About the Author
Julia Charlton is one of Hong Kong’s most prominent corporate finance lawyers. She is an accomplished practitioner with a particular focus on securities law, capital markets, private equity, M&A, investment funds, restructuring and regulatory issues. Much in demand, she advises financial institutions and listed companies on the Listing Rules of both the Main Board and GEM of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.
A senior fellow of the Hong Kong Securities Institute, Julia sits on a variety of regulatory, investigative and advisory bodies. A member of the Listing Committee of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange from 2012 to 2018, she now serves on the independent Listing Review Committee. Fluent in Mandarin, she is also vastly experienced in private equity investment in mainland China, advising European, US and Hong Kong-based funds on investment in a range of sectors.
Julia gained her law degree (first class with honours) at Kings College, University of London, followed by a postgraduate diploma from the University of Oxford. She is Principal Partner of Charltons, the renowned boutique law firm she founded in 1998.
About Charltons
Charltons is an award-winning Hong Kong law firm specialising in corporate finance. It has offices in Beijing and Shanghai and is one of the few Hong Kong legal practices with a presence in Yangon, Myanmar. The firm’s practice areas include capital markets, M&A, regulatory and securities work, natural resources law, corporate and commercial, private equity and funds, corporate restructuring and offshore and China funds.
Over more than 20 years, Charltons has built a strong track record in representing a wide variety of clients, from local start-ups to multinational corporations, on a broad range of matters. In particular, the firm is experienced in advising companies, controlling shareholders, sponsors and underwriters on initial public offerings on both the Main Board and Growth Enterprise Market of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.