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Jimmy Ng Chwe Hwa

Jimmy has more than 20 years of experience in restructuring and insolvency work with KPMG, an international accounting firm. He retired as a partner of KPMG Malaysia in 2015. Following his retirement, he was invited by the Hong Kong & Singapore leadership of KPMG to help develop a restructuring practice in Jakarta, Indonesia. Having developed the foundation for the restructuring practice, he retired as a partner of KPMG Singapore & Indonesia in 2017. Jimmy joined the firm as a partner in September 2018. His key practice area is in restructuring and insolvency. · Chooi & Company

MalaysiaRestructuring & Insolvency, Corporate / M&A

About

Partner at Chooi & Company since September 2018 with more than 20 years' experience in restructuring and insolvency developed during senior roles at KPMG Malaysia (retired as partner 2015) and KPMG Singapore & Indonesia (retired as partner 2017). He combines accounting and legal qualifications and advises on restructuring plans, insolvency administrations and purchases of impaired/non-performing loans.

Practice areas

Restructuring & InsolvencyCorporate / M&ABanking & Finance

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Expertise

Distressed companiesCorporate rescue mechanismsRestructuring plan development (cash/asset injection, asset sale, operational and balance-sheet right-sizing, reverse takeover)Insolvency administrationNon-performing loans / impaired asset acquisitionsDue diligence and recovery optimisation

Education

  • B.Sc (Hons) in Business Administration (Finance), University of Wisconsin, 1983
  • LLB (Hons), 1995
  • Malaysian Certificate in Legal Practice, 1998

Admissions

  • Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya (admitted August 2018)
  • Chartered Global Management Accountant (graduate)
  • Chartered accountant, registered with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants