With a strong presence in the corporate, capital markets, and banking arenas, A&O Shearman fields a Malaysia-dedicated cross-practice team, operating from the Singapore office. The team has extensive experience across a range of sectors, most notably insurance, healthcare, and TMT. Leading the practice is James Mythen, who advises on M&A, joint ventures, and private equity transactions across various industry sectors including TMT, fintech, and life sciences. Aloysius Tan is the lead partner for capital markets and Islamic finance for the firm’s Malaysian offering, frequently advising on corporate hybrid instruments, bank regulatory capital, and medium-term note programmes, while Sheila Ahuja leads the firm’s dispute practice with her capabilities spanning contentious divestments, arbitration concerning oil and gas and equity investments.

The Malaysia-focused, cross-practice team at Clifford Chance covers a full range of matters across corporate and M&A, debt and equity capital markets, as well as banking and finance matters. Its corporate transaction offering covers a diverse range of sectors, from energy to consumer goods. Leading the practice is Valerie Kong, operating from Singapore, who regularly advises financial investors and multinational corporations on cross-border transactions and investments. Tom England is noted for his work on banking transactions and the development and financing of energy and infrastructure projects, while Daryl Liu covers the investment funds practice, advising clients on matters concerning a wide variety of funds, including private equity funds, real estate funds, and venture capital funds.

The team at Linklaters has extensive experience working with major corporates, industrial and commercial organisations, and federal and state authorities in Malaysia across M&A, corporate, and conventional and Islamic finance. Jointly leading the team is Sophie Mathur, who handles cross-border corporate transactions, including M&A, private equity, and takeovers with formidable expertise in the financial services and infrastructure sectors, while Amit Singh advises issuers and underwriters on the full range of debt and equity issues. Also leading the practice, Philip Badge is renowned for his work in the banking sector, advising on advising on sponsor and corporate acquisition financing. Noted for his strength in capital markets is Joseph Wolpin.

Trowers & Hamlins LLP is well established in Islamic finance, M&A, and private equity, working across a range of sectors including real estate, energy and infrastructure, and oil and gas. With the firm’s international outlook, the team is capable of providing advice on cross-border transactions. Jointly leading the practice, Nick Edmondes advises clients across infrastructure project development and finance, privatisation, and corporate structuring, while Elias Moubarak leads the international banking and finance team, with significant experience in representing clients across the full spectrum of transactions in this area including project financings. Geoff Allen leads the corporate and commercial team, with experience in M&A, joint ventures, and corporate restructuring.

With a multidisciplinary team based across Southeast Asia, DLA Piper’s Malaysia offering consists of a broad range of corporate and finance mandates, including M&A, joint ventures, and fund establishments, provided to local, regional, and international clients. Notable industries the firm features within are energy, financial services, and technology. Leading the practice is Heng Loong Cheong, who advises on public and private M&A, complex corporate organisations, and equity and debt capital markets deals. Vincent Seah is an expert adviser on major projects and infrastructure mandates, assisting sponsors, developers, and government authorities, while Philip Lee heads the firm’s Asia Pacific capital markets practice and is the regional head for financial services, with a particular focus on advising issuers, sponsors and investment banks on a variety of debt, equity, and equity-linked capital markets transactions.

The team at Latham & Watkins LLP advises various domestic and international clients on a diverse range of corporate and finance transactions in Malaysia, including capital markets, M&A, and venture capital. The firm prides itself in advising clients across the full transaction life cycle, across conventional but also, Islamic finance, with significant expertise in structuring documents and negotiating key structures of sukuk, murabaha, and modaraba, to name a few. The firm is also well placed within the region, to advise clients across a wide range of industries including food and beverage, technology, and energy. Leading the practice is Sharon Lau, who advises both issuers and underwriters in global securities offerings, including IPOs, REITs, and high-yield debt offerings.

Operating from its offices in Hong Kong and Singapore, K&L Gates Straits Law LLC assists clients on cross-border M&A and corporate transactions, and banking and finance mandates across a variety of sectors, including energy, financial services, aviation and manufacturing. Bolstering the team’s capabilities is Henry Kim, working across the energy, infrastructure, and resources and international arbitration practices, and focusing on cross-border disputes, while Jonathan Lim is also involved in international arbitration and dispute resolution. Narayanan Sreenivasan has since left the firm.

Milbank’s Malaysia offering ranges from high-end financings and capital markets transactions to acquisitions and restructurings across industries such as energy, financial services, and retail. David Zemans leads the practice, being a key figure in the firm’s financial services offering, advising on commercial bank lending, private debt, and other types of leverage finance. Also heavily involved in high-end transactions is Jacqueline Chan, whose Malaysian practice includes financings and acquisitions, while James Murray is a key figurehead in project financing.