27 September, 2016
King & Wood Mallesons is delighted to announce that John Baptist Chan has joined the firm as a partner of its Corporate & Securities practice in Hong Kong.
John Baptist specialises in corporate finance, capital markets and mergers and acquisitions law. He has practised Hong Kong law for over 12 years and his major clients include Hong Kong, Chinese and multinational companies as well as leading investment banks and financial institutions.
John Baptist is a leading ECM lawyer and has successfully closed over 30 IPOs and secondary offerings, with a total value of over US$25 billion, including landmark IPOs such as HTSC, Bank of Communications, Haitong Securities and China Huishan Dairy. Prior to joining KWM, he worked in other leading international law firms, including Clifford Chance and Linklaters, and investment banks based in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and London.
Zhang Yi, Co-Chief Executive of the Hong Kong office said: “We are thrilled to welcome John Baptist as partner to the practice. The KWM Hong Kong IPO team enhances the firm’s ability to offer clients a ‘one-stop-shop’ and connect our clients with the best people and the best opportunities in the market.”
Earlier this year the firm expanded its partnership to include Anthony Wan, an IPO specialist and Peter Bullock, a specialist in dispute resolution for a broad range of technology sector clients.
KWM now has 28 partners based in Hong Kong.
