Candice Hong

Advised on mergers and acquisitions/commercial transactions, including drafting, reviewing and amending Sale Purchase Agreements, Shareholders Agreements, and Constitutions; drafting structuring advice; reviewing Limited Partnership Agreements and Tax Sharing agreements; conducting both legal and tax due diligence and drafting due diligence reports.

Advised on general corporate and commercial matters including drafting, reviewing and amending company constitutions, company policies, various types of employment contracts, confidentiality agreements, service agreements, supply agreements, license agreements, commercial and retail leases, construction agreements, and joint venture agreements.

Advised clients in relation to the tax aspects of various commercial arrangements including public-private partnership (PPP) arrangements, subordinated debt arrangements, mutual company arrangements, and advised on Austrlaian taxation rules including Managed Investment Trusts and Australian Managed Investment Trust schemes, Australian withholding tax rules, Australian thin capitalisation rules, foreign hybrid mismatch rules, tax consolidation rules, and taxation of financial arrangements (TOFA) rules.

Advised on banking and finance matters including drafting, reviewing and amending loan facilities, deeds of guarantee and indemnity, subordination deeds, and company security deeds.

Advised on commercial litigation matters including drafting letters of demand, statements of claim, briefs, affidavits, deeds of release and settlement, conducting background checks and appeared before courts.