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Ho Yu Jing

Yu Jing’s practice focuses on Corporate M&A, Investments, and Capital Markets, with a particular emphasis on public market-driven mandates.

Profile

Yu Jing’s practice focuses on Corporate M&A, Investments, and Capital Markets, with a particular emphasis on public market-driven mandates. He provides a robust foundation for the firm’s high-level corporate advisory across both private and public deal environments, executing complex domestic and cross-border transactions, takeovers, and privatizations. His expertise encompasses joint ventures, corporate restructurings, and general corporate and commercial transactions for a diverse range of clients, including multi-national corporations (MNCs), government-linked corporations (GLCs), listed companies, and financial institutions.

Yu Jing is well-versed in navigating initial public offerings (IPOs) on both Bursa Malaysia and foreign stock exchanges. His technical proficiency includes managing secondary offerings such as bonus issues, private placements, and rights issues, as well as serving as legal advisor on various corporate exercises involving Malaysian listed companies.

His corporate and commercial services include assisting clients with business incorporations, the structuring of foreign direct investments (FDI), and the establishment of local branches and subsidiaries. Yu Jing has advised and dealt with clients across a wide array of industries, including FMCG, healthcare, real estate, construction, manufacturing, retail, education, automotive, and technology. Throughout his career, he has successfully facilitated a number of key corporate transactions, ensuring a seamless bridge between regulatory compliance and commercial objectives.

Work Highlight

Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Advised a Bursa Malaysia-listed infrastructure and property development group on the disposal of its education subsidiary to a China-owned education group for a total consideration of RM30 million.
  • Advised a Japanese automotive group on the strategic disposal of its Malaysian subsidiary and landholdings in Malaysia to listed and private local companies for a total consideration of approximately RM62 million.
  • Advised a private investment holding company on the divestment of its equity interests in three subsidiaries to a Bursa Malaysia-listed plantation and timber group for a total consideration of approximately RM500 million.
  • Advised one of Malaysia’s leading conglomerates and its automotive subsidiary on a joint venture with a Japanese corporation listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, implemented through a partial share sale and the issuance of preference shares in the Malaysian automotive company for a consideration of approximately RM40.3 million.
  • Advised an Australian software company as Malaysian counsel on its proposed acquisition of all of the shares in accounting and payroll software companies in three jurisdictions, namely Australia, Singapore and Malaysia, from a British multinational enterprise software company listed on the London Stock Exchange for a total consideration of approximately £95 million.
  • Advised a Bursa Malaysia-listed conglomerate in advising its automotive subsidiary on the issuance of new redeemable convertible cumulative preference shares to a government-linked investment entity in consideration for RM250 million in financial support.
  • Advised a Bursa Malaysia-listed conglomerate on its asset injection comprising the entire issued and paid-up share capital of an aviation services provider and industrial landholdings valued at RM818.35 million into a Bursa Malaysia-listed national postal service provider, satisfied via the issuance of new ordinary shares.
  • Advised a Malaysian engineering conglomerate listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia on the disposal of its shares in a road construction company to a diversified investment cooperative as part of its corporate restructuring exercise.
  • Advised a South Korean conglomerate in its proposed acquisition of all the ordinary shares and privatisation of a community pharmacy group listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia.
  • Advised an offshore drilling and oilfield services provider listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia in its proposed acquisition of a majority stake in another Main Market-listed offshore support vessel provider.
  • Advised a technology solutions provider on the acceptance of a strategic 30% equity investment by one of Malaysia's leading retail and healthcare group.
  • Advised a Bursa Malaysia-listed investment company on its privatisation exercise involving the disposal of its entire asset portfolio in Malaysia.
  • Advised a property development and infrastructure company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia on the disposal of its entire shareholding in its facility management subsidiary to a specialised commercial cleaning service provider.
  • Advised a specialised security solutions provider on its strategic partnership with a financial institution listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia for the development and deployment of an automated smart safety storage system, involving the supply and integration of customised hardware and software solutions.
  • Advised a Singaporean company in its proposed acquisition of a local palm oil production company, a subsidiary of a Malaysian listed palm oil plantation group through a bidding process.

Capital Markets
Initial Public Offering

Advised issuers, principal advisers, underwriters and/or sponsors (as to the laws of Malaysia) in relation to the listing of Malaysian companies on the Leap Market, Ace Market, Main Market of Bursa Malaysia, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and/or Shanghai Stock Exchange including:

  • one of Malaysia's leading bus body builders, on its initial public offering and successful listing on the Ace Market of Bursa Malaysia;
  • a leading Building Information Modelling advisory provider in the Malaysian construction industry, on its initial public offering and successful listing on the Leap Market of Bursa Malaysia;
  • one of the largest fully integrated producers of poultry, eggs and livestock feed in Southeast Asia, on its initial public offering and successful listing on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia;
  • a Malaysia-based construction and property development group, on its initial public offering and successful listing on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited;
  • an international property development group with a presence in the United Kingdom and Australia on its initial public offering and successful listing on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia;
  • an automotive parts manufacturer (a subsidiary of a company listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange) on its proposed listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Secondary Offering
  • an offshore drilling and oilfield services provider in its RM1.8 billion rights issue with warrants exercise;
  • a Malaysian infrastructure and property development conglomerate in its RM2.86 billion rights issue with warrants exercise.

Foreign Direct Investment and Regulatory
  • Advised a China-listed corporation on its strategic investment through the subscription of a majority stake in a local Malaysian manufacturing company.
  • Advised a subsidiary of a China-listed technology group on the legal and regulatory framework for the establishment of its manufacturing facility in Malaysia.
  • Advised a Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed corporation  on regulatory and corporate compliance matters regarding the relocation of its head office to Malaysia.
  • Advised a global beverage group on Malaysian legal and regulatory compliance, including the review, negotiation, and execution of commercial contracts with local counterparties.
  • Advised a British multinational recruitment company on a corporate restructuring exercise to ensure the compliance of its Malaysian entity with the local statutory requirements.
Real Estate Transactions
  • Advised a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on the acquisition of approximately 13.78 acres of industrial land in Johor for a total consideration of approximately RM46.2 million.
  • Advised a Main Market-listed conglomerate on a land swap with two private companies with an aggregate value of approximately RM1.93 billion.
  • Advised a Main Market-listed conglomerate on an asset injection comprising the entire issued share capital of an airport services provider and industrial land valued at approximately RM818.35 million into another Main Market-listed company, satisfied through the issuance of new ordinary shares.
  • Advised a Main Market-listed infrastructure and industrial development group on the disposal of approximately 188.7 acres of industrial land within an integrated airport city development in Johor to a subsidiary of a United States-based industrial park developer for a total consideration of approximately RM369.97 million.
  • Advised a Main Market-listed infrastructure and industrial development group on the disposal of approximately 4.887 acres of industrial land within an integrated airport city development in Johor to a subsidiary of a United States-based industrial park developer for a total consideration of approximately RM10.64 million.
  • Advised a Main Market-listed infrastructure and industrial development group on the proposed disposal of approximately 9.98 acres of industrial land within an integrated airport city development in Johor to a Malaysian company for a total consideration of approximately RM21.54 million.
  • Advised a Japanese automotive group on the disposal of approximately 17.42 acres of industrial land in Penang to one of Malaysia's largest automotive manufacturers for a total consideration of approximately RM35 million.  
  • Advised a Bursa Malaysia-listed technology group on the acquisition of a parcel of land and a hypermarket business in Ipoh, Perak for a total consideration of approximately RM13.88 million.

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Qualifications

  • Advocate and Solicitor, High Court in Malaya (2016)
  • Barrister-at-Law (Lincoln’s Inn) (2015)
  • LLB (Hons), University of the West of England (2014)