William Chua is a corporate partner based in Hong Kong. Mr. Chua is a broad-gauged transactional lawyer with deep experience in private equity and strategic ...
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Publications
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Private Equity Report: 2023 Outlook
January 2023
Christopher Anthony
, Catherine Amirfar
, Katherine Ashton
, Jason Auerbach
, Ezra Borut
, Dominic Blaxill
, Geoffrey P. Burgess
, Kara Brockmeyer
, Barbara Barath
, Alison E. Buckley-Serfass
, Lawrence K. Cagney
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Alexander R. Cochran
, William Y. Chua
, Jeffrey P. Cunard
, Jennifer L. Chu
, Scott M. Caravello
, E. Drew Dutton
, Christopher Dortschy
, Eric Dinallo
, Robert T. Dura
, Jane Engelhardt
, Isabel Espinosa de los Reyes
, Paul Eastham
, Jay E. Evans
, Robert M. Fettman
, Samuel Fung
, Caroline P. Geiger
, Berk Guler
, Christopher Gossage
, Andrew J. Gershon
, Jyotin Hamid
, Morgan J. Hayes
, Stuart Hammer
, Gareth Hughes
, Peter J. Irwin
, Eric T. Juergens
, Jin-Hyuk Jang
, Mark Johnson
, Yiran Ji
, Rafael Kariyev
, Satish M. Kini
, Samuel D. Krawiecz
, Meir D. Katz
, Stacy S. Lee
, Henry Lebowitz
, Jonathan F. Lewis
, Andrew M. Levine
, Maurizio Levi-Minzi
, Chaim Lapp
, Lucy Litt
, M. Natasha Labovitz
, Sidney P. Levinson
, Marilyn A. Lion
, Kim T. Le
, Michael P. McGuigan
, Megan MacDonald
, Sarah Min
, Emma Macfarlane
, Emily MacKay
, Alma M. Mozetič
, Ezra Newman
, John (Jay) Neukom
, Benjamin R. Pedersen
, Marc Ponchione
, Sheena Paul
, Stephen Petraeus
, Nicholas F. Potter
, Ryan T. Rafferty
, Samantha J. Rowe
, Melissa Runsten
, Julie M. Riewe
, Paul D. Rubin
, Scott B. Selinger
, Jane Shvets
, Ted Hassi
, Steven J. Slutzky
, Tricia Bozyk Sherno
, Ulysses Smith
, Matthew Stromecki
, Timothy McIver
, Sergio Torres
, Erica S. Weisgerber
, Jennifer Wheater
, Tiffany Wu
, Patricia Volhard
, Massy Vainshtein
, George Tan
, John Young
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2022 Private Equity Midyear Review and Outlook
1 August 2022
Jonathan Adler
, Christopher Anthony
, Katherine Ashton
, Sally Bergmann
, Dominic Blaxill
, Ezra Borut
, Geoffrey P. Burgess
, Jennifer L. Chu
, William Y. Chua
, Christopher Dortschy
, E. Drew Dutton
, Jane Engelhardt
, Avi Gesser
, Jyotin Hamid
, Morgan J. Hayes
, Emily F. Huang
, Peter J. Irwin
, Satish M. Kini
, M. Natasha Labovitz
, Andrew M. Levine
, Sidney P. Levinson
, Marilyn A. Lion
, Peter J. Loughran
, Nicole Levin Mesard
, Brett M. Novick
, Marc Ponchione
, Ryan T. Rafferty
, Jeffrey E. Ross
, Scott B. Selinger
, Steven J. Slutzky
, Thomas Smith
, Ramya S. Tiller
, Patricia Volhard
, Richard Ward
, Jeffrey P. Cunard
, Tricia Bozyk Sherno
, Marshal L. Bozzo
, Zhiyan Cao
, Robert T. Dura
, Andrew J. Gershon
, Stuart Hammer
, Sheena Paul
, Jin-Hyuk Jang
, Jennifer Wheater
, John Young
, Ulysses Smith
, Sasha Burger
, Jennifer R. Cestaro
, Thomas A. DeMarzo
, Paul Eastham
, Isabel Espinosa de los Reyes
, Michael C. Godbe
, Christopher Gossage
, Anna R. Gressel
, Merryl Lawry-White
, Sheng Shao
, Rachel Tennell
, Malina Welman
, Matthew Mrozek
, Chika Ojukwu
, Yiran Ji
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2021/2022 Private Equity Year-End Review and Outlook
January 2022
Jonathan Adler
, Catherine Amirfar
, Christopher Anthony
, Katherine Ashton
, Andrew L. Bab
, Geoffrey P. Burgess
, Ezra Borut
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, William Y. Chua
, Jennifer L. Chu
, Jeffrey P. Cunard
, Alexander R. Cochran
, E. Drew Dutton
, Jane Engelhardt
, Morgan J. Hayes
, Eric T. Juergens
, Maurizio Levi-Minzi
, Nicholas P. Pellicani
, Ryan T. Rafferty
, Julie M. Riewe
, Scott B. Selinger
, Marc Ponchione
, Thomas Smith
, Ramya S. Tiller
, Patricia Volhard
, Richard Ward
, Alisa A. Waxman
, Marshal L. Bozzo
, Christopher Dortschy
, Andrew J. Gershon
, Emily F. Huang
, Jennifer Wheater
, Sasha Burger
, Dominic Blaxill
, Charles Cartiglia
, Robert T. Dura
, Nathan Frost
, Matthew J. Sacco
, Sheng Shao
, Sergio Torres
, Charlotte A. Walkovik
, Paul Eastham
, Christopher Gossage
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Scott M. Caravello
, Stephen Petraeus
, Sheena Paul
, John Young
, Jin-Hyuk Jang
, Lukas Ott
, Andrew M. Levine
, Stuart Hammer
, Ulysses Smith
, Merryl Lawry-White
, Luke Dembosky
, Avi Gesser
, Michael R. Roberts
, Peter J. Irwin
, Ina C. Popova
, Samantha J. Rowe
, M. Natasha Labovitz
, Sidney P. Levinson
, Paul D. Rubin
, Eric Dinallo
, Marilyn A. Lion
, Jacob W. Stahl
, Nicholas F. Potter
, Kim T. Le
, Adam Aukland-Peck
, Melissa Runsten
, Matthew Mrozek
, Michael C. Godbe
, Christel Y. Tham
, Lisa Wang Lachowicz
, Yiran Ji
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China Passes the Personal Information Protection Law
1 September 2021
William Y. Chua
, Luke Dembosky
, Avi Gesser
, Edwin Northover
, Jim Pastore
, Emily Lam
, Philip Rohlik
, Johanna N. Skrzypczyk
, Tingting Wu
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2021 Private Equity Midyear Review and Outlook
22 July 2021
Jonathan Adler
, Christopher Anthony
, Katherine Ashton
, Andrew L. Bab
, Megan K. Bannigan
, Sally Bergmann
, David H. Bernstein
, Paul S. Bird
, Ezra Borut
, Geoffrey P. Burgess
, Jennifer L. Chu
, William Y. Chua
, Matthew Dickman
, Christopher Dortschy
, E. Drew Dutton
, Jane Engelhardt
, Peter A. Furci
, Avi Gesser
, Jyotin Hamid
, Morgan J. Hayes
, Peter J. Irwin
, Meir D. Katz
, Rafael Kariyev
, M. Natasha Labovitz
, Maurizio Levi-Minzi
, Andrew M. Levine
, Sidney P. Levinson
, Jonathan F. Lewis
, Marc Ponchione
, Ryan T. Rafferty
, Paul D. Rubin
, Zachary H. Saltzman
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Shannon Rose Selden
, Scott B. Selinger
, Steven J. Slutzky
, Ramya S. Tiller
, Richard Ward
, Alisa A. Waxman
, Patricia Volhard
, Franci J. Blassberg
, Jeffrey P. Cunard
, Andrew J. Gershon
, Stuart Hammer
, Jin-Hyuk Jang
, Kim T. Le
, Sheena Paul
, Tricia Bozyk Sherno
, Jacob W. Stahl
, Jennifer Wheater
, John Young
, Adam Aukland-Peck
, Dominic Blaxill
, Charles Cartiglia
, Robert T. Dura
, Paul Eastham
, Jay E. Evans
, Norma Angelica Freeland
, David J. Hotelling
, Samuel D. Krawiecz
, Merryl Lawry-White
, Robert Maddox
, Sergio Torres
, Malina Welman
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China Passes Anti-Foreign Sanctions and Data Security Laws
15 June 2021
William Y. Chua
, Gareth Hughes
, Satish M. Kini
, Philip Rohlik
, Tingting Wu
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2020/2021 Private Equity Year End Review and Outlook
7 January 2021
Jonathan Adler
, William D. Regner
, John W. Rife III
, Alisa A. Waxman
, Jennifer R. Cestaro
, Katherine Ashton
, E. Drew Dutton
, Jane Engelhardt
, Thomas Smith
, Ramya S. Tiller
, Christopher Anthony
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Maurizio Levi-Minzi
, Geoffrey P. Burgess
, Dominic Blaxill
, William Y. Chua
, Jyotin Hamid
, Morgan J. Hayes
, Steven J. Slutzky
, Richard Ward
, Jennifer Wheater
, Paul Eastham
, Peter A. Furci
, Rafael Kariyev
, Jay E. Evans
, Samuel D. Krawiecz
, Andrew L. Bab
, Jennifer L. Chu
, Paul D. Rubin
, Jacob W. Stahl
, Kim T. Le
, Jyotin Hamid
, Meir D. Katz
, Jonathan F. Lewis
, Tricia Bozyk Sherno
, Ezra Borut
, Jeffrey P. Cunard
, Marc Ponchione
, Kenneth J. Berman
, Norma Angelica Freeland
, Patricia Volhard
, Christopher Dortschy
, Jin-Hyuk Jang
, John Young
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Julie M. Riewe
, Merryl Lawry-White
, Sally Bergmann
, Scott B. Selinger
, Stuart Hammer
, Luke Dembosky
, Avi Gesser
, Jim Pastore
, Megan K. Bannigan
, David H. Bernstein
, M. Natasha Labovitz
, Sidney P. Levinson
, Peter J. Irwin
, Malina Welman
, Paul S. Bird
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Recent U.S. Developments, Including Passage of Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, Signal Harder Stance with China
7 December 2020
Kara Brockmeyer
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, William Y. Chua
, Gareth Hughes
, Matthew E. Kaplan
, Satish M. Kini
, Peter J. Loughran
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Philip Rohlik
, Tingting Wu
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Exit Trends in Asia
December 2020
William Y. Chua
, Tiffany Wu
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Private Equity Report Fall 2020, Vol 20, No 3
December 2020
Andrew M. Ahern
, Gavin Anderson
, Christopher Anthony
, Katherine Ashton
, Sally Bergmann
, Paul S. Bird
, Franci J. Blassberg
, Ezra Borut
, Jennifer L. Chu
, William Y. Chua
, Erin Cleary
, Peter A. Furci
, Maurizio Levi-Minzi
, Andrew M. Levine
, John W. Rife III
, Rebecca F. Silberstein
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Steven J. Slutzky
, Rafael Kariyev
, Patricia Volhard
, Jin-Hyuk Jang
, John Young
, Marisa Demko
, Jay E. Evans
, Samuel D. Krawiecz
, Sergio Torres
, Tiffany Wu
, Shawn Xiao Yang
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China’s Ministry of Commerce Establishes Framework for Sanctions Against “Unreliable Entities”
28 September 2020
William Y. Chua
, Gareth Hughes
, Satish M. Kini
, Edwin Northover
, Carl Micarelli
, Philip Rohlik
, Tingting Wu
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2020 Private Equity Midyear Review and Outlook
31 July 2020
Jonathan Adler
, Andrew M. Ahern
, Christopher Anthony
, Megan K. Bannigan
, David H. Bernstein
, Kenneth J. Berman
, Paul S. Bird
, Ezra Borut
, Geoffrey P. Burgess
, Jennifer R. Cestaro
, Jennifer L. Chu
, William Y. Chua
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Jeffrey P. Cunard
, Peter A. Furci
, Morgan J. Hayes
, Peter J. Irwin
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Rafael Kariyev
, M. Natasha Labovitz
, Andrew M. Levine
, Sidney P. Levinson
, Nicole Levin Mesard
, Marc Ponchione
, Julie M. Riewe
, Edward M. Rishty
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Shannon Rose Selden
, Scott B. Selinger
, Steven J. Slutzky
, Thomas Smith
, Ramya S. Tiller
, Patricia Volhard
, Richard Ward
, Alisa A. Waxman
, Michael P. McGuigan
, Samuel D. Krawiecz
, Stuart Hammer
, Dominic Blaxill
, Christopher Dortschy
, Paul Eastham
, Jin-Hyuk Jang
, Jennifer Wheater
, John Young
, Almas Daud
, Paul Eastham
, Jay E. Evans
, Norma Angelica Freeland
, Samuel D. Krawiecz
, Merryl Lawry-White
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New Consultation on Corporate WVR Beneficiaries and Updated Guidance to Listing Rules for Biotech Companies
22 May 2020
William Y. Chua
, Tiffany Wu
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India’s New Restriction on Chinese Foreign Investment – Far-Reaching Implications for Global M&A
30 April 2020
Geoffrey P. Burgess
, William Y. Chua
, Shreya Aren
, Monisha Elizabeth D'Souza
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Coronavirus — Impact on Foreign Investment in China
19 March 2020
William Y. Chua
, Gareth Hughes
, Edwin Northover
, Philip Rohlik
, Tingting Wu
, Fengjian Ao
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2019/2020 Private Equity Year-End Review and Outlook
19 December 2019
Jonathan Adler
, Christopher Anthony
, Kenneth J. Berman
, Lorna Bowen
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, William Y. Chua
, Alan J. Davies
, Andrew Ford
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Pierre Maugüé
, Julie M. Riewe
, John W. Rife III
, Samantha J. Rowe
, Scott B. Selinger
, Thomas Smith
, Patricia Volhard
, Richard Ward
, Jin-Hyuk Jang
, John Young
, Dominic Blaxill
, Conway Blake
, Tom Cornell
, Paul Eastham
, Michelle Gilmore-Parry
, Felix Paterson
, Ryan T. Rafferty
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New Tax Reforms - Incentivising the Indian Economy
6 November 2019
Geoffrey P. Burgess
, William Y. Chua
, Mai T. Shapiro
, Monisha Elizabeth D'Souza
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China Amends the Regulation on Foreign-Invested Insurance Companies to Implement Opening-up Policies
25 October 2019
William Y. Chua
, Edwin Northover
, Tingting Wu
, Fengjian Ao
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Asia-Pacific Fund Finance Symposium – A Two-Part Summary
27 September 2019
Gavin Anderson
, William Y. Chua
, Alan J. Davies
, Pierre Maugüé
, Andrew M. Ostrognai
, Thomas Smith
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Asia-Pacific Fund Finance Symposium – A Two-Part Summary
26 September 2019
Gavin Anderson
, William Y. Chua
, Alan J. Davies
, Pierre Maugüé
, Andrew M. Ostrognai
, Thomas Smith
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China Promulgates New Foreign Investment Law
18 March 2019
William Y. Chua
, Edwin Northover
, Allison Lee
, Fengjian Ao
, Tingting Wu
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India Expands the Path for Foreign Investment - But Tightens It for E-Commerce
13 March 2019
Geoffrey P. Burgess
, William Y. Chua
, Monisha Elizabeth D'Souza
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Increased Transparency for India Inc. —New Beneficial Ownership Rules
29 August 2018
Geoffrey P. Burgess
, William Y. Chua
, Philip Orange
, Kirsten Watson
, Monisha Elizabeth D'Souza
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New Hong Kong Listing Rules Welcome Emerging and Innovative Companies
6 July 2018
William Y. Chua
, Edwin Northover
, Allison Lee
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Asia-Pacific Fund Finance Symposium – A Ten-Point Summary
13 June 2018
William Y. Chua
, Alan J. Davies
, Pierre Maugüé
, Thomas Smith
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India – 2018 Developments for Foreign Investors
19 April 2018
Geoffrey P. Burgess
, William Y. Chua
, Peter F.G. Schuur
, Mai T. Shapiro
, Monisha Elizabeth D'Souza
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China Announces Updated Timeline for Further Opening Its Financial Sector to Foreign Investors
17 April 2018
William Y. Chua
, Alexander R. Cochran
, E. Drew Dutton
, David Grosgold
, Thomas M. Kelly
, Marilyn A. Lion
, Edwin Northover
, Nicholas F. Potter
, James C. Scoville
, John M. Vasily
, Clare Swirski
, Benjamin Lyon
, Fengjian Ao
, Tingting Wu
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China’s New NDRC Regulations Extend Overseas Investment Regime to Insurance Companies
28 February 2018
William Y. Chua
, Alexander R. Cochran
, E. Drew Dutton
, David Grosgold
, Thomas M. Kelly
, Marilyn A. Lion
, Edwin Northover
, Nicholas F. Potter
, James C. Scoville
, John M. Vasily
, Benjamin Lyon
, Clare Swirski
, Fengjian Ao
, Tingting Wu
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China to Open its Financial Sector Further to Foreign Investors
13 November 2017
William Y. Chua
, Alexander R. Cochran
, E. Drew Dutton
, David Grosgold
, David Innes
, Thomas M. Kelly
, Marilyn A. Lion
, Edwin Northover
, Nicholas F. Potter
, James C. Scoville
, John M. Vasily
, Benjamin Lyon
, Fengjian Ao
, Tingting Wu
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China’s New Guidelines on Overseas Investment Likely to Spur Tighter Regulation of Investments by the PRC Insurance Regulator
28 August 2017
William Y. Chua
, Alexander R. Cochran
, Eric Dinallo
, E. Drew Dutton
, David Grosgold
, David Innes
, Thomas M. Kelly
, Marilyn A. Lion
, Edwin Northover
, Nicholas F. Potter
, James C. Scoville
, John M. Vasily
, Benjamin Lyon
, Fengjian Ao
, Tingting Wu
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India Disbands the FIPB and Endangers BITs: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?
30 June 2017
Geoffrey P. Burgess
, William Y. Chua
, Lord Goldsmith KC
, Patrick Taylor
, Monisha Elizabeth D'Souza
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India Budget 2017 – A Step in the Right Direction
9 February 2017
Geoffrey P. Burgess
, William Y. Chua
, Michael J. Gillespie
, Matthew D. Saronson
, Monisha Elizabeth D'Souza
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Recent Events
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Demystifying Minority Equity Investments in India
20 January 2022
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Legal Information Series
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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M&A in the COVID-19 Environment
10 November 2020 6:00 AM - 11 November 2020 5:30 AM Dateline Standard Time
IBA Corporate and M&A Law Committee
IBA Annual Meeting 2020
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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Global Trends and Challenges in Healthcare M&A
16 September 2019
Debevoise & IDEX Legal
Networking and Discussions on Healthcare M&A
Mumbai, India
Speaking Engagements
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PE Deals in Emerging Markets: Structuring and Governance Issues
17 January 2019
Emerging Markets Private Equity Association
EMPEA Masterclass in Hong Kong
Debevoise & Plimpton, Hong Kong
Speaking Engagements
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Maximising Shareholder Value: The New Age of Shareholder Activism
9 March 2018
International Bar Association
3rd IBA Asia-based International Financial Law Conference
Hong Kong
Speaking Engagements
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Hot Topics in Healthcare Transactions
3 November 2017
International Bar Association
IBA Asia Pacific Mergers and Acquisitions Conference 2017
Hong Kong
Speaking Engagements
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Chinese investors on a shopping spree abroad
10 October 2017
International Bar Association
IBA Annual Conference Sydney 2017
Sydney, Australia
Speaking Engagements
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Australia inbound M&A transactions
10 October 2017
International Bar Association
IBA Annual Conference Sydney 2017
Sydney
Speaking Engagements
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India Insurance Developments and Investment/M&A Considerations
14 June 2017
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Hot Topics in Healthcare Transactions
1 March 2017
International Financial Law Review
IFLR Asia M&A Forum
Hong Kong
Speaking Engagements
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Hot Topics in U.S. Healthcare Transactions
12 December 2016
Debevoise & Plimpton
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Hong Kong
Speaking Engagements
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Navigating the Private Equity Landscape in India
14 September 2016
International Financial Law Review
IFLR India M&A Forum 2016
Mumbai, India
Speaking Engagements
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Opportunities & Challenges of Investing in PE By Chinese Insurance Companies
25 March 2016
Duxes Events
China International Insurance Investment Summit 2016
Hong Kong
Speaking Engagements
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Financing Mergers and Acquisitions in Asia
11 March 2016
International Bar Association
2nd IBA Asia-based International Financial Law Conference
Singapore
Speaking Engagements
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Best Practices in Addressing Corruption Risk
2 March 2016
International Financial Law Review
IFLR Asia M&A Forum 2016
Hong Kong
Speaking Engagements
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