Our Leaders

          Alan is the CEO and a member of the board of directors of our firm and has over 20 years of experience in legal and corporate finance as a corporate lawyer and an investment banker.  Alan has extensive and in-depth experience in corporate restructuring, private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, public company takeovers and privatisations, and initial public offerings.

          He graduated from the University of New South Wales, Australia with BCom (Accounting) and LL.B., and obtained the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the College of Law in Sydney, Australia and the Postgraduate Certificate in Laws from the University of Hong Kong.

          Alan has been a practicing solicitor in Hong Kong, and an admitted lawyer in each of England and Wales and New South Wales, Australia.  He is an alumnus of each of Herbert Smith Freehills, Sidney, Mayer Brown and Maples, where he worked as a corporate finance lawyer in Hong Kong and Beijing, specialising in public company takeovers and privatisations, mergers and acquisitions and initial public offerings, before he became a banker in 2011.  

          Prior to joining Grande Capital in 2021, Alan was the Head of Corporate Finance at Yue Xiu Securities (a PRC state owned enterprise) and the Group Deputy General Manager and Head of Investment Banking at China Fortune Financial Group (a listed financial group in Hong Kong).

          He is currently an IPO Sponsor Principal and a Responsible Officer of Grande Capital, qualified to advise on Takeovers Code related transactions, approved by the Securities and Futures Commission, Hong Kong.

          Jeremy, one of our Managing Directors and a member of the board of directors of Grande Capital, has over 15 years of experience in accounting and corporate finance as a Certified Public Accountant and investment banker.

          He has extensive experience in initial public offerings, spin-offs, mergers and acquisitions and regulatory compliance.  He is an IPO specialist with a proven track record of handling over 10 successful IPOs in Hong Kong covering across multiple  sectors including financial, technology, media and entertainment, renewable energy, property and hotel management and construction.

          Jeremy graduated from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (Accounting) and obtained his Bachelor's degree in Laws from the University of London.  He was qualified as a certified public accountant in Hong Kong with Ernst & Young and is a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

          Before joining Grande Capital, Jeremy was the Executive Director of the Corporate Finance Division of Yue Xiu Securities (a PRC state owned enterprise) and the Senior Vice President of KGI Capital Financial Asia.  He is currently an IPO Sponsor Principal and a Responsible Officer of our firm approved by the Securities and Futures Commission, Hong Kong.

          Erica is an Associate Director of our firm.   She has over 12 years of experience in accounting, regulatory and corporate finance as a Certified Public Accountant, a regulator and investment banker.  She possesses extensive experience in initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, public company takeovers and regulatory compliance.  She is our team's regulatory and transaction specialist. 

          Erica graduated from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (Marketing and Management).  She joined the Listing Division of the Hong Kong Stock Exchanges and Clearing Limited in 2014 and prior to that, she was qualified as a Certified Public Accountant in Hong Kong with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.

          She became a corporate finance practitioner when she joined the corporate finance division of Guotai Junan International Group in 2016 and Yue Xiu Securities in 2019.  She handled a number of successful IPOs and participated in numerous corporate finance exercises including spin-off, transfer of listing from GEM to Main Board, notifiable and connected transactions, share placings, right issues and open offers, general offers and application for whitewash waivers. 

          Erica is currently a Responsible Officer of our firm, qualified to advise on Takeovers Code related transactions, approved by the Securities and Futures Commission, Hong Kong.   She is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and also a Certified Fraud Examiner.  

          Matthew, one of our Managing Directors and a member of the board of directors of Grande Capital, has over 10 years of experience in corporate finance.  He possesses extensive experience in initial public offerings, spin-offs, secondary issues, public company takeovers and regulatory compliance.

          Matthew holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (Global Business and Finance) and a Master's degree in Finance (Investment Management).   He was a IPO Sponsor Principal and Responsible Officer at Dakin Capital Limited and prior to that, he worked at Messis Capital Limited, SBI E2-Capital (HK) Limited and Beijing Securities Limited. 

           He is currently an IPO Sponsor Principal and a Responsible Officer of Grande Capital, qualified to advise on Takeovers Code related transactions, approved by the Securities and Futures Commission, Hong Kong.

          Shumwing, one of our Managing Directors, has over 10 years of experience in accounting and corporate finance as a Certified Public Accountant and investment banker.  He has extensive experience in initial public offerings, post-IPO compliance and acting as independent financial advisers. 

          He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (Financial Services) and is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.  Prior to joining our firm, Shumwing practiced corporate finance at Dakin Capital Limited and Messis Capital Limited.  He was qualified as a Certified Public Accountant with one of the largest international accounting firms.   

          Shumwing is currently an IPO Sponsor Principal and a Responsible Officer of Grande Capital approved by the Securities and Futures Commission, Hong Kong.

          Cynthia, our Associate Director, has over 13 years of experience in accounting and corporate finance as a Certified Public Accountant and investment banker.  She specialises in initial public offerings and mainly serves clients from Mainland China, Singapore and Hong Kong across multiple sectors.

          Cynthia graduated from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (Marketing and Management).  She was qualified as a Certified Public Accountant in Hong Kong and is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. 

          Prior to joining Grande Capital, Cynthia was the Finance Manager of a Hong Kong Main Board listed company and an Audit Manager at Ernst & Young.  She is currently an IPO Sponsor Principal and a Responsible Officer of Grande Capital approved by the Securities and Futures Commission, Hong Kong.