Chambers Review
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Corporate/M&A - Malaysia
What the Team is Known For
Rahmat Lim & Partners maintains a market-leading corporate law offering in Malaysia, with an impressive team of lawyers regularly acting on cross-border and domestic M&A transactions. The firm advises on share acquisitions and divestments, business restructuring, joint ventures and private equity investments. The team also handles a steady flow of ECM work, including both Malaysian and foreign listings. The department often handles deals in the TMT, finance, real estate and insurance sectors, and acts for a range of clients including multinationals, listed companies and GLCs.
Strengths
The team is knowledgeable in the subject matter, proactive and has the ability to engage with other parties to seek solutions.
RLP is generally regarded as a top legal firm in Malaysia with strong senior and junior partners. Very importantly, it has sufficient legal associates to manage deliverables in a timely manner.
They provide timely and precise legal opinions. The team is always ready to assist and deliver solutions that meet our timelines and specific needs.
Work Highlights
Rahmat Lim & Partners acted for Columbia Asia Healthcare on its acquisition of 100% of the shares in Ramsay Sime Darby Health Care.
The firm also advised the managing underwriter, joint underwriters, lead bookrunner and joint bookrunners on Prolintas Infra's proposed IPO on the Main Market of Bursa Securities.
Notable practitioners
She has a commercial mindset and is keen to provide value-add as opposed to merely advising on the boundaries of the law.
Chia Chee Hoong moves up in the rankings following an impressive year acting on notable share sales in Malaysia. He is particularly well placed to act on private equity deals, as well as handling other corporate transactions across numerous sectors.
She's highly experienced and has strong communication skills.
She's very familiar with complex structures and has a willingness to engage other stakeholders to secure support and consent.