Firm Allen & Gledhill Client Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Lead Lawyers Lim Teong Sit Role Malaysian counsel to seller, Singapore counsel to seller	Firm Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Partners Client Aabar Investments Lead Lawyers Brian Chia Role International counsel to buyer	Firm Linklaters Client Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Lead Lawyers Nick Garland Role International counsel to seller
Firm Rahmat Lim & Partners Client Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Lead Lawyers Ho Wei Lih Role Malaysian counsel to seller

DEAL SUMMARY

· $1.9 billion purchase of a 25-percent stake in Malaysia’s RHB Capital by Aabar Investments from the Malaysian subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB)

· Deal has seen Malaysia’s two largest banks, MayBank and CIMB subsequently pull out of an initial takeover of RHB

· Both firms worked closely with the in-house and general counsel team of RHB and the ADCB respectively

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