Securities
Securities transactions are complicated and may involve some level of risks. Therefore, it is critical to understand such investment contexts and nature. Securities law and regulations are designed to protect investors from fraud and other abuses, and to ensure that the securities industry operates fairly and transparently. However, securities law and regulations may also contain difficult legal concepts.
Our Securities Practice Group has extensive experience in the field and plays an important role in providing our clients with the necessary advice and assistance in order to navigate the legal requirements and to protect the clients’ investments and best interests.
The services of our Securities Practice Group cover the following related to our clients’ listing purposes:
- Conducting legal due diligence exercises
- Drafting and reviewing relevant documents as may be required by various securities markets
- Issuing general legal advice or opinion related to corporate compliance and governance
Tayseng Ly
Managing Partner
Mr. Ly is an experienced business lawyer with demonstrated focus and expertise in the practice areas of Corporate, Banking, Securities, Trusts, M&A, Mining and Energy, Real Estate, Tax, Insolvency, Arbitration, and Commercial Litigation.
Mustafa Kocadag
Senior Partner
Head of Corporate & Commercial
Prior to joining HBS LAW, Mr. KOCADAĞ served as an associate and partner for various firms in the Netherlands, Lao PDR and Indonesia.
Phanna Sok
Senior Associate
Holding a Master of Environmental Law and two Bachelor’s Degrees in law and education, Mr. Phanna Sok has been practicing law in different institutions, including law firms, non-governmental organizations, and universities.
Vareap Say
Senior Associate
Before joining HBS LAW, Mr. Vareap has worked in the oil and gas unit of the government for the past 7 years. As the Head of office, he was responsible for the internal process of formulating laws and regulations to govern the petroleum activities of the country.
Mey Mey Hiek
Associate
Having obtained dual bachelor’s degrees in law and education, Mey Mey embarked upon her legal career as an associate within the corporate and commercial practice group of a regional law firm in Cambodia in 2018. Subsequently, in 2021, she pursued an LL.M. in International Human Rights Law at Lund University in Sweden.
Related Publications
Legal Brief July 2019: Creating a Will.
Deal Lists
- Advised a leading microfinance deposit-taking institution in Cambodia on the successful issuance of its first corporate bonds on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) with a face value of KHR 80,000,000,000 (approx. USD 20,000,000) in 2019 and due in 2022.
- Advised a leading commercial bank in Cambodia on the issuance of its first corporate bonds on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) with a face value of KHR 80,000,000,000 (approx. USD 20,000,000) in 2020 and due in 2023.
- Advised our client on the first issuance of guaranteed bonds in Cambodia with a face value of KHR 87,200,000,000 (approx. USD 21,800,000) under the guarantee of CGIF, a trust fund of the Asian Development Bank.
- Drafted a framework agreement on the small and medium enterprise co-financing scheme between the Royal Government of Cambodia and SME Bank of Cambodia and the participating financial institutions. This is the first scheme for SMEs by the recently established SME Bank of Cambodia.