OUR PRACTICE

CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL

Partnering For Strategic Corporate Outcomes

As a full-service law firm, SFKS advises corporations establishing or expanding their footprint in Hong Kong, Chinese Mainland, and other jurisdictions. SFKS’ team of experienced and dedicated lawyers steer clients through complex issues and provides high quality, solutions-oriented advice. Our clients span listed and private companies, investment funds, and financial institutions from across the globe. Our team consists of IPO lawyers, M&A lawyers, private equity lawyers, and much more.

Hong Kong corporate and commercial law firm

CORPORATE FINANCE

Advising issuers and sponsors/underwriters on IPOs (initial public offerings) on both the Main Board and GEM (Growth Enterprise Market) in Hong Kong
Conducting due diligence and issuing legal opinions for overseas listings
Advising on the Hong Kong aspect of international offerings
Secondary equity issues including placing, subscription, rights issues, open offers, warrant, convertible issues
Pre-IPO investments and restructurings
General offers, privatisations, and share repurchases
Schemes of arrangement for purpose of re-domicile and corporate rescue of listed companies
Listing Rules compliance including notifiable transactions, connected transactions, disclosure of price sensitive information, corporate changes, general mandates, share option or incentive schemes, interim and annual reports, and resumption of trading
SFO (Securities and Futures Ordinance) and other securities regulation compliance

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

Public takeovers, sale and purchase of private companies, businesses and assets, asset swaps, management buyouts, tendering, private equity, venture capital legal advice, and direct investments
Advice on direct investments in the PRC, acquisitions of PRC companies, business and assets including real estates, department stores, entertainment, IT, electronics, mining, forestry, and gas

BANKING AND FINANCE

Loan and security documentation including syndicated loans, acquisition finance and project finance
Advice on compliance of banking regulations

COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS

As a well-regarded commercial contract law firm, SFKS can advise on the full range of agreements, including distribution, franchise, agency, joint venture, partnership, management, employment and service, consultancy, standard terms and conditions of supply and purchase, manufacturing, licensing, and outsourcing

GENERAL CORPORATE AND COMPANY SECRETARIAL

Advice on shareholders’ meetings, directors’ duties, corporate governance, change of share capital, class rights, financial assistance, amendment of constitutions, company formation and liquidation
Comprehensive company secretarial services