Capital markets executive summary | Thu 9 Nov 2023 Panda Eco System prices IPO at 16 sen The company will raise RM17.5m in its listing on the ACE Market on 27 Nov. The IPO entails 109.29m new shares or 16.3% of the 671.19m enlarged shares. Half of the 33.56m new shares or 5% of the…
Capital markets executive summary | Wed 8 Nov 2023 Columbia Asia is frontrunner for Ramsay Sime Darby Health Care The Southeast Asian healthcare firm, backed by alternative asset company TPG, could sign a deal as early as this week to buy the Malaysia-based private hospitals operator for USD1.5b. The acquisition will be Southeast Asia’s largest…
Capital markets executive summary | Tue 7 Nov 2023 Surian Creation sues Euro Holdings for exploiting it to get banking facilities The furniture maker, 3 of its subsidiaries and its managing director Datuk Seri Lim Teck Boon are being sued for allegedly using another company to obtain banking facilities. Surian Creation Sdn Bhd filed the…
Capital markets executive summary | Mon 6 Nov 2023 U Mobile converts RM1.4b banking facility into sustainability-linked financing The conversion was done by CIMB as sustainability structuring agent, sustainability lead arranger and joint lender with UOB Malaysia. U Mobile is entitled to receive rebates on its interest payments after achieving its sustainability performance targets (SPT)….
Capital markets executive summary | Fri 3 Nov 2023 Plytec IPO oversubscribed 6.72 times The construction engineering solutions provider received 3,451 applications for 233.87m shares for the public offering of 30.3m new shares. There were 1,550 applications for 89.31m shares for the bumiputra portion or 4.89 times oversubscribed. The non-bumiputra portion received 1,901 applications for…
Capital markets executive summary | Thu 2 Nov 2023 BPMB extends RM1b financing to highway concessionaire Lekas Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad (BPMB) granted RM1b tawarruq asset financing facilities to Lebuhraya Kajang-Seremban Sdn Bhd (Lekas) in order to restructure the company’s debt obligations to ensure the highway remains sustainable and affordable to travellers. The facility is…
Capital markets executive summary | Wed 1 Nov 2023 CIMB eyes Indonesia’s Bank Commonwealth Malaysia’s number 2 bank CIMB and Japanese finance company J Trust are competing to buy PT Bank Commonwealth, a 99% subsidiary of Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), in a deal that could value the bank at USD400-USD500m. Bank Commonwealth focuses on…
Capital markets executive summary | Tue 31 Oct 2023 Fusang issues the first tokenised institutional sukuk in the world Fusang Exchange is a member-only network of regulated financial institutions, which mirrors the operating structure of non-digital stock exchanges, facilitating the tokenisation, listing, trading, settlement and custody of digital securities backed by real-world assets. It is…
Capital markets executive summary | Mon 30 Oct 2023 Malakoff buys 49% of solid waste management company Tuah Utama Sdn Bhd, wholly-owned by Malakoff Corp Bhd, is buying the E-Idaman Sdn Bhd shares from Metacorp Bhd for RM133.2m cash. E-Idaman’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Environment Idaman Sdn Bhd, provides municipal waste collection and disposal services in Kedah…
Capital markets executive summary | Fri 27 Oct 2023 Sarawak Plantation gets RM40m oil palm replanting facility Wholly-owned subsidiary, Sarawak Plantation Agriculture Development Sdn Bhd, signed a master agency agreement, facilities agreement and memorandum of charge with AmBank Islamic for the Islamic banking facility. Concurrently, Sarawak Plantation executed a guarantee and indemnity agreement with the…
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.