Albar & Partners

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CAPITAL MARKETS

OUR PRACTICE / CAPITAL MARKETS

They are a phenomenal team with an amazing work ethic. They are able to work through and deliver on compressed deadlines and are highly skilled in negotiating agreement terms...

- Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide -

We bring the necessary expertise to meet the continuously evolving and diverse funding requirements of corporations in Malaysia, spanning across an entire range of debt, equity and equity-linked products, including initial public offering and listings on the Malaysian stock exchange, cross-border listing, real-estate investment trusts, vanilla bond offerings, equity swap, bonds and Sukuk, convertible/exchangeable and other equity-linked bonds and asset securitisations. We alsoadvise on post-issue matters such as restructurings and refinancing.

By working hand-in-hand with our clients, we have garnered a wealth of experience and a deep understanding of capital markets and business dynamics having served a wide range of industry sectors covering aviation, communications, defence, technology, power and energy, natural resources, real estate, oil and gas and financial services industries.

Debt Capital Markets
We are the leading law firm in the debt capital markets, and advise on a wide array of high profile and complex transactions. Our clients include issuers ranging from various industry sectors, advisers, agents, trustees and investors.

Our areas of practice cover all areas of corporate and commercial matters including:

Mergers & Acquisitions
IPOs
Joint Ventures
Projects & Infrastructure
Corporate Advisory
Corporate Finance
Private Equity
Securities Regulations
Information & Communications Technology
Defence & Security
Telecommunications
Government & Public Policy
Utilities
Others (including company secretarial services)

Key Contacts

Natalie Peh Suan Wan
Partner
NataliePeh@albar.com.my

Datin Seet Hooi Ping
Partner
HPSeet@albar.com.my

DEAL HIGHLIGHTS

Advised Danajamin Nasional Berhad, Malaysia’s first financial guarantee insurer, on the establishment of its inaugural Sukuk programme of RM 2 billion for Senior and Subordinated Sukuk Murabahah.
Advised CIMB Investment Bank Berhad and Maybank Investment Bank Berhad on the unrated perpetual Sukuk Wakalah of up to RM 800 million established by Tanjung Bin Energy Sdn Bhd.
Advised CIMB Investment Bank Berhad and Maybank Investment Bank Berhad on the establishment of commercial papers / medium term notes programme of RM 3 billion by Kinabalu Capital Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of MRCB-Quill REIT.
Advised CIMB Investment Bank Berhad on the establishment of an unrated Islamic medium-term notes programme of RM 10 billion by Maxis Broadband Sdn Bhd, based on the Shariah principle of Murabahah.
Advised CIMB Investment Bank Berhad and RHB Investment Bank Berhad on the establishment of a medium-term notes programme of RM 3 billion by MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd.

AWARDS

Islamic Finance News

Commodity Murabahah / Tawarruq Deal of the Year 2017 – Danajamin Nasional Berhad’s Sukuk programme.

Perpetual Deal of the Year - Tanjung Bin Energy Sdn Bhd’s Unrated Sukuk Wakalah.

Equity Capital Markets
We provide legal services across all aspects of equity capital markets. Backed by vast experience and in-depth knowledge, we are one of the country’s most reputable law firms in the equity capital markets. We represent the issuer and investment banks in IPOs and other equity offerings, as well as providing sound legal solutions to their industry-specific issues.

We handle all aspects of domestic and cross-border equity capital markets transactions, such as:

Initial public offerings
Debt/Equity swaps
Equity-linked securities, including convertible & exchangeable bonds
Private placements & registered transactions
Rights offerings
Secondary & follow-on offerings

Key Contacts

Natalie Peh Suan Wan
Partner
NataliePeh@albar.com.my

DEAL HIGHLIGHTS

2016:

Private Placement of Shares of Sime Darby Berhad and listing and quotation of the placement shares of Sime Darby Berhad on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad which raised approximately RM 2.36 billion for Sime Darby Berhad.

2012 IPO Listings:

Advised on the Listing of Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad and IHH Healthcare Berhad on the Main Markets of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.

2010 IPO Listing:

Advised on the Listing of Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad on the Main Markets of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.

AWARDS

M&A Deal of the Year (Midsize): MMC Port Holdings’ MGO and Takeover of NCB Holdings.