Time to review Malaysian takeover code

THE Rules on Takeovers, Mergers and Compulsory Acquisitions (Rules) are issued by the Securities Commission (SC) pursuant to Section 377 of the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 (CMSA).

These Rules must be read together with the Malaysian Code on Take-Overs and Mergers 2016 (Code) and the ruling issued by the SC pursuant to Section 217 of the CMSA.