Geraldine Su > Rahmat Lim & Partners > Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia > Lawyer Profile

Rahmat Lim & Partners
SUITE 33.01, LEVEL 33, THE GARDENS NORTH TOWER
MID VALLEY CITY, LINGKARAN SYED PUTRA
59200 KUALA LUMPUR
Malaysia
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Work Department

Banking & Finance, Maritime & Aviation

Position

Partner

Career

Geraldine’s practice focuses on Banking & Finance, and Maritime & Aviation.

She frequently acts for banks, financial institutions, private equity firms and major corporations in domestic, cross-border, and multi-jurisdictional financing transactions, on a bilateral and syndicated basis.

She also advises lenders, ship-owners and lessees on non-contentious shipping matters relating to the registration of, and lending, leasing and restructuring matters involving, vessels.

She also has experience in advising on foreign currency financing, and mortgage and leasing transactions conducted through the Labuan International Business and Financial Centre.

Languages

English and Bahasa Malaysia.

Education

Geraldine holds an LL.B (Hons) degree from the University of London and was admitted to the Malaysian Bar in 2010.

Lawyer Rankings

Malaysia > Capital markets

A robust performer in both domestic and cross-border mandates, Rahmat Lim & Partners’ capital markets offering continues to advise on an extensive range of high-value matters. On the equity capital markets side, the team handles IPOs in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia, as well as employee share schemes and REITs, whereas in debt capital markets, the group is well versed in the renewable energy space. The team is also noted for its investment funds know-how, and regularly advises global clients on the marketing of offshore private investment funds. Wan Kai Chee is experienced in foreign direct investment into Malaysia and schemes of arrangements and vestings, while Kelvin Loh expertly handles sustainability-linked finance, Basel III-compliant bonds, and listed convertible preference share issuances. Zandra Tan covers corporate finance, Geraldine Su advises private equity firms on sovereign funding and project finance, Tan Yan Yan handles fund and collective investment scheme formations, while Livia Hong oversees joint venture and shareholder arrangements.

Malaysia > Banking and Finance (including Islamic Finance)

Rahmat Lim & Partners advises leading domestic and international financial institutions on cross-border lending, asset financing, project financing and investment funds. The team is also renowned for its Islamic finance offering, which involves handling Islamic finance contracts and sukuk issuances. The group is under the guidance of Wan Kai Chee and Kelvin Loh, whose expertise spans convertible and exchangeable bonds and syndicated loans. Azman bin Othman Luk concentrates on securities regulation and structured financing; Syed Rashid bin Rahim Alsree assists financial institutions with bilateral loans; and Geraldine Su is engaged by investment and commercial banks on Islamic financing. Florence Yong is skilled in maritime matters relating to leasing and financing, while Vivien Yeow assists major Malaysian corporations in various financing mandates.