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Deepak Sadasivan

Adnan Sundra & Low

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Position: Partner
Rating:
  • Elite Practitioner
Practice Areas:
Banking and finance (asialaw)
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
English
Malay
Biography

Deepak Sadasivan began his career as a legal assistant at Adnan Sundra & Low in January 1995 and became a partner in January 2000. During the first five years of his practice, he was extensively involved in corporate matters including acquisitions, listings, joint ventures, corporate restructuring exercises, and corporate and commercial litigation. Since 1999, his practice has focused primarily on capital markets and finance, advising on project finance, Islamic finance, derivatives, structured finance, and securitisation transactions. He is particularly experienced in structuring and documenting Islamic financing transactions, including the world's first exchangeable Sukuk, Malaysia’s first Islamic stapled securities transaction, Malaysia’s first municipal bonds, and the world’s first Green SRI Sukuk. He has also advised on the financing of significant infrastructure and energy projects in Malaysia, including water supply privatizations, independent power plants, solar power projects, expressways, railways, and mass transit systems.

Key practice areas

  • Banking and finance
  • Capital markets
  • Structured Finance & Securitisation
  • Project Finance
Sector expertise
  • Banking
  • Financial services
Academic qualification
  • LLM, (Hons) in International Financial Law, King’s College London
  • LLB, (Hons) King’s College London
Bar Admissions
  • Bar of England & Wales, Lincoln’s Inn 1993
  • Malaysian Bar 1994
Address:
Level 25 Menara Etiqa,
No. 3 Jalan Bangsar Utama 1,
Kuala Lumpur, 59000,
Malaysia
Tel:+60 3227 93288 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://www.asl.com.my/