Banking & Finance
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Malaysia
Band 2
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(603) 2027 2727About
Provided by Shearn Delamore & Co
Our Financial Services Practice Group represents an integral part of our firm.
We are trusted by many leading Malaysian and multinational financial institutions and corporations in various economic sectors. We guide our clients on all legal aspects relating to raising and restructuring of debt in Malaysia. We have acted on behalf of onshore and offshore lenders, borrowers and debt issuers in relation to the full range of bank financing, debt capital market transactions and debt restructuring, under conventional and Islamic financing structures.
We are well versed with financial services, financial institutions and financial intermediaries and capital market regulation under both the conventional and Islamic legal regimes. We have an established advisory practice in securities regulation, financial sector regulation, derivative contracts and payment systems.
We issue the Malaysian jurisdiction opinions to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), International Capital Market Association (ICMA) and International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) respectively.
Our team of lawyers have experience in all aspects of lending, financing and banking, as well as financial services and capital market regulation. We work closely with our clients to achieve practical and commercially driven solutions to resolve any transactional issues.
Chambers Review
Shearn Delamore & Co has a well-respected team of lawyers who regularly assist both lenders and borrowers with a range of transactions in Malaysia's banking market. The firm regularly takes on term loan, regulatory, refinancing and Islamic finance, with particular activity in sectors such as real estate, energy and manufacturing. The team also provides specialised expertise in DCM, including in relation to derivatives, as well as debt restructuring. The department acts for many leading Malaysian and international clients.
Work Highlights
- Shearn Delamore & Co. advised CIMB Investment Bank on the Islamic MTN programme and the Islamic commercial papers programme with a combined aggregate limit of up to MYR1.5 billion in nominal value under the Shariah principle of Wakalah Bi Al-Istithmar established by MTT Shipping.
- The firm advised the original lenders and the security agent on granting a loan of USD150 million to Enquest Heather.
Notable Practitioners
Pamela Kung is a partner who leads Shearn Delamore & Co's debt capital markets team in Kuala Lumpur. She is a notable practitioner who advises Malaysian and foreign banks, as well as borrowers, on term loan facilities and DCM deals. She frequently handles financings in the energy and real estate sectors.