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General Counsel update - legal guide edition 32

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore, United Kingdom
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  • November 29 2012

A summary of major developments in key areas

Sponsor-led take privates in Hong Kong a partial alternative?

  • Clifford Chance LLP
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  • Hong Kong
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  • October 29 2012

Publicly listed companies which are trading at a discount to their true market value have proved a valuable source of transactions for private equity sponsors in a number of jurisdictions around the world, notably the US, UK, Singapore and Australia

International regulatory update

  • Clifford Chance LLP
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  • Australia, European Union, France, Germany, Global, Hong Kong, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, United Kingdom
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  • August 6 2012

The EBA, EIOPA and ESMA have published a press release confirming that the deadline for the submission of the joint regulatory technical standards covering risk mitigation techniques for OTC derivatives not cleared by central counterparties (CCPs) under the regulation on OTC derivatives and market infrastructures will be postponed

Hong Kong SFC revokes IPO sponsor’s licence to advise on corporate finance

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Hong Kong
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  • May 2 2012

On 22 April 2012, the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) announced that it had revoked Mega Capital (Asia) Company Limited’s (“Mega Capital”) licence to advise on corporate finance, and fined it HK$42 million, for failing to discharge its duties as a sponsor in the listing of Hontex International Holdings Company Limited

General counsel update: 28 February 2012

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, Hong Kong, Spain, United Kingdom
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  • February 28 2012

This is the twenty-eighth in our series of General Counsel Updates which aim to summarise major developments in key areas

Capital markets quarterly update (October to December 2011)

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • Hong Kong
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  • January 26 2012

This quarterly update (October to December 2011) highlights recent developments in Hong Kong capital markets practices

Less onerous property valuation requirements

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • Hong Kong
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  • November 21 2011

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“SEHK”) and Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) jointly published their “Joint Consultation Conclusions on Proposed Changes to Property Valuation Requirements” (“Consultation Conclusions”) on 20 October 2011

Changes to Hong Kong’s professional investor rules - a practical insight

  • King & Wood Mallesons
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  • Hong Kong
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  • September 16 2011

From 16 December 2011, the threshold tests for high net worth professional investors in Hong Kong are likely to become easier

Listing decisions on aggregation of connected transaction

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • Hong Kong
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  • July 20 2011

Relevant Listing Rules

Hong Kong Stock Exchange tightens its approach to reverse takeovers

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Hong Kong
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  • July 16 2010

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange has this month issued a series of listing decisions considering circumstances where it will treat a very substantial acquisition (VSA) as a reverse takeover otherwise than in the circumstances specified in Rule 14