Mr Stephen Chan > Dechert > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Lawyer Profile
Dechert Offices
31/F Jardine House
One Connaught Place, Central
CENTRAL HONG KONG
Hong Kong
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Mr Stephen Chan
Work Department
Corporate; Corporate Finance and Capital Markets; Energy and Natural Resources; Financial Services and Investment Management; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity
Position
Partner
Career
Stephen Chan advises clients on corporate finance transactions, including public and private mergers and acquisitions, private equity, REIT listings, restructuring, takeovers, initial public offerings, H share listing and general compliance matters. Mr. Chan has advised on multiple high-profile public takeovers and global offerings in Hong Kong. He has more than 13 years of experience advising clients in a broad spectrum of industry sectors, including healthcare, real estates, energy, media, retail, mining and financial services.Mr. Chan is recommended in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2017, where he is noted for leading the corporate team that advised CMBC International Holdings on its US$1.68 billion acquisition of Quam.Prior to joining Dechert, Mr. Chan was resident in Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft’s Hong Kong office where he served as a partner in the corporate practice. His previous experience also includes being a partner-designate at Latham & Watkins and working as an associate at Allen & Overy.
Languages
Cantonese; Mandarin; English
Education
Johns Hopkins University, B.A., 2000
College of Law, London, Post-Graduate Diploma in Law, 2001
College of Law, London, Legal Practice Course, 2002
City University of Hong Kong, P.C.LL., 2003
Lawyer Rankings
Hong Kong > Corporate (including M&A)
Dechert’s team acts for a variety of clients, including financial institutions, and energy and logistics companies. The group handles the full gamut of issues, such as de-listings and de-authorisations, and R&E projects. Stephen Chan has a great deal of experience in joint venture formations, proposed IPOs, and investments. Dividing his time between Hong Kong and Beijing, Yang Wang advises a number of corporations, investment firms, and private equity funds on distressed M&A.