lizlee
Liz is the Malaysian correspondent for DEALSTREETASIA. She tracks the growing appetite for private equity and venture capital in Malaysia while also keeping tabs on corporate developments. She hopped on board in October 2014, after three years in the business desk of the leading local English daily where she developed her financial reporting skills. She remains fascinated with the movement of capital and the socioeconomic effects it leaves in its trail. Liz graduated from Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, with a BA (Hons) in English Language. She lives about five heartbeats away from the heart of Kuala Lumpur.
Stories by lizlee
Malaysia’s AirAsia Group wins approval for $120m govt-guaranteed loan
AirAsia has been seeking up to 2.5 billion ringgit to weather the pandemic-induced slump in global travel.
Malaysian securities regulator to review framework for SPACs
The move comes amid growing demand for the vehicles as a cheaper and faster route to the market compared to IPOs.
Malaysia’s AirAsia X aims for end-Oct creditor meetings as talks progress
The airline hopes to complete talks with potential investors for its recapitalisation by the end of the year.
Malaysia says auditor KPMG to pay $80m in 1MDB settlement
The settlement will conclude a lawsuit filed against the auditor in July and that KPMG will expedite the payment.
Court grants Malaysia’s AirAsia X extension to hold creditors meeting by March
AirAsia's AAX proposed last October to restructure 64.15 billion ringgit of debt.
Malaysia’s flagship budget carrier AirAsia reports smaller Q2 loss
Its net loss for April-June was 41.6% lower at $139.66 million from a year-ago period.
Malaysia’s Top Glove plans to renew lapsed HKEX listing application
Top Glove said in April that it would reduce the size of its proposed listing by nearly half to $1 billion.
Malaysia’s Khazanah unveils $1.4b fund for high-impact investments
The allocation will be funded through profits and capital returned from its commercial investments.
Malaysia’s fast food giant QSR said to have revived IPO plan
QSR, Malaysia's largest fast-food chain operator, was delisted in 2013.
AirAsia fintech unit BigPay secures up to $100m from Korea’s SK Group
BigPay is part of a consortium that has also applied for a digital banking licence in Malaysia.
