Rishen Nadarajan

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Rishen

Key Practice Areas

Debt
Capital Markets
Sukuk
& Islamic Products
Corporate
Banking
Project
Finance
Structured Finance
& Securitisation

Rishen specialises in various financing transactions, primarily through debt capital markets issuances and corporate loans/financing. His portfolio includes asset-backed securitisation transactions, leveraged acquisition financing, project financing, Regulation S/Rule 144A financing transactions, perpetual notes, structured product investments, derivative transactions, repurchase transactions, simple agreements for future equity (SAFE), risk participation agreements, factoring transactions and the issuance of tokens on a digital exchange.

Qualifications
  • LL.B. (Hons) – University of Liverpool
  • Bar Professional Training Course – Cardiff University
Admissions
  • Malaysian Bar (2018)
  • Bar of England and Wales, Middle Temple (2017)
Languages
  • Bahasa Malaysia
  • English
  • Tamil
Market Leading Experience
  • Acted for the lead arranger in Berapit Mobility Sdn Bhd’s establishment of a Sukuk Wakalah programme of up to RM1.5 billion for the purpose of funding the manufacturing/refurbishment of locomotives and wagons in a sale and leaseback transaction with Railway Assets Corporation.
  • Acted for the issuer of the first listing of digital tokens on Kapital DX Sdn Bhd’s platform, with a programme size of up to RM150 million.
  • Acted for the lead arranger in Chin Hin Group Berhad’s establishment of a senior perpetual medium term note programme of RM500 million.
  • Acted for the lead arranger in Silver Formula ABS Berhad’s establishment of an asset backed Islamic medium term note programme of RM100 million, involving the securitisation of real estate property originated by a company in the QI Group. This deal was also awarded with the IFN Awards Structured Finance Deal of the Year 2023 and Malaysia Deal of the Year 2023.
  • Acted for the issuer as Malaysian counsel in Erajaya Digital Pte. Ltd.’s issuance of bonds of SGD50 million.
  • Acted for the lead arranger in Poseidon ABS Berhad’s establishment of an asset backed medium term note programme of RM3.5 billion, involving the securitisation of receivables arising from the SPayLater Services on the Shopee e-commerce platform originated by SeaMoney Capital Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., including re-opening of the medium term notes issued thereunder.
  • Acted for the arrangers as Malaysian counsel in Khazanah Capital Ltd.’s USD10.0 billion Euro medium term note programme and Khazanah Global Sukuk Berhad’s USD5.0 billion multicurrency Sukuk issuance programme, both backed by Khazanah Nasional Berhad. This deal was also awarded with the ALB Malaysia Law Awards Debt Market Deal of the Year 2024.
  • Acted for the joint lead arrangers in Amanat Lebuhraya Rakyat Berhad’s establishment of a senior sustainable and responsible investment Sukuk Murabahah programme of RM5.5 billion, involving the acquisition of four highway concessionaires (from their largest stakeholder, Gamuda Berhad), being Lingkaran Trans Kota Sdn. Bhd. (LITRAK), Sistem Penyuraian Trafik KL Barat Sdn. Bhd. (SPRINT), Kesas Sdn. Bhd. (KESAS) and Syarikat Mengurus Air Banjir & Terowong Sdn. Bhd. (SMART). This deal was also awarded with the IFN Awards Structured Finance Deal of the Year 2022 and Malaysia Deal of the Year 2022.
  • Acted for the joint lead arrangers in Zamarad Assets Berhad’s establishment of an asset backed Islamic medium term note programme of RM2.0 billion, involving the securitisation of Islamic personal financing agreements originated by RCE Marketing Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of RCE Capital Berhad.

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