Energy transition‑driven practitioner at the intersection of ESG, infrastructure and corporate transactions

Andreanna advises domestic and international clients on ESG and sustainability considerations, energy and oil & gas project infrastructure, and public and private M&A, including complex restructurings and joint ventures, bringing a structured approach to integrating commercial, contractual and regulatory considerations.

ESG, Sustainability and Decarbonisation

Andreanna leads the firm’s ESG advisory practice, advising local and international clients on the legal and regulatory dimensions of sustainability across Malaysia and the broader region. Her work spans climate-related obligations, labour and governance considerations, and their interaction with corporate structures, transactions and project development. Her practice is closely connected to the application of ESG considerations in commercial and transactional contexts. She advises on sustainability reporting and disclosure considerations, greenwashing risk, and compliance with evolving regulatory standards, particularly where these arise in the course of transactions, project structuring and ongoing corporate advisory work.

Andreanna also advises on carbon markets and carbon credit projects, including the generation, verification and commercialisation of carbon credits, and the associated contractual, structuring and regulatory considerations. This work is often linked to broader decarbonisation objectives, particularly where carbon market mechanisms form part of transition strategies within corporate groups or project arrangements.

Project Infrastructure

Andreanna advises on project infrastructure matters in the energy and oil & gas sectors in Malaysia, acting for lenders, independent power producers and other stakeholders in relation to greenfield developments and associated commercial arrangements. Her experience includes advising on and negotiating key project documents such as capital contribution agreements, concession agreements, gas supply agreements, power purchase agreements and jetty usage arrangements, as well as broader project structuring issues. She is regularly involved in the interface between project documentation and shareholder arrangements, particularly where risk allocation and funding obligations are closely interlinked.

M&A/Corporate

Andreanna’s practice is grounded in corporate finance and securities law, with significant experience advising local and international clients on both public and private M&A transactions, including complex reorganisations of listed groups and cross-border joint ventures. She has advised on capital markets and regulatory matters, including private and secondary placements, structured warrants, employee share option schemes, REITs and general corporate advisory. She also applies this experience in her infrastructure and ESG work, advising on shareholders’ arrangements and capital contribution frameworks in project structures, including those involving sustainability and carbon-related components.

• ESG, Sustainability & Decabornisation
• Energy & Infrastructure
• Equity Capital Markets
• Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions
• Capital Markets

• LLM, Queen Mary University of London (Chevening Scholar)
• Certificate in Legal Practice
• Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya
• LLB (Hons), University of London

• Advising a biochar producer on its biochar project, including the review and negotiation of non-disclosure agreements, investment agreements and capital contribution agreements.
• Advising an international investor on its investment in a carbon credit project, including related investment structuring and corporate matters.
• Advising a Bursa Main Market listed company on its carbon credit development project.
• Advised an international financial institution on its purchase of voluntary carbon units from a project developer based in Malaysia.
• Advised a carbon credit project developer in relation to a potential blue carbon credit project.
• Advised BHP Biliton on the audit results of a supply chain company in respect of potential labour laws violation.
• Advised Petronas Gas Berhad on the utilisation of the Lumut terminal in connection with Malaysia’s first floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), including related terminal use and commercial arrangements.
• Advising an independent power producer on joint venture and shareholders’ arrangements in connection with proposed combined cycle gas turbine power plant projects in Malaysia.
• Advising a private company on a concession arrangement with a government-linked entity for the logistic arrangement of fresh fruit branches.
• Advised a multi-national company on the proposed acquisition of a seller’s downstream oil and gas assets in Malaysia via bidding.
• Advised Prudential group on the acquisition of additional shares from a joint venture partner in a licensed insurer in Malaysia, including navigating regulatory compliance matters with the Central Bank of Malaysia.
• Advised Tenaga Nasional Berhad, Malaysia’s largest electricity utility company, on its internal restructuring to split its core businesses of domestic power generation and electricity retail business businesses to newly incorporated subsidiaries, as part of its strategic transformation plan.
• Advised Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad on the acquisition of EXIM Bank and SME Bank as part of the consolidation of Malaysia’s development financial institutions.
• Advised Malaysia Building Society Berhad in its acquisition of MIDF Group, completion of which has created the second largest Islamic banking group in Malaysia.
• Advised Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad in its merger with Danajamin under via scheme under the Development Financial Institutions Act 2002.
• Advised JPMorgan Securities (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, J.P. Morgan Securities plc and Maybank Investment Bank Berhad, being the Joint Placement Agents for the placement by Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad of 163,398,700 placement shares at an issue price of RM5.94 per placement share.
• Advised Advent International GmbH, one of the largest and most experienced global private equity investors. Advent reached a conditional agreement with Goldman Sachs Asset Management to acquire Caldic BV, a global premium provider of value-added life sciences and specialty chemicals solutions.