Private Equity in Hong Kong and China, 3rd Edition

Author: Simon Luk
Publisher: LexisNexis Hong Kong
ISBN: 9789888600939
Published In: October 2019
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: Hong Kong ? Disclaimer:
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Private Equity in Hong Kong and China aims to provide an overview of private equity investments by guiding readers through each stage of a transaction, from deal-structuring, deal-financing to exit strategies. Also included in this new edition are legislative changes with impact on private equity investments such as the new foreign investment law and data privacy regulations in China, compliance considerations after a private equity investment is made, and an update on the listing regimes in Hong Kong and the U.S. with an emphasis on SPACs. Consistent with previous editions, we aim to make this title more than a mere textbook: Whilst its focus is on the laws of Hong Kong and the People’s Republic of China, this book contains brief discussions on offshore elements, such as the role played by offshore tax havens in the structuring of funds and investments.

Private Equity in Hong Kong and China provides its readers with an overview of the main issues, common procedures and documentation involved in each stage of a private equity investment. The term ‘private equity’ usually refers to an equity investment in private companies that are not quoted on a stock exchange. However, Hong Kong in recent years has also witnessed an increasing interest of the private equity investors in participating in public companies’ privatisation and PIPE (private investment in public equity). There are a number of investment strategies including but not limited to, venture capital, management and leveraged buyouts, management buy-ins, rescues, and expansion capital.

Venture capital is one of the most common strategies adopted in Hong Kong. Written by senior legal practitioners with established practice in this area, Private Equity in Hong Kong and China is structured with an aim to provide a step-by-step guide for easy grasp of key concepts and to provide useful insight to investment strategy. Sample transaction documents with explanatory notes are also included to assist readers to gain a thorough understanding in a systematic manner. This book is an indispensable guide to legal practitioners, business investors, students or to anyone at all who deals with this area of law.

Simon Luk

Simon Luk is a partner based in Winston & Strawn’s Hong Kong office and chairman of the firm’s Asia practice. He focuses his practice on international corporate transactions, representing multinational corporations in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, capital market fund raising, compliance with the regulations of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and acquisition of assets and brand names. Mr Luk has been recognised as a leading lawyer in the Corporate and Merger and Acquisition (M&A) field by reputable legal publications such as Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500 and IFLR1000. A frequent speaker and writer on M&A topics, Mr Luk is well-placed to authoritatively lay out the foundations of cross-border M&A practice. He is the author of Private Equity in Hong Kong and China, which is in its second edition, and Mergers and Acquisitions in Hong Kong, which is the first edition of this book, published by LexisNexis in 2016. Winston & Strawn is an international law firm with 1,000 attorneys in 16 offices in Brussels, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Dubai, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, and Washington, DC. Throughout its more than 160 years of history, Winston & Strawn has acted in many significant and high profile transactions in broad range of industries including automotive, aviation, financial services, insurance, energy & natural resources, pharmaceuticals & medical devices, retail & consumer products, technology, etc..