Key Takeaways
- • Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Peter Cheng as a partner in its Corporate Finance practice and leader of its equity capital markets (ECM) offering in Hong Kong, joining from Paul Hastings.
- • Cheng's recent work includes global IPOs and Hong Kong Main Board listings for Fibocom Wireless ($372 million raised), Shenzhen Creality 3D Technology ($176 million) and Suzhou Novosense Microelectronics ($284 million).
- • Cheng advised Smithfield Foods and its shareholder WH Group on Smithfield's separation and its $522 million global IPO and Nasdaq listing.
- • Cheng previously was seconded to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange's Listing and Regulatory Affairs Division and to Morgan Stanley's Hong Kong legal team, giving him advisory, regulatory and in-house experience.
- • Cheng will work alongside Dickson Ng, partner and head of Corporate in Hong Kong, to strengthen the firm's ECM and M&A offering across Asia.
Summary
Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Peter Cheng as a partner in its Corporate Finance practice and leader of its equity capital markets offering in Hong Kong, according to the firm's announcement. Cheng joins from Paul Hastings, where he was a partner in the Hong Kong Corporate team. His practice covers initial public offerings, other ECM transactions, mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments and matters under the Hong Kong Listing Rules, and he has advised Chinese and international businesses across technology, new energy, manufacturing, consumer products, automotive and real estate.
His recent mandates include global IPOs and Hong Kong Main Board listings for Fibocom Wireless, which raised $372 million; Shenzhen Creality 3D Technology, which raised $176 million; and Suzhou Novosense Microelectronics, which raised $284 million. Cheng also advised Smithfield Foods and its shareholder WH Group on Smithfield's separation and its $522 million global IPO and Nasdaq listing.
Earlier in his career, Cheng was seconded to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange's Listing and Regulatory Affairs Division, where he reviewed listing applications and contributed to listing-related policy. A separate secondment to Morgan Stanley's Hong Kong legal team involved ECM transactions across Asia outside Japan.
At Eversheds Sutherland, Cheng will work closely with Dickson Ng, partner and head of Corporate in Hong Kong, and collaborate with the firm's international network on cross-border capital markets matters. Charles Butcher, managing partner for Asia, said the hire adds "timely bench strength" to the ECM and wider Corporate team. Ng said the appointment further strengthens the ECM offering and complements the firm's existing M&A and private equity work in Hong Kong and across Asia.
His recent mandates include global IPOs and Hong Kong Main Board listings for Fibocom Wireless, which raised $372 million; Shenzhen Creality 3D Technology, which raised $176 million; and Suzhou Novosense Microelectronics, which raised $284 million. Cheng also advised Smithfield Foods and its shareholder WH Group on Smithfield's separation and its $522 million global IPO and Nasdaq listing.
Earlier in his career, Cheng was seconded to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange's Listing and Regulatory Affairs Division, where he reviewed listing applications and contributed to listing-related policy. A separate secondment to Morgan Stanley's Hong Kong legal team involved ECM transactions across Asia outside Japan.
At Eversheds Sutherland, Cheng will work closely with Dickson Ng, partner and head of Corporate in Hong Kong, and collaborate with the firm's international network on cross-border capital markets matters. Charles Butcher, managing partner for Asia, said the hire adds "timely bench strength" to the ECM and wider Corporate team. Ng said the appointment further strengthens the ECM offering and complements the firm's existing M&A and private equity work in Hong Kong and across Asia.
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