Public and private M&A

Advising a US listed entity on its first acquisition in Greater China involving data centres in Hong Kong, China and Singapore.

Advising a Hong Kong manufacturing business with several factories in China on its acquisition by a Hong Kong listed company and in respect of the complex consideration arrangements involving the rights to future shares depending upon performance.

Advising a private equity backed company involved in media and telecommunications on the sale of one of its cable franchises in Taiwan.

Joint ventures

Advising a Hong Kong listed company on its acquisition of a majority stake in a regional media and entertainment group and in connection with the on-going arrangements with the minority shareholder.

Advising a start-up joint venture operation in setting up an Asia wide property agency business based in Hong Kong, and negotiating an option to acquire shares to be taken up by a US property agency company.

Acting for a start-up company which specialises in the development of applications for mobile phones. This related to a cash investment by several prominent venture capitalists by the issue of redeemable convertible preferences shares and warrants in the Company and on-going arrangements amongst the shareholders.

Advising a UK based PR firm on the dissolution of its joint venture arrangements in the PRC.

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Private equity and venture capital

Advising certain investors on the restructuring of a private equity fund focused on retail investments in China nationwide, involving a disposal of limited partnership interests and the restructuring of interests in the general partner.

Advising the Hong Kong branch of a European financial institution on the establishment of a Cayman private equity fund to focus on pre-IPO investments in China and advising on the subsequent investments by the fund in a finance business and a restaurant business.

Advising the general partner on the establishment of a Cayman private equity fund intended to focus on investments in commercial films.

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Corporate

Advising a listed company on the first court free reduction of share capital carried out following the introduction of a new Companies Ordinance in Hong Kong.

Advising a well-known US Bank on aspects of corporate governance relevant to directors of a Hong Kong company and subsequently presenting a seminar to the directors of its Hong Kong subsidiary.

Advising a US listed multi-national involved in public relations and advertising in respect of a complex corporate reorganisation of its subsidiaries in Hong Kong, involving share buy-backs, distributions and subsequent liquidations.

Advising a listed company in connection with a scheme of arrangement under the Companies Ordinance as a means of transferring its domicile from Hong Kong to Bermuda.

Acted for a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and involved in property development, on the issue of US$350 million 5.70% guaranteed notes and their listing on the Main Board of the HKSE.

Sport

Acting for a listed group in connection with the acquisition of rights to an international woman's tennis event and drafting and negotiating the agreements in relation to the sponsorship and broadcasting rights.

Preparation and negotiation of drivers' sponsorship contracts for a US multi-national.

Advising a European sports marketing company on the establishment of a joint venture in the PRC to set up and run football training camps and football related events.

Technology

Advising a major retail and commercial bank on its multi-million dollar project for banking application software for its core banking system. This involved the drafting and negotiating of a software procurement and developing agreements, a software licence agreement and a source code deposit agreement.

Advising a Hong Kong listed company on its acquisition of a majority stake in a regional media and entertainment group and in connection with the on-going arrangements with the minority shareholder.

Advising a Government fund in relation to the establishment and operation of a technology-based business incubation scheme to provide funding and other assistance to high technology start up companies.

Acted for a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and involved in media, entertainment, music production and film distribution businesses, on the issue of CNY650 million 8.375 guaranteed notes and their listing on the Main Board of the HKSE.

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Funds and financial services

Advising certain investors on the restructuring of a private equity fund focused on retail investments in China, involving a disposal of limited partnership interests and the restructuring of interests in the general partner.

Acting for a European private bank on the formation of a China focused private equity fund with a target capital of US$100 - 200 million, which involved a master/feeder fund structure. Subsequently advising the Fund on two Pre-IPO investments into China based businesses.

Advising the general partner on the establishment of a Cayman private equity fund intended to focus on investments in commercial films.

Advising a PRC asset management company on the establishment and launch of its first offshore investment fund, through a Cayman based "hedge fund" structure.