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Client Reviews
From Those Who Have Worked With Us
Tan Kah Wei
Founder · Petaling Jaya
We engaged Saksama Legal to incorporate our technology company and to put in place a shareholders agreement that actually reflected how we had agreed to run the business. What stood out was the time taken during the initial consultation to understand our intentions — not just the legal requirements. The final documents captured our arrangement with precision. We have since gone back for contract work.
March 2025 · Corporate Formation
Siti Rahimah binti Azlan
Managing Director · Kuala Lumpur
The contract review work Saksama Legal did for our distribution agreements was thorough and practical. I had used larger firms before and found the communications difficult to follow. Here, every explanation came in plain language, and the negotiation pack that was prepared made the counterparty conversation significantly easier. The fee was agreed in advance and matched exactly what was charged.
February 2025 · Contract Advisory
Rajan Nair
Business Owner · Shah Alam
I came to Saksama Legal mid-way through an acquisition process after my previous advisors were unable to attend the key negotiation sessions. Ahmad stepped in, familiarised himself with the matter quickly, and was present and engaged throughout the remaining sessions. The warranty and indemnity structure was handled with care. The post-completion process was smooth. I found the experience to be unhurried without losing pace where pace was actually needed.
January 2025 · M&A Counsel
Lim Pei Shan
Co-founder · Subang Jaya
We were incoming investors from Singapore and needed to understand the Malaysian corporate structure options before committing to a vehicle. Saksama Legal walked us through the Sdn Bhd and LLP comparison with more depth and patience than we had encountered elsewhere. The process was efficient but not rushed — we felt we had made an informed decision rather than a quick one.
March 2025 · Corporate Formation
Abdul Mukhtar bin Hassan
Director · Johor Bahru
My family business had been operating on handshake arrangements with our suppliers for years. When we decided to formalise these into written agreements, I was not certain what we actually needed. Nurul took the time to understand each relationship and drafted agreements that reflected how they actually worked — not generic templates. One counterparty requested several changes; the revision process was handled without additional charges, as the letter of engagement had stated.
February 2025 · Contract Advisory
Yap Hui Ling
Entrepreneur · Penang
I was selling my stake in a company I had built over eight years. It mattered to me that the process was handled with care, not just efficiency. Rajendran prepared the disclosure schedules with real attention to detail and flagged several items I had not considered — including a minor regulatory matter that could have complicated completion. The transaction closed cleanly. I appreciated having a practitioner who was genuinely present throughout.
April 2025 · M&A Counsel
Detailed Accounts
Matter Summaries
The following summaries describe how we approached three representative matters. All identifying details have been removed.
Case Study 01
Cross-Border Technology Company Formation
Challenge
Two founders — one Malaysian, one based in Singapore — needed to incorporate a Malaysian technology entity and establish a shareholders arrangement that addressed unequal initial capital contributions and future equity dilution on funding events. Neither had incorporated in Malaysia before.
Approach
Following a structure consultation, we recommended an Sdn Bhd with a tailored constitution and a separate shareholders agreement. The agreement addressed pre-emption rights, tag-along and drag-along provisions, and a simple mechanism for adjusting equity on future investment rounds. The founders reviewed the draft documents during a two-hour session before any filing was made.
Outcome
Incorporation was completed within eight weeks of engagement. The shareholders agreement was executed simultaneously with registration. The founders described the process as giving them a clearer shared understanding of their arrangement than they had held at the start — which was, they noted, more valuable than they had expected.
Duration: 8 weeks · Service: Formation & Structuring
Case Study 02
Distribution Agreement for a Growing Consumer Brand
Challenge
A consumer goods company was expanding its distribution across East Malaysia. It needed a form distribution agreement that could be used with multiple distributors while still allowing for material terms — territory, minimum purchase obligations, exclusivity — to be varied per relationship without redrafting the entire document.
Approach
We drafted a master distribution agreement with a schedule structure that allowed the variable commercial terms to be set out in a separate schedule for each distributor. This allowed the client to adapt the agreement to individual distributor negotiations without altering the core legal framework. We prepared the first three schedules as part of the original scope.
Outcome
The client executed agreements with four distributors within six weeks of receiving the final documents. The modular structure has since been used for two additional distributor relationships without requiring further legal engagement. The client noted that one distributor had initially proposed significant changes; the negotiation pack prepared by Saksama Legal provided a clear basis for that discussion.
Duration: 4 weeks · Service: Contract Advisory
Case Study 03
Private Acquisition of a Healthcare Services Business
Challenge
The buyer — an individual investor — was acquiring a private healthcare services business. Due diligence had been managed informally before Saksama Legal was engaged, and a number of material disclosures had not been properly documented. The seller had a commercial lawyer but no specialist M&A counsel.
Approach
We organised the outstanding due diligence items and prepared a formal disclosure letter that accurately reflected what had been reviewed and what remained outstanding. The sale and purchase agreement was drafted to address the identified risks, including specific indemnities for several historical compliance matters. We attended all four negotiation sessions and coordinated with the client's accountant on the completion mechanics.
Outcome
The acquisition completed with a revised price reflecting the disclosed compliance matters, which the buyer considered an appropriate adjustment. The client noted that having the same practitioner present at all sessions — with full context and a consistent position — made a tangible difference to the negotiations. The transaction concluded without any post-completion disputes.
Duration: 14 weeks · Service: M&A Counsel
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