Partner Profiles

Lee Ting Kiat

Background

Ting Kiat graduated with an LL.B (Hons) from the University of Malaya in 1991 and was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in May 1992. Prior to co-founding the firm with YM Tengku Azrina binti Raja Abdul Aziz on 1 April 2005, he practised at Messrs Azim Tunku Farik & Wong, Messrs Andrew Wong & Co., and Messrs Zaid Ibrahim & Co.

Ting Kiat is fluent in English, Malay, and Chinese, and communicates across cultures with a wide range of clients and stakeholders.

Experience

Across more than three decades in practice, Ting Kiat has advised on matters spanning corporate and commercial, banking and finance, property, and dispute resolution.
His corporate and commercial work covers mergers and acquisitions, acquisitions and disposals of companies and assets, fund raising exercises, employee share option schemes, listing exercises in Malaysia and overseas, due diligence in support of corporate exercises, corporate restructuring, foreign direct investment, property development, joint venture agreements, and a wide range of general commercial matters.
He also advises on banking and finance, industrial relations, construction, strategic planning, dispute resolution, and risk management in matters with potential for litigation.

Ting Kiat has acted for a broad base of local and foreign corporations, developers, and banks on transactions in Malaysia, and has advised a number of leading accounting firms on legal matters across corporate, commercial, property, and dispute areas. He has also advised on capital reduction exercises, general company law matters, and the restructuring of the in-house legal departments of public-listed clients.

His approach combines a systematic and practical response to complex issues with commercially grounded legal analysis, working towards deals that serve the interests of all parties and manage risk.

Ting Kiat is an active speaker, panellist, and moderator on legal and economic matters, including company law and its recent developments, joint ventures, investments in the Johor–Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ), business continuity strategy, and property and loan documentation.

Directorships & Memberships

  • Independent Non-Executive Chairman, MTAG Group Berhad (ACE Market, Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad)
  • Independent Non-Executive Director, Hup Seng Industries Berhad (Main Market, Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad)
  • Secretary General and General Committee Member, Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MICCI) — National Level
  • Chairman, MICCI Southern Region

Notable Work Highlights

  • Acted as due diligence solicitors for the initial public offering on the ACE Market of a group involved in the manufacturing and retailing of bakery products and biscuits.
  • Acted as due diligence solicitors for the initial public offering on the ACE Market of a group involved in property development.
  • Acted as due diligence solicitors for the initial public offering on the ACE Market of a group involved in the marketing and sale of surface decorative products, including high-pressure laminate products, compact panels, PVC edging, wall panels, and decorative boards.
  • Acted as due diligence solicitors for the transfer of listing from the ACE Market to the Main Board of a group involved in the manufacturing and retailing of bakery products and biscuits.
  • Acted as due diligence solicitors for the transfer of listing from the ACE Market to the Main Board of a group involved in property development.
  • Acting as due diligence solicitors for the initial public offering of a food-based group in Johor for submission to the ACE Market.
  • Acting as due diligence solicitors for the initial public offering of an industrial steel group in Johor for submission to the ACE Market.
  • Acting as due diligence solicitors in respect of a Circular to Shareholders of a public-listed company in respect of its disposal of a data centre land in Mukim Pulai for over RM300 million.
  • Acting as due diligence solicitors in respect of a Circular to Shareholders of a public-listed company in respect of its disposal of a data centre land in Mukim Pulai for over RM100 million.
  • Acted for a logistics company listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad in respect of its Circular to Shareholders pertaining to its acquisition of about 80% equity stake in a company principally involved in the manufacturing of precision metal components and parts.
  • Acted for a logistics company listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad in respect of the subscription agreement and Circular to Shareholders pertaining to subscription of shares by an interested person.
  • Acted for a company listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad in respect of the legal due diligence and share sale agreement pertaining to its acquisition of 100% equity stake in a company principally involved in the manufacturing of metal forming machinery and machine tools.
  • Acted for a company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad, principally involved in the manufacturing of dairy products, in respect of the Circular to Shareholders pertaining to its acquisition of a piece of land in Selangor.
  • Acting as due diligence solicitors in respect of various corporate exercises involving Circulars to Shareholders on ESOS, warrants, rights issues, and disposals or acquisitions of assets or businesses.
  • Involved in a corporate restructuring and M&A exercise involving shares and properties of the Malaysian subsidiaries of a conglomerate of Korean companies.
  • Acted for a purchaser logistics company listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad in respect of the legal due diligence, share sale agreement, and shareholders' agreement pertaining to its acquisition of about 80% equity stake in a company principally involved in the manufacturing of precision metal components and parts.
  • Acting for a purchaser company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad, principally involved in the manufacturing and distribution of food products, in respect of the proposed acquisition of a company in Indonesia.
  • Acted for the purchaser company in respect of the legal due diligence and share sale agreement pertaining to the acquisition of 100% equity stake in a company owning a manufacturing facility for resin, synthetic rubber, chemical, and allied products.
  • Acted for a developer, being a subsidiary of a public-listed company, in a subscription and shareholders' agreement in respect of a joint venture company to acquire and develop a piece of land located in the Township of Johor Bahru.
  • Acted for a subscriber company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad, principally involved in the business of Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS), in respect of a subscription agreement and shareholders' agreement pertaining to subscription of 50% equity stake in a company principally involved in the metal stamping of parts and components for the audio and video industry.
  • Acted for the vendor shareholders of a manufacturer and trader involved in sealant and bonding activities for the construction and automotive industries in respect of due diligence coordination, the share sale agreement, and the business transfer agreement for the disposal of 100% equity stake in the company.
  • Acted for the vendor shareholders of a company principally involved in the marketing and wholesale supply, trading, and distribution of medicines, pharmaceutical, healthcare, personal care, and other medical equipment products, in respect of the sale of 51% equity stake in the company.
  • Acted for the vendor shareholders of a company principally involved in the business of pawnbroking, in respect of the share sale agreement and shareholders' agreement pertaining to their disposal of 65% equity stake in the company.
  • Acted for the vendor shareholders of a company principally involved in the manufacturing and trading of precision engineering parts in respect of the share sale agreement and shareholders' agreement pertaining to their disposal of almost the entire equity stake.
  • Acting for the vendor shareholders of operators of workers' dormitories for the disposal of 100% equity stake in three companies to a subsidiary of a public company listed on the Singapore Exchange.
  • Acting for the vendor shareholders of a company principally involved in the manufacturing and supplying of busbars and bus duct trunking systems, in respect of the proposed disposal of 51% equity stake in the company.
  • Acted for the vendors of a group of companies in the pawnbroking business in the disposal of their shares to a Singapore Exchange-listed company.
  • Acting for the vendor shareholders of a company principally involved in the provision of healthcare services, in respect of the proposed disposal of their equity stake in the company at an indicative value of approximately RM70 million.
  • Acting for a long-standing developer in a joint venture agreement to develop a large parcel of land in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, under a multi-billion ringgit gross development value arrangement.
  • Acting for a developer, being a subsidiary of a public-listed company, in a subscription and shareholders' agreement in respect of a joint venture company to acquire and develop a piece of land located in the Township of Johor Bahru with a gross development value of RM600 million.
  • Acting for a subsidiary of a public-listed company in a development rights agreement to grant a developer (a subsidiary of a public-listed company) the right to develop a sizeable piece of land in the Township of Johor Bahru for a consideration of approximately RM100 million.
  • Acted for a developer of industrial development, being a subsidiary of a public-listed company, in a Memorandum of Understanding signed with another listed entity to jointly explore a possible collaboration for the industrial development of a parcel of land measuring over 600 acres located within Kulai.
  • Advised a local franchisor on compliance and licensing requirements and drafted the franchise agreement and other relevant contracts and documentation for submission to the relevant ministry for approval. Tasked with preparing franchise agreements with local franchisees and advising on master franchise and sub-franchise structures and contracts for overseas franchised businesses.
  • Acted on a retainer basis for multinational companies, public-listed companies, and local corporations on the review of commercial documents, asset sale agreements, supply agreements, manufacturing agreements, service contracts, and confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements.
  • Acting for a subsidiary of a public-listed company in the disposal of a large piece of land in Mukim Plentong, to be used for a data centre, to a China-based company for a consideration of over RM200 million.
  • Acting for a vendor in the disposal of a sizeable piece of land in Mukim Jelutong, to be used for a data centre, to a subsidiary of a foreign-listed company for a consideration of approximately RM120 million.
  • Acting for a subsidiary of a public-listed company in the disposal of a large piece of land in Mukim Plentong, to be used for a data centre, to a China-based company for a consideration of approximately RM100 million.
  • Acting for a long-standing developer in its acquisition of a substantial parcel of industrial land in the southern Johor industrial corridor.
  • Acting for a local company in its purchase of a shopping and office complex in Johor Bahru for approximately RM280 million.
  • Acting for a long-standing developer in its purchase of a large piece of land in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, from a subsidiary of a public-listed company for approximately RM130 million.
  • Acting for a construction-based purchaser in its purchase of several plots of land in Seelong Industrial Area for approximately RM80 million.
  • Acting for a local company in its purchase of several plots of industrial land in Senai from a construction-based company for approximately RM50 million.
  • Acting for a subsidiary of a listed developer in its disposal of a piece of land in Mukim Pulai to a Japanese-based company for RM50 million.
  • Acting for a Korean-based company in its disposal of a piece of land in Mukim Sungai Tiram for approximately RM30 million.
  • Acting for a China-based company in its purchase of land in Senai for approximately RM30 million.
  • Acting for a local financial institution in relation to the Islamic financing of RM250 million, where leases over Medini lands were offered as security.
  • Acting for a China-based vendor in the disposal of a leasehold land in Sedenak measuring 36 acres for a total consideration of RM109 million.
  • Acting for a Singapore-listed company in its purchase of a sub-lease in Port of Tanjung Pelepas measuring approximately 33 acres for a total consideration of approximately RM75 million.
  • Acting for a government-linked corporation in the sale of leases over plots of land in Medini for considerations of approximately RM45 million, RM35 million, RM31 million, and RM27 million to foreign-owned companies and local companies, in separate transactions.
  • Acting for a government-linked corporation in the disposal of a lease to a local company at RM36 million.
  • Acting for a government-linked corporation in the sale of a lease of plots of land in Medini for a consideration of approximately RM30 million to a local company.
  • Acting for a Korean-based company in its disposal of a leasehold land in Mukim Sungai Tiram for RM33 million.
  • Acting for a Singapore-based company in its purchase of a leasehold land in Tanjung Langsat for RM26 million.
  • Acting for a foreign-based company as a tenant in its tenancy of a warehouse in Port of Tanjung Pelepas for a total consideration of RM8 million over three years.
  • Acting for a local company as landlord in a tenancy of a factory in Senai for a total consideration of RM6.8 million over three years.
  • Acting for a local company as lessee of a factory in Pasir Gudang for a total lease consideration of RM4.9 million over nine years.
  • Acting for a subsidiary of a public-listed company as landlord in a tenancy of a factory at a total consideration of RM3.7 million over five years.
  • Acted for numerous financial institutions in the financing of land and business acquisitions by corporations, both conventional and Islamic financing, ranging in size up to several hundred million ringgit.
  • Acted on banking transactions, including trade financing, revolving credit, term financing, and other facilities, structured as syndicated, club, or bilateral deals.
  • Acted as due diligence solicitors for the initial public offering on the ACE Market of a group involved in the manufacturing and retailing of bakery products and biscuits.
  • Acted as due diligence solicitors for the initial public offering on the ACE Market of a group involved in property development.
  • Acted as due diligence solicitors for the initial public offering on the ACE Market of a group involved in the marketing and sale of surface decorative products, including high-pressure laminate products, compact panels, PVC edging, wall panels, and decorative boards.
  • Acted as due diligence solicitors for the transfer of listing from the ACE Market to the Main Board of a group involved in the manufacturing and retailing of bakery products and biscuits.
  • Acted as due diligence solicitors for the transfer of listing from the ACE Market to the Main Board of a group involved in property development.
  • Acting as due diligence solicitors for the initial public offering of a food-based group in Johor for submission to the ACE Market.
  • Acting as due diligence solicitors for the initial public offering of an industrial steel group in Johor for submission to the ACE Market.
  • Acting as due diligence solicitors in respect of a Circular to Shareholders of a public-listed company in respect of its disposal of a data centre land in Mukim Pulai for over RM300 million.
  • Acting as due diligence solicitors in respect of a Circular to Shareholders of a public-listed company in respect of its disposal of a data centre land in Mukim Pulai for over RM100 million.
  • Acted for a logistics company listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad in respect of its Circular to Shareholders pertaining to its acquisition of about 80% equity stake in a company principally involved in the manufacturing of precision metal components and parts.
  • Acted for a logistics company listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad in respect of the subscription agreement and Circular to Shareholders pertaining to subscription of shares by an interested person.
  • Acted for a company listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad in respect of the legal due diligence and share sale agreement pertaining to its acquisition of 100% equity stake in a company principally involved in the manufacturing of metal forming machinery and machine tools.
  • Acted for a company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad, principally involved in the manufacturing of dairy products, in respect of the Circular to Shareholders pertaining to its acquisition of a piece of land in Selangor.
  • Acting as due diligence solicitors in respect of various corporate exercises involving Circulars to Shareholders on ESOS, warrants, rights issues, and disposals or acquisitions of assets or businesses.
  • Involved in a corporate restructuring and M&A exercise involving shares and properties of the Malaysian subsidiaries of a conglomerate of Korean companies.
  • Acted for a purchaser logistics company listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad in respect of the legal due diligence, share sale agreement, and shareholders' agreement pertaining to its acquisition of about 80% equity stake in a company principally involved in the manufacturing of precision metal components and parts.
  • Acting for a purchaser company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad, principally involved in the manufacturing and distribution of food products, in respect of the proposed acquisition of a company in Indonesia.
  • Acted for the purchaser company in respect of the legal due diligence and share sale agreement pertaining to the acquisition of 100% equity stake in a company owning a manufacturing facility for resin, synthetic rubber, chemical, and allied products.
  • Acted for a developer, being a subsidiary of a public-listed company, in a subscription and shareholders' agreement in respect of a joint venture company to acquire and develop a piece of land located in the Township of Johor Bahru.
  • Acted for a subscriber company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad, principally involved in the business of Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS), in respect of a subscription agreement and shareholders' agreement pertaining to subscription of 50% equity stake in a company principally involved in the metal stamping of parts and components for the audio and video industry.
  • Acted for the vendor shareholders of a manufacturer and trader involved in sealant and bonding activities for the construction and automotive industries in respect of due diligence coordination, the share sale agreement, and the business transfer agreement for the disposal of 100% equity stake in the company.
  • Acted for the vendor shareholders of a company principally involved in the marketing and wholesale supply, trading, and distribution of medicines, pharmaceutical, healthcare, personal care, and other medical equipment products, in respect of the sale of 51% equity stake in the company.
  • Acted for the vendor shareholders of a company principally involved in the business of pawnbroking, in respect of the share sale agreement and shareholders' agreement pertaining to their disposal of 65% equity stake in the company.
  • Acted for the vendor shareholders of a company principally involved in the manufacturing and trading of precision engineering parts in respect of the share sale agreement and shareholders' agreement pertaining to their disposal of almost the entire equity stake.
  • Acting for the vendor shareholders of operators of workers' dormitories for the disposal of 100% equity stake in three companies to a subsidiary of a public company listed on the Singapore Exchange.
  • Acting for the vendor shareholders of a company principally involved in the manufacturing and supplying of busbars and bus duct trunking systems, in respect of the proposed disposal of 51% equity stake in the company.
  • Acted for the vendors of a group of companies in the pawnbroking business in the disposal of their shares to a Singapore Exchange-listed company.
  • Acting for the vendor shareholders of a company principally involved in the provision of healthcare services, in respect of the proposed disposal of their equity stake in the company at an indicative value of approximately RM70 million.
  • Acting for a long-standing developer in a joint venture agreement to develop a large parcel of land in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, under a multi-billion ringgit gross development value arrangement.
  • Acting for a developer, being a subsidiary of a public-listed company, in a subscription and shareholders' agreement in respect of a joint venture company to acquire and develop a piece of land located in the Township of Johor Bahru with a gross development value of RM600 million.
  • Acting for a subsidiary of a public-listed company in a development rights agreement to grant a developer (a subsidiary of a public-listed company) the right to develop a sizeable piece of land in the Township of Johor Bahru for a consideration of approximately RM100 million.
  • Acted for a developer of industrial development, being a subsidiary of a public-listed company, in a Memorandum of Understanding signed with another listed entity to jointly explore a possible collaboration for the industrial development of a parcel of land measuring over 600 acres located within Kulai.
  • Advised a local franchisor on compliance and licensing requirements and drafted the franchise agreement and other relevant contracts and documentation for submission to the relevant ministry for approval. Tasked with preparing franchise agreements with local franchisees and advising on master franchise and sub-franchise structures and contracts for overseas franchised businesses.
  • Acted on a retainer basis for multinational companies, public-listed companies, and local corporations on the review of commercial documents, asset sale agreements, supply agreements, manufacturing agreements, service contracts, and confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements.
  • Acting for a subsidiary of a public-listed company in the disposal of a large piece of land in Mukim Plentong, to be used for a data centre, to a China-based company for a consideration of over RM200 million.
  • Acting for a vendor in the disposal of a sizeable piece of land in Mukim Jelutong, to be used for a data centre, to a subsidiary of a foreign-listed company for a consideration of approximately RM120 million.
  • Acting for a subsidiary of a public-listed company in the disposal of a large piece of land in Mukim Plentong, to be used for a data centre, to a China-based company for a consideration of approximately RM100 million.
  • Acting for a long-standing developer in its acquisition of a substantial parcel of industrial land in the southern Johor industrial corridor.
  • Acting for a local company in its purchase of a shopping and office complex in Johor Bahru for approximately RM280 million.
  • Acting for a long-standing developer in its purchase of a large piece of land in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, from a subsidiary of a public-listed company for approximately RM130 million.
  • Acting for a construction-based purchaser in its purchase of several plots of land in Seelong Industrial Area for approximately RM80 million.
  • Acting for a local company in its purchase of several plots of industrial land in Senai from a construction-based company for approximately RM50 million.
  • Acting for a subsidiary of a listed developer in its disposal of a piece of land in Mukim Pulai to a Japanese-based company for RM50 million.
  • Acting for a Korean-based company in its disposal of a piece of land in Mukim Sungai Tiram for approximately RM30 million.
  • Acting for a China-based company in its purchase of land in Senai for approximately RM30 million.
  • Acting for a local financial institution in relation to the Islamic financing of RM250 million, where leases over Medini lands were offered as security.
  • Acting for a China-based vendor in the disposal of a leasehold land in Sedenak measuring 36 acres for a total consideration of RM109 million.
  • Acting for a Singapore-listed company in its purchase of a sub-lease in Port of Tanjung Pelepas measuring approximately 33 acres for a total consideration of approximately RM75 million.
  • Acting for a government-linked corporation in the sale of leases over plots of land in Medini for considerations of approximately RM45 million, RM35 million, RM31 million, and RM27 million to foreign-owned companies and local companies, in separate transactions.
  • Acting for a government-linked corporation in the disposal of a lease to a local company at RM36 million.
  • Acting for a government-linked corporation in the sale of a lease of plots of land in Medini for a consideration of approximately RM30 million to a local company.
  • Acting for a Korean-based company in its disposal of a leasehold land in Mukim Sungai Tiram for RM33 million.
  • Acting for a Singapore-based company in its purchase of a leasehold land in Tanjung Langsat for RM26 million.
  • Acting for a foreign-based company as a tenant in its tenancy of a warehouse in Port of Tanjung Pelepas for a total consideration of RM8 million over three years.
  • Acting for a local company as landlord in a tenancy of a factory in Senai for a total consideration of RM6.8 million over three years.
  • Acting for a local company as lessee of a factory in Pasir Gudang for a total lease consideration of RM4.9 million over nine years.
  • Acting for a subsidiary of a public-listed company as landlord in a tenancy of a factory at a total consideration of RM3.7 million over five years.
  • Acted for numerous financial institutions in the financing of land and business acquisitions by corporations, both conventional and Islamic financing, ranging in size up to several hundred million ringgit.
  • Acted on banking transactions, including trade financing, revolving credit, term financing, and other facilities, structured as syndicated, club, or bilateral deals.

Admission & Education

  • Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya (1992)
  • University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur (LL.B Hons)