Christopher & Lee Ong

Banking & Finance

Head of Banking & Finance
Partner

Her experience includes advising, structuring, negotiating and documenting banking transactions, leveraged buy-out transactions, project finance transactions, Islamic finance transactions, debt capital market transactions, asset-backed securitisation transactions, structured notes and other structured finance transactions. Jennifer also advises on equity and debt hybrid transactions (both conventional and Islamic) – involving issuances of bank capital instruments, convertible loans, convertible securities, warrants and redeemable preference shares.

Jennifer started her banking and finance practice in a regional law firm in Malaysia and spent a few years in Singapore as a foreign lawyer, in one of Singapore's leading law firms. Thereafter, Jennifer continued to expand her banking and finance practice in one of Malaysia's banking and finance leading firms, where she led multiple award-winning deals throughout the years.

Jennifer's noteworthy transactions include advising on deals involving the issuance of Basel II and Basel III Tier 1 and Tier 2 securities in Malaysia for various Malaysian and international banks, issuance of retail bonds in Singapore and retail debt securities in Malaysia, perpetual securities in both Singapore and Malaysia and several significant Rule 144A / Regulation S debt issuances, including but not limited to sovereign sukuk issuances by the Government of Malaysia.

She is recognised by IFLR1000 as a Highly Regarded Lawyer and Women Leader, rated by The Legal 500 as a Leading Individual in Banking and Finance. Jennifer is also ranked by Chambers and Partners.

Member, Malaysian Bar

LLB (Hons), University of West England Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya