Nur Izzatie Azlan graduated from International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in 2018 with a First-Class Honours in LL.B (Hons.).

Izzatie was the recipient of the Best Student award for the subject of Civil Procedure and the Rector’s List award. Apart from her academic achievements, she has also been actively involved in various human rights related projects under the United Nations.

She was called to the Malaysian Bar in August 2019. She is now part of the Private Equity and Venture Capital practice group under the supervision of our Senior Partner, Dato’ Azmi Mohd Ali and Senior Associate, Hassan Shah.

Some of Izzatie’s assignments to date are as follows:

• Advised an acquisition of shares of up to RM710 million in an aviation company.

• Advised a state-owned enterprise on its proposed corporate transactions involving its public listed subsidiary particularly on the approval from the Minister of Finance under the Incorporation (State Legislatures Competency) Act 1962.

• Advised Small Medium Enterprise Development Bank (SME Bank) on its new business model on debt recovery including on the relevant service agreement pursuant thereto.

• Advised Film Organisation for National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS) on the ASEAN-ROK Film Partnership and the Establishment of the ASEAN-ROK.

• Advised Malaysian Technology Development Corporation Sdn Bhd (MTDC) on various investment arrangement and investment documents for various funds established by MTDC.

• Assisted in the acquisition of a Malaysian medical service company by a US public listed company.

• Conducted legal due diligence exercise in relation to recurrent related party transaction for MSM Malaysia Holdings Berhad.

• Provided legal advisory in relation to employment laws to Blue Umbrella Sdn Bhd.

• Provided legal advisory in relation to the creation of share pledge in Labuan entity.

• Assisted in the acquisition of business by Groupe’ Lactalis, a French group (the 2^nd largest dairy company in the world).

• Provided legal advisory in relation to the validity of promissory note to one of the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer.

• Advised Nordox AS, a Norwegian company which manufactures cupruous oxide, in relation to the registration of pesticide under the Pesticides Act 1974 and incorporation of company in Malaysia.

• Provided various legal services relating to investment including legal advisory in relation to issues related to distribution of dividend and preference share under Companies Act 2016 to Malaysian Technology Development Corporation Sdn Bhd.

• Provided various legal services to Bray Controls Southeast Asia Sdn Bhd.

• Provided legal advisory in relation to Islamic endowment fund to one of the Islamic state agencies.

• Provided strategic legal advisory in relation to recovery of monies to one of the government bodies.

• Provided legal services in relation to employee share option and grant scheme to a public listed company.

• Provided advisory to a state-owned company in its acquisition of an equity stake in a project company to develop a power plant in West Malaysia involving Korea Electric Power Corporation.