24 April 2018
Malaysia, Singapore

Deals Update | ZICO Law advised Serba Dinamik on its acquisition of strategic stake in CSE Global

ZICO Law advised Bursa-listed Serba Dinamik Holdings Berhad (“SDHB”) in the S$57.67 million acquisition and related financing, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Serba Dinamik International Ltd, of 128,166,250 shares, representing a stake of 24.84% in SGX Mainboard-listed CSE Global Limited, in a married deal completed on 13 April 2018.

SDHB are an international energy services group providing engineering solutions to the O&G and power generation industries with operational facilities in Malaysia, Indonesia, UAE, Bahrain and the UK. The CSE Global group provides total integrated industrial automation, telecommunications and environmental solutions projects, operating a network of 41 offices in 17 countries across the globe, with over 1,100 employees worldwide. The Proposed Acquisition is part of the SDHB group’s overall strategy to expand its geographical footprint in the areas where CSE Global has presence, which include countries that the SDHB Group does not have presence in, namely the USA, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand.

ZICO Insights Law LLC director, Gregory Chan and Zaid Ibrahim & Co. partners, Mohd Sofiyuddin Ahmad Tabrani, David Lee and Muhammad Zukhairi led the ZICO Law team, assisted by ZICO Law associates Ho Li-Ling, Lee Siu Ting and Sanjeve Prakasam.

ZICO Insights Law LLC was established in 2015 and extends ZICO Law’s capability to offer Singapore, multi-ASEAN and multinational clients of the network access to Singapore law advice, whilst remaining connected to the resources of the entire ZICO Law network.

Supported by experienced lawyers in Singapore, ZICO Insights Law is led by Directors Yap Lian Seng and Gregory Chan in M&A, corporate finance, securities and capital markets, David Lee in banking and finance, and Chua Wei Min who has vast cross border corporate and regulatory compliance.

 

Announcement

On 1 December 2022, KPMG and ZICO Law entered into an agreement under which a number of law firms and teams from the ZICO Law network have joined the KPMG network of firms.

The deal will see more than 275 lawyers join over 2,900 legal professionals in the KPMG global organization, creating a significant legal footprint across Asia. It will offer legal services and solutions, a globally connected legal services platform, and specialists who work with leading technology providers to modernize legal functions across organizations. The strategic combination increases the total number of legal professionals in the KPMG network to over 3,750 across 84 jurisdictions. You may read the press release here.

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