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Deacons Offices

Deacons
5TH FLOOR, ALEXANDRA HOUSE
18 CHATER ROAD, CENTRAL
HONG KONG
Hong Kong
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Maynard Leung

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+852 2825 9415 maynard.leung@deacons.com View profile

Work Department

Corporate Finance practice group

Position

Partner

Career

Maynard is principally involved in corporate finance and securities works, including initial public offerings, secondary share offers, public and private mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganisations, private equity transactions and advising on compliance with the Companies Ordinance, the Listing Rules and the Takeovers Code.

He has acted for clients in various industries including banking and financial services, real estate, computer, telecommunications, consumer goods, food and beverage, healthcare and advertising.

Highlights

Maynard has provided legal advice on equity capital market transactions to sponsors and underwriters including BNP Paribas Securities (Asia), DBS Asia Capital, Shenwan Hongyuan Securities, BOSC International, Haitong International, Somerley Capital, GF Securities, Crosby Securities and Halcyon Capital with respect to the global offerings and listings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange of Xinyi Energy (proposed spin-off from Xinyi Solar), Somerley Capital, Suchuang Gas, Smart-Core, FSE Engineering, Vincent Medical, BGMC International, Sheng Ye Capital, EGL Holdings, Time Watch and OOH Holdings.

He has also provided legal advice to reputable enterprises in respect of their listings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange including Tai Hing Group, Wharf Real Estate Investment, 1957 & Co., Fulum Group, Hung Fook Tong, Tsui Wah and Xiao Nan Guo and AP Rentals.

Maynard has acted for Wharf (Holdings) on its disposal of Wharf T&T to a 50:50 consortium of MBK Partners and TPG at a consideration of HK$9.5 billion.

He has recently advised on the privatisation of Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering by Swire Pacific, rights issues / open offers of securities of i-CABLE and TCL Multimedia Technology and the placings of shares of O-Net Technologies.

Languages

English
Cantonese
Mandarin

Education

PCLL, The University of Hong Kong, 2008

LLB, The University of Hong Kong, 2007

B. Sc. (Hon.), University of Toronto, 2004

Lawyer Rankings

Hong Kong > Corporate (including M&A)

Deacons is noted for handling a broad range of issues for both domestic and international listed companies, government bodies, and state-owned enterprises. Ronny Chow and Machiuanna Chu jointly lead the team, with Chow having longstanding expertise in takeovers and privatisations, while Chu has deep knowledge surrounding the issuance of virtual assets, and the establishment of digital businesses. Alexander Que has ample regulatory expertise, often advising banks and blue-chip companies on securities compliance issues and the Hong Kong Listing Rules. Maynard Leung assists clients across the consumer goods, healthcare, and real estate sectors with corporate reorganisations and secondary share offers.

Hong Kong > Capital markets (equity)

(Next Generation Partners)

Maynard Leung –  Deacons

The ‘highly responsive and experienced’ team at Deacons has strong traction among issuers and sponsors/underwriters engaged in HKEX ECM work both from a transactional and regulatory perspective. As well as regularly handling secondary offerings and private placements, the team is often instructed on HKEX IPOs, where its significant deal flow over the years ensures that it is  ‘familiarised with past market deals to be adopted as precedent case arguments to regulators’ on transactions involving novel/difficult structuring aspects. Team head Ronny Chow is the driving force behind the vibrant IPO practice, including on H shares and for Hong Kong issuers. Maynard Leung is also recommended and regularly advises underwriters/sponsors on global offerings and listings on the HKSE.

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