Hong Kong
Johnson Stokes & Master
Solicitors
Jasmine Chiu
Johnson Stokes & Master, Hong Kong
Work Department
Real Estate
Position
Jasmine is a partner of JSM. Investment banks/commercial banks or sponsors/borrowers (private equity real estate funds, private investors, developers, public listed companies, and real estate investment trusts (REITs)) rely on Jasmine Chiu for her experience advising on debt financings, including secured/unsecured syndicated loans, and mezzanine loans.
Clients trust her counsel on complex real estate financings relating to Hong Kong and cross border property transactions (commonly PRC, Macau, Singapore, and UK), combining the expertise on banking, financing, and HK property law, especially on:
- Property M&A deals through sale and purchase of shares in property holding companies
- Alternative asset investment (co-living, hotel conversion, commercial students accommodation, cold storage, logistic center, mini-storage, data center)
- Green loan and sustainability linked loans
- Private credit lending
- Joint venture
- Acquisition of new land by way of land auction
- Land exchange
- Project development (including MTR land development and redevelopment of compulsory sale units)
- General conveyancing
- Corporate restructuring
- Onshore/offshore financing involving PRC properties (commercial/residential development projects, hotel, warehouse, acquisition financing, and distress buy-outs)
As a speaker for various CRE financing webinars/seminars to bank and real estate developers/investors, and as a thought leader in her field, clients frequently leverage her wide range of experience.
Jasmine is the Co-Chair of the firm's Women's Network, where she plays both a strategic and hands-on role to implement gender initiative of the firm's offices and promoting gender equality externally.
Jasmine is also a key committee member of the firm’s ESG Group to steer the firm's ESG initiative. The firm has been named the "ESG-advisory Law Firm of the Year" at the Asian Legal Business’ (ALB) annual Hong Kong Law Awards 2023. The firm is also named in the Legal 500 Green Guide: Asia Pacific 2024 as one of the top law firms advising on ESG issues.
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