About this role
Key Areas of Responsibilities
• Provide day-to-day legal support to investment banking team bankers primarily based in Hong Kong and countries in APAC • Cover all types of Equity Capital Markets transactions, namely, IPOs (HK, US and elsewhere), blocks and placements, equity-linked product transactions and M&A advisory work (including public and private M&As) • Review and negotiate various transaction documents, such as sponsor-OC mandate, third-party engagements, underwriting agreements, comfort packages, legal opinions as well as regulatory submissions • Advise deal teams on various legal, regulatory, structural, reputational and other transaction-related issues • Prepare and draft engagement letters, confidentiality agreements and other documents as needed and work on building up the firm’s templates and know-how. • Maintain and enhance template agreements, standard forms, and internal legal know-how to improve efficiency and consistency across transactions. • Collaborate closely with the Investment Banking Compliance team on regulatory matters, including securities laws, listing rules, and cross-border requirements. • Monitor, interpret, and advise on emerging legal and regulatory developments in APAC capital markets that may impact the firm’s investment banking business.
Requirements
• Bachelor's degree or above in Law • Minimum 2 years of post-qualification experience as a capital markets lawyer qualified in Hong Kong or U.S. or another major jurisdiction • Possess solid HKIPO execution experience. Good knowledge of Hong Kong regulations (such as the SFO, HKEx listing rules, Takeovers Code and SFC Code of Conduct) • Good knowledge of the regulatory framework applicable to investment banks in Hong Kong (in particular the SFC sponsor regime and OC-CMI regime) • Being comfortable to handle and advise bankers of all levels. A partnerable team-player. • Strong analytical and interpersonal organizational skills • Excellent command of both English and Chinese • Able to review and draft documents in Chinese is a must, conversational Mandarin is required
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