A. SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT (“SOA”) Application of SOA Schemes of Arrangement is a compromise proposed between a company and its creditors or any class of them governed under Section 366 of the CA 2016. It is not exclusively intended for insolvent companies as it is also widely […]
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Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad has established the Leading Entrepreneur Accelerator Platform (“LEAP”) Market in 2017 to provide for a platform for SMEs to gain access to the capital markets. As of the date of this article, there are a total of seventeen (17) companies that has been listed on the […]
To LEAP or not to LEAP? – Insights into the ...
INTRODUCTION In an increasingly digitized world where cyber capabilities and internet outreach have systematically and steadily grown to a scale which was unfathomable just half a century ago, the advent of electronic commerce (“E-Commerce”) can be said to be the all-important nexus between the astronomical development in the digital realm […]
E-COMMERCE: A MALAYSIAN LEGAL PERSPECTIVE
INTRODUCTION Blockchain technology has been touted as the technology which will drive humanity towards the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Although the potential uses of blockchain technology transcend far beyond the financial and investment sectors, it is in relation to these sectors that the technology can be said to have had the […]
BLOCKCHAIN: A MALAYSIAN LEGAL PERSPECTIVE
Franchising has become a growing sector in Malaysia and an expansion strategy for the business of Malaysian companies. It has allowed the Malaysian companies to transform, expand and develop their business and brand throughout the world. In 2017, the franchise industry contributed RM27 billion to Malaysian gross domestic product (GDP) […]
REGULATORY REGIME FOR THE FRANCHISE INDUSTRY IN MALAYSIA
INTRODUCTION The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Exchange”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (“HKEX”) issued consultation paper for feedback on 16 June 2017. Subsequent to the feedback from professional bodies and listed companies, the Exchange on 15 December 2017 published its consultation conclusions […]
Amendments to Main Board and GEM Listing Rules
INTRODUCTION On 6 July 2016, Worldgate Global Logistics Ltd (the “Company”), a company principally engaged in the provision of international freight services, transportation services, as well as warehousing services to customers around the world, was successfully listed on the Growth Enterprise Market (“GEM”) of the Stock Exchange of Hong […]
Malaysian Regulatory Overview in relation to Logistics Services
HONG KONG HKEX IPO INTRODUCTION In the previous article titled “A BRIEF GUIDE TO CHOOSING YOUR LISTING DESTINATION”, the focus is on the comparison between listing on Main Market of Bursa Malaysia and the Main Board of Hong Kong Stock Exchange (“HKEx”). This article (also downloadable in PDF format) is intended […]
Guide On IPO Listing On The Growth Enterprise Market Of ...
In the article downloadable below, we share some insights into the comparison between listing on the Bursa Malaysia Securities and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in the following aspects – a) financial requirements b) operating history and management requirement c) public float; and d) spread of shareholders. Click Here to […]
A Brief Guide to Choosing Your Listing Destination (Initial Public ...
INTRODUCTION The mining industry in Malaysia is not the big business it used to be due to the collapse of the global tin market in 1985. The industry was then overshadowed by industrialisation, the oil palm industry and the oil and gas industry. Apart from oil and gas, minerals are […]