CIMB news

Latham & Watkins LLP has acted as international counsel to the joint lead underwriters on a convertible bond offering by a finance subsidiary of Malaysian oil and gas service provider SapuraCrest Petroleum Berhad.

Zaid Ibrahim & Co has sought to take advantage of the increasingly close political and business ties between Malaysia and Indonesia by launching an associate office in Jakarta in collaboration with Indonesian firm Roosdiono & Partners.

Latham & Watkins LLP has acted as international counsel to the joint lead underwriters on a convertible bond offering by a finance subsidiary of Malaysian oil and gas service provider SapuraCrest Petroleum Berhad.

Deacons and Simmons & Simmons are acting on the IPO and Hong Kong stock exchange debut listing of the Hong Kong Government-backed Tradelink Electronic Commerce.

With the aim of expanding its domestic network, PT Excelcomindo Pratama, Indonesia's third-largest cellular phone operator, has issued a US$250m high yield bond.

ALB is proud to announce the finalists for this year's SE Asia Deals of the Year Awards, which will be held at the Marina Mandarin in Singapore on 2 June

Clifford Chance's Singapore office has advised Khazanah Nasional Berhad, the investment holding arm of the Government of Malaysia, and Rafflesia Capital Limited on the groundbreaking issue of US$750m of Shariah-compliant exchangeable trust certificates, known as 'sukuk'.

The IT sector has matured since the tech bubble at the turn of the millennium

One of the region's fastest growing law firms, Malaysia-based Azmi & Associates, has expanded its Islamic finance practice with a new appointment.

Once the exclusive domain of countries in the Middle East, Islamic finance is seeing high activity as cash-rich investors from the region scout for opportunities to invest their money beyond its golden shores.

DEAL NEWS: Conyers Dill & Pearman, DLA Piper and Malaysian firm Wong Beh & Toh have all played lead roles in the first listings of Bermuda incorporated companies on the Bursa Malaysia Stock Exchange

Cleary Gottlieb, Lovells and Milbank as well as Malaysian law firms Kadir Andri & Partners and Zul Rafique & partners have all played roles in helping the Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) launch its US$1.5bn inaugural sukuk.

Even though the financial crisis hit hard, banking & finance lawyers have found innovative ways to keep busy and keep fee revenues up

Signs of increased activity in the equity capital markets in Malaysia have emerged and the latest offering comes from JCY International, one of the largest global precision engineering manufacturers of hard-disk drive mechanical components.

Korean law firm Yulchon is advising Seoul-based Honam Petrochemical Corp on its US$1.27bn acquisition bid for a controlling stake in Malaysia’s largest petrochemical maker– Titan Chemicals Corp– one of Korea’s biggest M&A deals this year.