Geraldine Su

Partner

Geraldine advises investment and commercial banks, financial institutions, private equity firms, and major corporations on a broad range of domestic and cross-border financing transactions. Her experience spans leveraged and acquisition financing, project financing, debt restructurings, and Shariah-compliant structures.

She also acts for government-backed entities and government-linked corporations on sovereign funding mandates, including large-scale sovereign backed financings and the funding of strategic, government-led initiatives.

Geraldine earned the distinction of “Young Lawyer of the Year” at the Asian Legal Business Malaysia Law Awards 2025 and is recognised by the IFLR1000 as a “Rising Star Partner” in Banking and Finance.

Work Highlights

  • Advised a consortium of international and local banks including Maybank Investment Bank Berhad as mandated lead arranger and book runner, facility agent and security agent, in the financing of the acquisition of a 68.35% stake in Affin Hwang Asset Management Berhad, by CVC Capital Partners Asia V Limited.
  • Advised OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad, MUFG Bank (Malaysia) Berhad, Maybank Islamic Berhad, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited, Labuan Branch, MUFG Bank (Malaysia) Berhad, and Maybank Islamic Berhad in connection with the first-of-its-kind syndicated multi-currency, Shariah-compliant, sustainability-linked facilities of up to US$800 million obtained by Axiata Group Berhad. This deal won the “Green Project Deal of the Year” award at the Islamic Finance News Deals of the Year 2020 and the “Islamic Finance Deal of the Year” award at the FinanceAsia Achievement Awards 2020.
  • Advised Infracap Resources Sdn. Bhd. (a special purpose funding vehicle of the State Government of Sarawak, Malaysia) in relation to the issuance of Sukuk Murabahah of up to RM15 billion in nominal value based on the Shariah principle of Murabahah (via Tawarruq arrangement) to finance all fees, costs, and expenses associated with projects and strategic investments throughout Sarawak to be undertaken by the State Government of Sarawak, Malaysia. This deal won the “Malaysia Deal of the Year” and “Project & Infrastructure Finance Deal of the Year” awards at the Islamic Finance News Deals of the Year 2021.

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