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HKEx Relaxes Listing Rules for Specialist Technology Companies and DeSPAC Transactions

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On August 23, 2024, the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong and the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) jointly announced temporary modifications to HKEx’s Listing Rules and guidance materials with respect...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

HKEX and SFC Reduce Barriers for Specialist Technology Company IPOs and De-SPACs

查看中文 The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEX) and Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) have announced a temporary relaxation of the minimum market capitalization requirements for Specialist Technology Company...more

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Hong Kong Modifies Listing Rules of Specialist Technology Companies and De-SPAC Transactions

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The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited ("HKEx") and the Securities and Futures Commission ("SFC") have announced temporary changes to the Hong Kong Listing Rules regarding the minimum initial market capitalization of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hong Kong Regulatory Update - August 2024

查看中文 This update primarily provides an overview of key regulatory developments in the second quarter of 2024 relevant to companies listed, or planning to list, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) and their...more

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IPO – 2024年のテーマとトレンド

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2022年半ばの私共香港オフィスによるバミューダ及びケイマン諸島会社のIPOのテーマとトレンドレビューは、香港とニューヨークの二都市の市場についてでした。2年後の今、香港市場は引き続き、NYSE/Nasdaqの台頭に対して苦戦しています。2024年、アジアに拠点を置く企業のIPOの現状はどうでしょうか?...more

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IPOs – Themes and Trends 2024

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When I last reviewed the themes and trends we are seeing for IPOs of Bermuda and Cayman companies from our office in Hong Kong in mid-2022, it was very much a tale of two cities. Two years later, there is little to indicate...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

HKEX Consults on New Corporate Governance Reforms

查看中文 In a consultation paper issued in June 2024, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEX) is proposing amendments to The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on HKEX (the Listing Rules) to improve corporate...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Report on Hong Kong-Listed Biotech Companies - June 2024

点击此处阅读调查报告全文 Our fourth annual report on Hong Kong-listed biotech companies examines how the sector performed during the continuing challenging market conditions of the last full calendar year. Although the number of...more

Mayer Brown

Hong Kong: HKEX Proposes Amendments to Listing Rules to Strengthen Corporate Governance for Listed Companies

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On 14 June 2024, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange) published a consultation paper outlining proposed amendments to the Corporate Governance Code (Code) and related Listing Rules to strengthen the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Are You Ready for a Hong Kong IPO?

With deep and liquid capital markets offering unique access to the Mainland China investor market, many international businesses are considering pursuing their IPOs in Hong Kong. This summary outlines key issues for companies...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

HKEx Announces Consultation Conclusion for New Treasury Shares Rules

查看中文 In its conclusions to a market consultation process held in late 2023, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) has announced it will permit listed companies to hold their own shares as treasury shares and...more

White & Case LLP

Resilience and reform: Hong Kong adapts to change

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Global IPO markets endured a difficult 2023 in the face of rising interest rates and geopolitical uncertainty. But after a challenging 12 months, the outlook for IPO activity in 2024 is brightening This past year has been one...more

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Amendments to the GEM Listing Rules

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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

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Amendments to the Cayman Islands Companies Act: Share Capital Reduction

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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

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Hong Kong's New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme

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Introduced in the 2023-2024 Budget, the new and revamped Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (New CIES) aims at enriching the talent pool and attracting more new capital to Hong Kong. It is one of the eight policy measures...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hong Kong Regulatory Update - March 2024

查看中文 This update provides an overview of key regulatory developments in the fourth quarter of 2023 relevant to companies listed, or planning to list, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) and their advisers....more

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HKEX Annual Review Reiterates Concerns Over Issuers' Deficiencies In Internal Controls

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The annual Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) review of Issuers’ Annual Reports (Review) for 2022 found that deficiencies in internal controls remained a common underlying reason for modification of audit opinion by auditors and...more

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HKMA Rolls Out Standards for the Sale of Sustainable Investment Products

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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) recently announced in a circular its expected standards for the sale and distribution of green and sustainable investment products by registered institutions (RIs). This is to ensure...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

ICMA Working Group to Develop Voluntary Code of Conduct for Hong Kong ESG Ratings

On October 31, 2023, the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) announced that it would be forming a working group to develop a voluntary code of conduct for Hong Kong-based ESG ratings and data providers. ICMA will...more

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Synopsis Of Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s New Guide For New Listing Applicants

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In an effort to enable new listing applicants and their advisers to systematically and conveniently navigate all new listing-related guidance, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “HKEX”) published the Guide for New...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hong Kong Regulatory Update - November 2023

查看中文 This update provides an overview of key regulatory developments in the third quarter relevant to companies listed, or planning to list, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) and their advisers. It covers...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

HKEx To Permit Treasury Shares

查看中文  The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) is proposing to permit companies listed on the exchange to hold their own shares as treasury shares and to introduce rules on companies’ resale of treasury shares. The...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Consultation on Proposed Regulation to Govern Market Soundings in Hong Kong

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SFC proposes guidelines for intermediaries conducting and receiving market soundings in securities and capital market transactions. On 11 October 2023, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a consultation...more

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Allen & Overy and Standard Chartered launch guide to payment regulations in Asia

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Allen & Overy and international banking group Standard Chartered have today launched the first Guide to Payment Regulations for corporates and fintech customers navigating the evolving payments landscape in eight key markets...more

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SFC Publishes Long-Awaited Conclusions on Enforcement-Related Reform Proposals

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On 8 August 2023, the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) published its consultation conclusions on proposed amendments to enforcement-related provisions of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap 571) of...more

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