Denise Jong
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Denise co-chairs Reed Smith’s Global Corporate Group. Based in Hong Kong, she has, throughout her career, focused on transactions mainly in Greater China and South-east Asia.
The diversity of her practice has seen her support start-ups, be in the thick of private equity investments, negotiate and execute both public company takeovers and private company M&As, and lead more than 50 successful IPOs on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. After an IPO, she continues to advise her clients on secondary debt and equity issues, spin-offs, corporate governance and compliance, and regulatory investigations. Throughout her career, she has also advised on a number of high profile IPOs, corporate restructurings and privatisations of listed companies in Hong Kong.
Denise is a popular choice among Mainland Chinese, Hong Kong and multinational companies for her three decades of experience in Asia. She continues to be widely recognised and ranked by legal directories.
Denise was a member of the firm’s Executive Committee between 2008 and 2015, and served as the firm’s Asia Pacific Managing Partner from 2018 to 2020.
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Denise Jong is a popular choice among PRC, Hong Kong and US-based corporates for her two decades of experience handling all manner of public and private M&A and private equity transactions. She also offers additional advice on restructuring, insolvency, capital markets and regulatory compliance.
Denise Jong of Reed Smith is a longstanding capital markets practitioner who wins recognition for handling IPOs and top-up placements. She acts for both issuers and sponsors.
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"I'm impressed with her legal knowledge and commercial awareness."
"Denise is technically very strong but also very commercial. She always provides sound advice that is appreciated from both sides."
"She's trustworthy, with a high standard of legal service."
"Denise is always able to offer additional help and advice whenever I need. She is a very respectful lawyer in my opinion."
"Denise is one of the most sophisticated external counsel I have worked with. It was a pleasure working with her."
"I'm impressed with her legal knowledge and commercial awareness."
"Denise is technically very strong but also very commercial. She always provides sound advice that is appreciated from both sides."
"She's trustworthy, with a high standard of legal service."
"Denise is always able to offer additional help and advice whenever I need. She is a very respectful lawyer in my opinion."
"Denise is one of the most sophisticated external counsel I have worked with. It was a pleasure working with her."
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