Category: Firm News (vivienteu&collp)

AVPN Annual Conference

“Breaking Boundaries”  Last week our team participated at the annual gathering of AVPN (Asian Venture Philanthropy Network) – an incredible opportunity to interact with over 1000 impact actors and stakeholders across the region: among impact investors, funders, social enterprises, social innovators, asset managers, service providers, foundations and government agencies.    Climate Action, ESG and Impact […]

Expert Guide – Investment Funds 2019

Vivien Teu & Co LLP is pleased to have been invited by Corporate Livewire to contribute a Hong Kong chapter to its Expert Guide series – Investment Funds 2019. Access the full guide at Corporate Livewire (registration required): http://www.corporatelivewire.com/guide.html?id=investment-funds-2019 Here’s a copy of our Hong Kong chapter:

以专注理念前进

张慧雯律师事务所谨此通知我们的客户与朋友们，本所与中国内地通力律师事务所的联营关系已于2018年11月终止，我们寻求重新强调以我们的创始理念前行——专注于核心领域的精品律师事务所。本所将会继续加强和建立我们处于领先地位的资产管理和金融服务业务的声誉，其涵盖涉及跨越不同资产类别的投资和融资安排的企业和商业工作，以及私人财富管理和信托安排。 符合本所的在特定领域提供知识和专业服务的策略，我们很高兴国际税务律师严志坚律师加盟本所。作为税务方面的顾问，严律师将和本所合伙人张慧雯律师和高级律师孙凯宁律师一起紧密工作，在本所就资产管理、基金构建、企业服务方面提供税务建议的组成部分服务中扮演关键角色。针对本所向私人客户就私人财产、企业和信托事务提供法律及咨询服务，这也是极为重要的。 在越趋复杂的国际税务问题的大环境下，我们认为税务考虑是必要，特别是我们的工作多属跨境和多司法管辖区性质。 作为一家拥有独特专注领域的独立律师事务所，我们期待与本地和国际客户，以及其他一致希望提供最好法律服务的律师事务所加深合作及发展新机会，以满足我们客户在日趋复杂化的商业、法律和合规环境下所需要的不寻常、专门制订或量身订制的法律方案。 在接下来的数个月里，我们有意邀请更多具有与我们业务和行业焦点相应的专业知识和专长的律师加盟，以应对持续增长的客户要求，其中包括在新兴特定领域例如金融科技、支付服务和虚拟资产、负责任金融及社会企业投资等方面的项目和思想引导倡议。 如果您对本所和我们的服务有兴趣，或有意探索与我们一同工作，欢迎联系我们。我们热衷分享我们的理念和策略，并期待与您取得达共识及建立共同利益。 感谢您们的关注与支持。

Renewed Focus

Vivien Teu & Co LLP would like to inform our clients and friends that we are moving forward with renewed emphasis on our founding philosophy as a boutique law firm focusing on core areas, with the end of our association with Mainland China law firm Llinks Law Offices in November 2018.   Our firm shall continue to strengthen and […]

《亚洲法律概况》2019

近日，亚洲知名法律评级机构 《亚洲法律概况》(Asialaw Profiles)发布了2019年度榜单。凭借出色的专业服务及良好的市场口碑, 张慧雯律师事务所在投资基金业务领域中被列为受高度推荐香港律所。 本所也于以下四项业务领域被列为受推荐香港律所： 银行及金融业务 银行及金融服务业务 法规及监管业务 私募股权业务 同时，本所就私人客户业务领域被列为积极活跃香港律所。 管理合伙人张慧雯律师就投资基金业务领域及企业、并购业务领域获评”领先律师”。 本所非常感谢业界及客户们的支持及认可，在此致谢！ 本所排名（仅英文版） 《亚洲法律概况》2019 香港律师事务所排名（仅英文版）

Asialaw Profiles 2019

In the recent 2019 Asialaw Profiles published by Asialaw, the distinguished legal media outlet covering comprehensive analysis on leading regional and domestic law firms in the Asia-Pacific region, based on strong clients feedback and peer review on the firm’s professionalism, Vivien Teu & Co LLP has been ranked “Highly Recommended” Hong Kong law Firm for […]

China Netcom Technology Mandatory General Offer

Vivien Teu & Co LLP acted as the Hong Kong legal adviser of 51RENPIN.COM INC. (the “Offeror”) in respect of its mandatory general offer to acquire all the issued shares in the capital of China Netcom Technology Holdings Limited (HKEX stock code 8071) (the “Company”).  In connection with this transaction, Vivien Teu & Co LLP […]

Vivien Teu is Founder & Principal of Vivien Teu Law Practice / VTLP Impact.  With more than 25 years in-depth experiences in capital markets, financial institutions and asset management industry, financial services, financial and securities regulatory matters, funds formation, investment and finance transactions, Vivien is market leading in her focus on ESG legal and regulatory issues, increasingly integrated into her advisory and transactional practice. She has been active in impact ecosystem building, contributing to standard setting and industry engagements on sustainability, ESG and impact issues and sustainable finance, specifically in the investment and capital markets, holistically covering regulatory, legal and policy perspectives, and advises across the spectrum of capital, ESG issues and asset classes, public and private markets, for-profit, non-profit organisations or hybrid structures, and range of fund structures and financing instruments.

Prior to establishing Vivien Teu Law Practice / VTLP Impact, Vivien has solid industry experience from strategic roles throughout her career, including senior in-house legal experience with global asset management firm, Invesco, and practised with leading international funds and regulatory practice including magic circle law firm Clifford Chance, and most recently with global law firm Dentons, where Vivien assumed key roles as sustainable finance lead on the Global ESG Steering Committee, Global Funds Leaders Group and Global Financial Institutions Practice Group, driving impact focus within mainstream finance and capital markets.  Vivien’s leadership in sustainable finance, global funds and industry engagement is matched with her commitment to community and ecosystem building. 

With the vision of the role of law in purposeful partnerships and projects, to align capital with sustainability and increasing focus on measurable positive environmental and social outcomes, Vivien’s experiences include advising asset owners, asset managers and also charitable foundations in establishing purpose-led initiatives, related stewardship and governance considerations and structure design, B Lab’s legal requirements and certification standards for B Corps, green and sustainable finance frameworks and instruments, legal issues of carbon markets and climate transition, climate mitigation and adaptation strategies and funds, nature-based solutions and finance, impact term-sheets and other innovative finance instruments for impact, advocacy efforts as well as engaging in market proposals for policy, legal and regulatory levers for advancing sustainability and impact.   

 

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