Andre Gan

Advised Touch 'N Go Sdn. Bhd (TNG), a subsidiary of the CIMB group, on its entry into a joint venture with the Ant Financial Services Group (Ant Financial), the parent company of Alipay. The JV represents Ant Financial's first equity investment into Malaysia. The JV led to the creation of a world class financial services platform and payments provider which is expected to revolutionize the financial services industry in Malaysia, and in particular, domestic and cross border payments. TNG is Malaysia's largest electronic payment system operator, and Alipay is the world's leading digital financial services provider headquartered in China.

Advised a large fast food restaurant chain on the transfer of its ownership in its Malaysian subsidiary, Golden Arches Restaurants Sdn. Bhd. (GARSB), to Lionhorn Pte. Ltd. (Lionhorn). GARSB is the holder of the franchise rights of the fast food chain's restaurants in Malaysia. Our advice included the conduct of a pre-transaction restructuring of GARSB, the conduct of a vendor due diligence on GARSB and its subsidiary, and advising on the share purchase agreement, and the Franchise Agreement between Lionhorn and the fast food chain. The transaction was part of the implementation of the fast food chain's selection process for a new Developmental Licensee (DL) holder in Malaysia and Singapore and in conjunction with the transfer of ownership of its Singaporean subsidiary. Lionhorn, the new DL holder, will assume ownership of the fast food chain's 390 restaurants in Malaysia and Singapore collectively. This transaction was awarded M&A Deal of the Year (Premium) and Malaysia Deal of the Year at the ALB Malaysia Law Awards 2017.

Advised Metrod Holdings Bhd (Metrod Malaysia) on its acquisition of The Leela Goa. The Leela Goa, previously owned by Hotel Leelaventure Ltd (HLVL), was acquired through a business transfer agreement between Ceres Hotel Private Limited (Ceres), MetTube International Pte Ltd and HLVL for a total consideration of MYR467.4 million. The acquisition was part-financed by equity investments from Metrod Malaysia and MetTube Sdn. Bhd. into Ceres by way of a share subscription agreement for a total subscription price of MYR331.2 million. This transaction is recognised as the 2016 Deal of the Year (Mid-size) by Asian Legal Business.

Advised CIMB Group Sdn Bhd (CIMB) in its conduct of an auction sale of its majority equity interests in CIMB Aviva Assurance Berhad and CIMB Aviva Takaful Berhad in a transaction worth MYR1.11 billion. The auction sale led to the simultaneous sale of equity interests by CIMB and Aviva to Khazanah Nasional Berhad and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada respectively. This transaction was awarded Best Malaysia Deal in the FinanceAsia Achievement Awards 2013.