In 2023, I post weekly on LinkedIn, primarily discussing the issues I have encountered in my work as a corporate lawyer in Malaysia. As a corporate lawyer with focus on M&A and equity capital markets transactions, I typically delve into topics within this sphere. I used to find conversations with …

Should/ could a subscription agreement be combined with a shareholders’ agreement? While it’s possible to combine the two agreements, I prefer to have a subscription agreement separate from a shareholders’ agreement for the following reasons: The parties to the agreements are different. The subscription agreement primarily involves the company which …

In the book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”, Stephen Covey described the frantic sense of loss he felt when the things were not in order. He had a number of papers laid out, chapter by chapter, on a table in a room when suddenly, the breeze picked up …

I typically don’t talk about my LinkedIn posts in conversations unless someone else brings up the topic. Occasionally my posts become a conversation starter when I catch up with people who have seen them. I have been asked whether I write the posts myself or if I have junior lawyers …

Almost all the sale and purchase agreements (SPAs) I work on in an M&A context involve the execution of the agreements and the completion/closing of the transactions taking place on different days. This is due to conditions precedent which have to be fulfilled before completion of the transactions. These conditions …

We advised a listed group in Singapore on its acquisition of a majority stake in pawnbroking companies in Malaysia. The following are three takeaways that I find interesting from the transaction: 1. Increased sophistication The traditional perception of pawnbroking business as small-scale operations has significantly shifted towards increased sophistication. An …