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Vincent Chan

Vincent Chan is a partner in the Corporate department of Appleby´s Hong Kong office. He has more than 15 years of offshore law experience specialising in IPO/equity & debt capital markets, pre-IPO restructuring & financing, public & private mergers & acquisitions, privatisations (by way of schemes of arrangement, mergers and tender offers & compulsory acquisitions), private equity investments & venture capital, joint ventures and corporate reorganisations. Clients include Bermuda, British Virgin Islands (BVI) and Cayman Islands companies listed on stock exchanges in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, New York, NASDAQ and London, as well as private companies, banks, financial institutions, private equity houses and asset management firms. · Appleby

Hong KongCorporate / M&A, Equity & Debt Capital MarketsEnglish, Mandarin, Cantonese
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Partner at Appleby in Hong Kong with more than 15 years of offshore law experience, specialising in IPOs, equity and debt capital markets, pre-IPO restructuring and financing, public and private M&A, privatisations, private equity and venture capital, joint ventures and corporate reorganisations. Advises Bermuda, BVI and Cayman companies listed on exchanges in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, New York, NASDAQ and London, as well as private companies, banks, financial institutions, private equity houses and asset management firms.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&AEquity & Debt Capital MarketsPrivate EquityVenture CapitalPrivatisationsJoint VenturesCorporate Reorganisation

Office

Hong Kong

Appleby · Vincent Chan is a partner in the Corporate department of Appleby´s Hong Kong office. He has more than 15 years of offshore law experience specialising in IPO/equity & debt capital markets, pre-IPO restructuring & financing, public & private mergers & acquisitions, privatisations (by way of schemes of arrangement, mergers and tender offers & compulsory acquisitions), private equity investments & venture capital, joint ventures and corporate reorganisations. Clients include Bermuda, British Virgin Islands (BVI) and Cayman Islands companies listed on stock exchanges in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, New York, NASDAQ and London, as well as private companies, banks, financial institutions, private equity houses and asset management firms.

Hong Kong

Expertise

Offshore companies (Bermuda, BVI, Cayman)Listings and IPOs (Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, New York, NASDAQ, London)Pre-IPO restructuring and financingPrivatisations (schemes of arrangement, mergers, tender offers, compulsory acquisitions)Private equity and venture capitalBanks, financial institutions and asset managers

Education

  • Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) (Actuarial Studies) – The University of Melbourne (Australia)
  • Bachelor of Laws – The University of Melbourne (Australia)
  • Master of Laws (Legal Practice) (Merit) – The Australian National University
  • Diploma in International Trust Management (Distinction) – STEP
  • Advanced Certificate in Family Business Advising (Distinction) – STEP
  • Advanced Certificate in Trust Disputes – STEP
  • Advanced Certificate in UK Tax for International Clients – STEP

Admissions

  • Solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong (non-practising)
  • Solicitor and Barrister of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
  • Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand (non-practising)
  • Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of Australia
  • Registered with the Bermuda Bar
  • Member of the Law Society of Hong Kong (registered foreign lawyer)
  • Full member, The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (TEP) since 2013

Languages

EnglishMandarinCantonese