For a list of recent Articles
published in various legal journals and magazines,
please click on the links provided below.
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| Case study on “ The
Largest IPO in South East Asia : Petronas Chemicals
Group ” |
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| PETRONAS Chemicals
Group Berhad, or PCG,
is the largest petrochemical company in Malaysia
and one of the largest petrochemical producers
in Southeast Asia. The plan for the listing of
PCG was first announced by the Prime Minister
of Malaysia at the Invest Malaysia 2010 conference
and formed part of the Malaysian Government’s
efforts to make more public sector companies available
to domestic and international investors and to
boost liquidity in Malaysia’s capital markets.
PCG made its debut on the Main Market of Bursa
Malaysia Securities Berhad, the Malaysian bourse,
on 26 November 2010 as the biggest initial public
offering (IPO) in Malaysia and Southeast Asia
for the year. To find out more about the listing
structure and intricacies involved in the listing
exercise, read more… |
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| Note:“ This
case study was first published by Islamic Finance
News in April 2011" |
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Case
study on “Pengurusan Aset Air Berhad-
RM20.0 billion Ijarah & Musyarakah Programme”
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Pengurusan
Aset Air Berhad’s RM20 billion Sukuk issuance
is a notable financing transaction supporting
the proposed consolidation and modernization
of the national water industry in Malaysia
using a unique combination of Ijarah
and Musharakah to facilitate the
different acquisition elements. This case
study jointly co-authored by Albar
& Partners and CIMB Islamic explores
the intricacies of the transaction, whereby
the Ijarah was applied to existing assets,
while the Musharakah was applied
to future acquisitions and prospective construction… |
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Note:“PENGURUSAN
ASET AIR BERHAD - RM20.0 BIILLION IJARAH
& MUSYARAKAH PROGRAMME” was first published
by Islamic Finance News in May 2010
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Islamic
Finance News Deals of the Year 2009 Awards
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The
Islamic Deals of the Year (DOTY) Awards
is a survey held annually by the Islamic
Finance News (IFN) as a comprehensive
guide to determine the Islamic transactions
which are regarded as the best within the
Islamic finance industry. From the 18 categories
at stake in the poll, in addition to the
individual country awards, Albar & Partners
clinched 5 prestigious awards, including
the 2009 Malaysia Deal of the Year, Project
Finance, Infrastructure, Musharakah and
M&A Deals of the Year … |
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Note:“IFN
Deals of the Year 2009” was first published
by Islamic Finance News in March 2010.
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Islamic
Finance Asia: Groundbreakers 2009
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In
the February/ March 2010 issue of Islamic
Finance Asia, the publication selected
the Top 10 deals across Asia as “The Top
10 Groundbreakers”. Albar & Partners
played a lead role as legal counsel for
the Arranger & Financier in the Sunway
Platinum Success Musharakah deal, one
of the Top 10 Groundbreakers of 2009 nominated
due to its innovation in home financing,
which was translated into a bigger scale… |
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Note:Groundbreakers
2009” was first published by Islamic Finance
Asia in February 2010
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Corporate
INTL: “Capital Markets” Guide
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For
years, the world's capital markets have
been enjoying unprecedented breadth and
growth with financial institutions routinely
moving trillions of dollars of assets including
stocks, bonds, and other instruments around
the globe. In the September 2009 issue of
Corp INTL, Albar & Partners
was listed as one of the leading Capital
Markets advisers across the globe… |
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Note:
The Capital Markets Map was first published
in Corporate INTL e-magazine in September
2009.
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Islamic
Finance News: Meet the Head
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Islamic
Finance News talks to leading players in
the industry. This article features Syed
Zaid Albar, as the Managing Partner of Albar
& Partners. |
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Note:
"Meet the Head" article was first
published by Islamic Finance News on 6 March
2009 in its weekly e-news bulletin
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Groundbreakers 2008:
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In this issue of Islamic Finance Asia, we
honor those who were brave enough to go
forth with their prodigious issuances amid
uncertain markets, those resilient enough
to weather the harshest storms, and more
importantly, those clever enough to assure
their investors that everything will, indeed,
be all right. That in itself is groundbreaking. |
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Note:
This article was first published
in Islamic Finance Asia : Vol 2 No 1, a
bi-monthly publication by IFA Media Sdn
Bhd in February-March 2009
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Asian
Counsel (Jan-Feb 2009): "Deals of
the Year 2008"
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Despite the recent downturn, many practitioners
remained busy in 2008, contributing to another
year of explosive deals in Asia, Australia
and the Middle East. The top transactions
of Year 2008 are honoured in the Asian Counsel's
annual feature. In addition, deals which
did not make the final cut are awarded Honourable
Mentions for their overall excellence. |
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Note:
"Deals of the Year 2008" cover
story was first published by Pacific Business
Press in its monthly publication Asian Counsel:
Vol 7 Issue 1
(Jan-Feb 2009)
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GRAD
Malaysia Law (GML): Do you think law graduates
these days have the knowledge and skill
sets that are necessary for them to succeed
in a legal career?
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What do senior members of the legal profession
have to say about the law graduates of today?
What are the skill sets that are in demand?
Learn more from senior members of the profession
here. |
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Note:
This article was first published by "Grads
Malaysia : Law 2009" in Jan 2009
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GRAD
Malaysia Law (GML): Banking & Finance
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Becoming a banking and finance lawyer requires
a range of abilities. Mark Lim, Banking
and Finance Partner at Albar & Partners,
proves that you must be able to handle situations
ranging from simple to mind-boggling. |
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Note:
The Banking & Finance article was first
published by "Grads Malaysia : Law
2009" in Jan 2009;
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Risk
Management and the Practice of the Law
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The object of this paper is to address on
the sort of risks to which legal practitioners
are exposed to and the ways in which such
risks can be minimized or checked, controlled
and avoided altogether. |
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Note:
This article by Datuk N Chandran
was first published in Jurisk! Vol 4 Issue
3, a quarterly publication of the Professional
Indemnity Insurance Committee, Bar Council
Malaysia in September 2008.
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