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Anne Ko

Partner

My practice focuses on equity offerings on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKSE) and advising listed companies on securities law, corporate finance matters, and regulatory compliance. I advise on mergers and acquisitions and general corporate and commercial matters. I have acted for numerous issuers and sponsors in relation to initial public offerings and listings on HKSE.  I oversee the corporate services team in our Hong Kong Office.

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+852 2841 6826
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+852 9494 1628
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I have broad experience in capital markets and M&A transactions. I am regarded as hands-on, responsive and detail-oriented, with a strong practical commercial sense. My clients rely on me to provide technically sound and commercially astute legal advice with a quick turnaround time.  I have been ranked as a “Recognised Practitioner in Capital Markets: Equity” by Chambers Asia Pacific and a “Recommended lawyer in Capital Markets: Equity” by the Legal 500 Asia Pacific

Career Highlights

Initial Public Offerings

Acted for numerous issuers and investment banks and completed a large number of initial public offerings including red chip and H-share listings of corporations in a wide spectrum of industries including:

  • Fortune Financial Capital Limited as sponsor’s Hong Kong legal advisor in the initial public offering of Yadong Group Holdings Limited, a company which principally engages in the design, process and sale of textile fabric products
  • Innovax Capital Limited as sponsor’s Hong Kong legal advisor in the initial public offering of Canggang Railway Limited, an established and expanding local railway operator based in Hebei Province
  • Innovax Capital Limited as sponsor’s Hong Kong legal advisor in the initial public offering of Macau E&M Holding Limited, an E&M engineering services works contractor in Macau
  • Alliance Capital Partners Limited as sponsor’s Hong Kong legal advisor in the listing of Ye Xing Group Holdings Limited, a reputable property management service provider in PRC
  • China Hongguang Holdings Limited as issuer’s Hong Kong legal advisor in its listing, a manufacturer of architectural glass products in China
  • Alliance Capital Partners Limited as sponsor’s Hong Kong legal advisor in the initial public offering of Contel Technology Company Limited and listing on the Main Board of HKSE. Contel engages in sourcing and sale of IC products and the provision of IC application solutions and value-added services.
  • Orient Capital (Hong Kong) Limited as sponsor’s Hong Kong legal advisor in the listing of Jiangsu Innovative Ecological New Materials Limited, a manufacturer of oil refining agents and fuel additives.
  • Somerley Capital Limited as sponsor’s Hong Kong legal advisor in the listing of Amasse Capital Holdings Limited, a corporate finance advisory company.
  • Innovax Capital Limited as sponsor’s Hong Kong legal advisor in the initial public offering of MECOM Power and Construction Limited and listing on the Main Board of HKSE. MECOM is a construction contractor and substation builder in Macau.
  • Dongxing Securities (Hong Kong) Company Limited as sponsor’s Hong Kong legal advisor in the listing of Taste • Gourmet Group Limited, a Hong Kong based restaurant group
  • Ocean One Holding Ltd as issuer’s Hong Kong legal advisor, a frozen seafood importer and wholesaler in Hong Kong, in its listing.
  • Innovax Capital Limited as sponsor’s Hong Kong legal advisor in the listing of China Wan Tong Yuan (Holdings) Limited, a burial services provider in China.
  • Dongxing Securities (Hong Kong) Company Limited as sponsor’s Hong Kong legal advisor in the initial public offering of S&P International Holding Limited and listing on the Main Board of HKSE. S&P is a food products manufacturer in Malaysia.
  • Feishang Non-metal Materials Technology Limited as issuer’s Hong Kong legal adviser, on its initial public offering and listing on GEM of HKSE. Feishang is a developer of an open-pit bentonite mine in Anhui province in China, producing and selling bentonite products. It is the first mining company listed on GEM of HKSE.
  • CCBI International Capital Limited as sponsor’s Hong Kong legal advisor in the initial public offering of Jiayuan International Holdings Limited and listing on the Main Board of HKSE. Jiayuan International is a property developer of large-scale residential and commercial complex projects in Jiangsu province, China.
  • Alliance Capital Partners Limited as sponsor’s Hong Kong legal adviser, on the spin-off of Hi-Level Technology Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries from S.A.S. Dragon Holdings Limited (a Hong Kong listed company) and the listing of Hi-Level on GEM of HKSE. Hi-Level is an independent design house engaging in the sale of electronic components.
  • China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Limited as sponsor’s Hong Kong legal adviser in the initial public offering and listing of H Shares of Wuxi Sunlit Science and Technology Company Limited. Wuxi Sunlit is an integrated production solution provider of steel wire products in China.
  • CCB International Capital Limited as sponsor’s Hong Kong legal issuer in the initial public offering of Termbray Petro-king Oilfield Services Limited and listing on the Main Board of HKSE. Termbray Petro-king is one of the leading non-state-owned high-end oilfield services providers in China.
  • BOCOM International (Asia) Limited and Daiwa Capital Markets Hong Kong Limited as sponsors’ Hong Kong legal adviser in the initial public offering of China Sanjiang Fine Chemicals Company Limited and listing on the Main Board of HKSE. China Sanjiang is a manufacturer and supplier of consumer chemicals and their ingredients.
  • Credit Suisse and JP Morgan as the sponsors’ Hong Kong legal adviser in the initial public offering and concurrent Rule 144A offering of Anton Oilfield Services Group and listing of the Main Board of HKSE. Anton Oilfield is one of the leading non-government-owned providers of onshore oilfield services in China.

Capital Markets Transactions

Represented Hong Kong listed companies in a large variety of transactions including:

  • Capxon International Electronic Company Limited on its privatisation matters.
  • Century Investment (Holding) Limited in relation to the issue of 5% secured exchangeable bond in the aggregate principal amount of up to HK$198,000,000 (Exchangeable Bond).
  • Fortunet E-Commerce Group Limited on:
    • its grant of a loan facility to connected subsidiary for developing its digital point business;
    • its issuance of unlisted warrants to its controlling shareholder;
    • its issuance of convertible bonds to a special purpose vehicle operated by CCB International (Holding) Limited;
    • its placings of new shares under general mandate.
  • Fortunet E-commerce Group Limited and its subsidiaries on the formation of a series of JV companies with the subsidiaries of CCB International, China UnionPay, China Mobile and Bank of China for the establishment and operations of an electronic consumption point-reward system and platform in China.
  • Sandmartin International Holdings Limited on:
    • on its open offer.
    • on its placing of new shares.