Corporate & Finance

Latham & Watkins has a well-regarded team of lawyers with an established presence in the Malaysian market. The firm is known for its expertise regarding equity capital markets, as well as M&A and project finance. The team advises on both inbound and outbound deals involving Malaysia, including in the healthcare, energy, TMT, real estate and education sectors. The firm handles much of its Malaysia work out of Singapore, as well as from its Tokyo and Hong Kong offices. Clients of the firm include Pengerang Energy Complex, Credit Suisse and Pathology Asia.

"Latham & Watkins has had a strong engagement team on the deals we have worked on with them. The associates on the team are sufficiently experienced and knowledgeable to deal with most of the issues."

Latham & Watkins advised TPG Capital on the financing of its acquisition of Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation, the Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology and Asia Pacific Language Centre, which are Malaysia-based higher education institutions.

Sharon Lau is based in Singapore and has a busy Malaysia practice, especially concerning M&A and ECM deals. "Sharon is not only a highly capable lawyer who is very experienced and knowledgeable on corporate legal matters, but she also adds significant value to transactions by providing insights and sound commercial solutions."