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Profession: Private Equity Manager
Location Main Office: City // Kuala Lumpur | Country // Malaysia
Corporate finance, Credit analysis (corporate), Debt restructuring, Equity research, Infrastructure advisory, Investment banking, M&A advisory, Private Equity, Project finance advisory
Energy, Healthcare, Hydro and solar energy, Infrastructure, Logistics, PPP/PFIs, Real estate development, Renewable energy, Toll roads, Utilities, Waste water plants, Water treatment plants
Michael Seow was educated at Multimedia University (Malaysia) and graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Financial Engineering (Hons) and followed with a Master of Business Administration (Hons) majoring in Marketing from the same institution. He is also a licensed Corporate Finance Advisor with the Securities Commission of Malaysia (Capital Market Services Representative License Holder).
MS started his career as a Senior Credit Analyst with the 3rd largest public listed Malaysian Commercial Bank analysing and approving corporate and commercial (middle markets/SME) credit loans. Thereafter, he pursued a career in Sell Side Equity Research as a Senior Analyst with a Malaysian Investment Bank; managing a stock portfolio of 20 securities covering both Malaysian and regional securities in the Oil and Gas as well as the Property sector.
Thereafter, he commenced his Project Finance Advisory career with 2 Regional Investment Banks. During this tenure, MS advised and achieved financial close for several PPP/PFI and Infrastructure (Energy and Utilities) related projects with a EUR equivalent deal value of EURO 2.0 bn.
Thereafter, MS heads the Project Finance and Debt Capital Market team in a Securities Commission (Malaysia) and Central Bank (Malaysia) Licensed Boutique Advisory firm which has successfully advised and fund raised 2 projects with a combined deal value of circa EUR 1.0 bn as to date. Concurrently, MS also carry out the role as a Principal Officer/CEO for an Offshore Investment Bank based in Labuan, Malaysia. As part of his mandate, MS spearheads the IB’s strategic and management activities as well is tasked to develop the IB’s balance sheet for all US Dollar and non-MYR based transactions.
At present, MS manages a Private Equity Management Company licensed by the Securities Commission (Malaysia) and managed an AUM of approx. USD150mil for institutional investors, focused on deploying funds across South East Asia focused on the mid-market segment entities seeking growth capital.
Membership in professional Associations: Affiliate, Asian Institute of Charted Bankers, CBA
Countries of work experience: Malaysia, Indonesia, Laos and Singapore (Cross Border Experience)
MS joined CBA in January 2018 as Consulting Professional in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
English, Bahasa, Melayu, Cantonese (Chinese)
1. Masters of Business Administration (Hons), Multimedia University (MMU); 2.Bachelor of Financial Engineering (Hons), Multimedia University (MMU); 3. Capital Markets Service Representative License Holder (Advising on Corporate Finance) – License required by Securities Commission Malaysia
Advised and Fund Raised over MYR10.0 bn infrastructure projects in Malaysia.
Years in Advisory: 9
Accompanied & accomplished deals: 9
Total Transaction Volume: EUR 3,000,000,000
Other Training in brief: Bloomberg, VBA, ThomsonOne, BondWeb (BPAM), Dealogic
