Counsel - ECM

Due to expansion, this leading international law firm is hiring an Of Counsel profile to work with a corporate partner based in Hong Kong to:

• Deliver high quality corporate support to clients with their Hong Kong equity capital markets transactions including handling IPOs (both sponsors and issuers)
• Handle other corporate matters including M&A/private equity as well as some transactions which may involve US entities

To qualify, the suitable candidate will have:

• Solid IPO experience gained from both the sponsors and issuers side and be able to handle these transactions independently
• Ideally, you will have 8+ PQE experience gained in the capital markets/corporate team of a busy IPO practice particularly on the sponsors side and some issuers side, US experience will also be advantageous
• Hong Kong qualification is preferred, other common law jurisdiction admission together with solid IPO experience will also be considered
• Fluency in English and Mandarin is essential, Cantonese is also advantageous