Associate
London And Hong Kong
Corporate associate with broad experience advising clients on a mixture of corporate, financing and regulatory matters including on a number of cross-border mergers and acquisitions, public takeovers and capital markets transactions. Selected representative matters include:* Advising Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited, the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets, on its US$4.95 billion public takeover of Wing Hang Bank, Limited.* Advising PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited, Thailand's national petroleum exploration and production company and the second largest company on the Stock Exchange of Thailand by market capitalisation, on a competitive takeover and recommended cash offer for Cove Energy PLC (listed on the AIM of the London Stock Exchange) for approximately £1.22 billion (shortlisted for M&A Deal of the Year at the British Legal Awards 2012 and ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2013).* Advising CLSA Limited as placing agent on a conditional share placing agreement entered into with Paul Y. Engineering Group Limited (a Bermudan company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange) to raise gross proceeds of at least HK$3.2 billion (US$411 million) from the placing of new shares and up to HK$2.4 billion (US$308 million) worth of convertible bonds (the proceeds of which were used to finance the development of an exclusive hotel, casino and retail complex in Macau).* Advising a number of premier listed clients (including Standard Chartered, MTR, Swire Pacific, HAECO, Unilever and Akzo Nobel) on various corporate, regulatory and compliance matters including on a number of corporate, financing and debt capital markets deals.
