Charltons houses a specialist corporate finance practice with notable strength in M&A, restructuring, regulatory, and banking matters. The team is regularly instructed on public takeovers and complex M&A, and is particularly experienced in advising SFC-licensed entities, banking groups, and private equity clients. On the advisory side, it provides critical support on capital reductions and schemes of arrangement. Practice head Julia Charlton is highly regarded for her extensive experience in intricate restructurings, capital raisings, and high-profile M&A transactions. Calvin Ho is a key figure in the firm’s capital markets practice, advising sponsors and underwriters on IPOs and secondary listings.
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Key clients
- Dah Sing Bank
- MCM Capital
- Taiping Financial Holdings Company Limited
- Canadian Solar New Energy Holding Company Limited
- Shanghai Healthcare Industry Equity Investment Fund Partnership
- Weiss Asset Management LP
- Alternative Liquidity GP LLC
- WellCell Holdings Co., Limited
- Platinum Securities Company Limited
- Halcyon Capital Limited
- Alliance Capital Partners Limited
- Office For Fine Architecture Limited
Work highlights
Advising on the equity sale of a Hong Kong operating subsidiary as part of a broader equity contribution and sale transaction.
Advising US hedge fund, Alternative Liquidity LLP on an offer under the Code on Takeovers and Mergers for China Longevity Group.
Advising the seller groups in connection with the proposed sale of the entire equity interests of a communications consulting group in Southeast Asia.
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Practice head
Julia Charlton; Clinton Morrow
Other key lawyers
Calvin Ho