Distinguished by its popularity with multinational clients, the corporate and M&A group at Shearn Delamore & Co upholds its reputation by advising on complex and high-value transactions, both locally and internationally. Industry veteran Grace Yeoh anchors the practice and leverages her relationships with top Malaysian banks to handle venture capital, corporate restructuring, and joint venture work. Putri Noor Shariza Noordin focuses on securities dealings and private finance initiatives, the ‘attentive’ Marhaini Nordin assists foreign clients in acquisitions and takeovers, and Michelle Wong Min Er frequently represents corporate investors in foreign investments. Nicholas Tan Choi Chuan is reputed for his work in the M&A space, often advising Chinese investor clients, while Lai Zhen Pik covers the financing of infrastructure and tech projects, and Teo Eu John handles public and private M&A, primarily in the oil and gas and education industries.
Testimonials
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‘The M&A team, especially Marhaini's team, really puts in a lot of effort to deliver what her client wants, with a lot of emphasis on the quality of the deliverables. One of the unique features of this team is, even though the transaction is completed, she is willing to be contacted if there is any question relating to the transaction from time to time.’
‘Marhaini Nordin – attentive and will try her best to find ways to get what the client wants. She is also knowledgeable on government-related concession contracts, which is a plus point for her, especially in dealing with government contracts.'
Key clients
- Marsh Pty Ltd
- Victory Giant Technology (Hui Zhou) Co
- Bulten Fasteners AB
- Mah Sing Group Berhad
- Envictus International Holdings Limited
- Saudi Aramco
- China Railway Electrification Engineering Group
- Scientex Berhad
- Samsung C&T
- Monash University
- Laureate Education, Inc.
- British Council Malaysia
- Wintech-Nano (Suzhou) Co
- Jentayu Sustainables Berhad
- Mammoth Empire Holding Sdn Bhd
- Henkel AG & Co
- Storskogen Schweiz AG
- Malakoff Corporation Berhad
- TotalEnergies Holdings SAS
- Sime Darby Property Berhad
- Sime Darby Motors
Work highlights
- Acted as counsel for TotalEnergies Holdings in its proposed acquisition of SapuraOMV Upstream.
- Acted for the shareholders of The Inside Scoop Sdn Bhd on their sale of 53% of ordinary shares in the company, to Farm Fresh Berhad.
- Acted as the Malaysian counsel of Victory Giant Technology (Hui Zhou) in its acquisition of a 100% shareholding of Pole Star Ltd.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Grace Yeoh