About

Provided by Murad Yee Partnership

Established more than 18 years ago following a partnership reorganization of another corporate law firm, our firm’s four (4) focus areas within its corporate and securities practice are (i) mergers and acquisitions (M&A); (ii) corporate restructuring/reorganisations; (iii) capital markets; and (iv) venture capital/private equity. 

Murad Yee Partnership’s current partners are Mr YEE Fook Weng and Ms Arfiah Binti Abd Rahman.

Our firm is able to draw upon an extensive “good friends” network of international law firms and other professional advisers within the South-East Asian region as well as other major countries/regions.

A significant proportion of our clients comprise listed companies, government-linked corporations/agencies (GLC), multinational corporations, foreign entities and their respective related corporations.

Our senior partner was also a coach for the Malaysian Government’s maiden Coach & Grow “Go IPO” Programme, which is aimed at guiding and developing local businesses towards IPOs and the global markets. In addition, he has received recognition in the 2006, 2007 and 2008 Asialaw Leading Lawyers surveys for his practice in the field of “Mergers & Acquisitions” within the Asia-Pacific region and is categorized as a “Highly Regarded Leading Lawyer” and a “Notable Practitioner” in the IFLR1000 2023/24 and IFLR1000 2024/25 editions respectively.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A - Malaysia

5
Band 5

What the Team is Known For

Murad Yee Partnership is a boutique firm with a well-experienced team in M&A, corporate restructurings and advisory work. The team also handles investments and private equity transactions.

Notable practitioners

Yee Fook Weng is a key contact for clients.

Work Highlights

  • Murad Yee Partnership acted as Malaysian counsel to Hibiscus Petroleum in relation to its acquisition of the entire equity interest in TotalEnergies EP, for a cash consideration of approximately USD259 million, subject to agreed adjustments.

Strengths

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Members

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Ahmad Murad Bin Abdul Aziz

Arfiah Binti Abd Rahman

Fook Weng Yee

Clients

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Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad

IX Telecom Group

Louis Vuitton (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd

Matrix Connexion Sdn Bhd

Portman Education Group

Industries

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Banking and Financial Services

Consumer goods and services

Consumer goods and services (education industry)

Oil and Gas

Real Estate

Technology and telecommunications