The ‘highly responsive and experienced’ team at Deacons has strong traction among issuers and sponsors/underwriters engaged in HKEX ECM work both from a transactional and regulatory perspective. As well as regularly handling secondary offerings and private placements, the team is often instructed on HKEX IPOs, where its significant deal flow over the years ensures that it is ’familiarised with past market deals to be adopted as precedent case arguments to regulators’ on transactions involving novel/difficult structuring aspects. Team head Ronny Chow is the driving force behind the vibrant IPO practice, including on H shares and for Hong Kong issuers. Maynard Leung is also recommended and regularly advises underwriters/sponsors on global offerings and listings on the HKSE.
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- 'The team is familiarised with past market deals to be adopted as precedent case arguments to regulators.'
- 'They are highly responsive and experienced, and willing to help to study/research novel issues, if need be.'
Key clients
- BOCOM International (Asia) Limited
- CCB International Capital Limited
- China Industrial Securities International Capital Limited
- China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited
- CITIC Securities (Hong Kong) Limited
- CLSA Limited
- CMB International Capital Limited
- CMBC Securities Company Limited
- DBS Asia Capital Limited
- Guotai Junan Capital Limited
- ICBC International Capital Limited
- Ping An of China Capital (Hong Kong) Company Limited
- Shenwan Hongyuan Capital (H.K.) Limited
Work highlights
- Advised the sole sponsor Shenwan Hongyuan Capita and underwriters in relation to the HK$600m Hong Kong IPO of Flowing Cloud Technology Ltd.
- Advised the sole sponsor BOCOM International (Asia) Limited and underwriters in relation to the Hong Kong H-share HK$321m IPO of Huzhou Gas Co., Ltd.
- Advised Bossini on its rights issue to raise up to approximately HK$465m for supporting its expansion plan and re-branding.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Ronny Chow