Partner

Hong Kong

+852 3582 3288

Highly regarded

English
Mandarin
Cantonese


Bar admissions:

England & Wales
Hong Kong
New South Wales
Singapore

Jurisdictions:

Hong Kong SAR

Practice areas:

Capital markets
Financial services regulatory
M&A
Private equity
Restructuring and insolvency

Industry sectors:

Consumer goods and services
Energy
Financial services
Food and beverage
Gaming


Prior to founding Kwok Yih & Chan, Larry Kwok was the Managing Partner of an international firm in Hong Kong. Qualified both as a lawyer and an accountant, his practice covers corporate finance, capital markets (equity), mergers & acquisitions, corporate restructuring and regulatory investigation work, and advice on complex transactions.

  • Acted for the former directors of one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world in respect of a confidential investigation by a regulatory authority arising from violation of export control regulations.
  • Advising International Entertainment Corporation in connection with the acquisition of Oriental-Invest Properties Limited which owns a hotel complex in the Philippines, for a consideration of HK$50 million settled by way of convertible bonds.
  • Advised Huayu Expressway Group Limited on a substantial disposal of 30% interest in Sui-Yue Expressway (Hunan Section) located in Hunan Province of the PRC of RMB 350 million worth to a subsidiary of NWS Holdings Limited as well as the joint venture with NWS group for managing the expressway.
  • Advised Baoye Group Company Limited on a disposal of 33% interest in Hebao (Nantong) Real Estate Development Co Ltd, a Sino-Japanese property development joint venture enterprise incorporated in the PRC, of approx RMB 307 million worth to Daiwa House Industry Co Ltd.

  • Capital markets: Equity
  • Financial services regulatory
  • M&A
  • Private equity
  • Restructuring and insolvency

  • Consumer goods and services
  • Financial services
  • Healthcare
  • Investment management
  • Real estate

English, Mandarin, Cantonese

Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore

Solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong SAR, China

Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales

Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia

The Law Society, England and Wales

The Law Society of Hong Kong

Singapore Academy of Law

CPA Australia

The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

Member of the Committee on Real Estate Investment Trusts of the Securities and Futures Commission

Member of the Hospital Governing Committee of Prince of Wales Hospital

Bachelor of Economics, University of Sydney (double major in accounting and economics) (1979)

Bachelor of Laws, University of Sydney (1981)

Master of Laws, University of Sydney (1986)

Competition Law Programme, University of Hong Kong (2008)

Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School (2008)