Kenny Poon

WORK DEPARTMENT

Corporate Finance & Securities Law, Corporate M&A, Takeovers, Joint Ventures

POSITION

Kenny is a Senior Partner and one of the 3 founding partners of the firm. He has extensive experience in advising public listed companies in fund raising and other corporate exercises on Bursa Malaysia (formerly known as the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange) including initial public offerings, rights issues and bond issues. He also has extensive experience in advising on domestic and cross border mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, debt restructurings and schemes of arrangement. He has also acted in a primary role for listings in Singapore, Hong Kong, London and in various M&A transactions involving companies in the Asian region. Kenny also acts for commercial and investment banks and other financial institutions in all aspects of corporate financing transactions, and advises foreign banks taking security in Malaysia as part of global financing transactions. He is frequently instructed to issue formal legal opinions and advise on local law and central bank requirements. Kenny also advises foreign banks on aircraft financing transactions. As part of his commercial practice, Kenny advises on commercial contracts, venture capital investment, foreign direct investment transactions and he represents joint ventures and advises private and public companies on legal issues concerning their operations. He has extensive experience in advising foreign investors in corporate establishment, joint ventures and regulatory issues and he has acted for various large and medium sized companies from Japan, Australia, Singapore, Philippines, UK and the US.

CAREER

Kenny read law in the United Kingdom and was called to the UK Bar. Subsequently, he was called to the Malaysian Bar in 1991. He is one of 3 founding partners of the firm. His other appointments include: Notary Public Member, Investigative Tribunal Panel, Advocates & Solicitors Disciplinary Board (2003 to 2012) Member, Disciplinary Committee Panel, Advocates & Solicitors Disciplinary Board (2012 to current) Member, Corporate & Commercial Law Committee, Bar Council (2004 to current) Member, Kuala Lumpur Bar Public Relations and Court Liaison Sub-Committee (2001)