Guide to mergers & acquisitions: Hong Kong
16/08/2006. Mergers and acquisitions are extremely common in Hong Kong and continue to represent a significant means by which corporations pursue the objectives of economic growth, expansion, diversification and wealth realisation, says Baker & McKenzie. Hong Kong law does not provide for a pure merger of companies, they add.

Chosen
18/01/2006. Hong Kong has firmly established its position as the bourse for Chinese companies and a principal exit route for private equity investors, says the Asia Private Equity Review.

M&A in Hong Kong
05/04/2005. General partners can take heart from the fact the Hong Kong economy continued to perform well in the latter part of 2004 with the Hong Kong Government revising their estimated 2004 annual Gross Domestic Product growth rate up by 1.5% from 6.0% to 7.5% in August 2004 following the announcement of the biggest quarterly growth since 2000, PricewaterhouseCoopers finds.

Hong Kong IPO Market Year End Review for 2004 and Outlook for 2005
14/03/2005. The value of Hong Kong IPOs will reach a record high of HK$138 billion in 2005, compared with about HK$95 billion in 2004, said PricewaterhouseCoopers in its outlook for 2005. The 2004 review showed clear signs of Hong Kong's economic recovery.

The CSRC's ‘No Objection' letter: continuing uncertainty for venture capitalists looking to exit from PRC investments through the Hong Kong capital markets
30/04/2003. One possible exit avenue for investors in Chinese venture capital is the Hong Kong stock exchange. But, say Barbara Mok and Michael Chin of Jones Day, the China Securities Regulatory Commission must provide a ‘no objection' letter before a non-People's Republic of China can list in Hong Kong.

Proposed new merger approval laws for Hong Kong's telecommunications industry
25/02/2003. In 2002, the Hong Kong government released its proposed merger regulatory regime and has shifted a fair way from its original proposals. Peter Waters of Gilbert & Tobin assesses the impact of the new regulation on the region's telecommunications industry and, ultimately, what it will mean to investors.

Regulation of mergers and acquisitions in the Hong Kong telecoms sector
16/07/2002. On 15 May 2002, a bill intended to regulate mergers and acquisitions in the telecommunications market was presented to the legislative council in Hong Kong. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer discusses the new regulations and the effects they may have.

Global venture trends - the view from Asia
23/10/2001. This presentation from Marc Staal, chairman of the Hong Kong Venture Capital Association offers an up-to-date overview of the private equity market in Asia.

Shareholders agreements
29/05/2001. When co-investing with a private equity fund, institutional investors must have a full understanding of the shareholders' agreement, which outlines the terms and conditions of the deal. Here Cameron McKenna outlines of some of the main features of this type of agreement.