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Samson has extensive experience in equity capital markets transactions, having advised on a number of Hong Kong IPOs for underwriters, and issuers from a range of various jurisdictions and industries.
Languages - English, Cantonese, Mandarin
Jurisdiction - Hong Kong
Prior to joining Stephenson Harwood, Samson was a counsel in a leading international firm.
Initial public offerings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Advised Halcyon as the sole sponsor and the underwriters in the IPO of 1957 & Co. (Hospitality) Limited (HKEx: 8495) on GEM of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. 1957 & Co. (Hospitality) Limited is a Hong Kong-based restaurant operation and management group.
Initial public offerings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Advised Bank of Tianjin Co., Ltd. (HKEx: 1578) on its US$949m global offering and H-share IPO on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Bank of Tianjin Co., Ltd. Is a city commercial bank in China.
Share placement of Classified Group
Advising VMS Securities on the US$11m placing of new shares of Classified Group, a Hong Kong-based restaurant Group.
Mandatory general offer
Advising the purchasers in the mandatory general offer of Cinderella Media.
Initial public offerings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Advised WH Group Limited (HKEx: 0288) on its US$2.36bn global offering and IPO on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. WH Group is the world's largest pork company. This transaction was awarded Deal of the Year 2014 by China Business Law Journal.
HNA International disposal project
Advised HNA International on its US$16bn disposal of two plots of land in Kai Tak, Hong Kong to Henderson Land.
Initial public offerings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Advised CICC, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, China Merchants Securities, and other underwriters in the global offering and IPO of H-shares of Red Star Macalline Group Corporation Ltd. (HKEx: 1528) on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Top-up placement of Fosun International
Advised Morgan Stanley, UBS, Goldman Sachs, Citibank and CMBI and other placing agents on the US$1.2bn top-up placement of Fosun International.
Regulatory and compliance matters
Advising various Hong Kong-listed issuers in relation to their regulatory compliance matters. Clients include Classified Group, WH Group, Tenwow, Far East, China Daye and China Huarong Energy.