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Corporate and Commercial
Our Corporate and Commercial service is at
the heart of our practice, embracing the following major service areas:
We provide services to our clients at
different stages of their corporate lifetime to assist them when they come
into operation, manage their existing business relationships, form fresh
alliances, raise funds for growth and tap into new business
opportunities. We also advise companies of all sizes, from domestic
start-up businesses to large multinational listed companies. We
provide professional legal advice on a broad spectrum of corporate and
commercial work and have expertise in dealing with negotiation, preparing
legal documentation and providing advice in relation to a wide variety of
corporate and commercial transactions, frequently with a cross border
dimension.
Over the last decade, we have witnessed the
development of the Hong Kong securities
market and assisted a number of IPOs on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and
have solid experience in acting for listed companies in general commercial,
corporate finance, corporate governance and restructuring matters.
General commercial &
corporate advisory work
We have demonstrated a proven ability to
handle major and complex transactions, to anticipate problems and provide
solutions, and to document transactions promptly and effectively. We are
also able to provide concise, relevant and timely advice on all aspects of
commercial and corporate law, and to provide a broad range of structured
and effective legal documentation to facilitate the business of clients.
The following are the key aspects of general commercial and corporate
advisory work we provide to our clients:
- incorporation, acquisition
and disposal of businesses and companies
- joint ventures
- directors' duties and
liabilities
- shareholder rights
- corporate governance
- securities issues
- sale and purchase and
placement of securities
- convertible bonds and notes
issue (including foreign currencies and listing on foreign exchanges)
- debt restructuring
- corporate reorganization
- facilities and loans
(including syndicated loans)
- loans with options and
rights of first refusals over overseas investments
- transactions discloseable
under the relevant Listing Rules
- handling enquiry and
investigation of the Securities and Futures Commission and the Hong
Kong Stock Exchange
- insolvency
- corporate tax planning
Work involving PRC
elements
We have extensive knowledge and
understanding of the legislation and system of the PRC, and have extensive
experience in assisting clients in a wide variety of industries to
undertake different types of projects in the PRC. Throughout the years, we
have built up close relationship with a network of PRC law firms and
intermediaries, enabling us to provide comprehensive and one-stop services
to our clients. Our services cover:
- advice on cross-border
corporate finance projects
- establishment of
representative offices, wholly foreign-owned enterprises (i.e. WFOEs),
co-operative joint ventures and equity joint ventures in the PRC
- sale and purchase of equity
interests in WFOEs, co-operative joint ventures and equity joint
ventures in the PRC
- various commercial contracts
involving PRC companies
IPO
Ever since mid 1980's, we have been
providing legal service in respect of IPO work and over the years we have
gained substantial experience in assisting clients of different interest in
their listing applications.
We have assisted the listing applications of
companies incorporated in Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Hong
Kong and the PRC to list in either the main board or the GEM
board covering the following industries:
- manufacturers
- property developers
- trading companies
- investment companies
- publishers
- developers of information
technology
- providers of information
technology
Most of our listed clients have business
concern all over the world and almost all of them with substantial business
operation in mainland China.
We continue to act for companies to be listed or sponsors and underwriters
in listing applications of diversified interests.
Merger & Acquisition
(M&A)
Large cross-border M&A transactions are
redefining the parameters of business, and our experience in large, complex
cross-border M&A transactions enables us to act effectively on complex,
multi-jurisdictional matters.
In recent years, we have the pleasure to
work on a variety of M&A transactions, many of which involves leading
players in their respective industries, including an award-winning (Asian
Legal Business Award) merger of two leading multimedia consumer electronics
manufacturers.
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