For business owners and leadership teams
Cap Table and Equity Structuring Advisory
Understand what you own, what you will own after the next round, and whether the structure can carry where you are going.
- Advocates & Solicitors
- Offices in Kuala Lumpur & Johor Bahru
- Confidential, no obligation
Real lawyers, one team behind every matter
Who this is for
Sound familiar?
Founders unsure of their actual position after previous rounds
Companies preparing to raise and needing the cap table clean
Businesses with undocumented equity promises outstanding
Groups restructuring share classes before an investment
What's at stake
What is really at stake
- 01Cap tables live in spreadsheets, updated from memory, reconciled with nothing.Options promised but never granted sit outside it entirely.
- 02The first serious test is a funding round, when the numbers must reconcile to the statutory registers and to every agreement ever signed.They frequently do not.
In plain words
Cap Table and Equity Structuring Advisory
A review and restructuring of the equity position — reconciling the cap table to the statutory registers and agreements, modelling dilution across future rounds, and advising on share classes, option pools and structural changes needed before raising.
What good looks like
Imagine a cap table that reconciles to the register, models the next two rounds, and shows founders exactly where they land under each scenario.
What you get
What we deliver
Scope and fee are agreed in writing before any work starts, so you know exactly what you are getting.
- 01
Cap table reconciled to registers and agreements
- 02
Undocumented promises and instruments identified
- 03
Dilution modelling across future rounds
- 04
Share class and option pool advice
- 05
Restructuring plan where required
How we work
Clear from the first conversation
- 1
Send a short request
Tell us what the matter is about. It takes under a minute and stays confidential.
- 2
Akmal sets a time with you
We reply within 30 minutes in office hours to arrange your consultation, online or at our KL or JB office.
- 3
Advice, then a written proposal
You get a clear view of the issues and options, then a written scope and fee proposal.
- 4
Work begins on the agreed scope
Akmal leads the matter with a team of our lawyers, working to the scope you approved. You get regular updates at every key step.
Who leads your matter
Led by Akmal Saufi, supported by our team
Akmal leads your matter as Partner. Depending on the work, other lawyers in our team handle parts of it day to day, with Akmal overseeing the matter.
Akmal Saufi
Partner, Messrs Akmal Saufi & Co
- Advocate & Solicitor, Malaysia
- Over 13 years in transactional work: M&A, joint ventures, land and infrastructure
- LLB (Hons), International Islamic University Malaysia
The team behind your matter
Meet the team →Who we have acted for
Organisations we have acted for
Federal government agencies & statutory bodies
Johor state bodies & local authorities
Government-linked companies
Private sector & NGOs
Shown with permission. Government agencies, statutory bodies and government-linked companies are identified as such. Their inclusion does not imply endorsement by any government, ministry or agency.
Next step
Request a consultation with Akmal
- 1Send a short request. It takes under a minute.
- 2Akmal reviews it and arranges a time with you.
- 3You get clear advice, then a written scope and fee proposal.
We reply within 30 minutes · Mon–Fri, 8:30am–5:30pm
Your details stay confidential. Sending a request does not mean you have appointed us.
- Licensed advocates & solicitors
- Professional indemnity insured
- Offices in KL & JB
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Still unsure? Send a short request and Akmal will tell you plainly whether and how we can help.
Our cap table is just a spreadsheet. Is that a problem?
What are convertible instruments doing to our cap table?
Can we fix a messy cap table?
What is Legal That Works?
What if I’m not sure what legal service I need?
Who will be helping me?
Before you sign
The cost of waiting
Cap table problems are always discovered at the worst time — during a round, when correcting them means renegotiating with people who now hold leverage.
We reply within 30 minutes · Mon–Fri, 8:30am–5:30pm
