Corporate and M&A

Christopher & Lee Ong

Renowned for its ‘rich practical experience’, the corporate and M&A department at Christopher & Lee Ong stands out for its comprehensive industry coverage, advising on joint ventures, share acquisitions, corporate restructuring, and venture capital deals. Adrian Chee, who is regarded as ’one of the best in the market’, advises on the acquisition and disposal of stakes in private and public companies, Yon See Ting focuses on cross-border corporate finance deals, and Yau Yee Ming operates within the telecoms and logistics sectors, advising on the acquisition of IT businesses. Kuok Yew Chen is well-equipped to assist private equity funds and multinationals on the full suite of M&A matters, while Por Chuei Ying covers capital reduction exercises. All individuals named above collectively lead the practice. Kelvin Kho focuses on companies’ investments and operations, whereas Tracy Wong handles financial regulatory and corporate governance work.

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Testimonials

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‘CLO provides a comprehensive suite of legal services with good connections with other firms within the Asean region. For M&A exercises, the IT, corporate and legal dispute teams complement the M&A team.’
‘Adrian Chee is a capable lawyer with years of experience. He is not only well versed in the legal intricacies of M&A documents, he is knowledgeable from the business, accounting and finance perspective, hence, he is able to provide a holistic view and advice on M&A documents.’
‘The CLO corporate team is high-standard, efficient, practical and responsive. Amongst the top law firms in Malaysia, it really stands out.’
‘Adrian Chee is one of the best in the market – calm, authoritative and technically superb.'
'Yew Chen Kuok is one of our go-to partners.’
‘CLO M&A team under Adrian Chee provides practical tailor-made legal solutions to its client. His team is not only legally sound but also client centric.’
‘Big shout out to Adrian Chee. He is leading in the area of M&A legal practice, skillful with commercial acumen. He goes the extra mile to make sure the issues get resolved in the best ways.’
‘Mr Yew Chen of CLO is known for his outstanding approach in advising on the M&A deal. Very fast, efficient and he is able to think of the perspective of the organisation and business rather than a legal per se approach.’

Key clients

Thomson Geer (acting for Kirin Holdings Company Limited)
Ramsay Health Care Investments Pty Limited
JWD Asia Holding Private Limited
SIA Engineering Company Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines Group)
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd.
ISEC Sdn Bhd

Work highlights

Acted on the acquisition of 100% ordinary shares of Blackmores Ltd by Kirin Holdings Company Ltd, for US$1.24bn.
Advised Zhejiang Geely Holding Group on its investment and corporate joint venture in Malaysia, by way of subscription of shares, to develop the Automotive Hi-Tech Valley project in Perak.
Advised JWD Asia on the acquisition of a 20.44% equity interest in Swift Haulage Berhad.

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