David Lamb
Global Guide 2026
Senior Statespeople : Offshore: Corporate & Finance including Investment Funds
Senior Statespeople
About
Provided by David Lamb
Practice Areas
David is a Consultant in Conyers' Hong Kong office.
David’s practice includes all aspects of corporate law with particular experience in mergers & acquisitions (including amalgamations/mergers, schemes of arrangement, tender offers, squeeze-outs, anti-takeover measures such as shareholder rights plans). He has been involved in a number of significant M&A transactions involving Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands companies listed on many of the world’s major stock exchanges, some of which have been hostile.
David has been a speaker at several M&A conferences and is the author of numerous articles on corporate law which have been published in such journals as The Company Lawyer, Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law, Accountancy, The Law Society’s Gazette and The Hong Kong Lawyer. He is a contributing editor to Negotiating and Structuring Acquisitions in China (Aspatore Books, a division of Thomson Reuters); Professional Conduct and Risk Management in Hong Kong (Sweet & Maxwell); Cayman Islands Company and Commercial Law 2nd Ed 2019 (Sweet & Maxwell) and IBA Takeover Guide 2022.
David is recognised on “The A-List Top 50 Offshore Lawyers 2022” by Asia Business Law Journal. He is also named a Global Leader in the 2023 edition of Who’s Who Legal (M&A) and a leading individual in the 2023 edition of Legal 500 Asia-Pacific.
In October 2024, David assisted leading counsel in representing Changyou.com Limited at a hearing in the Privy Council in London on the question of the applicability of appraisal rights in a short-form merger.
Professional Memberships
Member of the Law Society of England and Wales
Expert in these Jurisdictions
Jurisdictions:
Bermuda
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Expertise:
Capital Markets
Corporate
Dispute Resolution & Insolvency
Insolvency
Mergers & Acquisitions
Articles, highlights and press releases
4 items provided by Conyers
ESR Group Limited Privatisation and Delisting from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Conyers provided Cayman Islands law advice to the offeror consortium and ESR Group Limited (“ESR”) on its privatisation and delisting from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange by way of scheme of arrangement.
Lifestyle China Group Limited Privatisation
Conyers acted as Cayman Islands legal counsel to Lifestyle China Group Limited in connection with its privatisation by way of a scheme of arrangement.
Hang Chi Holdings Limited Privatisation
Conyers acted as Cayman Islands legal counsel to Hang Chi Holdings Limited in connection with its privatisation by way of a scheme of arrangement.
Fosun Tourism Group Privatisation
Conyers acted as Cayman Islands legal counsel to Fosun Tourism Group in connection with its privatisation by way of scheme of arrangement.
ESR Group Limited Privatisation and Delisting from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Conyers provided Cayman Islands law advice to the offeror consortium and ESR Group Limited (“ESR”) on its privatisation and delisting from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange by way of scheme of arrangement.
Lifestyle China Group Limited Privatisation
Conyers acted as Cayman Islands legal counsel to Lifestyle China Group Limited in connection with its privatisation by way of a scheme of arrangement.
Hang Chi Holdings Limited Privatisation
Conyers acted as Cayman Islands legal counsel to Hang Chi Holdings Limited in connection with its privatisation by way of a scheme of arrangement.
Fosun Tourism Group Privatisation
Conyers acted as Cayman Islands legal counsel to Fosun Tourism Group in connection with its privatisation by way of scheme of arrangement.