OVERVIEW
Everton is a partner of Maples and Calder's Corporate team in the Maples Group's Hong Kong office. He is a private equity, finance and funds lawyer who has acted for major financial institutions, corporations, private equity firms and UHNWs throughout Asia. His focus includes venture capital and pre-IPO financing, mergers and acquisitions, IPOs in Hong Kong, Taiwan and the United States and the establishment of open and close ended investment funds.
BACKGROUND
Everton joined the Maples Group in Hong Kong in 2000. He was previously a partner in the Hong Kong office of another international law firm and, prior to that, worked for Shearman & Sterling, White & Case and Linklaters in London. Everton has been recognised by many legal directories and publications such as Chambers Asia-Pacific, Asian Legal Business and IFLR1000 including as being highly regarded. He is recognized as one of "China’s Elite 100 lawyers (Foreign firm)" by China Business Law Journal's A-List 2021.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
BAR ADMISSIONS
1992 – Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (not practising)
2004 – Admitted as an attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands
2007 – Admitted as a solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands)
EDUCATION
University College London, UK
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KNOWLEDGE
- An Offshore Perspective on the Impact of New US-PRC Laws on China VC 05 August 2022
- The Sustainability of Green Financing 15 July 2021
- Expanding OBOR Using BVI and Cayman Islands Investment Structures 16 June 2021
- Foreign Companies Segway to Listing in China 10 November 2020
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Supports Hong Kong Unicorn on HK$670 Million IPO 05 July 2022
- Maples Advises Amber Group on Temasek-Led US$200 Million Series B+ Funding 09 March 2022
- Maples Group Wins Multiple Law Firm Awards and Leading Individual Recognitions in Asia 31 December 2021
- Maples Advises on CK Hutchison's US$2Billion Guaranteed Notes Issue 12 May 2021
- Maples Group Continues to Act on High-Profile Hong Kong IPOs 09 February 2021
- Maples Advises on Xiaomi's US$4Billion Top-up Funding Placement 18 December 2020
- Maples Group Supports E-Scooter Producer Ninebot 29 October 2020