Biography

Kim is involved primarily in advising clients in relation to Hong Kong’s regulatory regime under the
Companies
Ordinance, the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance, the Securities and Futures
Ordinance, the Listing Rules and the Codes on Takeovers, Mergers and Share Buy-backs. Her practice areas
include
advising in relation to applications to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, applications to be licensed by
the
SFC under the SFO and on-going regulatory compliance.

Kim is particularly interested in regulatory change aimed at ensuring Hong Kong’s continued development as
an
international financial centre and the prime gateway for the flow of investment between Mainland China and
the
rest of the world. Hong Kong stands to benefit enormously from China’s continued opening up. It will
therefore
be extremely interesting to see how Hong Kong’s laws and regulatory regime adapt to enable Hong Kong to
capitalise on the liberalisation occurring in the Mainland market. It is with that in mind that Kim became
interested in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s Concept Paper on Weighted Voting Rights which sought views on
whether the Listing Rules should be changed to allow the listing of companies, like Alibaba Group, whose
governance structures give certain persons voting or other rights disproportionate to their shareholders.
Kim
was involved in responding to the Concept Paper on behalf of various Hong Kong sponsor and securities firms.


Experience

  • Advised the Dermot Group, a VPN market leader in the Greater China region with total network
    connectivity reaching over 700 cities in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam and Singapore,
    in respect of the sale of its VPN business to Nasdaq listed 21Vianet Group, Inc., the largest
    carrier-neutral Internet data center services provider in China
  • Advised a P.R.C based hospital and pharmaceutical group in respect of a US$175m pre-IPO equity
    investment by a North American based pension fund
  • Advised a South-East Asia based media group regarding the sale of its Hong Kong and P.R.C print and
    digital operations to a Hong Kong Stock Exchange main board listed media group
  • Advised an Australian Stock Exchange listed and leading Australian miner in relation to the
    formation of a joint venture with a Taiwanese conglomerate with steel interests constituting a
    US$1.15bn investment
  • Advised a Hong Kong Stock Exchange main board listed mining group in respect of its US$505m disposal
    of mining assets and interests in Peru to a Peruvian-based listed mining group
  • Advised joint sponsors in respect of a potential listing on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of
    Hong Kong Limited of an education group;
  • Advised on the successful voluntary conditional cash offer by Zijing Mining Group, a leading gold,
    copper and non-ferrous metals producer and refiner based in the P.R.C and listed on the Hong Kong
    and Shanghai stock exchanges, of Norton Gold Fields, an Australian Stock Exchange listed mining
    group with gold interests Australia;
  • Advised a Hong Kong GEM Board listed group on the successful defence of a hostile takeover bid;
  • Advised a U.S based energy focused fund of funds group in respect of the Chapter 21 Hong Kong Stock
    Exchange main board listing and placing of an energy focused fund;
  • Advised an Australian Stock Exchange listed and leading Australian miner in relation to the disposal
    and acquisition of certain Australian mining assets from a Chinese State Owned Enterprise;
  • Advised from a Hong Kong perspective the major shareholder of an international vertically integrated
    diamond group seeking listing on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange;
  • Advised a U.S based energy focused investment advisor with over US$10bn under management in respect
    of the merger of one of their energy based funds with a PRC State Owned Enterprise listed fund
    company on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • Advised in respect of the sale of a Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission licensed entity to a
    U.K based financial services group
  • Advised a Hong Kong based joint venture partner in respect of its divestment of its joint venture
    interest in a P.R.C lamps and lighting manufacturer to one of the world’s largest lamps and lighting
    manufacturers and distributors
  • Advised a Hong Kong Stock Exchange Main Board listed group in respect of the US$334m sale by its
    associate company of its interest in car dealerships in the U.S to an Oregon based and New York
    Stock Exchange listed dealership group
  • Advised a U.S and P.R.C based car dealership group in respect of the formation of a joint venture
    with a Tokyo listed Japanese conglomerate to focus on expanding and developing car dealership
    businesses in the P.R.C.