1. Use headers to structure your content Let the readers know what the content is about by using headers. When the readers come to the end of a paragraph, the next header inform the readers that you are moving to the next point. 2. Use list and numbering I am …
When any sale and purchase of shares results in more than one shareholder in a company, the shareholders should enter into a shareholdersโ agreement to set out their rights and obligations, no matter how amicable their relationships are. A minority shareholder and majority shareholder may consider including the following in …
Legal due diligence could be an exercise of frustration at times. There may be tight deadlines sometimes, but the documents required for legal due diligence are not forthcoming from the target company. If the target company is going through the due diligence exercise for the first time, the team at …
Make consequential amendments when amending drafts. It seems obvious but sometimes the draftsperson forgets or misses out consequential amendments when amending draft documents. When amending draft agreement, circular or prospectus, you should also make amendments which are consequential to the amendments you are seeking to make. For example, if you …
One of the intended outcomes of the Malaysian Code of Corporate Governance (โ๐๐๐๐โ) is for companies to address sustainability risks and opportunities in an integrated and strategic manner to support their long-term strategy and success. To achieve the intended outcome, the MCCG sets out the practices which companies are expected …
My work doesnโt save lives. Nor does it change anyoneโs life. I help corporations to raise funds through equity capital transactions. As PGF Capital Berhad (formerly known as Poly Glass Fibre (M) Berhad) (โ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฒโ) announced the completion of its rights issue of irredeemable convertible preference shares (โ๐๐๐๐โ), I am glad …
โI post a blog post because itโs tomorrow.โ Seth Godin said he doesnโt post a blog post because he thinks his post is perfect. He posts a blog post because itโs tomorrow. He made a decision one time to write every day for his blog, so that he doesnโt need …
Where there is more than one seller in an M&A transaction, the sale and purchase agreement should set out whether the obligations of the sellers under the SPA are (1) joint and several; or (2) several and not joint. From a buyerโs perspective, it is better for the sellersโ obligations …
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Any offer of shares of a company seeking for listing on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia (other than SPAC listing) would need to comply with the following pricing requirements under the Equity Guidelines: 1. The exercise price of warrants and options, and the conversion price of convertible securities that …