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Is your equity structure ready for financing, M&A or IPO?

A free 50-indicator health check for Malaysian SMEs — the same framework our advisers use with paying clients. Answer at your own pace, save your report with a shareable link, come back any time.

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Ownership archetype
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A. Shareholder identity & equity clarity · 股权清晰度 0 / 10
Who legally owns the company, who beneficially owns it, and are those consistent?
Number of shareholders · 股东人数 1 / 2 / 3-5 / 6+
Shareholder type mix · 股东类别 Individual / company / trust / VC / family
Shareholder nationality · 股东国籍 Malaysian / PR / foreign
Religious identity (Muslim / Non-Muslim) · 股东宗教身份 Muslim shareholders present?
Bumiputera shareholding · Bumiputera 股东 Any Bumiputera equity
Proxy / nominee shareholders · Proxy / Nominee 股东 Any nominee arrangements?
Ultimate Beneficial Owner clarity · 实益拥有人 Is UBO clearly documented?
Shareholder record completeness · 股东资料完整性 IC / passport / tax ID / address
Shareholder credit standing · 股东信用状况 CTOS / CCRIS / bankruptcy search
Active vs passive shareholders · 股东是否活跃 Who actively runs vs passive holders
B. Control-structure stability · 控制权稳定性 0 / 10
Who actually controls decisions — voting, board, veto rights, deadlock risk.
Largest shareholder % · 最大股东持股比例 >50% / >75% / <50%
Controlling shareholder identity · 是否有控股股东 Who has de facto control
Minority shareholder concentration · 少数股东比例 5% / 10% / 20% / 30%
50:50 structure · 50:50 股权结构 Two shareholders at 50% each
51:49 structure · 51:49 股权结构 Nominal control only
60:40 structure · 60:40 股权结构 Common founder / partner split
70:30 or 80:20 structure · 70:30 / 80:20 Dominant founder + partner
Fragmented (many small holdings) · 分散股权 >5 small holders
Voting vs economic rights alignment · 投票权与经济权是否一致 Any dual-class / non-voting
Different share classes · 是否有不同类别股份 Ordinary / preference / other
C. Role, contribution & equity fit · 角色与贡献匹配 0 / 10
Does equity match who creates value — CEO, tech owner, capital, operator?
CEO shareholding · CEO 持股 Does CEO hold meaningful equity?
Founder shareholding retained · 创始人持股 Post-dilution founder stake
Technology owner (CTO) shareholding · 技术拥有者持股 Does tech lead hold equity?
Sales lead shareholding · 销售负责人持股 Revenue driver bound to company?
Capital contributor shareholding · 资本方持股 Capital-only shareholder
Operating shareholder % · 执行方持股 Day-to-day operator equity
Resource contributor equity · 资源方持股 Brings customers / licences / channels
Nominal vs actual directors · 名义 vs 实际经营者 Who really runs the company?
Compensation vs equity relationship · 薪酬与股权关系 Low salary + high equity trade-off
Contribution documented · 贡献是否有记录 Cash / IP / customer / time recorded
D. Shareholder agreement & exit · 股东协议完整性 0 / 10
Is the SHA complete? ROFR, drag/tag, buy-sell, deadlock, leaver clauses.
Shareholders' Agreement in place · 是否有 Shareholders' Agreement Signed SHA on file?
Share transfer restrictions · 股权转让限制 ROFR / pre-emption right
Drag-along clause · Drag Along Can majority drag minorities?
Tag-along clause · Tag Along Can minority follow majority sale?
Buy-sell clause with valuation formula · Buy-Sell Clause Exit pricing mechanism
Deadlock clause · Deadlock Clause How is 50:50 impasse broken?
Bad-leaver clause · Bad Leaver Default / competition penalty
Good-leaver clause · Good Leaver Retirement / health / death treatment
Non-compete / non-solicit · Non-compete / Non-solicit Post-exit restrictions
Dispute resolution mechanism · Dispute Resolution Arbitration / mediation clause
E. Compliance & regulation · 合规与监管 0 / 5
Foreign equity limits, Bumiputera, licensing, SSM BO, KYC, work permits.
Foreign shareholder % vs sector limit · 外籍股东比例 Sector foreign-equity cap
Foreign equity sector restrictions · 外资行业限制 Manufacturing / services / finance / etc.
Foreign director / signatory · Foreign Director / Signatory Bank signing authority
Work permit / employment pass · Work Permit / Employment Pass Can foreign operators work?
Repatriation & dividend WHT · Repatriation / Dividend WHT Cross-border dividend flow
F. Intangibles & IP ownership · 无形资产与技术所有权 0 / 5
Is the brand, code, patents, customer data actually owned by the company?
Trademark ownership · 商标所有权 Trademark on company name?
Software / source-code ownership · 软件 / 源代码归属 Code assigned to company
Patents / know-how · 专利 / know-how Registered or NDA-protected
Customer data ownership · 客户资料归属 CRM belongs to company?
IP assignment agreements · IP Assignment Agreement Staff / contractor IP transfer
Due-diligence documents on file
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