HONG KONG SAR, CHINA Law and Practice Contributed by: Edwin Northover, Jan Buschmann and Tony Dymond, Debevoise & Plimpton
Debevoise & Plimpton regularly handles some of the largest insurance M&A transactions in Hong Kong, China and Asia and is considered a leading insurance regulatory practice. The firm is involved in all large insurance M&A transactions that are currently being undertaken in Asia-Pacific. Debevoise & Plimpton LLP regularly advises clients on significant cross-bor- der public and private transactions, with a particular focus on M&A, joint ventures, bancassurance and
distribution agreements in the insurance industry. The practice works closely with banks, insurance and reinsurance firms, asset managers, private and listed funds, intermediaries and other financial institutions. The firm represents most of the major insurance com- panies in the world in their Asia transactions. Many of the deals also involve IP and technology players as insurers seek to partner with these in Asia.
Authors
Edwin Northover is an Asia-based corporate partner and head of Debevoise’s financial institutions and corporate practices in Asia. Edwin has a broad cross-border public and private M&A practice, with a focus on
Tony Dymond is a partner in Debevoise’s Hong Kong and London offices, a member of the international dispute resolution group and co-chair of the firm’s Asia arbitration practice. His practice focuses on complex,
M&A, joint ventures and distribution agreements in the insurance industry. He has worked on several of the most significant insurance M&A transactions in Asia, including running major insurance company auction processes and acting on the buy side. Edwin is the first port of call for multinational insurers looking to undertake transactions in Asia. He also has extensive private equity experience, having worked on a number of strategic and co-investments in the region. He is qualified in both England and Wales and in Hong Kong.
multi-jurisdictional disputes in litigation and arbitration. He has advised clients in several jurisdictions, having spent the past 25 years in London, Hong Kong and Seoul. He regularly acts in shareholder, joint venture and corporate governance disputes, and is widely acknowledged as a leading lawyer in high-value disputes arising from large- scale projects, particularly in the energy and infrastructure sectors. He has appeared in arbitrations under the principal arbitration rules and in the English and Hong Kong courts, and is a council member of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre.
Jan Buschmann is an international counsel in Debevoise’s Hong Kong office and is a member of the corporate department and the insurance M&A group. He has extensive experience in advising on
insurance transactions and regulation. Jan joined Debevoise in 2018 from another leading international law firm, where he advised global insurance companies, banks and other financial institutions on corporate transactions and the full range of regulatory matters. He also has particular expertise in complex reinsurance arrangements and regulatory capital issues. Jan is admitted to practice as a solicitor in Hong Kong and in England and Wales.
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