About
Chu Wei Tai (prefers to be called "Tai") is a Partner at Raja, Darryl & Loh in Malaysia who specialises in capital markets, mergers & acquisitions and corporate finance, advising on domestic and cross-border corporate and commercial transactions. He was called to the Bar in 2000, made partner in 2006, has acted on major matters including advising Zurich Insurance Group on its acquisition of AIG's global travel insurance business (approx. USD600m) and Adidas AG on the global sale of Reebok (€2.1bn), and has been ranked by IFLR1000 as a Highly Regarded Lawyer in Capital Markets (2011–2024) and in Mergers & Acquisitions (2017).
Practice areas
Capital MarketsMergers & AcquisitionsCorporate / CommercialCorporate Finance
Office
Expertise
Cross-border transactionsTakeovers and privatisationsIPO/Stock exchange listingsDebt and secondary equity raisingsInsurance-related transactions
Education
- LL. B (Hons), University of London [1998]
- Certificate in Legal Practice [1999]
- Master of Laws, University of Malaya (Advanced Company Law; Marine Insurance; Admiralty Law; Carriage of Goods by Sea) [2002]
Admissions
- Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya (since 2000)
- Member of the Malaysian Association of Company Secretaries
Languages
EnglishBahasa Malaysia