
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies – Listing Regime in Hong Kong
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Hong Kong IPO and Corporate Finance
With a wealth of experience in corporate financing, our Hong Kong based lawyers can help with initial public offerings (IPOs), raising capital and more.
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Listing in Hong Kong of a World Bank catastrophe bond
19 April 2023
| Rossana Chu

Introduction to delisting framework under HKEX rules
19 January 2023
| LI Fai

Competitiveness of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as IPO market
13 January 2023
| Rossana Chu

Amended Hong Kong listing rules on share schemes
22 December 2022
| Rossana Chu

Fast Interface for New Issuance (FINI) for Hong Kong IPO settlement
21 December 2022
| Rossana Chu

Revised Hong Kong listing regime for overseas issuers
31 May 2022
| LI Fai

Internal controls in Hong Kong listed companies
7 Mar 2022
| LI Fai

13 Feb 2020
| LC Lawyers LLP
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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Commercial Matters, Funds and Private Wealth
A Hong Kong M&A law firm, our lawyers practice equity and loan transfers, acquisitions, privatisation, takeovers, tender offers and acquisition by auctions.
Read moreRestructuring and Insolvency
Our Restructuring and Insolvency lawyers offer services to companies in Hong Kong under crisis including restructuring, re-financing and more.
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We have developed client-focused legal services which we offer in close collaboration with other service lines to provide our clients with:
- Providing seamless, consistent, high-quality client services worldwide
- Increasing efficiency and speed to market while reducing costs
- Improving the competitive position of member firms
- Providing opportunities to attract, develop and retain high-quality professionals
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Corporate and commercial
Overview of China outbound investment of Q1 2023
The report shows that China overall ODI remarkably increased 18% YOY to US$40.5 billion in Q1 2023. Asia remains the most popular destination for overseas M&As.
Cross-border Directive Guide - April 2023
This document provides a brief comparison between several EU jurisdictions in relation to the implementation of Directive (EU) 2019/2121 with regard to the revised regulation for companies in cross-border conversions, mergers, and divisions businesses.
Corporate and Commercial Law - global update No 1/2023
The articles in this global update reflect the global reach and diversity of EY Law services, from corporate law to civil law and commercial law to regulatory aspects across 37 jurisdictions covering Western Europe, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe and Asia-Pacific.
EY Global Integrity Report 2022
The EY 2022 Global Integrity Report reveals that, while the pandemic has made it harder for businesses to act with integrity, more companies than ever value corporate integrity and its benefit to reputation and employee retention.
EY Family Office Study – APAC analysis, 12 May 2022
This report presents findings from EY’s inaugural Single Family Office Study in APAC with an online survey of 257 global decision-makers within single Family Offices.
2022 GC Sustainability Study Report, 28 Apr 2022
This study provides an in-depth look at how law departments are responding to the rising importance of sustainability issues.
Corporate and Commercial Law - global update No 1/2022
This guide informs companies of the most recent legal news related to corporate law across a number of jurisidctions.
EY Green Tax Tracker, 1 November 2021
This document offers a snapshot of sustainability incentives, carbon regimes, environmental taxes and environmental tax exemptions present in 38 jurisdictions.
Corporate and Commercial Law - global update No 1/2021
This guide informs companies of the most recent legal news related to corporate law across a number of jurisidctions.
Corporate meetings & digital signatures guide, 8 June 2021
Our research shows that while a number of jurisdictions have made interim rules permanent regarding remote meetings or e-signatures, the majority of jurisdictions have reverted to their ‘business as usual’ legal positions in 2021.
How do you see the opportunity in your obstacles? - 15 April 2021
Attractive market conditions have fueled record IPO activity in Q1 2021. This report looks at the IPO markets, trends and outlook for the Americas, Asia-Pacific and EMEIA regions.
EY Global Foreign Direct Investment screening guide (Multi-jurisdiction summary), 12 April 2021
This document provides a snapshot of the FDI screening mechanisms across several jurisdictions (list of jurisdictions is not exhaustive).
2021 Global Private Equity Survey, 1 February 2021
The 2021 Global Private Equity Survey shows that private equity firms navigated the challenges of 2020 relatively well.
EY Global Law report - Key Corporate Law deadline changes post COVID-19, October 2020
This document has been produced to help legal teams understand the position around the world in relation to their immediate corporate obligations.
Corporate and Commercial Law - global update No 1/2020
This bi-annual publication highlights a range of international corporate law matters and covers recent law developments in specific countries.
EY Global Law Covid-19 Tracker — Force Majeure, 10 July 2020
This document provides a snapshot of the legal position on force majeure in more than 40 jurisdictions around the world.
EY Global Legal Commercial Terms Handbook, October 2020 2nd Edition
A publication from the EY Consumer Products and Retail Sector Legal Team across the globe. This guide was created in response to the requests of numerous clients, to have a readily available handbook which covers, at a high level, general key commercial provisions across multiple jurisdictions.
Corporate and Commercial Law - global update No 1/2019
This bi-annual publication highlights a range of international corporate law matters and covers recent law developments in specific countries.
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Labor and employment
Global Labor & Employment Law Strategic Guide: Transparent and predictable working conditions in the EU, November 2022
This Guide regarding the implemented new European Union (EU) Directive in August 2022 which provides more fair and transparent working conditions in the EU.
Global Labor and Employment Law Strategic Guide: Bringing the S to ESG, July 2022
How the ‘S’ in organizations’ Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) agenda mean a greater focus on wages, diversity, anti-discrimination and third-party due diligence. In this edition, we survey legal regulations relating to ESG in jurisdictions.
EY Law – Return to Office tracker COVID-19: Labor and employment law requirements and considerations, 8 March 2022
This document provides a snapshot of the legal requirements around the world for employers formulating policies.
How COVID-19 continues to affect data privacy in employment, September 2021
Organizations held much more control over their data when employees were mostly office-based. However, more than a year after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, they have had to adapt their remote working policies and reassess their technical and organizational measures to verify that data is adequately protected.
EY Law – Return to Office tracker COVID-19: Labor and employment law requirements and considerations, 3 August 2021
This document provides a snapshot of the legal requirements around the world for employers formulating policies.
Global Labor and Employment Law Strategic Topics: DE&I — Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, July 2021
In this report, we focus on the Social aspect of ESG such as working conditions, health and safety, employee relations, and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
Global Labor and Employment Law Strategic Topics: Workforce Transformation and Restructuring in 2021, 30 April 2021
In this report, we focus on the key issues that need to be top of mind by companies in each jurisdiction around the world if a reduction of workforce project is contemplated.
Mobility: Immigration Tracker: Impact of COVID19 on global immigration, 24 February 2021
This tracker provides a snapshot of the immigration-related measures being implemented around the globe.
EY Global Labor and Employment Law COVID-19 Tracker Volume I (Albania - India), 15 December 2020
This document provides a snapshot of the Labor and Employment laws and regulations that operate in jurisdictions around the world.
EY Global Labor and Employment Law COVID-19 Tracker Volume II (Italy – Vietnam), 15 December 2020
This document provides a snapshot of the Labor and Employment laws and regulations that operate in jurisdictions around the world.
Global Labor and Employment Law Strategic Topics: Covid-19 Workplace Challenges Now and Beyond 2020 Edition #2
In this edition of the EY Labor and Employment Law strategic topics newsletter, we canvass the key considerations for reimagining work across 42 jurisdictions around the world.
EY Law – Return to Office tracker COVID-19 Labor and employment law requirements and considerations, 30 November 2020
This document provides a snapshot of the legal requirements around the world for employers formulating policies.
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Legal managed services
Entity Compliance and Governance Brochure, 24 November 2022
EY compliance and governance professionals offer technology-enabled services to support the entire legal entity lifecycle from incorporation to dissolution. Through the EY Law Entity Management platform, a centralised data system, that allows you to view your entity data and copies of your corporate documentation securely anytime anywhere in one place.
EY Law digital global governance: Technology-enabled entity management services, 2022
More organizations are looking for an effective way to manage their global entity management requirements, and this very often means engaging with a service provider that can deliver a global solution. Find out how your challenges can be solved with the EY approach to entity management.
Navigating the Interbank Offered Rate (IBOR) – A complete contract transition solution, 31 December 2021
EY Law can help firms design, operationalize and execute every step in their IBOR transition program – from performing the initial assessment of in-scope contracts to creating a detailed roadmap for contract classification, due diligence, amendment preparation, client outreach and repapering, all the way to execution.
The General Counsel Imperative: How can you evolve entity management into effective governance? - June 2021 Survey
This report examines the unique area of legal entity management and its importance to organizations through interviews with over 900 law department leaders responsible for entity management.
The General Counsel Imperative: How does contracting complexity hide clear profitability? - May 2021 Survey
The 2021 EY Law Survey uncovers the requirements that contracting teams should address to better support business priorities.
The General Counsel Imperative: How do you turn barriers into building blocks? - April 2021 Survey
The 2021 EY Law Survey identifies challenges impeding the ability to achieve business priorities.
Realizing the benefits of legal managed services, July 2020
EY research shows that progressive law departments are using managed services more and reaping significant benefits that go beyond cost savings. This report highlights three distinct attitudes to the transformation of the in‑house law department and the use of LMS— providers. It also highlights that the forces driving law departments to use these services vary significantly and extend beyond simple cost reduction.
The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on law departments, June 2020
This research report is an independent fact-based analysis that provides insights into the impact that the COVID-19 crisis is likely to have on the legal industry with a specific focus on the increasing use of legal managed services.
EY Law Procurement Contracting Services, 2020
EY Law legal managed services teams work with procurement, the legal department and other stakeholders to provide procurement and supply chain contracting services that help organizations address the critical challenges that impede efficient and effective contracting operations. Find out more.
EY Law technology enabled contract review services, 2020
Find out how EY Law teams help legal departments gain greater control and insight into key contract data with experienced legal professionals in more than 80 countries around the world work alongside contract management professionals, utilizing technology-driven processes to help mitigate risks and provide accuracy, cost control and scale for resource-strapped legal teams.
BREXIT: Contract Life Cycle Management, February 2018
BREXIT can negatively impact and even break existing contracts. When there is a small number of contracts to review, this can be done by lawyers in the traditional way. However, there may be hundreds, possibly thousands of contracts. If so then contract life cycle management (CLCM) is both more efficient and effective.
Intelligent Contract Review, February 2018
Our intelligent contract review combines our experienced lawyers with cutting edge artificial intelligence (AI) technology to identify risks and potential rewards in datasets of varying size.