Bobby Afshar Email & Phone Number

Anthony “Bobby” Afshar is Managing Director of LehmanBush’s Shanghai Office and heads up the firm’s Wealth Management and Commodities Practices. Bobby represents special opportunity funds, private equity groups, and their portfolio companies in a wide variety of financing opportunities across the Asia-Pacific region, with particular emphasis in China, India, and Southeast Asia. His practice covers a wide range of complex, cross-border corporate transactions including private offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and venture investments. With more than a decade of experience in international legal practice Bobby continues to advise clients across a variety of industries on corporate governance and regulatory concerns such as the Bank Secrecy Act, Anti Money Laundering Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Foreign Assets Control Regulations, International Tariffs, and Capital Control Regimes.Prior to joining LehmanBush, Mr. Afshar worked in a leading global law firm based in Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong and served as Foreign Legal Counsel to the National Intellectual Property Administration of China. His secondments include time with a US based real estate fund and an Asian based cryptocurrency exchange. Mr. Afshar currently sits on the Board of Governors of AmChamUS and splits his time between the United States and Asia.Selected Representations – Mergers & Acquisitions • Advised US Real Estate Fund with $250 Million AUM on Purchase of Florida Hotel Assets• Advised Singaporean Commercial Aviation Company on Divestment of $100 Million in Aircraft Assets• Advised US Publicly Listed Esports Company on De – SPAC Transaction of $500 Million in Gaming AssetsSelected Representations – Commodities • Advised European Special Situation Fund with $350 Billion AUM on Various Global Transactions• Advised Swiss Trading Company on Sale of $50 Million in Energy Assets to Chinese State Owned Entities• Advised Malaysian Mining Company on Sale of $140 Million in Various Oil, Gas and Mineral TransactionsSelected Representations – Wealth Management • Advised Global Mobility Clients on Purchase of $250 Million in US/EU Mixed Use Real Estate • Advised Trust Structure Clients on Portfolio Investments Totaling $100 Million AUM• Advised Intra Company Clients on Investment of $80 Million in US Assets

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