John is an experienced corporate and commercial lawyer with significant experience in finance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, capital markets transactions, restructurings and commercial contracts. He is qualified to practise in England and Wales, Hong Kong, the Isle of Man and the British Virgin Islands, and has extensive experience in transactional matters across those jurisdictions.
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.
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