Proposed changes to the ACE Market IPO process
Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Exchange”) has issued Consultation Paper No. 2/2021 on 3 August 2021 to seek public feedback on the proposed changes to the ACE Market IPO process. The diagram above, as extracted from the Consultation Paper, shows the current ACE Market IPO process and the proposed changes to …
Related party transaction: What is “interest”?
For those who have the experience of trying to decode the definition of “related party transaction” in the Listing Requirements, the term may seem like pieces of jigsaw puzzle to be put together. Under the Main Market Listing Requirements (“MMLR”) and ACE Market Listing Requirements (“AMLR”), “related party transaction” means a transaction …
When should PLC make announcement?
When entering into a transaction, a company listed on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia”) may need to make announcement to Bursa Malaysia as provided under the Listing Requirements. In deciding whether any announcement is required, a company listed on Bursa Malaysia (“PLC”) needs to make the following assessment. Quantitative …
Related party transaction within an M&A deal
When a buyer enters into an agreement with a seller to acquire shares of a company from the seller (“Transaction”), the buyer and the seller may negotiate for some other deals involving the target company to be included in the sale and purchase agreement in respect of the Transaction. For …
Issues which may delay an IPO in Malaysia
A company which intends to undertake an initial public offering (“IPO”) and list on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Applicant Company”) must undertake a due diligence exercise on the Applicant Company and its group of companies (collectively, “Group”). One of the objectives of the due diligence exercise is to ensure any …
Frequently asked question in IPO: Can adviser be independent director?
Under the Listing Requirements issued by Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa Securities”), a corporation which intends to be listed on Bursa Securities (“Applicant”) must ensure that at least one third of its board of directors are independent directors. The Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance (“MCCG”) issued by the Securities Commission …
Securities Commission Malaysia revised prospectus guidelines
The Prospectus Guidelines (“Guidelines”) are issued by the Securities Commission Malaysia (“SC”) under section 377 of the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 to set out the additional disclosure requirements in respect of a prospectus and the information to be disclosed in an abridged prospectus. The SC revised the Guidelines …