Mr Chan Kwan Hoe > Zul Rafique & Partners > Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia > Lawyer Profile
Zul Rafique & Partners Offices
D3-3-8 SOLARIS DUTAMAS
NO 1 JALAN DUTAMAS 1
50480 KUALA LUMPUR
Malaysia
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Mr Chan Kwan Hoe
Work Department
Banking & Finance, Islamic Finance and Capital Markets
Position
Chan Kwan Hoe is a partner in the Banking & Finance practice group.
He holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree from the University of Sheffield and a Masters in Law (LLM) from the University College London. He is also a Barrister-at-Law from Lincoln’s Inn and was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2003.
Kwan Hoe’s main area of practice is corporate banking, syndications, project financing, and capital markets financing. His work covers conventional financing as well as financing under Shariah principles. He has advised on the issuance of bonds and Sukuk by local and foreign issuers in Malaysia and the issuance of asset-backed securities involving the securitisation of property and receivables in Malaysia.
Career
Kwan Hoe was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2003.
Languages
English, Bahasa Malaysia
Memberships
Malaysian Bar
Education
Kwan Hoe holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree from the University of Sheffields and a Masters in Law (LLM) from the University College London. He is also a Barrister-at-Law of Lincoln’s Inn.
Lawyer Rankings
Malaysia > Banking and finance
Zul Rafique & Partners’ outstanding client portfolio includes major banks, as well as local and international corporates. The firm has an extensive bank lending and debt capital markets practice, and continues to work on a significant number of medium term note programmes. It is also making an impression in sustainability-linked Sukuk issuances and green loans. The firm has an established presence in both conventional and Islamic financings. Loh Mei Mei
heads the banking and finance practice and is a highly-respected practitioner in the market. Kung Suan Im, Ashela Ramaya, Chan Kwan Hoe and Celine Rangithan are also key members of the team.
Malaysia > Islamic finance
Zul Rafique & Partners is at the forefront of the Islamic finance field, including the emergence of sustainability-linked Sukuks. Thanks to its background in asset-backed securitisation and debt capital markets, it has a steady pipeline of Islamic finance engagements, including transactions under Shariah principles such as Musyarakah, Mudharaba, Murabaha, Istisna and Ijarah. The practice’s extensive list of bank and issuer clients illustrates its strong reputation. Loh Mei Mei heads the banking and finance team, which includes Ashela Ramaya, Celine Rangithan, Kung Suan Im and Chan Kwan Hoe, all of whom are experienced in Islamic finance.
Malaysia > Capital markets
Zul Rafique & Partners has demonstrable experience in handling high-value capital markets matters and counts established banks, such as HSBC Malaysia, among its key roster of clients, where the team advised on the implementation of the first sustainability-linked Sukuk issuance in the region. The ‘dedicated and resourceful’ Loh Mei Mei leads on banking and finance mandates, with expertise across corporate banking, debt capital markets, Sukuk issuance, securitisation, as well as domestic, Islamic and cross-border financing. Other key members of the practice include Kung Suan Im, Ashela Ramaya and Chan Kwan Hoe, and Celine Rangithan, who has experience in capital markets, structured and Islamic financing. All named partners collectively lead the team.