Ben Chan
Senior Associate
Practice Areas
Corporate & Commercial Law • Media, Entertainment & Sports Law
- Admissions
- Hong Kong
- Languages
- Cantonese • English • Mandarin
Contact
- Tel
- (852) 2230 2877
- Fax
- (852) 2845 1637
- ben.chan@haldanes.com
- Profile
Ben advises on a wide range of corporate and commercial transactions, including cross-border mergers and acquisitions, US and Hong Kong IPOs, private equity investments, regulatory compliance and general corporate advisory matters.
Ben has acted for multinational corporations, state-owned enterprises, prominent private equity funds, and startups across various industries, including fintech, technology, healthcare, real estate, infrastructure, energy and consumer sectors. His notable transactional experience includes advising on substantial acquisitions involving PRC state-owned enterprises, complex pre-IPO restructuring and investments, multi-jurisdictional IPO listings and significant regulatory compliance matters involving the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Securities and Futures Commission.
Ben was admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 2018. He further obtained PRC bar qualification in 2021.
Ben earned his Juris Doctor and Postgraduate Certificate in Laws from the City University of Hong Kong. He also holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree from the University of Hong Kong.
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Notable Cases:
- Acting as the Hong Kong counsel for the underwriter in connection with the successful Nasdaq listing of Prestige Wealth Inc. (PWM) which operates SFC Types 4 & 9 regulated activities in Hong Kong.
- Acting as the Hong Kong counsel for the underwriter in connection with the successful Nasdaq listing of Ming Shing Group Holdings Limited (MSW) which engages in wet trades works in Hong Kong.
- Acting as the Hong Kong counsel for the underwriter in connection with the successful Nasdaq listing of Diginex Ltd (DGNX) which provides ESG reporting solution services.
- Acting for the substantial shareholders of Zhonghua Gas Holdings Ltd (HKEX: 8246) in the disposal of their entire equity interest with a consideration exceeding HK$170,000,000.
- Acting for Mason Group Holdings Limited (HKEX: 273) to dispose of its equity interest in an offshore subsidiary operating medical business in relation to in vitro fertilization with a consideration exceeding HK$260,000,000.
- Acting for Symphony Holdings Limited (HKEX: 1223) in the sale of its Hong Kong subsidiaries holding a parcel of land in Shenyang to Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd. (HKEX: 2777) for the development of residential properties involving a consideration exceeding RMB500,000,000.
- Acting for a leading PRC construction group in the sale of a Hong Kong subsidiary indirectly holding interests in several infrastructure projects located in the PRC with a purchase price exceeding RMB700,000,000.
- Acting for a PE Fund in the pre-IPO investment in a well-known e-sports gaming group participating in the League of Legends Pro League.
- brand in Hong Kong in the formation of a joint venture company with a Hong Kong listed property developer for the construction, operation and management of an international school in Guangzhou.
- Acting for a prominent PRC property developer listed in Hong Kong in obtaining various credit facilities in the form of term loan, margin facility and bond linked notes from Hong Kong banks/securities firms to satisfy its ongoing financial needs.
- Acting for a multi-family office established by the founder of a prominent food delivery apps in PRC in connection with its successful application for SFC Type 9 license (Asset Management) and advising on regulatory compliance issues.