Jacyn is a Partner in Christopher & Lee Ong’s Corporate Practice Group.

Jacyn’s practice encompasses the full spectrum of corporate transactions, concentrating on complex cross-border corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, disposals, auctions, private equity and venture capital transactions, take-privates, spin-offs and joint ventures.

She represents bidders, sellers and target companies in domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, and global and Asia-based private equity sponsors and other financial investors in private equity transactions across a broad spectrum of industries such as consumer and retail, education, energy, fintech, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing and telecommunications.

EXPERIENCE

  • A global Asia-focused private equity firm’s acquisition of 80% equity interest in Kaiserkorp Sdn Bhd, the holding company of multiple companies that are involved in the licensing, manufacturing and sale of the King Koil brand bedding products.
  • TIME dotCom Berhad’s disposal of a strategic stake in AIMS Data Centre to DigitalBridge. This deal was voted as the Best M&A Deal in 2023 by The Edge Malaysia.
  • Axiata Group Berhad’s sale of the Celcom group of companies to Digi.com Berhad, as part of the MYR18 billion merger between Digi and Celcom Axiata Berhad.
  • Axiata Group Berhad’s acquisition of 66.03% equity interest in PT Link Net TBK.
  • A non-Malaysian entity’s submitted bid for Ramsay Sime-Darby Healthcare Sdn Bhd.
  • Columbia Asia’s acquisition of an under-construction hospital from IMU Education Sdn Bhd and IHH Healthcare Berhad.
  • Columbia Asia’s acquisition of Rumah Sakit Medika Bumi Serpong Damai from KPJ Healthcare Berhad.
  • A leading global alternative asset firm’s majority investment in iNova Pharmaceuticals, a leading independent consumer healthcare and medicine products company in Asia Pacific.
  • Acquisition of the IMU group of companies by a consortium led by amongst others a leading global fund from IHH Healthcare Berhad.
  • Paramount Corporation Berhad’s disposal of its controlling interests in its K-12 education business (voted as the Best M&A Deal by The Edge Malaysia 2020).
  • Macrovalue Sdn Bhd’s acquisition of the Giant, Cold Storage, Mercato, TMC and Giant Mini businesses in Malaysia from DFI Retail Group Management Ltd.
  • AIGF Capital’s sale of its stake in the Jaya Grocer group of companies.
  • Bridgetown 2 Holdings Limited’s business combination with PropertyGuru Pte Ltd, Southeast Asia’s leading property technology company.
  • AMAB Holdings Sdn Bhd’s RM1.12 billion sale of its stake in AmMetLife Insurance Berhad and AmMetLife Takaful Berhad to Great Eastern Life Assurance Berhad and Great Eastern Takaful Berhad.
  • Alliance Investment Bank Berhad’s sale of its stockbroking business to Philip Capital Sdn Bhd.
  • Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad’s disposal of its capital markets business to Alliance Islamic Bank Berhad.
  • Apricus Global Pte. Ltd’s voluntary conditional general offer in relation to Boardroom Limited.
  • Taliworks Corporation Berhad’s acquisition of solar energy facilities in Malaysia from Brookfield Asset Management and SEV Renewables Sdn Bhd.
  • Petronas Ventures’ investments in companies specialising in data analytics for exploration and production activities, automated farming solutions and solar photovoltaic solutions.
  • CapitaLand’s acquisition of the Ascendas-Singbridge group of companies from Ascendas-Singbridge Pte. Ltd. where the deal was valued at S$11 billion.

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Qualifications

  • LLB (Hons), University of Reading
  • Bar Vocational Course, BPP Law School
  • Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya
  • Barrister, England & Wales (non-practising)

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