Active in both local and cross-border mandates, Shearn Delamore & Co’s strong reputation ensures a steady stream of mandates from leading global corporations and financial institutions. The department’s core workflows include collective investment funds, offerings of securities and derivatives, corporate banking, and project and infrastructure finance. On the advisory side, the firm regularly acts as Malaysian counsel to online subscription services. Industry veteran Christina Kow leads the team and advises on foreign exchange policy, Islamic finance and treasury products. Pamela Kung offers expertise on acquisition financing, real estate finance, and the issuance of corporate bonds and sukuk. Tang Jia Yi and Goh Hui Wen are key members of the team.
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Key clients
- OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad
- OCBC Al-Amin Bank Berhad
- AmBank Islamic Berhad
- AmBank (M) Berhad
- HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad
- HSBC Amanah Malaysia Bank Berhad
- CIMB Bank Berhad
- CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad
- CIMB Investment Bank Berhad
- RHB Bank Berhad
- RHB Islamic Bank Berhad
- RHB Investment Bank Berhad
- Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad
- Standard Chartered Saadiq Berhad
- Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad
- Malayan Banking Berhad
- Maybank Islamic Berhad
- Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad
- Bank of China (Malaysia) Berhad
- Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad
- BNP Paribas Malaysia Berhad
- Standard Chartered PLC
- The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
- Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited
- CIMB Bank Berhad, Singapore Branch
- United Overseas Bank Limited
- Malayan Banking Berhad, Singapore Branch
- The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, Isle of Man Branch
- International Finance Corporation
- Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad
- CTBC Bank Co., Ltd.
- Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank Co., Ltd.
- E.Sun Commercial Bank, Ltd.
- Ahli United Bank (UK) PLC
Work highlights
- Advised Sculptor Investments, Sona Credit Master Fund, Sona Blue Peak and others (as original lenders) and Wilmington Trust London (as agent and security agent) in respect of the term loan facility of USD150m granted to Enquest Heater for working capital and general corporate purposes of the group of companies of EnQuest.
- Advised CTBC Bank Co and Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank Co on the term facility and revolving facility in the aggregate amount of USD143m granted to In-Tech Electronics and Trident LT, for the purpose of the acquisition of In-Tech Holdings (Cayman).
- Advised United Overseas Bank Malaysia in respect of the term loan facility, letter of credit facility, foreign exchange contracts and spot foreign exchange contracts in the aggregate amount of up to RM164m granted to Neda Pekan.
Lawyers
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Pamela Kung
Shearn Delamore & CoPractice head
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Christina Kow