporation Sdn Bhd in its AED87 million contract financing for work done for ‘Manazel New City’ project in Abu Dhabi.

• Advised BNP Paribas Najmah, Labuan on its Kafalah documentation for an offshore financing out of Labuan.

Capital Markets, Debt Capital Markets and Corporate Finance 

• Advising and defending a Malaysian public listed company from a hostile take-over (Ongoing).

• Advised a group of investors on the take-over of Stella Holdings Berhad, a public company listed on the Main Market of the Malaysian stock exchange by way of a mandatory general offer.

• Advised ENRA Group Berhad, a public listed company on the Main Market of the Malaysian stock exchange on its bonus issue of warrants. 

• Advised a Malaysian GLC on the Expression of Interest (EOI) for Proposed Acquisition of Controlling Interest in a financial institution and need for a financial holding company.

• Advised a Malaysian GLC on the disposal of a stake in a financial institution.

• Advised OCBC Bank Berhad on its RM213.4 Million Loan to Petra Energy Berhad for acquisitions and financing of 3 oil & gas vessels.

• Advised Standard Bank Asia Limited on its US$100 Million Murabahah funding of the cross-border multi-jurisdictions privatisation of Courts Mammoth Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and UK, an international home furnishing, electrical and lifestyle products chain stores. 

• Advised Malaysian Newsprint Industries Sdn Bhd on its RM1.3 Billion Al-Taqsit Notes issue.

• Advised Mulpha International Berhad on its issuance of RM100 Million Islamic Private Debt Securities with Kafalah to fund Leisure Farm a large-scale mixed development property project in Johor, Malaysia. 

• Advised YTL Cement Berhad on its RM490 Million issue of irredeemable convertible unsecured loan stocks.

• Advised RCE Capital Berhad on its RM420 Million receivables-backed securitization and private debt securities issue.

• Advised RHB Bank Berhad on its RM500 Million Dow Jones-RHB Islamic Malaysia Index Fund.

• Advised CIMB Bank Berhad on its RM1.32 Billion Islamic Kafalah and Project Financing of first Malaysian Government telecommunications private finance initiative funded concession and privatisation project for a nationwide government integration radio network.

• Advised Malaysian Technology Development Corporation, a Government fund, on its US$200 Million first Malaysian Government’s initiated Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund out of the Federal Territory of Labuan.

• Advised Standard Chartered Bank on its US$200 Million cross-border Islamic Facility out of Singapore and the Federal Territory of Labuan to fund the construction and development of The Pavilion Kuala Lumpur.

• Advised Kuwait Finance House on its cross-border Murabahah Tawarruq Islamic facility to fund the construction and development of ‘Hong Kong City’ in Chongqing, China.

• Advised HSBC Bank on the Transmile Group Berhad US$115 Million guaranteed redeemable convertible bonds by a Labuan special purpose offshore vehicle with “green shoe” and over-allotment options for the international offering and listing of conversion shares on the Malaysian stock exchange and the dual listing of the convertible bonds on the Hong Kong Exchange and Labuan Financial Exchange.

• Advised YTL Power Finance (Cayman) Limited on its US$125 Million guaranteed exchangeable bonds with over-allotment options for the international offering and listing of conversion shares on the Malaysian stock exchange.

• Advised Multi-Purpose Holdings Berhad on its RM300 Million exchangeable guaranteed bonds.

• Advised MMC Corporation Berhad and Maybank Investment Bank on the RM7.9 Billion Senior Sukuk Programme comprising Islamic Commercial Papers Programme and Medium Term Notes Programme of up to RM600 Million and Islamic Medium Term Notes Programme of up to RM5.6 Billion and Junior Sukuk with an aggregate nominal value of up to RM1.7 Billion by Nucleus Avenue (M) Berhad, a special purpose company wholly owned by MMC Corporation Berhad, to fund the RM9.3 Billion acquisition of Malakoff Berhad (Asian Legal Business Award for 'Asset & Corporate Finance Deal of the Year', 2007).

• Advised Media Prima Berhad and Maybank Investment Bank on the RM300 Million Commercial Papers/Medium Term Notes Programme comprising up to RM170 Million Bank Guaranteed Medium Term Notes Programme and up to RM180 Million of Commercial Papers Programme by Media Prima Berhad.

• Advised Westport Malaysia Sdn Bhd and Maybank Investment Bank on the RM800 Million Sukuk Programme comprising Islamic Commercial Papers Programme and Medium Term Notes Programme by Westport Malaysia Sdn Bhd (Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC) ‘Best in Islamic Bond Issue Value’ Award, 2008).

• Advised Kuwait Finance House on its US$500 Million private equity real estate fund out of the Federal Territory of Labuan.

• Advised Kuwait Finance House on its US$500 Million private equity oil palm fund out of the Federal Territory of Labuan.

• Advised RCE Capital Berhad and AmInvestment Bank on the RM1.5 Billion Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) Programme for securitisation of consumer loans receivables by Tresor Assets Berhad, a special purpose vehicle set up by listed RCE Capital Berhad.

• Advised UMW Holdings Berhad and Maybank Investment Bank on the RM800 Million Sukuk Programmes comprising an Islamic Commercial Papers Programme and Medium Term Notes Programme and a Medium Term Notes Programme by UMW Holdings Berhad.

• Advised Asian Finance Bank on the AED87.5 Million Project Financing of a Malaysian company for the Al-Tamouh waste management project in Abu Dhabi.

• Advised Genting Berhad on the RM1.6 Billion Medium Term Note Programme by GB Services Berhad, a subsidiary of Genting Berhad.

• Advised Medi Innovation Sdn Bhd on the RM254.85 Million Issuance of Redeemable Convertible Secured Loan Stocks and Redeemable Convertible Unsecured Loan Stocks by Medi Innovation Sdn Bhd to fund acquisitions of the high-end exclusive chain of Sloane and Astique clinics across Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong.

• Advised OSK Trustees Berhad and bondholders on the Port Klang Free Zone dispute, and the rights and powers of OSK Trustees Bhd as the trustees of the RM480 Million, RM595 Million and RM1.455 Billion bonds issued to fund the construction of the Port Klang Free Zone.

• Advised Tiger Synergy Berhad, a public listed company on the Main Market of the Malaysian stock exchange on its capital reduction and rights issue with detachable warrants.

• Advised Stone Master Corporation Berhad, a public listed company on the Main Market of the Malaysian stock exchange on its capital reduction and rights issue with detachable warrants.

• Advised Goldman Sachs International on credit default swaps and total return swaps transactions and various funding structures in relation to transactions with several Malaysian GLCs.

• Advised Maybank Investment Bank on the Ranhill Berhad partially underwritten RM300.0 Million Islamic Murabahah Commercial Papers / Murabahah Medium Term Notes Programme to fund a hospital construction project.

Restructuring

• Advising one of the largest banking groups in Malaysia on its internal group restructuring and the requirements of financial holding company (Ongoing).

• Advised Sapura Energy Berhad on the restructuring exercise of Sapura Acergy Assets Pte. Ltd. with joint venture partner Acergy MS Limited and the reflagging exercise of vessel Sapura 3000 from Bahamas Maritime Authority to Labuan Malaysian International Ship Registry.

• Advised Khazanah Nasional Berhad on the regulatory approvals and preparation of submissions for a rationalization and restructuring exercise for its group re-insurance business.

• Advised Khazanah Nasional Berhad on the proposed reorganization and disposal of an equity stake in Asia Capital Reinsurance Malaysia Berhad and Avicennia Capital Sdn Bhd.

• Advised Khazanah Nasional Berhad on the reorganization of its insurance and financial holding companies under the Financial Services Act 2013 and the Islamic Financial Services Act 2013.

• Advised Kuwait Finance House on the restructuring of the financing of its clients.

• Advised Sapura Group on the restructuring of Sapura group companies and privatisation of listed Sapura Technology Berhad.

• Advised Genting Plantations Berhad on its cross-border group restructuring of the joint venture with Synthetic Genomics, Inc for the research and development relating to the use of genomics-based techniques, methods and tools to increase of yields from subject plants and the subscription of new redeemable preference shares as further investments by Genting Plantations Berhad.

Oil & Gas and Power

• Advised a China State Owned Enterprise on the lease of tank farms in Port Klang Free Zone.

• Advised China Nuclear Industry 23 Construction Co Ltd, a Chinese State-Owned Enterprise on a Petronas pipeline project.

• Advised ENRA Group Berhad on the proposed reclamation of 200 acres of land in the oil and gas hub of Labuan from Labuan Corporation, a State agency and on the transaction agreements (i.e. the reclamation agreement, sale agreement and turnkey contractor agreement).

• Advised Genting Energy, a division of Genting Group, one of the largest and leading Malaysian-owned multinational corporation on its RM3 billion bid for the Prai Power Plant II and on its long-term service agreement, EPC contract, gas supply agreement, power purchase agreement and lease agreement with various parties in respect of the power plant.

• Advised Genting Sanyen on its RM1.5 billion bid for the Kuala Langat Power Plant extension.

Real Estate

• Advising Sime Darby Property Berhad on its USD520 Million and USD1.2 Billion build to suit and lease mega data centre projects with a subsidiary of Google LLC.

• Advised Sime Darby Property Berhad on the sale and purchase of land in Elmina Business Park Phase 2 (ongoing).

• Acted for C P Group on the disposal of 2 large parcels of development land in Penang, Malaysia to Ivory Utilities Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of a listed company.

• Acted for Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad and its subsidiary KLIA Aeropolis Sdn. Bhd. in its built-to-suit and lease agreements with Spirit AeroSystems Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. and Senior Aerospace UPECA for premises located at Subang Airport Aeropark.

• Purchase of oil palm plantations by MHC Plantations Berhad and PPB Oil Palms Berhad.

• Advised CP Group on a proposed JV in Melbourne for the acquisition and development of a piece of commercial land into a hotel and retail shopping mall.

• Advised ENRA Group Berhad on the proposed reclamation of 200 acres of land in the offshore financial centre of Labuan from Labuan Corporation, a State agency and on the transaction agreements (i.e. the reclamation agreement, sale agreement and turnkey contractor agreement).

• Advised Ekovest Berhad the master developer in a land reclamation and joint mixed development including commercial, information-media technology valley, tourist attractions, marina, residential and recreational components with the State Government of Johor for a large scale waterfront project in Johor Bahru.

• Advised Reliance Pacific Berhad the master developer in a land reclamation and joint mixed development including a marina, clubhouse, workshops, docking facilities, bungalows, commercial shops and buildings and other forms of related facilities, buildings and structures and residential and recreational components with a Government-linked company for a large scale waterfront project in Negeri Sembilan.

• Advised BBN Development Berhad on its development of Bandar Baru Nilai new township and various property, tenancy, project development and management transactions relating to Bandar Baru Nilai new township.

• Advised Reliance Pacific Berhad and IJM Corporation Berhad on their joint venture development of World Square, Sydney and Avillion Hotel, Sydney.

• Advised CP Group on the sale of Queensbay Mall Penang, the largest strata titled shopping mall in Penang and related facilities and car parks, to Capital Mall Trust Singapore.

• Advised Genting Plantations Berhad on its cross-border joint venture with Simon Property Group U.S. to develop, construct, manage, operate and lease outlet malls selling premium brand apparel and general merchandise in Malaysia and Singapore under the brand of “Johor Premium Outlets”.

• Advised Ireka Corporation Berhad on its joint venture commercial development of One Mont’ Kiara Kuala Lumpur with a large Singapore property company.

• Advised the MTD Group on its purchase of the Shell Malaysia Building in Damansara Heights, Kuala Lumpur.

• Advised a foreign shareholder in relation to a joint venture for the planning, development and marketing of industrial lots and buildings which are to be erected on an aerospace park near a major airport in Malaysia, with focus on the aerospace and aviation industries or logistics warehousing, distribution and supply chain management.

Aviation

• Advising Cempaka Helicopter Corporation Sdn Bhd for the sale, lease, technical and maintenance service of one (1) Dassault Falcon 8X Aircraft 

Venture Capital & Private Equity

• Advised Malaysian Technology Development Corporation (MTDC), a venture fund owned by the Ministry of Finance on its investments in various investee companies via the Business Growth Fund and Business Start Up Fund.

• Advised Malaysian Technology Development Corporation, an early and late stage venture capital outfit set up by the Ministry of Finance and the Malaysian Government, on its investments in various investee companies.

• Advised Agensi Inovasi Malaysia a venture capital outfit set up by the Prime Minister’s Department and the Malaysian Government on the setting up of the AIM Innovation Fund and its investments in various investee companies.

• Advised Malaysian Venture Capital Berhad, an early and late stage venture capital outfit set up by the Ministry of Finance and the Malaysian Government, on the setting up of its Outsourced Partner Programme and its investments and co-investments in various investee companies and its portfolio management agreements.

• Advised Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd on the setting up of a Labuan private equity fund.

• Advised Kumpulan Modal Perdana Berhad on its investments in various investee companies.

Corporate & Commercial

• Advised Philip Morris International, on its compliance policies and programme under the Malaysian tobacco regulations and laws.

• Advised Petra Perdana Berhad on its vessel construction agreements for 2 offshore support vessels with Nam Cheong Shipyard.

• Advised Evergreen Lines on its proposed acquisition of vessels in Malaysia.

• Advised a leading Malaysian GLC on its joint venture for one of four regional licences in the world in the business of logistics aggregation and security.

• Advised a Malaysian regulatory agency on its first revocation of a banking licence held by an Australian entity, carried out pursuant to Malaysian offshore laws.

• Advised a Malaysian GLC on its joint venture for a re-insurance business in Malaysia.

• Advised a leading Malaysian GLC on its worldwide re-takaful joint venture operating out of DIFC.

• Advised a Malaysian Government company on its acquisition of Malaysian licences for 7 regional and international franchises.

• Advised TL Offshore Sdn Bhd on a proposed claim against ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc. for incurred costs of re-laying a new section of a pipeline under a frame contract.

• Advised TL Offshore Sdn Bhd on a proposed claim against ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc. for interim demobilisation and mobilisation of LTS3000 under a frame contract.

• Advised a Mauritius special purpose vehicle in its acquisition of palm oil operations in India from Malaysian and Indian companies.

Healthcare

• 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 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.