Corporate Finance and Capital Markets
Charltons’ has extensive experience in Hong Kong corporate finance and capital markets, advising issuers, sponsors and underwriters in securities offerings. We represent sponsors and underwriters as well as companies seeking listing and listed companies carrying out placings, rights issues and other capital raising in Hong Kong and the investment banks involved in such transactions.
We have a track record of acting for companies listing in Hong Kong on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and are often involved at an early stage in connection with pre-IPO financing and restructuring, as well as any pre-IPO submissions to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange if issues arise relating to suitability for listing.
We also act for sponsors and underwriters on Hong Kong IPOs and are involved throughout the listing process with particular focus on sponsor compliance with the Hong Kong Listing Rules, law and regulation. We have significant experience in assisting sponsors liaising with regulators.
Our experience includes advising on:
- Hong Kong IPOs by companies based in Hong Kong, PRC and other jurisdictions on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- Hong Kong IPOs by mineral companies on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under Chapter 18 of the Listing Rules of the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and ongoing compliance advice for listed mineral companies under the Hong Kong requirements
- capital raising in Hong Kong by way of rights issues, open offers, placing and issues of warrants, convertibles and other debt securities by Hong Kong, PRC and international companies