Carey Olsen’s “take-private” offering in Hong Kong About Carey Olsen Our Cayman Islands office With the rise of dissenting shareholder litigation in merger cases in Cayman, Carey Olsen is an award-winning Our insolvency, restructuring and companies and promoters may also offshore law firm. Named Offshore Law litigation team in the Cayman Islands consider achieving a “take-private” via Firm of the Year at the 2017 Lawyer comprises two partners and seven a scheme of arrangement or “squeeze- Awards, we advise on Bermuda, British associates. Since its launch in 2013, the out”. To view our detailed note Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, team has enjoyed significant growth comparing the three methods of taking Guernsey and Jersey law across a and is widely regarded as a premier a company private, “Taking Cayman global network of nine offices. provider of legal services in the Cayman Islands companies private: options for market. We are a full service law firm working stakeholders”, please click here across banking and finance, corporate Focus on “take-private” and M&A, investment funds and private transactions equity, trusts and private wealth, dispute Your next “take-private” resolution, insolvency and property law. The practice of PRC businesses transaction migrating from US stock exchanges to We are an integrated, international PRC/Asian stock exchanges has seen Our aim is to develop relationships partnership of some 50 partners and significant activity in recent years. We with the key market participants over 200 lawyers. We have recently continue to see activity and growth, with and service providers in Hong expanded with the opening of offices in several significant deals likely in 2018. Kong. We provide: Bermuda, Hong Kong and Singapore. Our lawyers have represented clients in • exceptional lawyers several well-known “take-private” • truly integrated, international Our Hong Kong office transactions including: offices and case-management Our Hong Kong office is led by partner • Charm Communications Inc services Michael Makridakis who has over 10 • Homeinns Hotel Group • competitive pricing. years’ experience as an offshore lawyer, • JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd specialising in insolvency, restructuring We would be delighted to prepare • Kongzhong Corporation and large-scale, complex, commercial a detailed proposal for the litigation. Michael is supported by two • Qihoo 360 Technology Co Ltd provision of offshore legal services associates in Hong Kong. Dhan Vekaria, • Trina Solar Limited for your next “take-private” transaction. who previously practised in the Cayman • Zhaopin Limited Islands, and Yang Yang, a PRC qualified, BVI admitted lawyer, who is also a We are able to assist at the company/ native Mandarin speaker. promoter-led restructuring stage, and also with minority and dissenting shareholder issues. OFFSHORE LAW SPECIALISTS BERMUDA BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS CAYMAN ISLANDS GUERNSEY JERSEY CAPE TOWN HONG KONG LONDON SINGAPORE careyolsen.com Key contacts For further information or professional advice please contact our lawyers below: SINGAPORE HONG KONG CAYMAN ISLANDS CAYMAN Michael Makridakis Anthony McKenzie Jan Golaszewski Partner, Hong Kong Partner, Singapore Partner, Cayman Islands D +852 3628 9001 D +65 6653 4337 D +1 345 749 2018 E [email protected] E [email protected] E [email protected] ADVISES ON ADVISES ON ADVISES ON ⁄ Dispute Resolution and Litigation ⁄ Banking and Finance ⁄ Dispute Resolution and Litigation ⁄ Restructuring and Insolvency ⁄ Corporate ⁄ Restructuring and Insolvency ⁄ Regulatory ⁄ Investment Funds ⁄ Regulatory ⁄ Listing Services “ He is applauded for his “ Extremely clever, efficient and a technical grasp of the law as “ Very seasoned and skilled delight to work with.” much as his shrewd commercial lawyer with an unrivalled ability Chambers Global perspective.” to analyse a client fact scenario Chambers Global and put together a quality and “ A top lawyer – he combines cost effective solution.” sound advice with strong “ Genuinely cares about his IFLR 1000 technical ability.” clients and their cases, and Chambers Global takes a vested interest in “ Has an excellent depth of delivering practical and knowledge, applies common creative solutions.” sense and provides excellent Legal 500 levels of client service.” IFLR 1000 HONG KONG HONG KONG CAYMAN ISLANDS CAYMAN Dhanshuklal Vekaria Yang Yang Peter Sherwood Associate, Hong Kong Associate, Hong Kong Counsel, Cayman Islands D +852 3628 9002 D +852 3628 9003 D +1 345 749 2002 E [email protected] E [email protected] E [email protected] ADVISES ON ADVISES ON ADVISES ON ⁄ Dispute Resolution and Litigation ⁄ Dispute Resolution and Litigation ⁄ Dispute Resolution and Litigation ⁄ Restructuring and Insolvency ⁄ Restructuring and Insolvency ⁄ Restructuring and Insolvency ⁄ Investment Funds 2 ⁄ Carey Olsen’s “take-private” offering in Hong Kong careyolsen.com.