KAMARALZAMAN TAMBU
- MANAGING DIRECTOR
- Key assignments overseas include PR counseling to two sovereign nations: State of Kuwait - PR Consultant to the Kuwaiti Government-in exile when the country was invaded by Iraq and led a team that developed its strategic communications program.
Cambodia - PR Advisor to the Cambodian government in Phnom Penh, responsible for designing its international communications blueprint, during and after the UNTAC (United Nations Transitional Authority In Cambodia) period. Developed key communication strategies for Prime Minister Hun Sen, for his ruling party's participation in the UN-supervised Cambodian general elections in 1993.
 RM53 BILLION LADIES: Displaying tombstones of Southeast Asia's biggest M&A deal that listed Synergy Drive / Sime Darby at RM53 billion, is the Capital Markets Unit of Alpha Platform who acted as communications adviser to the deal. From left is Consultant Juliana Jamal, Senior Consultant Aishah Nor and Head of Capital Markets, Zurina Bakar. |
Assisted Datuk Nazir Razak in CIMB's RM6.9 billion takeover of Southern Bank Berhad.
Represent the acquiring party in the takeover of QSR Brands & KFC Holdings, spanning Overt + Covert PR.
New mandate in advising QSR's management in its Mandatory General Offer (MGO) for KFC Holdings (Malaysia) Berhad, which was triggered in September 2006.
INVESTMENT BANK
This Bahrain based bank engaged Alpha in its bid to acquire a large equity stake in Bank Islam Malaysia.
Represent Kuok Group in the creation of the world's second largest oil palm group via a merger of PPB Oils Palms Bhd in Malaysia with Wilmar International of Singapore in a multi-country vertical integration exercise. Deal value in Malaysia is RM6 billion.
- EON BANK
The Hong Kong based private equity firm is advised by Alpha as it enters the last mile of its purchase of 20.02% of EON Capital shares from DRB Hicom after securing approval from Bank Negara Malaysia. Primus will help to revamp and recapitalize the bank in a deal valued at RM2.5 billion.
Engaged by the Employees Provident Fund as communications adviser in the takeover of RHB banking group, to beat out Kuwait Finance House and EON Capital in a deal valued at RM10 billion.
Strategize and execute communi-cations on behalf of Synergy Drive and CIMB Investment Bank on themerger of PNB's eight listed companies (Sime Darby, Golden Hope & Guthrie group of companies) to create the world's largest listed oil palm plan-tation player, valued at RM69 billion - Southeast Asia's largest M&A deal.