ESTABLISHED IN 1867
China Managing Partner: Nicholas Plowman
Number of partners: 80, with 9 based in Hong Kong
Number of associates: 199, with 30 based in Hong Kong
Firm overview
Ogier provides legal advice on British Virgin Islands (BVI), Cayman, Guernsey, Jersey and Luxembourg law. The firm’s network of locations also includes Hong Kong, London, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo.
Ogier’s Hong Kong office provides BVI, Cayman, Guernsey and Jersey legal services to clients in the Asian time zone, working together with our Shanghai and Tokyo client services offices.
Ogier focuses on international finance and corporate law with a particular emphasis on investment funds, private equity, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and finance. We also have a private wealth practice, which advises high net worth individuals and families throughout Asia, as well as a dispute resolution practice providing contentious and non-contentious restructuring and corporate recovery legal services.
We act for a number of leading global financial institutions, investment managers and corporate entities, and are also instructed by many leading law firms and intermediaries.
Key practice areas
Banking and finance; Corporate; Dispute resolution; Investment funds; Private equity; Private wealth; Property; Real estate; Regulatory; Restructuring and corporate recovery; Sustainable investing; Impact funds
Notable Deals
Recognised by China Business Law Journal as Deals of the Year
Project | Year | Money | Section | Category |
Great River acquisition, take private of Dragon Crown | 2022 | HKD1.6 billion | Cross-border | M&A; privatisation; logistics |
Mengniu incentive scheme for onshore employees | 2022 | HKD4.9 billion | Cross-border | Financing; employee incentives |
New Frontier Health privatisation | 2022 | USD1.58 billion | Capital Markets | Privatisation; de-SPAC; medical |
Sina privatisation-related Cayman proceedings | 2022 | N/A | Disputes & Investigations | Privatisation; Cayman proceedings |
Baidu acquires YY Live | 2020 | N/A | Deals in China | Acquisition |
Huya’s USD10bn merger with Douyu | 2020 | USD10 billion | Deals in China | M&A; games |
All-Stars’ investment in Xiaomi Corporation | 2015 | USD1.1 billion | Private equity & venture capital | Private equity & venture capital |
Recognised by India Business Law Journal as Deals of the Year
Project | Year | Money | Section |
Apax Partners buys significant stake in IBS | 2023 | US$450 million | Mergers & Acquisitions |
CONTACT US
Hong Kong
11th Floor Central Tower
28 Queen’s Road, Central, Hong Kong
Contact: Nicholas Plowman
Tel: +852 3656 6000
Fax: +852 3656 6001
Email: nicholas.plowman@ogier.com
Email: hk@ogier.com
Shanghai
Room 3671, Level 36
Shanghai International Finance Centre Tower II
No.8 Century Avenue
200120, Shanghai, China
Contact: Sophie Zhong
Tel: +86 21 6062 6294
Email: Sophie.zhong@ogier.com
Email: shanghai@ogier.com
WeChat ID: Ogier_Shanghai