Siew Onn (Vincent) Chan

Abdullah Chan & Co - Malaysia

Partner

31st Floor, UBN Tower, 10, Jalan P. Ramlee
Kuala Lumpur, 50250
Malaysia

+60323000610

Distinguished Practitioner

English and Malay


Jurisdiction:

Malaysia

Practice area:

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. 

  • Advised on Malaysia’s largest RM15 billion M&A transaction by an infrastructure multinational company (Asian Counsel Deal of the Year Award).

  • Acted in Malaysia’s largest RM9.6 billion Islamic bond (sukuk) issue by Malaysia’s largest independent power producer (Asian Legal Business Asset & Corporate Finance Deal of the Year).

  • Advised on Malaysia’s largest Islamic bond issue by Malaysia’s largest port owner/operator (MARC Best in Islamic Bond Issue Value Award).

  • Represented the RM6 billion takeover of Road Builder Holdings Berhad group (recognized as Best Deals of the Year by The Edge).

  • Advised on the multi-billion merger of Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad and MBSB Bank Berhad (Islamic Finance News M&A Deal of the Year 2023 and Alpha Southeast Asia Best Domestic M&A Deal of the Year in Malaysia).

  • Counsel on Pfizer Inc’s major cross-border M&A, including its US$15.9 billion worldwide consumer health sale and US$450 million ophthalmic business sale.

  • Represented Sapura Energy Berhad in its US$2.9 billion acquisition of Seadrill Limited’s tender rig businesses (Asian Legal Business M&A Deal of the Year Award).

  • Lead counsel in Malaysia’s first “green lane” RM800 million sukuk issue by UMW Holdings Berhad.

  • Banking and finance
  • Capital markets
  • Corporate and M&A
  • General business law
  • Investment funds
  • Labour and employment
  • Private client
  • Private equity
  • Regulatory
  • Tax
  • Corporate Finance
  • Corporate and Debt Restructuring
  • Infrastructure/Project Development and Finance
  • Corporate Real Estate
  • Private Equity and Venture Capital
  • Cross Border Transactions
  • Privatisation
  • Investment and Financing Transactions

  • Agriculture
  • Banking
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Government and public policy
  • Healthcare
  • Insurance
  • Investment management
  • Mining
  • Natural resources
  • Oil and gas
  • Pharmaceutical and life sciences
  • Real estate
  • Technology and telecommunications
  • Utilities
  • Other