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Michael's practice concentrates on the formation, operation and restructuring of offshore private investment funds, primarily private equity and venture capital funds, and their related fund sponsor vehicles. He specialises in Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands and Bermuda law. Michael is highly regarded for his breadth of experience advising across the spectrum from emerging managers to the most sophisticated global institutional players.
Michael also represents early and later stage companies in a range of industries, including fintech, life sciences and technology, in relation to private financings, listings, cross-border investments and other M&A transactions. He is regularly instructed by leading international firms as specialist Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands counsel on complex corporate transactions.
Michael lived and worked in the Cayman Islands before returning to Hong Kong and has a wealth of experience dealing with inbound and outbound China deals. During his time in the Cayman Islands Michael acted for some of North America's largest private equity houses on both fund formation and downstream transactional work. He is one of the most experienced offshore private equity specialist in the Hong Kong market.
Clients and industry peers' compliment Michael as "an extremely strong and reliable funds lawyer" (Legal 500 Asia Pacific) and "has a wide range of fund-related expertise, encompassing launches as well as restructuring"(Chambers Global). Michael is also valued by his clients for his "‘pragmatic approach’ and extensive knowledge of Cayman Islands fund issue" (IFLR1000).
彭德贤律师的业务主要专注于私募投资基金的设立、运营和重组(主要包括私募股权和风险投资基金)及其相关基金发起人。彭德贤律师精通开曼群岛、英属维尔京群岛和百慕大群岛的法律。彭德贤律师凭借其广泛为新兴的管理者到最成熟的全球投资机构提供法律服务的经验备受赞誉。
彭德贤律師还為早期和晚期的金融科技、生命科学和技术等多个行业的公司就进行私募融资、上市、跨境投资和其他并购交易提供法律咨詢。作为开曼群岛和英属维尔京群岛的专业顾问,彭德贤律師经常受到国际领先公司的委托,就复杂的公司交易提供法律服務。
在返回香港之前,彭德贤律師曾在开曼群岛生活和工作,拥有处理中国境内外交易的丰富经验。在开曼群岛工作期间,彭德贤律師曾为北美最大的几家私募股权公司就基金组建和下游交易方面提供法律服务。他是香港市场上最经验丰富的离岸私募股权专家之一。
客户和业内同行称赞彭德贤律师是 "一位非常强大和可靠的基金律师"(《亚太法律 500 强》),并且 "拥有广泛的基金相关专业知识,包括基金发行和重组"(《钱伯斯亞太》)。彭德贤律师还因其 "务实的态度 "和"对开曼群岛基金问题的广泛了解"受到客户的高度评价"(《钱伯斯亞太》)。
Career
Prior to joining Carey Olsen, Michael was a partner in the global investment funds group of another offshore firm based in the Cayman Islands for seven years, having previously spent over four years in its Hong Kong office.
Michael was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 2002, a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 2012, a solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court of the British Virgin Islands in 2012, as an attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands in 2012 and is enrolled as a registered associate in Bermuda.
职业
在加入凯瑞奥信之前,彭德贤律师在另一家离岸律所,开曼群岛分所的全球投资基金团队担任合伙人七年,并在更早前在该所的香港办事处工作了四年多。
彭德贤律师于2002年获得新南威尔士州最高法院的律师资格,2012年获得英格兰和威尔士的律师资格,2012年获得英属维尔京群岛以及开曼群岛的律师资格,并在百慕大群岛注册为执业律师。
Relevant experience
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Awards and accolades
奖项和荣誉
Michael is recognised as a leading individual by Legal 500 Asia Pacific and an Up-and-Coming individual by Chambers Asia Pacific. Michael has been rated by IFLR1000 as "Highly Regarded" for Offshore Private Equity Funds and Investment Funds in Hong Kong since 2022. He was also included on the 'A-List' by China Business Law Journal, as one of 100 foreign firm lawyers operating within China's legal industry for 2021 and 2022. In 2023, Michael was identified by China Business Law Journal (CBLJ) in The Growth Drivers category of the publication's prestigious A-List as an elite lawyer in China's legal market.
彭德贤律师 (Michael Padarin) 在《法律500强》亚太法律指南中获得"领先律师"的荣誉,也获《钱伯斯》亚太法律指南评为 "潜质律师"。自 2022 年起,彭德贤律师获 《国际金融法律评论》评为香港离岸私募股权基金和投资基金的 "高度评价 "律师。他还入选了《中国商法杂志》的 "A-List 法律精英榜单",成为 2021 年和 2022 年在中国法律行业外资律所优秀律师之一。2023年,彭德贤律师更获《商法》杂志评选为其著名的“A-List 法律精英”名单中的“律界精锐”,被公认为是中国市场的精英国际律师。
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