Charltons is the winner of the IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2023’s “Jurisdictional Firm of the Year: Hong Kong SAR”

Charltons is the winner of the IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2024’s “Jurisdictional Firm of the Year: Hong Kong SAR”

Charltons ranked as “Leading Firm 2024” in Hong Kong for

• Commercial, Corporate and M&A: Independent Hong Kong Law Firms
• Corporate (Including M&A)
• Banking and Finance

Charltons ranked in Greater China Region Guide 2023 for

Charltons ranked in Greater China Region Guide 2024 for

• “Corporate/M&A: Independent Hong Kong Firms”

HKEX Listing Rule Amendments Allowing Treasury Shares Effective 11 June 2024

Amendments to the HKEX Listing Rules allowing HK listed companies to hold and resell treasury shares will take effect on 11 June 2024. HKEX has also issued New Guidance Letter HKEX-GL119-24 and FAQs

FSTB Consults on Regulating OTC Virtual Asset Trading

HK’s FSTB is consulting on introducing a new regime to regulate over-the-counter trading of virtual assets under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance.

SFC issues guidance for tokenisation of SFC-authorised investment products and intermediaries engaging in Hong Kong tokenised securities-related activities

The SFC issued circulars providing guidance on the tokenisation of authorised investment products and conduct-related guidance to intermediaries engaging in tokenisation activities

Our Work

Charltons is a boutique law firm focusing on

Hong Kong corporate finance law

, and in particular: capital markets, M&A law, regulatory and securities (including stocks & derivatives), natural resources law, corporate & commercial, private equity and funds practice, corporate restructuring, offshore and China funds.

Response to the SFC Consultation Paper on (i) the Proposed Code of Conduct on Bookbuilding and Placing Activities in Equity Capital Market and Debt Capital Market Transactions and (ii) the “Sponsor Coupling” Proposal

Charltons responded on 7 May, 2021 to the SFC’s Consultation Paper on (i) the Proposed Code of Conduct on Bookbuilding and Placing Activities in Capital Market Transactions and the “Sponsor Coupling” Proposal