SHARIZAN SARIF graduated from International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) in 2004.

After graduation, he joined legal department of SME Bank Berhad where he advised on all aspects of corporate financing offered by the bank and the overall operation of the bank.

He left the bank to undertake his pupillage at Azmi & Associates under the supervision of Dato’ Azmi Mohd Ali. He was called to the Malaysian Bar in January 2009.

He was seconded twice to Gas and Power Business (Legal) Department, PETRONAS and was stationed at Malaysia LNG Sdn Bhd, Bintulu, and at KLCC to assist on review of the template agreements and contracts related to floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG), respectively.

He obtained Professional Certificate in Islamic Finance from International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF) which was set up by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).

He has advised on various corporate and commercial work, mergers & acquisitions, corporate restructuring, joint venture arrangement, fund and investments, renewable energy projects, public-private partnership (PPP), project development and various concession arrangement, including:

Corporate, Joint Venture, Investments, Mergers and Acquisitions, Fund, etc.

• advising on the disposal of 100% shares in a company owning and operating palm oil plantation of around 600 hectares, located at the State of Kelantan;

• advising a subsidiary of Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) for the disposal of 100% shares in a company owning hotel building and office buildings;

• advising Midea Group, a China’s leading electrical household manufacturer, for an acquisition of 51% shares in a Malaysian company;

• advising Saraya Co. Ltd, a Japan’s leading manufacturer of healthcare hygiene solutions, for an acquisition of 100% shares in a Malaysian company involved in the manufacturing and distribution of household cleaning products;

• advising Global Maritime Ventures Berhad (GMV) for an acquisition of 35% shares in Syarikat Borcos Shipping Sdn Bhd, a company involved in the business of providing marine transportation and support services for the offshore oil and gas industry;

• advising disposal of substantial minority shares in Weststar Aviation Services Sdn. Bhd., a Malaysian leading provider of offshore helicopter transportation services, to KKR, a leading global investment firm based in New York;

• advising Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad for setting up of a joint venture company (JVCo) with an Australian and an American entities, and for the purchase by the JVCo of a biodiesel plant worth USD22 million, to be refurbished and retrofitted to operate on a new technology;

• advising Johor Corporation (JCorp) in relation to joint venture with Dubai-based Oilfields Supply Center Limited, for construction, management and operation of common user supply base at Tanjung Langsat Port, Johor;

• advising Perbadanan Nasional Berhad (Pernas) for its investment in a company involved in food & beverage businesses;

• advising Koperasi Angkatan Tentera Malaysia Berhad for its investment in a startup technology company, based in Australia;

• advising on the establishment of a RM50m musharakah fund which won the Islamic Financial News’ Musharakah Deal of the Year 2024;

• advising Malaysian Technology Development Corporation (MTDC) for various matters in respect of its investments and projects including establishment of the Centre of 9 Pillars ( Co9P), a centre to promote Industry 4.0 ecosystem;

Renewable Energy, Project Development, PPP, Concession Arrangement, etc.

• advising Rising Promenade Sdn. Bhd., for the development of three (3) run-of-river small hydroelectric renewable energy plants, with an aggregate installed capacity of 84 megawatt along Sungai Galas in Kuala Krai, in the State of Kelantan (“Hydropower Project”);

• advising RPSB for the participation by Malakoff in the Hydropower Project by way of purchasing 70% ordinary shares and subscribing up to 250 million (worth RM250 million) preference shares in project company;

• advising TH Plantation Berhad, in respect of a joint venture with Cenergi SEA, for the development, construction and operation of a biogas power plant with an installed capacity of 1.2 MW, in the State of Johor. The agreements involved include Shareholders Agreement, Build-Operate-Own-Transfer, Technical Management Services Agreement, EPCC and OMA;

• advising a major independent power producer in the structuring and acquisition of shares in the developer of 29MWac Large Scale Solar photovoltaic power plant;

• advising a client for disposal of 30% shares in a developer of a hydroelectric project at Sungei Brook, Kelantan (under the Small Renewable Energy Power Programme), to an energy company based in Ireland;

• advising Zecon Berhad on a concession agreement for the construction of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Specialist Children’s Hospital, for a cost of RM606 million, through Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) on a Build, Lease, Maintain and Transfer (BLMT) concept;

• advising AWC Berhad on a concession agreement in relation to provision of building maintenance and support services for Federal Government’s buildings for southern region’s states and the state of Sarawak; and

• advising Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor (PKNS) in respect of development of three (3) Rumah Selangorku projects at Kota Puteri, Selangor Cyber Valley and Siera Alam.