Gilbert is a senior associate in the Corporate Department of the Hong Kong office. He qualified as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 2017. He maintains a wide corporate commercial practice, including corporate governance, compliance and regulatory investigations.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Advising China ZhengTong Auto Services Holdings Limited on compliance with the Listing Rules for an acquisition of business constituting a major transaction and a connected transaction with a provisional consideration of approximately RMB 793 million
Advising on a connected transaction involving the subscription of China ZhengTong Auto Services Holdings Limited’s shares by a subsidiary of Xiamen ITG Holding Group Co., Ltd. and the related whitewash waiver application and unconditional mandatory cash offer, raising approximately HK$1 billion (US$129 million) for China ZhengTong Auto
Advising North Asia Strategic Holdings Limited on compliance with the Takeovers Code for an unconditional mandatory cash offer with a maximum cash consideration payable of about HK$42.7 million
Advising China ZhengTong Auto Services Holdings Limited on compliance with the Listing Rules for an acquisition of business constituting a major transaction and a connected transaction with a provisional consideration of approximately RMB 793 million
Advising on a connected transaction involving the subscription of China ZhengTong Auto Services Holdings Limited’s shares by a subsidiary of Xiamen ITG Holding Group Co., Ltd. and the related whitewash waiver application and unconditional mandatory cash offer, raising approximately HK$1 billion (US$129 million) for China ZhengTong Auto
Advising North Asia Strategic Holdings Limited on compliance with the Takeovers Code for an unconditional mandatory cash offer with a maximum cash consideration payable of about HK$42.7 million
Advising the independent investigation committee of China Evergrande Group in its investigation into the deposit pledges of its principal subsidiary of approximately RMB 13.4 billion being enforced by the banks
Advising Smoore International Holdings Limited, the world’s largest vaping device manufacturer, on compliance with the Listing Rules
Advising China ZhengTong Auto Services Holdings Ltd. on its placing of new shares, raising gross proceeds of HK$58.83 million. This was one of the first placings completed after the “Trial Administrative Measures of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies” promulgated by the China Securities Regulatory Commission took effect in March 2023
Advising a Hong Kong listed manufacturer in its negotiation of a joint venture agreement, allowing it access to production bases in Eastern Europe, including Poland and the Baltic States, and to sales network in Western Europe, at a consideration of up to about €50.7 million (about HK$416.2 million)
Advising a Hong Kong listed issuer in its rights issue raising gross proceeds of HK$161.1 million
Credentials
Education
Education
- University of Hong Kong , 2015, Postgraduate Certificate in Laws
- University of Hong Kong , 2014, Juris Doctor, First Class Honours
- Peking University, 2012, Bachelor of Economics
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- Hong Kong
Professional affiliations
Professional affiliations
- Member of the Law Society of Hong Kong
News
Employment History
- 2017 – 2022 – Department of Justice, Hong Kong