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PETER CHEN
Partner·
Hong Kong
PROFILE REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS AND CASES OTHER INFORMATION Further Reading
MR. CHEN IS A PARTNER OF THE CAPITAL MARKETS GROUP IN THE HONG KONG OFFICE. HE HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN CAPITAL MARKETS IN HONG KONG AND HAS WORKED IN RENOWNED PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES AS A MEDICAL SPECIALIST PRIOR TO JOINING THE FIRM.
Education
Keble College, Oxford University, Master in Jurisprudence
Boston University, B.A. Political Science, cum laude
Professional Qualification
Admitted to practice in Hong Kong SAR
Work Language
Mandarin
Shanghainese
Cantonese
English
PROFILE
Mr. Chen represents leading corporate and major financial institution clients, including China Resources Phoenix Healthcare Holdings Company Limited, Yili Group, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup. Peter has advised clients in a broad range of industries, including healthcare, gaming, technology, telecom, financial services and consumer products.
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS AND CASES
- Tianjin Tianbao Energy Co., Ltd. in connection with the initial public offering and listing of its H shares on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
- Harmonicare Medical Holdings Limited, a private obstetrics and gynecology hospital group, in connection with its US$205.1 million (HK$1.59 billion) global offering and primary listing on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
- BOCI Asia Limited and Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited as sponsors on the US$208 million global offering and initial public offering of VPower Group International Holdings Limited on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
- The underwriters in connection with the US$115 million primary listing and global offering of ordinary shares of Cowell e Holdings Inc. on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- Macau Legend Development Limited, one of the leading owners of entertainment and casino gaming facilities in Macau, in connection with its US$282 million global offering and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- Xinchen China Power Holdings Limited in connection with its HK$700 million Hong Kong public offering and the international placing
- Morgan Stanley as the underwriter in the US$70 million initial public offering and HKSE listing of SPT Energy Group Inc.
- Citigroup as sole sponsor in the initial public offering, Rule 144A/Regulation S offering and HKSE listing of China Polymetallic Mining Ltd.
- Melco Crown Entertainment Limited in its listing by way of introduction on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The sponsors were Credit Swiss (Hong Kong) Limited and Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong Branch
- The underwriters, led by CICC, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, BOCI and Credit Suisse, in the US$ 1.7 billion initial public offering, Rule 144A/Regulation S offering and Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing of the H shares of Changsha Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd., a leading China-based construction machinery company
- Macquarie in a listing by way of introduction of China Animal Healthcare Ltd. on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- The underwriters J.P. Morgan, BOCI and Deutsche Bank in a HK$1.1 billion global offering of MIE Holdings Corporation and listing of its shares on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- The underwriters led by Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch in the $600 million initial public offering, Rule 144A/Regulation S offering and Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing of Mingfa Group
- Nidera B.V., a Netherlands-based grain trader, in connection with the sale of a majority stake to COFCO (Hong Kong) Limited, a subsidiary of China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation
- China International Capital Corporation as underwriter’s counsel in a US$242 million secondary offering of China Communications Services Corporation Limited and listing of its H shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- The underwriters (UBS, Goldman Sachs and BNP) in the US$1.43 billion global offering and listing of Want Want China Holdings Limited
- Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank as underwriters’ counsel in the US$100 million global offering and listing of Little Sheep Group Limited
- Wuzhou International Holdings Limited, a mainland property developer, in its US$200 million initial public offering in Hong Kong
- UNIC Capital Management Co., Ltd. and Sino Xing Ding Limited to acquire the controlling stake in Unis Holdings (HKEX Stock Code: 00365) with a consideration of HK$990 million and to make a mandatory general offer under the Hong Kong Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buy-backs
- Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Limited (HKEx stock code: 1114), the BMW Group sold a 25% stake in BMW Brilliance Automotive Co., Ltd. with a total value of RMB 29 billion, which constitutes a very significant disposal under the Hong Kong Listing Rules
- The board of directors of Yingde Gases (HKSE: 2168) in the face of a competing bid from PAG
- Yili Group on its US$680 million acquisition of Hong Kong-listed Shengmu Organic Milk Ltd.
- Hong Kong-listed Phoenix Healthcare (now renamed as China Resources Medical Holdings Company Limited) on its US$480 million acquisition of certain hospital businesses of China Resources Healthcare Group, one of the largest state-owned enterprises in China’s healthcare
- Alibaba Health Information Technology Limited’s reverse takeover of a medical business with a listing on the Main Board of the HKSE (aborted)
- Oceanic Gold Global Limited on the acquisition of 49% interests in Giochi Preziosi S.p.A., an established toy manufacturer and distributor in Europe for a total consideration of Euro 61.5 million
- GST Holdings Limited in a US$247 million takeover bid by United Technology. It is a voluntary general offer and the making of the bid is pre-conditional upon the applicable regulatory approvals or consents having been obtained, including the PRC antitrust filings
- Hung Hing Printing Group Limited in its HK$865 million acquisition by CVC Asia Pacific Limited. This transaction involved a whitewash waiver which enabled CVC from becoming a single largest shareholder and triggered the change of control without the need to launch a takeover bid
- Deutsche Bank AG in subscribing convertible bonds in a Hong Kong listed company China Special Steel to finance its acquisition in an iron ore mine in Indonesia
