Wong Beh & Toh

The firm: Wong Beh & Toh was established in 2002. Its areas of practice include: equity capital markets, debt capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, foreign investment, competition and personal data protection, corporate and commercial work, general banking, property and estate planning.

The firm aims to provide technical expertise, a business friendly approach, a good relationship with clients and flexibility when dealing with matters. It has been involved in a number of high-profile and complex deals.

The firm’s clients are both domestic and overseas from America, Europe and Asia. The firm has a portfolio of clients from a broad range of sectors including: investment banking, stock broking, insurance, banking, venture capital and investment funds, private equity, other financial services, oil and gas, shipping and transportation, infrastructure, property and hotels, engineering, construction, plantations, agriculture, information technology, bio-technology, manufacturing, retail chains, multinationals, foreign legal firms and charitable organisations. A major portion of the firm’s clients are public listed companies and financial institutions. Its clients also include smaller companies and individuals with sophisticated needs.

Areas of practice: The firm focuses strongly on equity capital markets work, advising clients on fund-raising and listings in Malaysia but also advises on a range of other matters including, debt capital markets, banking, foreign investment, corporate and commercial work, property and estate planning among others. It also offers extensive expertise in securities law, stock exchange rules, and regulatory compliance. Wong Beh & Toh is best known for its capital markets and corporate commercial work. Its IPO deals have included landmark IPOs involving Peoples’ Republic of China issuers and large capital offerings like 7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings Berhad. Wong Tat Chung and Cynthia Toh are leading lawyers in its equity capital markets practice. The firm is best known for its formidable capital markets practice.