Corporate/M&A
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Malaysia
Band 2
Email address
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+603 2273 1919About
Provided by Rajah & Tann Asia
Our M&A Practice Group works closely with the team of lawyers within the regional network with enormous in-depth experience in many significant, challenging and complex M&A transactions. We are able to tap on this collective regional expertise and formulate innovative strategies and solutions to meet our client’s objectives. Our services include conducting legal due diligence on Malaysian companies and businesses across a wide range of industry sectors and assist in determining key legal issues for investors.
Chambers Review
Christopher & Lee Ong has a well-regarded team of corporate lawyers in Kuala Lumpur, advising clients on a broad range of transactional and regulatory issues in Malaysia. The firm acts for domestic and international clients on public and private M&A, private equity deals and corporate restructuring, including cross-border transactions, for which it leverages its regional network. The team is especially active in the healthcare, manufacturing, technology and retail sectors.
Work Highlights
- Christopher & Lee Ong represented JWD Asia in its acquisition of a 20.44% equity interest in Swift Haulage.
- The firm advised CIMB Investment Bank, as the sole book-runner and underwriter, in relation to 99 Speed Mart Retail's proposed IPO.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team is very helpful and always available to answer your neverending questions. The lawyers are very responsive and always make themselves available to you."
"The breadth and depth of experience and value the team has brought, especially across complex M&As and various corporate finance transactions, are invaluable."
"They are just like a walking code you can consult any time and anywhere and they can give feedback in time. The logic is clear and the work is very organised."
"The team is very helpful and always available to answer your neverending questions. The lawyers are very responsive and always make themselves available to you."
"The breadth and depth of experience and value the team has brought, especially across complex M&As and various corporate finance transactions, are invaluable."
"They are just like a walking code you can consult any time and anywhere and they can give feedback in time. The logic is clear and the work is very organised."
Notable Practitioners
Adrian Chee is one of Malaysia's pre-eminent lawyers for IPOs and other ECM transactions. He is also active on large acquisitions and disposals in the TMT sector.
"An outstanding M&A lawyer, combining deep legal expertise with keen commercial insights. He's able to anticipate client needs and ensure thesmooth execution of deals"
"Adrian is very experienced, knowledgeable and also very approachable."
"He's very commercial. He always understands and provides us with solutions, is super hands-on and responds really fast."
Yon See Ting is a partner at Christopher & Lee Ong in Kuala Lumpur. She advances in the rankings this year thanks to strong market recognition. She has a robust practice advising conglomerates on joint ventures and M&A.
"She provides all the reasonable advice for the client and pinpoints the best way to tackle the situation properly."
"See Ting is an experienced legal professional with good commercial awareness and provides practical solutions and guidance."
"She is a very collaborative and knowledgeable person."
Kuok Yew Chen is a well-regarded partner at Christopher & Lee Ong in Malaysia who receives impressive market recognition. He is experienced in handling large cross-border mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, particularly in the telecoms sector.
"He is very knowledgeable and helpful and will always provide you with the options and solutions you need."
"Yew Chen has been most supportive and helpful throughout the entire duration of the transaction."
"He's a consummate legal professional, a very good negotiator and always looks out for the client's best interests."
Ranked Lawyers at
Rajah & Tann Asia
Malaysia
