Tan Kong Yam

Partner

Tel : +603-2780 2868
Email : kongyam@kaaplaw.com

Kong Yam is a founder partner of the Firm. He read in the chambers of Kadir Kassim at Kadir, Tan & Ramli, and thereafter served as a legal assistant in Kadir, Tan & Ramli until 2000, after which he was made a partner.

Kong Yam currently heads the Firm’s corporate practice, and his experience encompasses mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial services advisory, corporate real property (including real estate investment trusts) and general corporate advisory and transactional matters.

AREAS OF FOCUS

Corporate Real Estate

Private Equity

Equity Capital Markets

Mergers & Acquisitions

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London (1994)
Master of Laws from the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London (1995)
Barrister-at-law of Lincoln’s Inn

ADMISSIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

Bar of England and Wales (1996)
Malaysian Bar (1997)

EXPERIENCE

Acted as counsel to MRCB-Quill REIT (now known as Sentral REIT) (“MQREIT”) on its acquisition of a 33-storey office tower known as Menara Shell located at KL Sentral from a subsidiary of its major unitholder, Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad, MRCB for a total purchase consideration of RM640 million fully satisfied in cash.

Acted as counsel to China Railway Group Ltd in a joint venture arrangement with Iskandar Waterfront Holdings (IWH) to acquire 60% equity interest in Bandar Malaysia for RM7.41 billion from 1MDB Real Estate Sdn Bhd.

Advised as Malaysian deal legal counsel in relation to the listing of Samling Global Limited on the main board of Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The global offering of 1.05 billion shares (prior to the exercise of the over-allotment option), priced at the top end of HKD2.08 per offer share, raised gross proceeds of approximately HKD2.184 billion prior to the exercise of the overallotment option.