The management of a private company extends beyond day-to-day operations and revenue generation. Corporate governance becomes critical when there is growth, fundraising, acquisitions, shareholder exits, or succession planning. Private companies generally enjoy more flexibility than public listed companies. Unlike public listed companies that are required to comply with the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance (“MCCG”) issued by the Securities Commission Malaysia, the Comp

1) Purpose and scope of PDPA Malaysia’s Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (“ PDPA ”) is the country’s primary private-sector privacy and personal data protection law. It regulates how organisations collect, use, disclose, store, and otherwise process personal data in the course of commercial transactions. Public sector bodies are governed under a separate government framework and are not subject to the PDPA. The organisations that process personal data are known as “ data

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