John’s corporate and commercial practice focuses on finance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, capital markets transactions, restructurings and commercial contracts. He has extensive experience across a number of jurisdictions, as he is qualified in England and Wales, Hong Kong, the Isle of Man and the British Virgin Islands.
Expertise
- Corporate and Commercial Law
- Flotations (LSE & AIM)
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Joint Ventures
- Fundraising
- Private equity
- Company restructuring and disposals
Experience
- Advised DNB Asia Ltd on its US$300m term loan facility provided to an SPV formed by Genting Hong Kong Limited for the purpose of acquiring numerous cruise vessels
- Acted for Dongpeng Holdings Co Ltd, PW Medtech Group, and Deson Construction International Holdings Limited on their IPOs on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- Acted for Singapore-listed Tsit Wing International on a mandatory cash offer made by an acquirer
- Acted for GuoLine Overseas Limited in relation to its proposed voluntary cash offer to privatise Guoco Group for US$1.1b
- Acted for Joyas International Holdings Limited (Joyas), a Singapore-listed company, in relation to its proposed renounceable non-underwritten rights issue of warrants and convertible bonds
Please note: The experience list above may include examples of work completed prior to joining Keystone Law.
Recognition
Recognised in the Legal 500 2020 for Corporate and Commercial
Career
John qualified as a solicitor in 1994. Prior to joining Keystone Law in 2018, he worked at the following firms:
- Appleby
- Richards Butler
- Clifford Chance
- Baker & McKenzie