Corporate & M&A

Over the years, we have assisted many corporate clients with the tax aspects of their corporate transactions, mergers & acquisitions (M&A), divestments and capital raisings, across various industry sectors including automotive, property, pharmaceuticals, construction, education, financial services, technology and electronics, consumer goods, etc.

We take a holistic and comprehensive approach to providing tax advice to our clients throughout the entire lifecycle of an M&A transaction, from tax-effective structuring, tax due diligence review and documentation review for proper tax effect to dealing with post-merger integration issues.

Professionals

Tin-Lok Shea

Partner

Kenneth Hong

Partner

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