Capital markets executive summary | Tue 1 Aug 2023 Great Eastern in talks to buy AmMetLife The Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp subsidiary is conducting due diligence on AmMetLife Insurance Bhd and seeking regulatory approval. The transaction could value the company, which US-based MetLife Inc jointly owns with AMMB Holdings Bhd, at USD250m-USD300m. The parties could reach…
Capital markets executive summary | Mon 31 Jul 2023 More than 700 representatives attended HSR briefing The officials from local and foreign firms, and foreign missions were present at the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (KL-SG HSR) briefing for the Request for Information (RFI). The foreign companies are based in the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany,…
Capital markets executive summary | Fri 28 Jul 2023 UEM Group spearheads 1GW national solar project The wholly-owned subsidiary of Khazanah Nasional Bhd has tied up with Itramas Corp Sdn Bhd for the hybrid solar photovoltaic power plant that will be integrated with a renewable energy (RE) industrial park. Khazanah is the champion for the…
Capital markets executive summary | Thu 27 Jul 2023 Daythree Digital closed more than double IPO price on ACE Market listing Tricor Investor & Issuing House Services Sdn Bhd had announced earlier that the public applied for 3.12b shares of the tech-driven global business services (GBS) company or an oversubscription rate of 129.2 times. The…
Capital markets executive summary | Wed 26 Jul 2023 Sentral REIT to place shares to buy Menara CelcomDigi The real estate investment trust (REIT) entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Puncak Wangi Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB), to acquire the 27-storey office building in Petaling…
Capital markets executive summary | Tue 25 Jul 2023 Inflation trending down for 4 months Jun 2023’s 2.4% is the lowest since Apr 2022 due to smaller increases in restaurants and hotels (5.4% vs May 6.7%), food and non-alcoholic beverages (4.7% vs May 5.9%), and furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance (2.3% vs May…
Capital markets executive summary | Mon 24 Jul 2023 KGW IPO oversubscribed 50.45 times The logistics service provider received 11,329 applications for 1.24b shares worth RM260.81m from the Malaysian public. 6,868 applications for 624.4m shares were received for the bumiputra portion or an oversubscription of 50.74 times. The remaining public portion took in 4,461 applications…
Capital markets executive summary | Fri 21 Jul 2023 Public Investment Bank underwrites Mercury Securities IPO The company signed the agreement for its initial public offering (IPO) on the ACE Market. The exercise will see the public issuance of 157.1m new shares or 17.59% of the enlarged share base of 893m shares. 44.65m new shares…
Capital markets executive summary | Thu 20 Jul 2023 Critical Holdings plans ACE Market listing The engineering company submitted its draft prospectus to Bursa Malaysia on 13 Jul. The initial public offering (IPO) entails the issuance of 74.35m new shares, with 18.59m for the Malaysian public. 3.72m shares are for directors and employees. 46.47m shares…
Capital markets executive summary | Tue 18 Jul 2023 Plytec approved for ACE Market listing The company will issue 106.06m new shares or 17.5% of its enlarged shares. 30.30m shares are for the Malaysian public and 75.76m shares are for private placement to bumiputra investors approved by the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry. Its…
Helmi has over 20 years’ experience in the entire spectrum of projects ranging from project conception and business development to project advisory to project finance giving him in-depth knowledge of domestic and foreign Public Private Partnership (PPP) and wholly private projects in various industries including highways, railways, township and property development, oil and gas, power plants, and telecommunications.
He is also a subject matter expert in Islamic finance having led a number of award-winning Islamic finance transactions and has served notable Malaysian conglomerates, a renowned international advisory firm, and local and international banking groups. He is well versed in leading teams and unlocking individual potential, and experienced in coaching junior to senior levels.
Helmi’s list of recognized transactions include Bumi Armada Berhad’s Kraken FPSO (Malaysia International Project Finance Bank of the Year by Asian Banking & Finance Magazine), Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad (Best Islamic Financing Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia by Alpha Southeast Asia), Projek Lebuhraya Usahasama Berhad (Best Corporate Sukuk by The Asset Triple A, Malaysia Deal of the Year by Islamic Finance News and Best Islamic Finance Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia by Alpha Southeast Asia), and DanaInfra Nasional Berhad (Best Local Currency Sukuk by The Asset Triple A and Best Project Financing Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia by Alpha Southeast Asia).
He also played instrumental roles in earning the respective team’s accolades of distinction such as Best Loan House, Malaysia (The Asset Magazine) and Best Domestic Bond House, Malaysia (The Asset Triple A). In addition, his teams landed many of the the annual top lead manager and distinction awards given by RAM Rating Services Berhad and Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC).
Helmi’s focus areas are Islamic capital markets, project finance, financial modelling, valuation and anti-money laundering. He is certified as a trainer by the Human Resources Development Corporation (HRD Corp) and is a member of the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers.
Norbaizurah has accumulated over 20 years’ worth of experience in the financial services and audit industries. She started as an auditor with Ernst & Young before moving on to join the Private Debt Securities Department of the Securities Commission. She subsequently joined Kuwait Finance House – one of the first foreign Islamic banks in Malaysia – where she was responsible for structuring and executing Sukuk transactions.
After that she moved to Danajamin Nasional Berhad which was established to further expand the Sukuk market in Malaysia. She successfully set up the Kafalah platform which underlie Danajamin’s role in the Sukuk market. She also oversaw the underwriting exercises of Danajamin though the use of financial guarantees.
Norbaizurah has a Degree in Accounting & Finance from the University of East London and a Master’s Degree in Islamic Finance awarded by the International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF). She is also an accredited trainer of the Human Resource Development Corporation.