Our Team

Offices
Hong Kong
Singapore

Tel
+852 2532 0015

Email
raymondgoh@ekwokco.com

Education
Wharton Business School, Advanced Management Program (AMP), Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Business Program

Harvard Business School, Leading with Finance, Disruptive Strategy

Stanford University, Financial Engineering Program

Admissions & Qualifications
England & Wales
Hong Kong SAR, China
Singapore

Consultant

Raymond Goh

Raymond Goh is an award-winning legal, compliance, and corporate development senior executive (Wharton Business School, Columbia Law School) with more than 20 years’ post-qualification (United Kingdom, Hong Kong SAR, Singapore; both private practice and in-house with US, Magic Circle & Singapore law firms, and a leading bulge bracket investment bank), C-suite experience (NYSE/SSE/HKEX & SGX-listed companies, multinational conglomerates, asset management firms), and an established track record in technology, international capital markets, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, blockchain, digital assets, investment management, venture capital, principal and strategic investments across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Honors & Awards

Legal 500 GC Powerlist: China and Hong Kong, March 2017
Lawyer of the Year, Hong Kong, Insurance and Reinsurance, Finance Monthly FinTech Awards 2018
Lawyer of the Year, Hong Kong, Insurance and Reinsurance, Finance Monthly FinTech Awards 2017
Commendation, In-house Legal Team, Financial Times Asia Pacific Innovative Lawyers Awards 2016
In-house Team of the Year: Chinese Financial Institution, China Law & Practice Awards 2016
Investment Deal of the Year, Real Estate Excellence Awards 2016, NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association, Canada
Best New Bond & Best Dim Sum Bond 2013, Asset Asian Awards 2013
Restructuring Deal of the Year, International Financial Law Review Asia Awards 2009
M&A Deal of the Year and China Deal of the Year, Asian Legal Business Awards 2007

Professional Certificates

Generative AI for the Legal Profession, University of California, Berkeley, Sep 2024
WIPO Advanced Intellectual Property Management Program, World Intellectual Property Organisation & Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, Jul 2022
Regulatory Compliance Specialization, University of Pennsylvania, Jan 2021
FinTech Professional Certificate, University of Hong Kong, Dec 2020
5G Strategy for Business Leaders Professional Certificate, The Linux Foundation, Dec 2019
Building and Leading an Effective GRC Team & GRC Leadership, ICA Certified Professional in Governance, Risk and Compliance, International Compliance Association, Aug 2018
Investment Law & Investor-State Mediator Training, Investor-State Mediation, ICSID, Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) and International Energy Charter, Mar 2022
Investment Law & Investor-State Mediator Training, Investment Law, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, World Bank Group (ICSID), Oct 2021
General Mediation Training Course, Hong Kong Mediation Council, Oct 2021
Facilitative and Evaluative Mediation for International and PRC Disputes Training Course, Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators, Jul 2021
China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission Training Course, Oct 2019

EXPERIENCE

M&A, Principal Investments, Strategic Investments, and Minority Investments:

Multi-billion US$ acquisition of minority stake in China Eastern Airlines Corporation Ltd (600115:CH), the 2nd largest airline in China and 3rd largest airline in the world in terms of market capitalization
US$ 1.95 billion acquisition of Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, USA
US$ 1.6 billion acquisition and privatization of a leading Canadian real estate investment trust (REIT) listed on Toronto Stock Exchange
US$ 1.4 billion tranche acquisition of 29.98% stake in SinoOcean Group Holdings Limited (3377:HK)
CAD 1.47 billion acquisition of Retirement Concepts, the largest senior healthcare provider in British Columbia, Canada
US$ 1.2 billion acquisition of 63% stake in Tong Yang Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (KRX:082640), one of the top 5 South Korean insurance companies listed on Korea Stock Exchange
CAD 1.14 billion acquisition of Bentall Centre, one of the largest integrated office complexes in Canada
Acquisition, establishment, and development of tourism projects and hospitality resorts in the Maldives and Tahiti valued in excess of US$ 1 billion
CAD 110 million acquisition of 70 York Street, Toronto, Canada, the 1st acquisition of a landmark office tower in Toronto’s financial district by a PRC company
Multi-stage acquisition of minority interest in Shinsei Bank Ltd (8303:T) from J.C. Flowers & Co LLC
Acquisition of Allianz Life Insurance Co. Ltd, one of the top 10 life insurance companies in South Korea
Acquisition of Allianz Global Investors Korea, a leading asset management company in South Korea
Proposed multi-billion US$ acquisition of a significant minority stake in one of the oldest and largest hotel chains in Europe
Proposed multi-billion US$ consortium acquisition, together with China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd, of a leading financial services group listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Proposed acquisition of commercial real estate portfolios, hot springs, and ski resorts in Japan valued in excess of US$ 1 billion
Proposed US$ 1 billion acquisition of a significant minority stake in one of the largest insurance companies in the world
Proposed RMB 2.9 billion acquisition of a significant minority stake in one of the largest international cruise ship companies in the world
Proposed S$ 100 million acquisition of significant minority stakes in two financial services companies in Singapore
Proposed acquisition of significant minority stake in Healthscope Ltd (ASX:HSO), one of the largest private healthcare providers listed on the Australian Stock Exchange
Proposed acquisition of significant minority stake in Healthe Care Australia Pty Ltd, the third largest corporate private hospital operator in Australia
Proposed acquisition of significant minority stake in WanaArtha Life, one of the leading life insurance companies in Indonesia
Proposed acquisition of significant minority stake in Swiss Life Holding AG (SLHN:SW), the largest life insurance company in Switzerland listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange
Proposed acquisition of pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG, a leading real estate and public sector financing bank, prior to its listing on Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Proposed acquisition of OUE Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust (SGX:TSOU), a leading real estate investment trust company listed on Singapore Stock Exchange
Advised Citi on its US$3.06 billion consortium acquisition of an 85.6% equity stake in Guangdong Development Bank (M&A Deal of the Year and China Deal of the Year, Asian Legal Business Awards 2007)
Advised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. in connection with CITIC Group’s US$3.5 billion privatization of CITIC International Financial Holdings Ltd. by way of a scheme of arrangement
Advised Morgan Stanley on its multi-billion dollar strategic investment in and establishment of a Sino-foreign securities joint venture with China Fortune Securities Co., Ltd.
Advised KPMG on sale of Lehman Brothers’ Asian operations to Nomura Holdings (Restructuring Deal of the Year, International Financial Law Review Asia Awards 2009)
Strategic initiatives with China Development Bank on principal and proprietary investments, private equity, and M&A transactions around the world
Management (including legal and regulatory compliance, operational risk management, and day-to-day operations) and potential divestment of Barclays’ 19.5% equity stake in New China Trust Co. Ltd
Proposed multi-billion dollar Sino-foreign securities joint venture with a Shanghai Stock Exchange-listed company
Advised Telstra Corporation Ltd.’s US$254 million acquisition of a 51% equity stake in SouFun Holdings Ltd., the largest real estate and home improvement website in China (Finalist, IT/Telecommunications Deal of the Year, Asian Legal Business Awards 2007)
Lead coordinator of legal and business teams advising a leading global private equity firm on its €0.8 billion secondary buyout of the world’s largest producer of chemical derivatives via a competitive auction process
Advised The Royal Bank of Scotland plc on its acquisition of a 19.9% equity stake in Suzhou Trust Co., Ltd.
Advised Diageo plc on its RMB517 million acquisition of a substantial equity stake in Sichuan Shuijingfang Co., Ltd., a leading Chinese White Spirits company listed on Shanghai Stock Exchange

IPO Transactions:

HKD 56.63 billion IPO of Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd (1658:HK), Sep 2016
US$ 2.1 billion IPO of China Tourism Group Duty-Free Corporation Limited on Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the largest Hong Kong IPO in 2022
New China Life Insurance Co.’s US$ 1.9 billion dual-listing on Shanghai and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges (Finalist, Equity Deal of the Year, China Law & Practice Awards 2012)
HKD 13.67 billion IPO of China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Ltd (3320:HK), Oct 2016
HKD 3.25 billion IPO of China Logistics Property Holdings Co. (1589:HK), Jul 2016
HKD 2 billion IPO of Datang Environment Industry Group Co. Ltd (1272:HK), Nov 2016
Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy Co. Ltd.’s HKD 1.9 billion IPO on Hong Kong Stock Exchange (Finalist, China Legal Career Award Equity Market Deal of the Year, Asian Legal Business Awards 2012)
Dual-track H-share IPO and trade sale of a controlling stake in the largest non-bank financial institution in Hong Kong valued in excess of US$ 1 billion
China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd.’s HKD 4.2 billion rights issue (1st rights issue and open offer in Hong Kong with the option of convertible preference shares and/or ordinary shares)
Proposed multi-billion US$ privatization of a leading real estate and hospitality investment company listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Proposed restructuring and H-share IPO of a PRC state-owned enterprise valued in excess of US$ 1 billion
Proposed US$ 10 billion IPO of one of the largest PRC life insurance companies on Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2017
IHH Healthcare Bhd.’s proposed A$ 5 billion acquisition of Healthscope Ltd from TPG Capital and Carlyle Group LP
PRC consortium’s proposed US$ 4.23 billion acquisition of International Lease Finance Corporation, a subsidiary of American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG)
Zhuzhou Times New Material Technology’s (SHSE:600458) € 290 million carve-out acquisition of ZF Friedrichshafen AG’s rubber and plastics business unit
JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd.’s US$ 96 million registered direct offering (1st equity capital raising exercise by a US-listed PRC solar company since September 2011)
AirAsia X Berhad’s US$ 370 million IPO on Main Market of Bursa Malaysia (1st airline IPO in Asia)

Debt Capital Markets:

21Vianet Group Inc’s (VNET:NASDAQ) CNH 1 billion Reg S bond offering (Best New Bond & Best Dim Sum Bond 2013, Asset Asian Awards 2013)
Woori Bank’s Basel III-compliant Tier 2 US$ 1 billion Rule 144A/Reg S bond offering (1st Basel III-compliant bond offering out of Korea and Asia ex-Japan)
Rolta India Ltd.’s US$ 200 million Rule 144A/Reg S bond offering (1st high-yield USD bond issuance out of India since the country achieved an investment grade rating)

Alternative Investments (in excess of US$ 900 million):

US$ 250 million LP investment into Blackstone Real Estate Partners VIII
US$ 200 million LP investment into J.C. Flowers IV
US$ 180 million LP investment into Blackstone Capital Partners VII
US$ 100 million LP investment into Blackstone Real Estate Partners Asia
EUR 70 million LP investment into Bain Capital Europe Fund IV
US$ 50 million LP investment into Coatue Private Offshore Feeder Fund II

Private Equity Funds:

Joint establishment, with China Construction Bank, of US$ 12.8 billion Greater Bay Area Homeland Development Fund, a PRC government-backed private equity fund to support technological innovation within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
Establishment of RMB 5 billion private equity fund for strategic investments in the tourism, hospitality, commercial real estate, and logistics sectors in China and Hong Kong

Litigation and Investigations:

Led internal investigations for an international bulge bracket investment bank in connection with whistle-blowing and alleged employee misconduct
Led internal audits on principal investments and M&A transactions across Asia