Showcasing the dynamism and expertise of KAAP:
- Takeover of Southern Bank Berhad by Bumiputra-Commerce Holding Berhad (now the CIMB Group). The largest bank merger exercise in Malaysia and the first time that the business and asset route coupled with a voluntary general offer was used for a takeover. Recognised by Finance Asia as Deal of the Year – Malaysia for 2006.
- The Synergy Drive merger – one of the most complex mergers involving 3 large diversified groups with 8 listed companies (now the enlarged Sime Darby Group). Won Deal of the Year at the National Mergers and Acquisitions Awards 2008.
- Legoland Malaysia – Malaysia’s first international standard theme park situated in the Iskandar Malaysia region.
- The M+S Joint Development – an iconic real estate project.
- Demutualisation of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad, and the listing of the newly demutualised exchange holding company.
- IPO of Astro – the first listing of a foreign corporation in Malaysia.
- Malaysia’s first national exchange traded fund (ETF) which is also Asia’s first Shariah compliant ETF.
- IPO of IHH Healthcare Berhad – the first concurrent dual listing in Malaysia and Singapore. Recognised as best IPO/capital markets deal, Malaysia in 2012 by IFR Asia and Finance Asia.
- PLUS (concessionaire for the North – South Expressway) – landmark project financing for Malaysia’s longest highway.
- Titan’s USD700 million Syndicated Term Loan – recognised by IMF/World Bank as the best Project Finance transaction in Asia 2005.
- First Islamic sukuk (by Shell MDS).
- First covered warrants (by Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund).
- World’s first Shariah compliant exchangable sukuk (by Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund).
- The first Structured Covered Sukuk Murabahah (by Malaysia Building Society Berhad). Won Islamic Finance News (IFN) Islamic Structured Finance Deal of the Year 2013.