Partner
31st Floor, UBN Tower, 10, Jalan P. Ramlee
Kuala Lumpur, 50250
Malaysia
+60323000610
Distinguished Practitioner
English and Malay
Corporate and M&A
Vincent Chan is listed as a leading individual in the Asia Pacific Legal 500 from 2009 till 2025 in Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets survey rankings elite list of leading lawyers. He is in the elite Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions “Hall of Fame” list in the Asia Pacific Legal 500 guide to outstanding lawyers as well as in Chambers & Partners guide and Asialaw guide as a “leading individual’ in Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions. He has also been ranked as a Highly Regarded Leading Individual for Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions by IFLR1000 in 2022 till 2025 as well as a Distinguished Practitioner 2023-2025 by Asialaw.
Comments included “Abdullah Chan’s Vincent Chan provides ‘London / New York quality, top tier advice’, and is ‘100% client focused’ and he is an acclaimed practitioner, described by clients as having ‘sound and deep technical skills and knowledge’, and is ‘meticulous and hardworking; a big picture person with a natural talent’, ‘thinking outside the box’ and being ‘leagues above other lawyers’, thanks to his ‘focus’, ‘trouble shooting skills’ and ‘pragmatism’, ‘industry knowledge’ and ‘strength in depth’, ‘professional’, ‘dedicated’ and ‘very hands on’ and ‘very responsive and will go out of his way to make sure clients get the right advice’. The International Financial Law Review 1000 comments that he ‘receives positive feedback for his negotiating and drafting skills’. Vincent’s extensive practice experience includes corporate finance, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, privatisation, private finance initiatives, venture capital and private equity transactions, as well as cross-border joint ventures, investments and financing transactions. He has advised a wide range of clients including major investment banks, multinational companies and government linked companies in connection with his areas of expertise.
Vincent was an Asean Scholar and is also a keen yachtsman and the skipper of a racing team that competes regularly with success in a number of international regattas. He has served as the Vice Commodore and also the Legal Adviser of the Royal Selangor Yacht Club for a number of years. Vincent also regularly lectures at various seminars and conferences.