O’Melveny Worldwide

Edward Poon focuses his practice on corporate finance and capital markets. His experience includes advising on Hong Kong securities offerings, private and public cross-border mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance, and general commercial matters.

Public Offering Transactions

  • Ruichang International Holdings Limited (1334.HK) in its approximately US$17 million IPO and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • eHi Car Services in its US$325 million Regulation S high-yield bond offering due 2027
  • CICC, CCB, CMB, CMS and other underwriters in the approximately US$150 million IPO of Beijing Fourth Paradigm Technology Co., Ltd. (6682.HK) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • Beauty Farm Medical and Health Industry Inc. in its approximately US$100 million IPO and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • Yonghe Medical Group Co., Ltd. in its US$206 million IPO and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. and China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited and other underwriters in the US$145 million IPO and listing of Shanghai HeartCare Medical Technology Corporation Limited on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • J.P. Morgan, BofA Securities, CICC and Haitong International as joint sponsors and other underwriters in the approximately US$1.67 billion secondary listing of GDS Holdings Limited on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • Keymed Biosciences Inc. in its US$398 million IPO and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • Pharmaron in its US$600 million zero coupon convertible bonds offering
  • Pharmaron in its approximately US$588 million dual primary listing and H share offering in Hong Kong
  • Fortune Financial Capital as sole sponsor, Fortune Securities, CICC as joint global coordinators and other underwriters in the US$56.8 million primary listing of Zero2IPO Holdings Inc. on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • Akeso Biopharma in its US$383 million IPO and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • Viva Biotech in its US$194 million IPO on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • Hua Medicine in its US$110 million IPO on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • China Securities (International) Corporate Finance Company Limited, as the sole sponsor and lead underwriter, in the US$133 million IPO of mobile game publisher FingerTango Inc.(6860.HK) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Acotec Scientific in its approximately US$520 million voluntary partial offer by Boston Scientific
  • China VAST Industrial Urban Development (6166.HK) and its controlling shareholder, Profit East Limited, in the US$285 million all-cash take private proposal by China Jinmao Holdings Group Limited (817.HK)
  • Global Infrastructure Solutions Inc. in multiple matters, including in its strategic merger with J. Roger Preston, a construction consulting company with offices in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, and the strategic acquisition of Arcadis’s Hong Kong and projects and consulting company in Singapore
  • SEEK Limited in its multiple investment, acquisition and assest placement in North and South America
  • Chun Yip International Investment Ltd. in the takeover of controlling stakes of Golden Ponder Holdings Limited (1783.HK)
  • China VAST Industrial Urban Development Company Limited and its major shareholder in the sale of approximately US$191 million of shares to China Jinmao Holdings Group Limited, and the issuance of 6% convertible bonds of US$123 million with a 36 month maturity date to China Jinmao
  • Viva Biotech in its US$387.3 million acquisition of Langhua Pharmaceutical and US$135.4 million share placement
  • Warner Brothers in its sale of equity in the joint venture, Flagship Entertainment Group, to CMC Capital
  • The controlling shareholder of Central China Real Estate (0832.HK) in the US$83 million acquisition of the second largest shareholder's entire interest in Central China Real Estate
  • China International Marine Containers in its spin-off sale of Pteris Global Limited to its China Fire Safety Enterprise Group (0445.HK)
  • Joy Bright Investments in its US$233 million acquisition of the entire equity interests in Tianjin China Minsheng Drawin Technology Limited from China Minsheng Investment Group Corp., Ltd.
  • Numerous international private equity and investment institutions in equity investment, placement and allocation

Languages

  • Mandarin
  • Cantonese

Admissions

  • Hong Kong
  • England & Wales (non-practising)

Education

  • University of Hong Kong, PCLL; LLB