Lawyers

Grace C G Yeoh

Grace C G Yeoh

Work Department

Corporate / M&A (Head) Energy, Natural Resources & Green Technology (co-Head) Private Wealth & Family Business

Position

Partner since 1997

Career

Mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, takeovers, security dealings, corporate restructuring, joint ventures, demergers, listings, corporate exercises as well as general corporate planning work. Datin Grace Yeoh has assisted key banking players on their incorporation within the local banking industry as well as Malaysian companies investing overseas. She advises on regulatory compliance, corporate governance and inbound foreign investments in addition to private wealth and family business matters.

She oversees transactions involving Energy, Natural Resources and Green Technology (ENRGT) projects and their related joint ventures, licensing, operation, management and other associated agreements. Her work includes assisting clients in liaising with regulatory authorities such as the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water as well as other ministries and authorities.

Datin Grace Yeoh currently sits on the Board of Directors of CIMB Bank Berhad and was a director of Bursa Malaysia Berhad, the listed operator of Bursa Malaysia, the Malaysian stock exchange from 2017 to March 2021.

Languages

English, Malay

Memberships

Member, Malaysian Bar  Member, International Bar Association (IBA)  Member, Financial Planning Association of Malaysia (FPAM) Member, Corporate and Commercial Law Committee of the Malaysian Bar Member, International Professional Services Committee of the Malaysian Bar Director, CIMB Bank Berhad Former Director, Bursa Malaysia Berhad

Education

LL.B, London School of Economics LL.M, University of London Barrister-at-Law, Middle Temple Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya CFP (Certified Financial Planner)

Leisure

Publications:

Malaysian and Singapore Company Law and Practice, CCH Getting the Deal Through - Insolvency and Restructuring, and Global M&A M&A practice guides, Chambers & Partners, 1st Edition, 2012