Chambers Review
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Banking & Finance: Debt Capital Markets - Malaysia
What the Team is Known For
Rahmat Lim & Partners has a well-respected finance practice in Malaysia, covering a notable variety of conventional and Islamic deals for both borrowers and lenders. The lawyers are especially adept in project and acquisition finance, while also assisting leading domestic and international financial institutions and corporates with a range of banking regulatory issues, syndicated loans and debt refinancing, as well as DCM and aircraft finance. Rahmat Lim & Partners draws on its connection with Allen & Gledhill in Singapore to advise on cross-border mandates.
Strengths
The firm's strengths are its meticulousness and thoroughness. The lawyers provide prompt communications, projected timelines and identify potential hurdles upfront.
Rahmat Lim is able to give sound legal advice on non-standard queries. Its lawyers' responses show their extensive knowledge and analysis of the matter.
Work Highlights
Rahmat Lim & Partners acted as Malaysian legal counsel for the lenders, mandated lead arrangers, bookrunners and green loan coordinators on the syndicated term loan facilities granted to Boulevard Development and Boulevard Midtown.
Rahmat Lim & Partners acted as ams-OSRAM's Malaysian counsel on its issuance of USD400 million aggregate principal amount of 12.250% Senior Notes and EUR625 million aggregate principal amount of 10.500% Senior Notes.
Notable practitioners
He is able to handle complex structures and has good commercial awareness.
He is very knowledgeable and has a quick turnaround.
Kelvin is a highly experienced legal partner in banking and finance with commercial sense. His sophistication in managing parties in coming to a landing is commendable and led to a successful close.
He has good and strong technical skills combined with excellent communication skills.
He is very resourceful and is able to understand the client's perspective and the opposite party's requirements in formulating a middle ground during documentation.
He's very good in leverage financing.