Capital Markets
At Gan & Lee, we advise corporations, investment banks and financial advisers on initial public offerings and a wide range of equity capital markets transactions. We understand the complexities of Malaysia’s capital markets and the regulatory framework that governs them, including the Listing Requirements issued by Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad and the guidelines issued by the Securities Commission Malaysia.
Our role goes beyond advising on legal requirements and compliance. We provide end-to-end support across capital markets transactions, offering clear, practical and actionable guidance at every stage.
Our experience includes advising on:
- Domestic Initial Public Offerings – acting as both issuers’ counsel and underwriters’ counsel in IPOs on the Main Market, ACE Market and LEAP Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad, covering pre-IPO restructuring, legal due diligence, drafting offering documents and prospectuses, preparing submission documents to regulators, and drafting underwriting and placement agreements.
- Cross-Border Initial Public Offerings – acting as Malaysian counsel for IPOs on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Singapore Stock Exchange.
- Equity Fundraising Exercises – acting as solicitors for listed corporations undertaking fundraising exercises, including rights issues, warrants issues, private placements, and employee share schemes.
- Takeovers & Privatisations – advising on takeover offers and privatisation exercises, including compliance with the Malaysian Code on Take-Overs and Mergers 2016, Rules on Take-Overs, Mergers and Compulsory Acquisitions and the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007.
- Advisory – advising on compliance with securities law and listing requirements, including continuing listing and disclosure obligations and corporate governance matters.