日本の音響制作会社のBloomZは最近、Nasdaqでそのケイマン諸島持株会社を上場しました。弊事務所は日本の事業会社のケイマン諸島持株会社によるIPOに従事しており、日本企業が香港またはNYSE/Nasdaqで上場する際にかかるケイマン諸島持株会社ストラクチャーを採用することがなぜ有益なのか、本稿でご説明したいと思います。...more
9/24/2024
/ Capital Markets ,
Cayman Islands ,
Companies Act ,
Corporate Governance ,
Holding Companies ,
Hong Kong ,
Incorporation ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Taxation
Having recently completed the listing on Nasdaq of BLOOMZ, the Cayman Islands incorporated holding company of a Japanese audio production company, and being currently engaged to act on a number of IPOs of Cayman Islands...more
9/24/2024
/ Capital Markets ,
Cayman Islands ,
Companies Act ,
Corporate Governance ,
Holding Companies ,
Hong Kong ,
Incorporation ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Taxation
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
8/22/2024
/ Asia ,
Bermuda ,
BVI Business Companies ,
Capital Markets ,
Cayman Islands ,
China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) ,
Hong Kong ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands (BVI) are among the most prominent offshore jurisdictions. All three enjoy a strong global reputation, with modern, business friendly corporate laws and effective...more
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
7/22/2024
/ Bermuda ,
British Virgin Islands ,
BVI Business Companies ,
Capital Markets ,
Cayman Islands ,
Corporate Governance ,
Hong Kong ,
Incorporation ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
Publicly-Traded Companies
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
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited has recently published conclusions to their consultation launched last December on proposals to expand the paperless listing regime and other Listing Rule amendments. The key proposal...more
Following the implementation of the recent amendments to the Companies Act to remove the head count test for shareholder schemes of arrangement, Conyers has assisted two Hong Kong listed companies (China Vast Industrial Urban...more