Area of Practice

Banking & Finance

Capital Markets

Islamic Finance

Biography

CELINE RANGITHAN is a Partner in the Banking & Finance practice group. Celine’s legal practice covers all areas of banking and finance transactions focusing on debt capital market financing, syndications, project financing, acquisition financing, and cross-border transactions, both conventional and Islamic. She is frequently involved in cross-border financing transactions. She advises a wide variety of clients, namely financial institutions (both local and foreign), trust companies, financial advisers, and corporate clients (both local and foreign), on the legal aspects of banking and finance and debt capital market, which includes on numerous occasions, advising financial institutions on their proposed structure of the transactions.

Celine has advised on numerous award-winning transactions. She has also been ranked in Chambers Asia Pacific 2023 and has been noted as Recommended Lawyer in Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 under Banking & Finance, Capital Markets and Islamic Finance for Malaysia.

Transaction Experience:

  • Serba Dinamik Holdings Berhad’s syndicated Islamic facility of MYR1.2 billion, with the option to upsize.
  • Yinson Holdings Berhad’s African subsidiary’s cross border syndicated facility of USD800 million.
  • SapuraKencana TMC Sdn Bhd (SKTMC)’s multicurrency Sukuk Murabahah Programme of up to MYR7 billion which was awarded the Emas Sukuk award by the Central Bank of Malaysia.
  • SKTMC’s multicurrency Islamic syndicated facilities of USD2.3 billion equivalent which was awarded the Debt Market Deal of the Year 2015 by Asian Legal Business and the Malaysia Deal of the Year 2015 by Asian Legal Business.
  • Yinson Production (West Africa) Pte. Ltd.’s Islamic facility of USD780 million which was awarded the Africa Deal of the Year 2016 by Islamic Finance News (IFN).
  • Sime TNBES Sdn Bhd’s Islamic facilities which was awarded the Project and Infrastructure Deal of the Year 2016 and Malaysia Deal of the Year 2016 by IFN.


 

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Personal Details

Fax:

603-6209 8331

Admission:

Since 2004

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Qualifications

LLB (Hons) (University of London)
Certificate in Legal Practice (Legal Profession Qualifying Board, Malaysia)
Advocate & Solicitor (High Court of Malaya)