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Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) were all the rage in the US in 2020 and early 2021.Following amendments to the SPAC listing regime in Hong Kong and with the Singapore market abuzz with a series of...

Under the Hong Kong secondary board GEM Listing Rules, a new applicant applying for a GEM listing is required to demonstrate that throughout its active business pursuit period ("ABP Period") it has, either by itself or through one or more of its subsidiaries, actively pursued one focused line of business.

On 15 September 2021, Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published its conclusions (the Consultation Conclusions) from last year's consultation (the Consultation) on its proposed amendments to the...

The Hong Kong Courts have considered the scope of recognition and assistance available to foreign liquidators in two recent decisions.

On 1 December 2004, the <I>Notice of the China Banking Regulatory Commission on Matters Regarding Further Opening of the Banking Sector</I> was published by the China Banking Regulatory Commission ("CBRC").

Circular issued by the Ministry Of Foreign Trade And Economic Co-operation ("<B>MOFTEC</B>"), the State Administration of Taxation, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce ("<B>SAIC</B>") and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange ("SAFE") jointly on 30 December 2002 (the "Circular"), requires all PRC companies, in which foreign investors hold or have contributed less than 25% of the registered capital, to be examined, approved and registered in accordance with the relevant law

Engineering and construction firms are under massive pressure to deliver more for less. Has the time finally come for the sector to start innovating?

The Court of Appeal (COA) recently upheld the lower court's judgment in the Chapman case. The COA reaffirmed that a portion of the management fees paid by a Hong Kong SAR (Hong Kong) company...

Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department (IRD) enquiry letters are typically sent to owners of Hong Kong offshore limited companies following the submission of a Profits Tax Return to notify them that the IRD has chosen to formally investigate their tax affairs

Every day, companies are being formed around the world for a variety of reasons. Incorporation produces a corporate entity which is separate from its owners, with its own legal rights and obligations.

Recent global economic developments have prompted a tightening of credit in various parts of the world and, amongst corporations in some of those countries, a heightened risk of insolvency.

On September 17, 2021, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong ("SEHK") released the long-awaited consultation paper on Hong Kong Special Purpose Acquisition Companies ("SPAC").

Shareholder derivative action, unfair competition claims and challenges to validity of HKIAC arbitration agreements, some brought against affiliates of contractual party, held to be vexatious, abusive and oppressive.

Recent legal developments in Mainland China and Hong Kong have introduced new challenges to Mainland Chinese high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) in protecting their assets from creditors' claims.

While global VC investment fell from $128.4 billion in Q1'25 to $101.05 billion in Q2, the decline was largely due to OpenAI's $40 billion megadeal in the previous quarter.

On 29 April 2019, the Hong Kong Competition Commission ("HKCC") published the Cooperation and Settlement Policy for Undertakings Engaged in Cartel Conduct ("Cooperation Policy").