Deacons boosts Capital Markets and Tax practices

Kevin Tong has joined Deacons as a partner with a particular focus on offshore Renminbi capital raising instruments, having been actively involved in this space since it opened in 2007. In addition, Kevin also specialises in a wide range of derivatives and structured products (including SFC authorised retail structured notes) as well as new financial product platforms in Hong Kong. For further details of Kevin’s experience.

L. Travis Benjamin has joined Deacons as leader of our tax practice. Travis has over 12 years of and broad experience in tax and stamp duty planning work in the context of fund formation, public and private company M&A and restructuring, capital markets transactions, financing and services arrangements, intellectual property exploitation and employee remuneration planning in Hong Kong and across Asia. Travis also handles tax controversy matters, including revenue authority audits and Board of Review appeals. For further details of Travis’s experience.