by Ashford Benjamin | May 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
Most people are aware that the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016 (GDPR) will come into force on 25 May 2018. However, it seems that many Hong Kong businesses are not aware of the wide-ranging impact of the GDPR on non-EU business and that...
by Ashford Benjamin | May 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
On 16 November 2017, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published the conclusions of its consultation on Proposals to Enhance Asset Management Regulation and Point-of-sale Transparency, which included proposed amendments to (a) the Fund Manager Code of...
by Ashford Benjamin | May 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
Kirkland & Ellis represented BGH Capital in the raising of its first private equity fund with a focus on investment in Australia and New Zealand. BGH was founded by Ben Gray and Simon Harle (formerly partners of TPG Capital) and Robin Bishop (formerly head of...
by Ashford Benjamin | May 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Hong Kong Listing Rules are to be amended from 3 July 2018 to enhance the regulatory framework for capital raisings by listed issuers. The rule changes target highly dilutive capital raisings by disallowing rights issues, open offers and placings under specific...
by Ashford Benjamin | May 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
On 24 April 2018, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Exchange”) published the consultation conclusions and announced the new rules to: (a) permit listings of companies with weighted voting right (“WVR”) structures; (b) establish a new...
by Ashford Benjamin | May 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
The government has this week published a comprehensive report detailing Hong Kong’s Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (ML/TF) Risk Assessment. This is the product of a year’s consultation, data analysis and stakeholder engagement by the...
