Casey Goik is a highly skilled and experienced legal professional and strategic corporate advisor and has more than 20 years of career spanning areas of law, corporate finance advisory, equity analysis, real estate and technology.
As a litigator and advisor with a broad corporate and commercial litigation practice Casey has notable experience in advising and acting as counsel in civil and commercial cases involving land acquisitions, corporate disputes, insolvency, contractual disputes, corporate matters and negligence lawsuits.
Casey heads the Corporate, Capital Markets & Corporate Finance Advisory practise and he is a highly skilled and qualified corporate finance advisor with deep experience in financial, valuation and strategic analysis. He possesses extensive network of capital markets, corporate and institutional contacts and with a solid understanding of the financial and capital markets to identify, structure and execute transactions for maximum profitability.
Casey has the distinction of being the only few lawyers in Malaysia with Royal Institute of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM) designation, having passed their qualifying requirements of specialization in real estate matters- valuation, estate agency & property management.
He has acted for various corporate & individual clients in diverse industries in a broad range of real estate related matters including land acquisition matters, real estate litigation, land matters, transactions of commercial, industrial, residential assets & development real estate land and joint venture development projects.
Notable Accomplishments & Transactions
Successfully represented a boutique developer, a subsidiary of Acmar Group, a large diversified Malaysian real estate developer in relation to a land acquisition matter for the construction of West Coast Expressway at the High Court, Court of Appeal and Federal Court. Dispute is in regards to injurious affection compensation in the amount of RM18.5M. Successfully obtained judgment at High Court.
Successfully represented a privately held real estate development company in relation to a land acquisition matter for the construction of water pipes for Langat Water Supply & Distribution Project at the High Court and Court of Appeal. Successfully conducted strategic valuation on the scheduled land and argued the matter in the Court of Appeal and was successfully awarded 30% increase in regards to injurious affection compensation for land acquired.
Successfully represented a boutique developer in a matter against a local government authority body with respect to a claim of compensation and injurious affection for compulsory land acquisition for the construction of Light Rail Transit Line 3 (LRT3) line.
Successfully acted as a lead advisor for Binasat Communications Berhad, a leading provider of satellite, mobile and fiber optic network support services technology company, a listed company on Bursa Malaysia in their acquisition of a privately held telecommunications technology company.
Successfully advised an innovative Danish renewable technology firm for legal advisory and strategy for renewable energy framework and business in Malaysia. The firm also represented the company in its litigation against a renewable energy firm in regards to provision for renewable energy utilizing Small Hydro energy system organized by Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) of Malaysia.
Successfully represented Malaysian Land Properties Sdn Bhd’s (“Mayland”) subsidiary against Syarikat Pembenaan Yeoh Tiong Lay Sdn Bhd (“YTL”) in a construction litigation matter.
Successfully represented Oval Damansara Joint Management Body (“JMB”) for its commercial litigation against a developer in regards to claims for car park as common properties.
Notable Transactions As a Corporate Finance Advisor
Successfully executed independence advisory assignment for Hirotako Holdings Berhad on its unconditional take-over offer by MBM Resources Berhad. Advised the shareholders and warrant holders in a deal valued at RM 412.5 million.
Strategized and successfully executed the equity fund raising for TMC Life Sciences Berhad through Rights Issue with warrants to raise RM 60 million. Executed underwriting agreements as main and managing underwriter.
Successfully completed financial proposals to co-underwrite the IPO of Berjaya Food Berhad to raise approximately RM19M and to co-underwrite IPO of RM 11 million for APFT Berhad. Executed underwriting agreements.
Successfully completed financial proposals to sub-underwrite Rights Issue to raise approximately RM 40 million for Green Packet company and to co-underwrite Rights Issue of RM 62 million for Hubline Berhad.
Strategized and planned the Take-Over Offer for a leading consumer manufacturing group in Malaysia in a deal worth RM 400 million. Advised CEO on take-over plan and underwriting strategies. Deal in execution phase.
Successfully executed independence advisory assignment on asset and liabilities buyout for GCB Berhad. Deal valued at RM 505 million.
Practice Areas:
- Litigation & Dispute Resolution
- Capital Markets & Corporate Finance Advisory
- Corporate
- Technology, Media & Renewables
- Real Estate, Property & Conveyancing
Professional Associations and Membership
- Malaysian Bar
- Kuala Lumpur Bar
- Royal Institute of Surveyor Malaysia (MRISM)
- Malaysian Association of Valuers, Property Managers & Estate Agents (MPEPS)
- Chaine des Rotisseurs
Admission
Advocate and Solicitor to the High Court of Malaya
Languages
- English
- Malay Language
- Taiwanese
- Hokkien