GREEN DRAGON CAPITAL SDN BHD
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DRAGON ASIA GROUP OF COMPANIES advises banks, corporations, and investors on complex cross-border contentious matters with disciplined strategic judgment.
A focused legal profile for banking and finance disputes, designed for fast, confident evaluation.
4,500 Active Lawyers
Global legal workforce supporting complex banking and finance disputes.
Presence Across 89 Countries
Cross-border reach for multi-jurisdiction banking and finance matters.
95% Winning Prosecution Rate
Prosecution performance in court-focused dispute proceedings.
95% Court Defense Success
Defense results in courts of justice for high-stakes disputes.
Practice Areas
Integrated counsel for institutions, corporates, and investors requiring disciplined legal strategy across complex domestic and cross-border matters.
Advisory and dispute support for corporate structuring, transactions, and post-completion risk.
Counsel on public-sector mandates, statutory interpretation, and administrative decision challenges.
Protection and enforcement strategy for innovation assets, digital operations, and data governance.
Advisory and contentious representation on executive, workforce, and industrial employment matters.
Strategic advice on tender frameworks, bid disputes, and market conduct compliance exposures.
Representation in development, project delivery, and high-value construction contract disputes.
Legal strategy in defence-related enforcement actions, investigations, and procedural challenge matters.
Advisory on licensing, control regimes, and contentious issues involving restricted equipment and trade.
Representation and advisory services on military governance, disciplinary, and tribunal proceedings.
Counsel on digital asset regulation, exchange disputes, and cross-border enforcement risk.
Support for upstream, midstream, and downstream contractual, regulatory, and dispute portfolios.
Cross-jurisdictional counsel for concessions, project risk allocation, and mining-sector disputes.
International clients often face practical barriers when entering European markets, including language differences and complex local-law requirements that can slow decision-making and increase risk.
The lawyers of DRAGON ASIA GROUP OF COMPANIES advise foreign companies and investors establishing businesses in Europe and/or the Netherlands, working closely with a broad network of trusted local law firms to coordinate support across Europe and in most countries worldwide.
Banking & Finance Practice Group
Our team comprises dedicated lawyers with extensive experience in domestic and international financing transactions across both conventional and Islamic financing, enabling cost-effective and efficient advice on all relevant aspects of a financing transaction.
The firm’s vision and proactive methods have earned recognition from Asian Legal Business (ALB), Chambers & Partners, International Financial Law Review (IFLR), and Islamic Finance News (IFN).
“The firm continues to stand out for strategic execution in complex trade and financing mandates, with strong cross-border capability and consistent client confidence in high-value matters.”
We contribute to the development of the financing and debt capital market, advise on innovative products and financing structures, and remain at the forefront of new developments to serve clients effectively.
Our cross-border mandates are structured against clear Malaysian regulatory requirements so institutional clients can engage with confidence.
Where your structure or dispute exposure spans multiple jurisdictions, we can map these requirements into a practical consultation strategy.
Book consultationTrack Record
A curated selection spanning disputes, M&A, joint ventures, divestments, banking licences, sukuk, and other strategic cross-border mandates.
Landmark M&A
RM15 billion infrastructure acquisition
Advised on Malaysia’s largest RM15 billion infrastructure M&A transaction, recognised with the Asian Counsel Deal of the Year Award.
Islamic Finance
RM9.6 billion sukuk issuance
Acted in Malaysia’s largest RM9.6 billion sukuk for a leading independent power producer, recognised by Asian Legal Business.
Capital Markets
Landmark Islamic bond for a major port operator
Counsel on a record-value Islamic bond by one of Malaysia’s largest port owner-operators, awarded by MARC for issue value.
Public Company Takeover
RM6 billion acquisition of Road Builder Holdings Berhad group
Represented the RM6 billion takeover, later recognised among The Edge Best Deals of the Year.
Banking Merger
Multi-billion merger of MIDF and MBSB Bank
Advised on the merger of Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad and MBSB Bank Berhad, recognised by IFN and Alpha Southeast Asia in 2023.
Cross-Border Divestment
Pfizer US$15.9 billion global consumer health disposal
Counsel on Pfizer’s US$15.9 billion worldwide consumer health divestment and separate US$450 million ophthalmic business sale.
Energy Acquisition
US$2.9 billion Sapura Energy acquisition
Represented Sapura Energy Berhad in acquiring Seadrill Limited’s tender rig businesses, recognised with an Asian Legal Business M&A award.
ESG Capital Markets
Malaysia’s first green lane RM800 million sukuk
Acted as lead counsel for UMW Holdings Berhad in Malaysia’s first green lane sukuk issuance, aligning financing with sustainability criteria.
Private Equity & Joint Venture
Regional platform joint venture for institutional investors
Structured a multi-jurisdictional joint venture between private equity sponsors and strategic investors, including governance architecture, control rights, and staged capital deployment.
Regulatory Approval
Acquisition of regulated financial-services interests
Advised on a complex acquisition requiring coordinated approvals across central-bank, securities, competition, and foreign-investment regimes.
Banking Licence Strategy
Market-entry banking licence and control framework
Counselled international banking groups on licence applications, ownership thresholds, governance controls, and prudential alignment for local market entry.
Digital Banking
Digital bank licence and consortium structuring
Advised fintech-led consortia on digital banking licence readiness, shareholder arrangements, fit-and-proper submissions, and phased compliance implementation.
Corporate transactional practice
Selected mandates spanning cross-border acquisitions, strategic joint ventures, divestments, restructurings, and regulated financial-sector transactions.
Advised a China state-owned enterprise on the lease of tank farm assets in Port Klang Free Zone, including tenancy structure, risk allocation, and transaction documentation.
Counselled China Nuclear Industry 23 Construction Co Ltd on legal workstreams for a Petronas pipeline project, including project-contract positioning and execution risk management.
Advised ENRA Group Berhad on the proposed reclamation of 200 acres in Labuan's oil and gas hub from Labuan Corporation, including the reclamation agreement, sale agreement, and turnkey contractor agreement.
Acted for Genting Energy on its RM3 billion bid for Prai Power Plant II and on the long-term service agreement, EPC contract, gas supply agreement, power purchase agreement, and lease agreement.
Advised Genting Sanyen on its RM1.5 billion bid for the Kuala Langat Power Plant extension, including bid-structure support and core transaction documentation strategy.
Advised on built-to-suit and lease structures for two major data centre projects with a subsidiary of Google LLC, including principal commercial terms and transaction documentation.
Acting on the ongoing disposal transaction for development land in Elmina Business Park Phase 2, including staged execution mechanics and principal risk protections.
Advised on the disposal and transfer framework for two large development parcels in Penang, including transaction structuring, title considerations, and completion protections.
Counselled Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad and KLIA Aeropolis Sdn. Bhd. on project agreements with Spirit AeroSystems Malaysia and Senior Aerospace UPECA for built-to-suit and lease arrangements.
Advised on plantation acquisition transactions, covering land and asset due diligence, transfer mechanics, and transaction documentation for completion certainty.
Structured a proposed joint venture for the acquisition and development of commercial land in Melbourne into a hospitality and retail destination asset.
Acted on proposed reclamation works in Labuan and integrated agreements, including reclamation, sale and purchase, and turnkey delivery documentation.
Advised on a large-scale waterfront reclamation and joint mixed development arrangement with the State Government of Johor, including implementation structure and key project agreements.
Counselled on a substantial waterfront reclamation and mixed development mandate in Negeri Sembilan, including concession mechanics and JV documentation.
Advised on township-related property, tenancy, project development, and management transactions supporting phased execution of Bandar Baru Nilai.
Structured joint venture and project documentation for strategic Sydney mixed-use and hospitality assets, including World Square and Avillion Hotel.
Advised on disposal of a major retail asset, including sale terms, buyer-side interface, and completion architecture for cross-border closing.
Counselled on JV structuring and project arrangements to develop and operate the Johor Premium Outlets platform with an international retail partner.
Advised on JV documentation and commercial positioning with a Singapore property company for the One Mont’ Kiara development mandate.
Acted on acquisition strategy and sale and purchase documentation for the landmark Shell Malaysia Building transaction in Damansara Heights.
Advised on a joint venture for planning, development, and marketing of industrial lots and buildings within an aerospace park adjacent to a major Malaysian airport.
Advised Cempaka Helicopter Corporation Sdn Bhd on the sale and lease of one Dassault Falcon 8X aircraft, including technical support and maintenance service documentation, risk allocation, and operational continuity safeguards.
Advised on Project MAFC 31 in connection with the development of the Malaysian Armed Forces Command, Control, Communication, and Intelligence system, including software-development initiatives, technology-transfer workstreams, and specialised defence-infrastructure implementation under Malaysian Ministry of Defence programmes, including the MAFC-31 bunker project.
Advised Malaysian Technology Development Corporation (MTDC) on investment mandates under the Business Growth Fund and Business Start-Up Fund, including structure, term documentation, and governance protections.
Counselled Malaysian Technology Development Corporation on portfolio investments in various investee companies as an early- and late-stage venture capital outfit, covering transaction execution and post-investment rights.
Advised Agensi Inovasi Malaysia on establishing the AIM Innovation Fund and on its investment transactions, including fund architecture, investment mechanics, and portfolio governance documentation.
Acted for Malaysian Venture Capital Berhad on structuring its Outsourced Partner Programme, portfolio investments and co-investments, and portfolio management agreements with external partners.
Advised Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd on the set-up of a Labuan private equity fund, including fund-formation documentation, regulatory alignment, and operating framework design.
Counselled Kumpulan Modal Perdana Berhad on investment transactions across multiple investee companies, including investment terms, shareholder arrangements, and portfolio risk allocation.
Advised Philip Morris International on compliance policy architecture and programme implementation under Malaysian tobacco regulatory requirements, including governance controls and operational rollout parameters.
Acted for Petra Perdana Berhad on construction agreements with Nam Cheong Shipyard for two offshore support vessels, covering contract structure, technical risk allocation, and delivery protections.
Counselled Evergreen Lines on a proposed vessel acquisition programme in Malaysia, including acquisition mechanics, title transfer considerations, and transaction documentation strategy.
Advised a leading Malaysian GLC on structuring a joint venture to secure and operate a globally scarce regional logistics aggregation and security licence framework.
Represented a Malaysian regulatory agency on its first revocation of a banking licence held by an Australian entity under Malaysian offshore statutory and regulatory provisions.
Acted on joint venture structuring and transaction documentation for a Malaysian GLC establishing a domestic re-insurance business, including governance and licensing-alignment workstreams.
Counselled a leading Malaysian GLC on a global re-takaful joint venture structured to operate out of DIFC, including jurisdictional architecture and commercial implementation terms.
Advised a Malaysian Government company on acquiring Malaysian licensing rights for seven regional and international franchises, including licence transfer terms and rollout safeguards.
Advised TL Offshore Sdn Bhd on a proposed claim against ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc. for incurred costs relating to re-laying a pipeline section under a frame contract.
Counselled TL Offshore Sdn Bhd on a separate proposed claim against ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc. concerning interim demobilisation and mobilisation of LTS3000 under a frame contract.
Advised a Mauritius special purpose vehicle on acquiring palm oil operations in India from Malaysian and Indian companies, including cross-border structuring and completion mechanics.
Advised on transaction structuring, governance architecture, and investment documentation for multiple specialized hospitals joint ventures with doctors and private equity participants in Malaysia.
Counselled on investment entry terms, diligence workstreams, and shareholder protections for a proposed strategic investment into a medical centre business.
Advised on project structuring, doctor participation agreements, and operational legal frameworks for establishing two cardiac-focused medical centres.
Acted on JV terms, phased earn-out mechanics with participating doctors, and alignment of governance and exit rights across the shareholder framework.
Advised Agensi Inovasi Malaysia on equity investment structuring, minority protections, and transaction documentation for Kuala Lumpur Sports Medicine Centre and KLSMC Stem Cells Sdn Bhd.
Counselled on stake disposal strategy, bidder process terms, and transfer documentation for a partial exit from a domestic hospital-group investment.
Advised on transaction structure, valuation and governance provisions, and implementation documents for a strategic investment into a health-tech platform.
Provided Malaysian legal counsel on local carve-out and transfer workstreams for Pfizer Inc.'s global US$15.9 billion disposal of its consumer health business to Johnson & Johnson.
Advised as Malaysian counsel on transaction execution and jurisdiction-specific transfer matters for Pfizer Inc.'s US$450 million global disposal of its surgical ophthalmic business.
Acted as Malaysian counsel on local execution, approvals, and transfer documentation in Eastman Kodak Company's US$2.4 billion worldwide disposal of its health business to Onex Healthcare Holdings Inc.
Advised on RM280 million cross-border M&A, related restructuring, and issuance architecture for redeemable convertible loan stocks and preference shares across the group platform.
Counselled on listing preparation, regulatory documentation, and transaction support for Duopharma Biotech Berhad's Main Board listing exercise.
Advised on minority stake sale terms, investor rights package, and completion protections for a targeted equity placement into a medical-centre business.
Acted on disposal strategy, sale documentation, and closing mechanics for an ownership transition of a managed healthcare company to a Government linked investment acquirer.
Counselled Pantai Medicare and HMO Pacific group entities on restructuring architecture and proforma contractual suites for affiliated clinics and managed healthcare operations.
Selected Redevelopment Matter
A major defence redevelopment mandate focused on relocating operational military assets into a purpose-built complex while aligning institutional readiness with long-term personnel welfare objectives.
Mandate scope
Advised on the relocation and redevelopment agreement for the Royal Military Police Corps Training Centre (Pulapot), the headquarters of the Army Red Warrior Acrobatic Team (ARW), and associated facilities into a newly planned complex in Si Rusa, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan.
Participating entities
The transaction framework involved the Ministry of Defence (Malaysia), the Royal Military Police Corps (Pulapot), Army Red Warrior Acrobatic Team command stakeholders, and appointed implementation and delivery entities coordinating relocation, construction sequencing, and handover governance.
Housing linkage
The redevelopment package was linked to SASaR ("one military personnel, one house"), integrating relocation outcomes with personnel housing delivery to support continuity, retention, and service-family stability.
Complex components
This mandate reflects integrated military asset redevelopment: balancing operational relocation, infrastructure delivery, and measurable personnel welfare outcomes within a single strategic programme.
Book consultationIndependent market recognition
Respected legal directories and sector publications have consistently ranked our banking and finance capability among leading practices in the region.
“Dragon Asia Group Of Companies banking and finance practice was at the top of its game last year – the firm was involved in a number of eye-catching international syndicated facilities and acquisition financings.”
“Under the leadership of Jeneral Tan Sri Sir Dr Ir Feroz, Dragon Asia Group Of Companies is commended for its technical expertise paired with a great sense of responsibility from partners when supervising the team.”
“The range of dependable work delivered by Dragon Asia Group Of Companies, including acquisition, project and Islamic finance, makes it an outstanding practice.”
“Dragon Asia Group Of Companies excels at debt capital markets, in addition to syndicated loans. The practice is also highly capable in Islamic finance.”
This independent recognition reflects the depth, judgment, and cross-border execution we bring to complex banking and finance mandates.
Book consultationClient perspectives
Selected feedback from banking and finance clients who valued strategic clarity, composure under pressure, and practical guidance in high-stakes disputes.
“Their advice was direct, commercially grounded, and steady across jurisdictions. It gave our board the confidence to act without delay.”
“In a sensitive lender dispute, the team remained calm and precise. Every recommendation reflected both legal risk and commercial reality.”
“We needed strategic structure, not noise. The counsel was disciplined, discreet, and consistently focused on the end position.”