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Kadir Andri & Partners Offices

Kadir Andri & Partners
Suite A-38-8, Level 38, Menara UOA Bangsar
5, Jalan Bangsar Utama 1,
59000 KUALA LUMPUR
Malaysia
Visit website 603 2780 2888 603 2780 2832

Kadir Andri & Partners > The Legal 500 Rankings

Malaysia > Corporate and M&A Tier 2

Kadir Andri & Partners is commended for its provision of ‘sound and comprehensive advice’, and counts high-value M&A, disposals, voluntary takeovers and general financial advisory matters, with notable expertise in the banking and finance arena. Counting domestic companies among its key roster of clients, the practice is led by Tan Kong Yam, who is ‘not only technically strong, but has impressive commercial understanding and logic’. Other key contacts include Samuel Hong and Chin Wee Sing.

Practice head(s):

Tan Kong Yam

Other key lawyers:

Samuel Hong; Chin Wee Sing; Andy Teoh Tuck Wah

Testimonials

‘They take a hands-on approach, are very pleasant and easy to communicate with, and knowledgeable.’

‘Their approach to the work, their knowledge and specialisms and good communication skills are the attributes that make them stand out.’

‘Sound and comprehensive advice is provided from both legal and commercial perspectives.’

‘Andy Teoh gives thorough legal advice with certain commercial inputs that make it easy to make decisions.’

‘Partners are personally involved in projects, very experienced and technically strong.’

‘They are our go-to firm for corporate M&A transactions and infrastructure projects.’

‘Tan Kong Yam is not only technically strong, but has strong commercial understanding and logic, and is responsive and effective.’

Key clients

United Overseas Bank Limited

IAG International Pty Limited

Gamuda

Lingkaran Trans Kota Holdings

Amanahraya Trustee

Damansara REIT Managers

Cycle & Carriage Bintang

Damansara Holdings

Boustead Holdings

Work highlights

  • Advised United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd. on acquisition of all of the Malaysian consumer banking business of Citibank Berhad.
  • Advised IAG International Pty Limited on sale of AmGeneral Insurance to Liberty Insurance.
  • Advised Gamuda Berhad and Lingkaran Trans Kota Holdings Berhad on the disposal of the four major Klang Valley highways to Amanat Lebuhraya Rakyat Berhad.

Kadir Andri & Partners > Firm Profile

The firm: Kadir Andri & Partners (KAAP) was established under the name Kadir Kassim & Co. in 1976. Since its inception, KAAP has established itself as a premier legal firm of stellar reputation in Malaysia and abroad. KAAP has acted on some of the most prominent and complex transactions in Malaysia and is recognised for its ability to deliver innovative legal solutions. The firm consistently ranks in the top brackets of various industry surveys.

Each practice group is led by accomplished partners who have distinguished themselves in their particular fields of expertise and have the specialist legal skills, industry experience and regional know-how to deliver commercially astute and practical solutions. KAAP’s clients, which include government entities, sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions, investment funds, multinationals, and companies of all sizes across a diverse range of industries in and outside Malaysia, value the firm’s ethics, enterprise and energy as a trusted advisor.

Areas of practice: KAAP specialises in the following areas of practice: corporate and M&A, capital markets, banking and finance, energy, infrastructure and utilities and corporate and debt restructuring.

With respect to its corporate and M&A practice, KAAP has advised on many transactions encompassing a wide range of structures and techniques, including acquisitions of companies and businesses, takeover offers, demergers, schemes of arrangement and selective capital reduction exercises. The firm has considerable experience in the privatisation of public companies by way of innovative legal structures.

The capital markets practice has garnered many accolades in the marketplace for its notable work on public and private securities offerings, initial public offerings, Rule 144A and Regulation S offerings, Sukuk issuances and other private debt securities.

KAAP offers a full range of legal services in banking and finance, and has considerable experience in the structuring and documentation of a variety of financing transactions, both conventional and Shariah compliant. The firm is regularly engaged in transactions relating to structured finance, securitisation, leveraged buy-outs, syndicated financing and acquisition financing. The firm has also advised on complex and innovative deals especially those involving Shariah compliant structures. In addition the firm is actively involved in project financing having advised on the financing of large infrastructure and utility projects such as highways as well as power projects.

KAAP has considerable experience in the area of concessions, public-private initiatives, projects and construction work and is also very well versed with the oil and gas sector having advised on various matters related to production sharing agreements, offshore drilling contracts, mining and prospecting contracts. In the utilities sector, the firm has extensive experience in many subsectors including water, energy and waste water.

KAAP handles dispute resolution work at both trial and appellate level and also advises clients in alternative dispute resolution processes. The dispute resolution practice has considerable experience in areas such as employment, construction, defamation, receivership, corporate disputes and commercial and international arbitration.

Main Contacts

Department Name Email Telephone
Corporate and M&A Tan Kong Yam
Corporate and M&A Samuel Hong
Corporate and M&A Chin Wee Sing
Corporate and M&A Andy Teoh Tuck Wah
Capital Markets Tan Kong Yam
Capital Markets Samuel Hong
Capital Markets Chin Wee Sing
Capital Markets Siew Choy Ling
Capital Markets Andy Teoh Tuck Wah
Banking and finance Dato' Andri Aidham Badri
Banking and finance Siew Choy Ling
Banking and finance Shamshul Iskandar Zulkifli
Energy, infrastructure and utilities Dato' Andri Aidham Badri
Restructuring and insolvency Tan Kong Yam

Staff Figures

Number of lawyers : 26

Languages

English
Malay
Mandarin and other Chinese dialects