Ben Ree is a graduate of University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur and was called to the Malaysian Bar in 1996. He has a post graduate qualification of LLM in International Economics Law from the University of Warwick, England. He was also a foreign lawyer in London at Herbert Smith upon completion of his LLM.

He has over twenty six (26) years of active practice experience specialising in corporate finance, capital markets and corporate and commercial matters. Prior to founding our firm in 2007, Ben Ree was a Partner of the Mergers & Acquisition, Corporate Finance and Capital Markets practice group at Messrs. Zul Rafique & partners.

Ben Ree brings with him his wealth of experience having advised on a significant number of initial public offerings in Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, London and Australia, various fund raising exercises via equity or debt instruments, reverse take-overs, mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, mandatory and voluntary general offers, privatizations and debt restructuring exercises in Malaysia.

He has undertaken various other corporate exercises including transfers of the listing status of public listed companies to the Main Market of Bursa Securities, rights issue exercises, warrants issue exercises, private placement exercises, private debt securities exercises and employees' shares option and grant schemes. In addition, Ben Ree has also advised on various mergers and acquisitions involving financial institutions, insurance companies, foreign companies and public listed and private companies in Malaysia.

Ben Ree is actively involved in all corporate files that the firm has been engaged to provide legal services. Ben Ree with his sound knowledge of corporate and securities laws in Malaysia, together with his ability to comprehend and analyse financial statements and sharp and professional business acumen, enables him to originate and structure deals. Ben Ree also has very good interpersonal skills and is able to interact and network with business owners, investment bankers, consultants and other professionals.