Nixon Peabody CWL

Corporate and Commercial

Partner

Jonathan Lee is a partner with extensive experience in corporate finance, securities related transactions, private and public takeovers, privatizations, cross border acquisitions and divestments of equity interests and assets in private and publicly listed companies, establishment of joint ventures, private equity investments, corporate rescue, capital market transactions (equity and debt) and foreign direct investments.

Jonathan regularly advises clients on regulatory compliance including transactions concerning compliance with the Listing Rules, Takeovers Codes, Securities and Futures Ordinance and Companies Ordinance. Jonathan frequently acts for Hong Kong listed companies and directors and officers of Hong Kong listed companies responding to enquiries and investigations by The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, including market misconduct.

Jonathan’s practice focuses on advising clients on structuring and implementing cross borders acquisitions and divestments, acting for both private and public companies in a broad range of industries including oil and gas, after-life services, insurance, property development, financial services, hotels, media and technologies.

Jonathan regularly advises clients in relation to in-bound investments into and acquisitions in PRC and out-bound investments and acquisitions from PRC to the rest of the world.

Jonathan regularly advises publicly traded companies to help them grow through acquisitions, formation of joint ventures and raising capital through placements of equity and debt securities, and in relation to compliance with securities laws, the Listing Rules of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Repurchases.

English Cantonese Mandarin

The Law Society of Hong Kong The Law Society of England and Wales (non-practising)

Member of the Market Misconduct Tribunal

Member of the Consents Committee of the Law Society of Hong Kong

Former member of the Disciplinary Panel of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Former member of the Greater China Legal Affairs Committee of the Law Society of Hong Kong

Former member of the Board of Review of the Inland Revenue Department

Queen's University, Canada, B.Sc., Electrical Engineering University of Hong Kong, PCLL University of London, LLB