Vanessa graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom in 2015. She then obtained a Certificate in Legal Practice in 2017 and chambered with the firm of Hoe & Moira and was admitted to the Malaysian Bar in December 2018.
Vanessa then commenced legal practice with Hoe & Moira after she was called to the Bar, where she handled mergers & acquisition and capital markets matters, including Hong Kong Exchange initial public offering exercises, until June 2019. She was then attached with the firm of Peter Ling & van Geyzel from August 2019 until February 2020, before joining the Corporate and M&A Department of MKP in March 2020.
Since joining MKP, Vanessa has taken conduct of a broad range of mergers & acquisition exercises and capital markets matters, including various forms of fund-raising exercises.
She has the distinction of having assisted on the listing of the first pawnbroker to be listed on Bursa Malaysia (being the ACE Market listing of Pappajack Berhad in April 2022) and the first pawnbroker to be listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia (being the Main Market listing of Well Chip Group Berhad in July 2024). Other successfully completed matters which she has assisted on include the RM275.47 million disposal by Kuchai Development Berhad of substantially all its assets and liabilities to Sungei Bagan Rubber Company and the RM1.22 billion renounceable rights issue of new shares together with free detachable warrants undertaken by Yinson Holdings Berhad.
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), University of Liverpool, UK, 2015
Professional Affiliations:
- Malaysian Bar, 2018