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Janet Looi Lai Heng

Senior Partner · Skrine

MalaysiaMergers & Acquisitions, Corporate GovernanceEnglish, Malay

About

Senior Partner at Skrine, Head of Corporate and Co-Head of the ESG Group, who leads teams on M&A and advises boards and corporations on corporate governance, ESG and climate-related risks. Regularly advises on cross-border and complex M&A, business sales, acquisitions, restructurings, carbon credits/offsets and board responsibilities for sustainability and climate strategy.

Practice areas

Mergers & AcquisitionsCorporate GovernanceESGClimate Risks & Carbon CreditsCorporate RestructuringCompetition

Office

Expertise

Cross-border M&ABoard advisory on corporate governance and climate strategyESG and sustainability-linked risksCarbon credits and carbon offsetsCorporate restructuringsWater sector reform

Education

  • Bachelor of Economics (1983), Monash University, Clayton Campus, Australia
  • Bachelor of Laws (1985), Monash University, Clayton Campus, Australia
  • Lex Mundi Institute Business Management Programme, University of Cambridge, Judge Business School (2014)
  • Women Transformative Leadership Programme, Oxford Said Business School (2020)
  • Strategy & Sustainability (short course), IESE Business School (July 2023)
  • Key Essentials: The Paris Agreement, Sustainable Development and the Law (short course), University of Cambridge (April 2024)

Admissions

  • Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya (1986)

Languages

EnglishMalay