Offshore
Global Guide 2024 : Asia-Pacific Region
Band 3
About
Provided by Appleby
Appleby is a leading offshore law firm with offices in 10 of the key international financial centres and practising the laws of 8 key jurisdictions globally, offering full legal services across corporate, finance, dispute resolution, private clients and trusts, property and regulatory. The firm’s presence in Hong Kong and Shanghai, together with its ability to draw on the expertise of more than 200 lawyers and legal professionals across our global network, ensures our clients get access to the best cross-border advice.
Our English, Cantonese and Mandarin-speaking lawyers provide Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands legal advice from Hong Kong on a wide range of corporate and commercial transactions. The Hong Kong team specialises in:
- capital markets (equity and debt),
- banking & finance (including acquisition, leveraged, projects, asset, fund and structured financing products),
- funds (including the establishment of investment funds),
- mergers & acquisitions (including holding company structures, special purpose vehicles, cross-border joint venture-arrangements)
Chambers Review
Appleby houses a robust full-service team with practitioners skilled in finance, corporate, funds, disputes and capital markets matters. The team is noted especially for the prominence of its Bermuda law practice as well as its recognised BVI and Cayman Islands law capability. The offshore experts are active on capital markets transactions in the Seychelles and Mauritius. The team also offers dispute resolution capability, assisting with shareholder and restructuring litigation. In 2023, the firm expanded its offering in Mainland China with the opening of the Shanghai office. Appleby's representative clients include Black Spade Acquisition, China Everbright Water and Xinyi Solar Holdings.
Work Highlights
- Appleby assisted Silver Crest Acquisition with its de-SPAC merger with Tim Hortons China. This combination resulted in Tim Hortons China being Nasdaq-listed.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"We always receive excellent service, and the team are always on hand to help regardless of the time pressures and tight deadlines."
"They are experienced and able to handle complex transactions. Good partner attention and very responsive."
"We always receive excellent service, and the team are always on hand to help regardless of the time pressures and tight deadlines."
"They are experienced and able to handle complex transactions. Good partner attention and very responsive."
Notable Practitioners
Eliot Simpson has extensive experience handling all manner of commercial litigation, particularly in relation to shareholder disputes, privatisation processes, and restructuring and insolvency cases. He leads the dispute resolution practice and operates out of the Hong Kong office.
Judy Lee is a corporate partner based in the Hong Kong office and co-leads Appleby's Hong Kong capital markets team. She is recognised for her specialism in various capital markets and corporate matters including IPOs and note issuances as well as finance and investment transactions.
"Judy is very experienced and well liked by clients."
"She is hands-on, responsive and client-oriented."
David Bulley is the managing partner of the firm's Hong Kong and Shanghai offices and leads the corporate practice. He is versatile in M&A, SPAC and restructuring mandates. He is also well versed in dealing with contentious debt restructurings.
"He led a team on a complicated and successful defence of a winding-up petition."
Marc Parrott is adept at handling both open-ended and closed-ended fund formations that have Cayman Islands elements. He is also experienced in restructuring work involving various types of investment vehicles.
"Marc is very experienced and highly commercial in his advice."
"Marc is very responsive and very good at thinking about the whole picture."
Ranked Lawyers at
Appleby
Asia-Pacific Region
Members
Provided by Appleby
Chris Cheng
Head of Department
Eason Huang
Fiona Chan
Kitty Chan
Lily Miao
Lorinda Peasland
Marc Parrott
Richard Grasby
Vincent Chan