Malcolm Falzon

Malcolm specialises in capital markets, corporate/M&A, fintech, gaming/gambling law and insurance. He heads the firm’s Capital Markets practice and is widely involved in advising local and international clients on debt and equity issuances on the Maltese capital markets. His practice also encompasses complex corporate and commercial transactions across a number of regulated sectors, including high-value and strategically significant M&A transactions in industry sectors such as insurance, gaming/gambling, fintech and telecoms. He has extensive experience advising on transactions at the intersection of financial services regulation and corporate finance. As company secretary of multiple debt and equity issuers having securities listed on the local main market, Malcolm regularly advises the board and management of local issuers on corporate governance and regulatory issues. Malcolm was also heavily involved in setting up the firm’s ESG practice, advising on matters relating to financial innovation and sustainable finance.

Malcolm is recognised by leading international legal directories for his work in corporate, capital markets and financial services matters, including being ranked by Chambers and Partners as a Band 1 lawyer in both the Global and Europe guides for Corporate/Commercial and Financial Services in Malta, reflecting his longstanding involvement in significant capital markets issuances, cross-border corporate transactions and financial services regulatory matters. He is a regular conference speaker and trainer on the areas of expertise highlighted above, and a lecturer on company law and financial markets law at the University of Malta and the Malta Stock Exchange Institute.

Malcolm joined the firm as a trainee in 2003. Following postgraduate studies, he returned to the firm in 2005 as an associate and was admitted to the partnership in 2013.