Kin Sin graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from Cardiff University, United Kingdom in 2013. He then obtained a Certificate in Legal Practice in 2014 and thereafter chambered with MKP and was admitted to the Malaysian Bar in October 2015.
Kin Sin then commenced practice in the firm of Jeff Leong Poon & Wong, where he handled mergers & acquisition and capital markets matters, including initial public offering exercises, for the first 3 years of his career.
Since rejoining MKP in August 2018, Kin Sin has taken charge of a variety of mergers & acquisition exercises as well as capital markets matters, including initial public offering exercises and other forms of securities issues. He was promoted to the position of Senior Associate on 1 July 2021 prior to his admission as a Partner on 1 September 2024.
Amongst the notable transactions that Kin Sin has advised on are the following:
- Listing of ITMAX System Berhad on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.
- RM714.5 million acquisition by Kerjaya Prospek Property Berhad of the entire equity interests in Aeon Frontier Sdn Bhd, Kerjaya Prospek Property Sdn Bhd and Kerjaya Hotel Sdn Bhd.
- RM823 million acquisition by Lagenda Properties Berhad of the entire equity interests in Blossom Eastland Sdn Bhd, Rantau Urusan (M) Sdn Bhd and Yik Wang Trading Sdn Bhd.
- RM344 million share acquisition and mandatory general offer by Liannex Maritime Sdn Bhd to acquire shares in Icon Offshore Berhad.
- Disposal of the entire share capital of Kinta Press & Packaging (M) Sdn Bhd, a company involved in manufacturing of packaging and provision of printing services to Asahi Printing Co Ltd.
- Disposal of the entire share capital of Falcon Plastic Sdn Bhd, a plastic moulded products manufacturing company, to Mikasa Industry Co Ltd.
- Disposal by Boustead Holdings Berhad of 68.85% equity interest of Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd (currently known as Lumut Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd), a naval ship construction company, to Ocean Sunshine Berhad, a government-linked company indirectly owned by the Minister of Finance.
Areas of Practice
- Banking and Finance
- Capital Markets
- Corporate and Commercial Advisory
- Corporate and Securities Regulation
- Corporate Finance
- Cross Border Investments
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Projects and Ventures
- Property and Real Estate
Education
- Bachelor of Laws (Hons), Cardiff University, 2013
Professional Affiliations:
- Malaysian Bar, 2015