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Corporate and Commercial Law
Asialaw 2021 rankings announced
Tanner De Witt is delighted to announce Asialaw’s 2021 rankings of domestic law firms which can be found here. All practices and lawyers have maintained their rankings from the previous year. Our 2021 awards are as follows: OutstandingLabour & EmploymentRestructuring and Insolvency Highly RecommendedCorporate and…Read More
Tanner De Witt sponsors Healthcare Compliance Summit and Foreign Investment Law Conference series in Shanghai
Tanner De Witt attends as Gold Sponsor another remarkable China-focused conference series in Shanghai. Corporate and Commercial solicitor Peter Tang, currently based in Shenzhen, joined The Annual China Cross-border Litigation Conference, The Annual China Healthcare, Pharmaceutical & Life Science Industry Compliance Summit and The Annual…Read More
Change is coming: Proposed Mandatory Data Breach Notice Requirements in Hong Kong
On 20 January 2020, the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau, in collaboration with the Privacy Commissioner of Hong Kong, provided its report on recommended changes to personal data privacy law in Hong Kong. In another in his series looking at the implications of the proposed…Read More
Jan Willem Möller attends Cross-border Debt Restructuring Forum 2020
Partner Jan Willem Möller attended Asian Legal Business’ Cross-border Debt Restructuring Forum 2020, which was held virtually on 3 September 2020. The forum took place over a day, and featured panels on topics such as: Safeguarding Creditor’s Debt Enforcement Rights to Ensure Successful Asset Recovery…Read More
River Stone presents to Shanghai Stock Exchange, Hong Kong Representative Office
Corporate and Commercial Partner and Head of our China Practice Group River Stone hosted a virtual presentation to the Hong Kong Representative Office of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) on Friday 4 September. During the presentation, River shared his insights on the Limited Partnership Fund…Read More
Eddie Look and Tim Drew attend the Mergermarket Asian M&A Forum
Corporate Commercial Co-Heads Eddie Look and Tim Drew recently attended the Mergermarket Asian M&A Forum, which was held virtually from 18 to 20 August. Co-hosted by Mergermarket and AVCJ, the forum connected over 600 leading corporates, private equity investors, and professional advisors for an exclusive…Read More
Top Tips for Startups Seeking Legal Advice
Meeting lawyers can be intimidating. They seem to speak a different language. Sometimes, you’re none the wiser after the meeting. Then, the bill arrives. It doesn’t have to be that way. Forewarned is forearmed, and planning is everything. Tara Chan from the Corporate and Commercial…Read More
Future Equity Agreements for Founders
Future Equity Agreements are succinct agreements that are relatively economical to enable startups to raise funds in a simple fashion when they require it. Tara Chan from the Corporate and Commercial practice group of Tanner De Witt summarises and assesses future equity agreements for founders….Read More
Key Points in the SFC Consultation Paper on Proposed Amendments to the REIT Code
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) released a consultation paper on 9 June 2020, proposing amendments to the Hong Kong Code on Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REIT Code”), to invite market participants and interested parties to comment on the proposed amendments. Pádraig Walsh…Read More
Managing M&A in an Economic Downturn
We are currently experiencing a global economic downturn triggered by the COVID19 pandemic. This has affected the entire commercial and finance world. M&A activity still continues though, even in these uncertain times. Some businesses seeking an exit are accelerating that process. Buyers with strong balance…Read More
Managing Down Rounds in Venture Capital Fundraising
There is a global recession presently that has made fundraising a difficult task. Investors are looking to support their existing portfolio. Fresh capital deployment is scarce. There is real pressure on valuations. Many young businesses that have taken venture capital are running out of runway,…Read More
The new Limited Partnership Fund regime of Hong Kong
Private Equity (“PE”) funds play a critical role in providing growth capital to companies especially pre-IPO companies and unicorns. The past few years have witnessed the burgeoning development of PE funds across Asia-Pacific, in particular Hong Kong and Mainland China. PE funds have also gained…Read More
