Clients regularly turn to Deol & Gill for advice on both domestic and cross-border acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures and restructuring. The practice is also noted for its work in high-value transactions involving government-linked companies and multinational corporations. The capable trio responsible for leading the group is formed of Suraj Singh Gill, who is an M&A expert; Michael Raj, who is the go-to advisor for restructurings; and Sathish Ramachandran, who is well versed in private equity investments.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Committed and experience team. Capable to address complex issues and provide good alternative legal solutions. Be able to translate the complex legal terms into simple, understandable statement.’

  • ‘Michael Raj is knowledgeable in M&A. He reviews each clause in detail and make good assessment of the overall risk and provides good advice to mitigate our exposure, and minimise our risk in the deal.' 

  • ‘Sathish Ramachandran is highly knowledgeable and commercially minded. Very adept at coming up with practical solutions to problems encountered during a transaction.’

Key clients

  • Dagang NeXchange Berhad
  • MAA Group Berhad
  • IRGA Sdn. Bhd.
  • Perak Corporation Berhad
  • Tenaga Nasional Berhad
  • Pos Malaysia Berhad
  • Soft Space Sdn. Bhd.
  • HSS Engineers Berhad
  • Global Oriental Berhad

Work highlights

Represented Dagang NeXchange Berhad in respect of its joint acquisition of the entire equity interest in Silterra Malaysia Sdn Bhd.
Represented Dagang NeXchange Berhad in respect of its acquisition of 60% equity interest in Ping Petroleum Limited.
Represented MAA Group Berhad in respect of MAAG’s acquisition of 57.78% equity interest in Turiya Berhad, a public listed company, listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.

Practice head

Suraj Singh Gill; Michael Raj; Sathish Ramachandran