Global law firm Linklaters recently announced the appointment of Hong Kong-based partner Christine Xu (许文嘉) and Singapore-based partner Amit Singh (阿米特·辛格) as Co-Chairs of its Asia Capital Markets Practice. In their new leadership roles they will jointly spearhead strategic initiatives and coordinate the regional development of the capital markets platform across the Asia-Pacific region.
Bringing nearly two decades of practice experience Ms. Xu has long concentrated on Hong Kong capital markets advising corporate issuers, underwriting syndicates, and financial institutions across new economy sectors including TMT, healthcare and biotechnology, and consumer products. Her comprehensive practice encompasses initial public offerings, pre-IPO equity investments, post-listing equity financings, and cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Navigating the evolving regulatory framework of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange she has guided numerous complex transactions executed under Chapter 18C for specialist technology companies and Chapter 18A for pre-revenue biotech enterprises alongside offerings featuring weighted voting rights (WVR) and variable interest entity (VIE) structures, dual-primary listings, secondary listings, and corporate spin-offs. Prior to joining Linklaters in 2024 Ms. Xu practiced as a partner in the Hong Kong office of Clifford Chance.
Based in Singapore Mr. Singh deeply cultivates debt and equity capital markets across the Asia-Pacific region possessing extensive transactional experience across South and Southeast Asia. He consistently represents sovereign entities, corporate issuers, and international investment banks in handling complex cross-border capital markets transactions encompassing initial public offerings, investment-grade and high-yield bond issuances, liability management exercises, and green bond financings having led numerous market-first landmark deals. Prior to joining the Singapore office of Linklaters in 2018 Mr. Singh served as a partner at the Hong Kong office of Allen & Overy following an earlier tenure at Davis Polk & Wardwell.
This senior management appointment coincides with the 50th anniversary of Linklaters operating in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the wider Asia-Pacific region. Linklaters stated that the co-chairs will jointly lead the regional team to further integrate institutional resources and client networks across Greater China, Southeast Asia, and India reinforcing the execution capabilities and transaction intake of the firm across complex Asia-Pacific capital markets mandates.
