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Hong Kong Capital Markets Update –Issue 05, August 2025

On 1 August 2025, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Exchange") published the consultation conclusion1 ("Conclusion") on its proposals to optimise IPO price discovery and open market requirements...

Hong Kong Commercial

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KPMG

SFC Issued Guidance On Treatment Of Right-of-use Assets

The Securities and Futures Commission published its quarterly Takeovers Bulletin in June 2025 (the "Issue").

Hong Kong Commercial

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ONC Lawyers

Hong Kong Asset Management And Private Equity Outlook

Total assets under management (AUM) for Hong Kong's asset and wealth management industry rose 13% to HKD 35,142 billion in 20241, with net inflows increasing 81% during the year...

Hong Kong Wealth Mgt

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KPMG

Claiming Ownership Of A Flat: The Role Of Common Intention Constructive Trusts

Hong Kong has the lowest home ownership rate in the world, and the average home in the city costs as much as the average family earns in 16.7 years.

Hong Kong Commercial

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Tanner De Witt

Hong Kong Stock Exchange Expands Paperless Regime: What You Need To Know From An Offshore Perspective

Hong Kong Commercial

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Walkers

Private Equity Comparative Guide

Hong Kong Commercial

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Slotine

Private M&A Comparative Guide

Hong Kong Commercial

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Slotine

ケイマン諸島籍クローズドエンドファンドに関する規制に要注意

Hong Kong Commercial

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Conyers

The Global – Your Offshore Corporate Law Questions Answered: July 2024

Hong Kong Commercial

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Appleby

SFC's Proposed Changes For Privatisation Of Hong Kong's Real Estate Investment Trusts

Hong Kong Finance

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Mayer Brown

The New SAMR Merger Compliance Guidelines

Worldwide Commercial

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

Insurance Brokerage M&A: Key Regulatory And Deal Considerations Amid Continuing Consolidation And New Entrants In Hong Kong

Hong Kong Insurance

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Mayer Brown

Key Takeaways From The 2023 AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum In Hong Kong

Hong Kong Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Hong Kong Postpones Implementation Of Mandatory Climate Disclosures To 1 January 2025

Hong Kong Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Hong Kong Passes First Cybersecurity Legislation For Regulating Critical Infrastructures

Hong Kong Technology

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Mayer Brown

保障精神上無行為能力人士: 委任受託監管人的法律框架

Hong Kong Healthcare

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Haldanes

The New Rules Of Legal Writing: How To Be Found By AI

Hong Kong Technology

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Haldanes

The Surge In Secondary Listings On The Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Hong Kong Finance

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Conyers

Macau Plans Ad Rules Shake Up, Targeting Gambling And Influencer Marketing

Hong Kong Media & IT

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Haldanes

The New SAMR Merger Compliance Guidelines

On 11 September 2023, the State Administration for Market Regulation of China (the "SAMR") officially issued the Antimonopoly Compliance Guidelines for Concentrations of Undertakings...

Hong Kong Commercial

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

Hong Kong Stock Exchange Proposes Treasury Shares Regime

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX or the "Exchange") recently issued a Consultation Paper on "Proposed Amendments to Listing Rules Relating to Treasury Shares"...

Hong Kong Finance

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Mayer Brown

Hong Kong Issuers Must Substantiate Basis Of Consideration And Valuations With Quantitative Details

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) has issued a new guidance letter (HKEX-GL116-23).

Hong Kong Commercial

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Mayer Brown

The New "Stop-The-Clock" Mechanism Under The Amended Antimonopoly Law

The August 2022 amendments to the Antimonopoly Law introduced a new "stop-the-clock" mechanism in the merger review process. This mechanism allows the antimonopoly enforcement authority

Worldwide Anti-trust

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

Amendments To The Hong Kong Codes On Takeovers And Mergers And Share Buybacks

Hong Kong Commercial

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Jones Day

Hong Kong SFC Proposes Rule Changes To Remove The "Prohibition View" Notion In Privatisation Scheme Meeting And Others

Hong Kong Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Upcoming Webinar: Escrow Services Introduction And Case Study – Risk Management Tool In M&A Transactions During Turbulent Times

Hong Kong Commercial

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Recent Decisions On Compulsory Sale Applications In Hong Kong In Relation To 100% Owned Lot And Calculation Of Ownership Threshold

Hong Kong Real Estate

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Mayer Brown

Sustainable Private Equity In Asia: Through The Lenses Of Compliance, Strategy And Branding

Worldwide Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Distribution Of Dividends In France And Hong Kong: Similarities

Hong Kong Commercial

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Slotine

Mergers & Acquisitions Comparative Guide

Hong Kong Commercial

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

M&A Trends In Asia – The Outlook For 2023

Hong Kong Commercial

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

HKEx Imposed Severe Sanctions Against Directors For Failures To Comply With Connected Transaction Rules

Hong Kong Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Termination Of Cayman Vehicles And Director Registration Renewals And Cancellations - Advance Planning To Minimise 2023 Fees (Chinese)终止开曼群岛实体以及更新和取消董事注册 – 提前规划以尽量减少2023年的注册年费

Hong Kong Commercial

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Ogier

Mergers & Acquisitions Comparative Guide

Mergers & Acquisitions Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Hong Kong, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Hong Kong Commercial

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

M&A Trends In Asia – The Outlook For 2023

Deal value and volume for 2022 was significantly down from the record peaks of 2021, returning to levels seen prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hong Kong Commercial

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

HKEx Imposed Severe Sanctions Against Directors For Failures To Comply With Connected Transaction Rules

In a recent Statement of Disciplinary Action, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) censured Xinyuan Property Management Service (Cayman) Ltd for having conducted 11 separate...

Hong Kong Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Termination Of Cayman Vehicles And Director Registration Renewals And Cancellations - Advance Planning To Minimise 2023 Fees (Chinese)终止开曼群岛实体以及更新和取消董事注册 – 提前规划以尽量减少2023年的注册年费

您是否正在考虑终止您的开曼群岛实体？如是，则应在本年度日历年结束之前采取一些积极措施，以减少或避免产生2023年的年费和开支。

Hong Kong Commercial

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Ogier

The Fork In The Privatization Road

Hong Kong Commercial

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Appleby

M&A in Hong Kong: Purchase and Sale Agreements

Forms which an M&A transaction can take; structure of an APA or SPA; some issues to note in the negotiation & drafting process

Hong Kong Commercial

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Timothy Loh LLP

Offshore SPACs: Will Asia Be Next To Witness The Boom?

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...

Hong Kong Finance

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Carey Olsen

Private Equity Survey Report - Asia And Middle East 2021

While 2020 was a year of challenges and contradictions in the Asian private equity ("PE") market, it was predicted that 2021 would be a year of improvement. With China being "the first country to lock down and...

Worldwide Finance

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Walkers

SPAC IPOs vs Traditional IPOs

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies ("SPACs") have taken Wall Street by storm this year. 2021 has seen an unprecedented number being used as an alternative route for companies to go public.

Hong Kong Commercial

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Maples Group

离岸视角下香港关于特殊目的收购公司的新上市制度

Worldwide Commercial

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Carey Olsen

New Listing Regime For SPACs In Hong Kong – An Offshore Perspective

Worldwide Commercial

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Carey Olsen

M&A Outlook 2022: M&A Trends In Asia Pacific

Hong Kong Commercial

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

Hong Kong Updates Listing Regime For SPACs From 1 January 2022

Hong Kong Commercial

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Ogier

Hong Kong SPAC Is Coming To Town

Hong Kong Commercial

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Morrison & Foerster LLP

New Listing Regime For Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) In Hong Kong

Hong Kong Commercial

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Appleby

SPACs On The Rise In Asia

Worldwide Commercial

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Maples Group

2022: The Outlook From Offshore

Hong Kong Commercial

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Ogier

What Challenges And Opportunities Will 2022 Present For Funds, Private Equity And Venture Capital?

Hong Kong Commercial

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Appleby

HKEx Announces Rule Changes To Attract Overseas Issuers - Especially Greater China Issuers

Worldwide Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Robust Corporate Governance For Hong Kong's New Limited Partnership Fund Regime

Hong Kong Commercial

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Maples Group

Maples Group Deal Announcement - Hong Kong - August 2021

Worldwide Finance

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Maples Group

Offshore Share Security In Debt Financings To Co-investment Structures

Hong Kong Commercial

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Carey Olsen

Hong Kong Partner David Bulley Named As "M&A Lawyer Of The Year" In Two Jurisdictions In The Innovation & Excellence Awards 2021

Hong Kong Commercial

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Appleby

Closing Down A Solvent Company: Winding-up Vs Deregistration

Hong Kong Commercial

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Slotine

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Alvarez & Marsal

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FTI Consulting

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Barton Legal

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