As Hong Kong listed Bermuda and Cayman Islands exempted companies approach their annual results season, many may be considering paying their shareholders a dividend, whether due to a profitable financial year or as a gesture...more
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited published on 24 January 2025 its Conclusions on Further Paperless Listing Reforms.
The proposals adopted include, among others, that issuers are to:
- provide securities holders...more
Many acquisitions, especially privatisations, are structured as a statutory merger, and in this article, we provide a brief overview of Cayman Islands (“Cayman”) mergers and consolidations and the general requirements for...more
6/19/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Borrowers ,
Capital Markets ,
Cayman Islands ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Dissenting Opinions ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Shareholders ,
Takeovers
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange) implemented its reforms to the GEM Listing Rules on 1 January 2024.
For companies currently listed on GEM, one of the key changes is a new streamlined transfer...more
4/10/2024
/ Bermuda ,
Capital Markets ,
Cayman Islands ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Hong Kong ,
Hong Kong Stock Exchange ,
Listing Rules ,
New Amendments ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements
On 11th March 2024, the Cayman Islands government issued the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2024 (“the amendment Act”). The amendment Act seeks to amend the Companies Act (2023 Revision) (“the principal Act”) to address various...more