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Partner, Head of Commercial Department |
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| Admitted to Deacons' Partnership: |
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1998 |
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Hong Kong, England & Wales (non-practising) |
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Corporate Finance and Securities Law, Commercial and Corporate Law |
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English |
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Gavin advises companies and underwriters on Hong Kong aspects of international offerings; contested and agreed takeovers; share repurchases; privatisations; group reorganisations; changes of domicile; reductions of capital; members' and creditors' schemes of arrangement and other corporate finance matters. He also advises on securities law; mergers and acquisitions including transactions with cross-border aspects; direct investment and joint ventures in Asia; and general commercial agreements. |
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| More about Gavin: |
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Has spoken and written on Hong Kong insider dealing legislation, Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing rules, Hong Kong law aspects of American Depositary Receipts, compliance requirements for listed companies in Hong Kong, due diligence procedures on acquisitions, and a number of other topics
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Member, The SFC Dual Filing Advisory Group
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Member, The Hong Kong Takeovers and Mergers Panel
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Member, The Hong Kong Takeovers Appeals Committee
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Member, The Share Registrars' Disciplinary Committee
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Member, The Securities Law Committee of The Law Society of Hong Kong
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Member, The Hong Kong Institute of Directors
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Member, International Bar Association Corporate and M&A Law Committee (Treasurer, 2009/2010)
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Recognised by the Asia Pacific Legal 500 seven times as a leading lawyer in Corporate/M&A (2001/2002, 2002/2003, 2003/2004, 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 editions) and five times as a leading lawyer in Capital Markets (2001/2002, 2002/2003, 2003/2004, 2004/2005 and 2005/2006 editions)
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Recognised as a leader in the field of Corporate/M&A in China and Hong Kong by the Chambers Asia (2007 and 2008 editions)
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Acknowledged as one of Asia's Leading Lawyers in the area of Mergers & Acquisitions in the AsiaLaw Leading Lawyers Survey (2004) and in the areas of Capital Markets & Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions and General Corporate Practice in the AsiaLaw Leading Lawyers Survey (2005) |
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