Partner

Chin Wee Sing

Tel : +603-2780 2918
Email : weesing@kaaplaw.com

Wee Sing joined Kadir Andri & Partners in 2005 and was made partner in 2012. Wee Sing’s work covers providing advice on corporate transactions, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, securities regulations and equity fund raising exercises.

AREAS OF FOCUS

Mergers and Acquisitions

Equity Capital Markets

Corporate & Securities

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the University of London (2002)
  • Certificate of Legal Practice (2003)

ADMISSIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

  • Malaysian Bar (2004)

EXPERIENCE

  • advised Sunway on its acquisition of MCL Land from Hong Kong Land;
  • advised IAG International on the disposal of its interest in AmGeneral Insurance via a competitive bid process;
  • advised Boustead Holdings on the disposal of its stake in a cruise terminal operator via a competitive bid process;
  • advised Hong Leong Asia on its voluntary general offer for the shares of Tasek Corporation Berhad;
  • advised the placement agents on the placement by Pavilion REIT to fund its acquisition of Banyan Tree Kuala Lumpur and Pavilion Hotel Kuala Lumpur;
  • advised Maxis, Bumi Armada, Astro Malaysia, Westports and Eco World International on their respective initial public offerings and listing exercises involving Reg S and/or Rule 144A offerings;
  • advised the joint global coordinators, joint bookrunners and underwriters on the initial public offering and listing of and Farm Fresh involving a Reg S offering;
  • advised Nylex Malaysia on the disposal of its business to Ancom;
  • advised Sime Darby Berhad on its de-merger exercise to create 3 pure-play listed entities in the plantation, property, and, trading and logistics sectors;
  • advised Kenanga Investment Bank on its investment in Tokenize Malaysia, a recognized market operator of a digital asset exchange platform;
  • advised the independent directors of Cycle & Carriage Bintang on its proposed privatisation by way of selective capital reduction;
  • advised Merchantrade, a money services business company, on its placement of shares to MCIS;
  • advised Crossroads Live, Inc., a U.S. company investing in theatre and live entertainment companies, on its investment in Tremendous Entertainment Holdings;
  • advised K&N Kenanga on the transfer of its listing status on Bursa and its identified assets and liabilities to Kenanga Investment Bank;
  • advised Koperasi MCIS on its joint venture with Sanlam in MCIS in respect of the life insurance business and the carve-out of the general insurance business from MCIS via a disposal of the same to Pacific Insurance;
  • advised SapuraKencana on its RM11.85 billion merger of Sapuracrest Petroleum and Kencana Petroleum via an asset disposal and capital reduction undertaken by the target companies;
  • advised AmG Insurance on its RM1.6 billion acquisition of Kurnia Insurance;
  • advised Synergy Drive on its RM35 billion merger of the Sime Darby, Guthrie and Golden Hope groups involving 9 listed companies;
  • advised Astro on its acquisition of CapitalFM and RedFM radio stations from Star Media;
  • advised Astro’ on its joint venture with GS Home Shopping for the carrying out of home shopping business;
  • advised Sime Darby Engineering on its acquisition of selected assets and liabilities of Ramunia for RM530 million;
  • advised ExxonMobil on the disposal of its refining, distribution and fuels marketing business in Malaysia to Petron;
  • advised Bumi Armada on its RM2 billion rights issue;
  • advised CIMB Berhad on its privatisation via a scheme of arrangement and capital reduction and the group restructuring exercise of CIMB Berhad and the Bumiputra-Commerce Bank Berhad group of companies;
  • advised EPF on its mandatory take-offer in respect of RHB shares, ICULS and warrants and RHB Capital shares and warrants arising from EPF’s acquisition of UBG’s stake in RHB;
  • advised EPF on its RM1.36 billion mandatory general offer in respect of MRCB following a rights issue exercise undertaken by MRCB;
  • advised Worldwide on its privatisation via scheme of arrangement;
  • advised Binariang GSM on its RM40 billion voluntary take-over offer of Maxis;
  • advised Tanjong Capital on its RM4.7 billion voluntary take-over offer of Tanjong plc which had a dual listing on Bursa and the London Stock Exchange;
  • advised Bumiputra-Commerce on its RM6.7 billion take-over of Southern Bank;
  • advised Public Bank on its issuance of innovative hybrid tier-1 securities; and
  • advised a government-linked entity on its issuance of Islamic Exchangeable Bonds.
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