About Us - Somerley Capital Limited

Who We Are

Somerley Capital Holdings Limited is one of the most active financial advisory groups based in Hong Kong. Our corporate finance advisory services mainly include:

acting as financial adviser to Hong Kong public listed companies, major shareholders and investors of these companies and parties seeking to control or invest in listed companies (mostly in transactions which involve the Hong Kong Listing Rules and/or Takeovers Code). This includes acting as arranger in connection with the introduction of investors to listed companies in Hong Kong and/or their major shareholders in a takeover transaction;
acting as independent financial adviser to independent board committees and/or independent shareholders of listed companies;
acting as sponsor to clients pursuing an IPO. Somerley Capital is also a licensed sponsor with three registered Principals and a professional team specialised in providing sponsorship services;
acting as compliance adviser, mostly for newly listed companies in Hong Kong; and
acting as financial adviser to international clients wishing to undertake investment or divestment transactions with companies headquartered in Mainland China.

Financial Advisory League Tables

Ranking		No. Of Deals	Deal Value (US$m)	Ranking in 2021
1	CITIC	30	32,198	2
2	Gram Capital	23	9,935	1
3	Duff & Phelps Opinions	15	14,811	8*
4	China Merchants Securities	14	558	46*
5	Altus Capital	13	1,681	10*
6	Somerley	12	5,368	3
7	China Securities	11	13,970	8*
8*	Guotai Junan Securities	10	2,325	14
8*	Huatai Securities	10	17,751	4
8*	Ernst & Young	10	3,247	74*

* = Tie ranking

Source: Refinitiv

Ranking		No. of deals	Deal value (US$m)	Ranking in 2021
1	Morgan Stanley	16	1,286.2	36*
2	HSBC Holdings	14	1,249.7	13*
3	Altus Capital	12	1,450.9	3
4	China Int’l Capital	9	1,190.8	2
5*	Somerley	8	958.3	1
5*	Goldman Sachs	8	740.1	17*
7*	Lazard	7	556.0	–
7*	Lego Corporate Finance	7	143.9	6*
7*	VBG Capital	7	118.5	47*
7*	Rainbow Capital	7	425.2	4*

* = Tie ranking

Source: Refinitiv

Our Values

We have worked hard to establish our track record, reputation and expertise. Since the firm’s founding we have followed certain fundamental principles, which have served us well and made Somerley into what it is today – one of the major financial advisory firms in the Greater China region.

Delivering value for our shareholders
Maintaining high standards of integrity and ethics
Fostering long term relationships with our clients and business partners
Pride in our past achievements and long term determination to improve
Belief in hard work and quality of service
Preference for a co-operative and constructive approach
Respect and support for colleagues and fellow professionals

Corporate Finance

We provide corporate finance advisory services and offer independent financial advice to listed companies in Hong Kong on the following areas:

Takeovers of listed companies
Whitewash waivers
Acquisitions and disposals
Connected transactions
Spin-offs and reorganisations
Privatisations
Initial public offerings
Secondary issues
Compliance with the Hong Kong Listing Rules

We also provide financial advice to international clients contemplating cross-border transactions involving companies from Mainland China:

Acquisition, restructuring or divestment of businesses or assets in China
Divestment of international businesses to investors from China or partnering with such investors.