OLN OnlineSimon joined OLN as a Partner in our Corporate Commercial Department in 2020.
Simon specialises in corporate finance, securities, M&A, joint ventures, compliance, corporate restructurings, and PRC-related transactions. He has handled IPOs of PRC and non-PRC companies on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.
Simon has been involved in advising on pre-IPO private equity investments, post-IPO notifiable transactions, corporate reorganisations, compliance, and related transactions. Simon has also been involved in advising overseas investors in setting up PRC joint ventures.
Prior to joining OLN, Simon has previously worked in the Hong Kong office of two international law firms. In addition to his Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree from the University of Toronto, Simon read law at the University of Hong Kong and obtained a Master of Laws degree from the University of Hong Kong. Simon was admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 2001.
Simon was recognised as the “Next Generation Lawyer” in Corporate (including M&A), Hong Kong by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific in 2017 & 2018.
Regarding Simon’s language capabilities, he is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
2020 was a year of turmoil, with the outbreak of COVID-19 in late 2019 and early 2020, global economy experienced the biggest slowdown in recent decades. Despite the economic downturn and the poor market sentiment, the Hong Kong IPO market saw an increase in the total IPO funds raised in 2020 by more than 26%
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