As the Sustainability and Social Responsibility (SSR) Reviewers of the HKICPA BCGA, our Managing Director, Mr. Vincent Pang and Principal of Risk Management Advisory services, Ms. Sabrina Lam were pleased to be invited by the Association to speak on the webinar: “An Investor’s Perspective on Good ESG Reporting”.
 
The webinar put the emphasis from the investors’ perspective. Vincent illustrated the prevalence of responsible investment and the rising of ESG awareness in the capital market and within the investor community and covered the four key aspects contributing to business sustainability, while Sabrina shared the areas which investors focus on in the reports and the practical tips to enhance the quality of reporting and disclosures, etc., supported by a number of case studies. Last but not least, Vincent concluded the webinar with several coming trends in ESG investing.
 
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As the Guest Speakers of the HKICPA Best Corporate Governance Awards (BCGA) series: “An Investor’s Perspective on Good ESG Reporting”

Our Director of Risk Management Advisory Service, Mr. Ricky Ho was pleased to be invited by JCI City to be one of the guest speakers for its “The Sustainable Corporate Convention of Hong Kong 2021” under “The 25th Innovative Entrepreneur Awards Programme”.
 
The conference was joyously held at Cordis Hotel on 9 Apr 2021. Ricky shared his valuable insights on the topic — “How ESG enhances corporate value” and discussed the 4 areas contributing to business sustainability with ESG consideration, namely Top-line Growth, Cost Reduction, Employee Productivity and Risk Mitigation, with case studies of several international companies.
 
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As the Guest Speaker of JCI City “The Sustainable Corporate Convention of Hong Kong 2021”

AVISTA is pleased to be the sponsor of the HKUST One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition 2021.
 
The competition is a signature event of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) aiming to provide a platform for the University and surrounding community members an integrative learning experience to create and evaluate new business and to prepare students to start their future career in entrepreneurship. Since 2020, the University has expanded the competition in 7 different regions including Zhongshan and Foshan in addition to Hong Kong, Beijing, Guangzhou, Macau and Shenzhen.
 
Our Managing Director, Mr. Vincent Pang was pleased to be invited to host the competition webinar “Startup Valuation: What you need to know?” on 9 Apr. Vincent shared the key elements for early-stage companies to attract investors relating to the consideration of Venture Capital and the competitive advantages of the business, introduced the fundamentals of business valuations for startup with case studies and covered the key issues for term sheet negotiation.
 
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As the sponsor of the HKUST One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition 2021 and the speaker of the webinar — “Startup Valuation: What you need to know?”

Congratulations to Smart Share Global Ltd. (stock code: EM.US) on its successful listing on NASDAQ on 1 Apr 2021. With regard to this listing application, AVISTA Group is honored to be engaged in providing financial instruments valuation services (preferred shares, restricted stock units and warrants).
 
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Congratulations to Smart Share Global Ltd. (Stock Code: EM.US) on its Successful Listing 

Our Managing Director, Mr. Vincent Pang was pleased to be invited by the CFA Society Hong Kong to speak on the “High-Risk, High-Reward? How to assess the value of a Biotech company?” webinar.
 
The webinar received around 180 registrations, gathering fellow CFAs that would like to better understand the valuation of biotechnology company under the surge of Biotech listings on HKEX due to the introduction of Chapter 18A of the Listing Rules in 2018.
 
Vincent introduced the attributes of biotechnology industry and its challenges to traditional valuation approaches, shared the valuation methods for biotechnology company with case studies, and highlighted the limitations of each method.
 
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As the speaker of the CFA Society Hong Kong’s webinar—"High-Risk, High-Reward? How to assess the value of a Biotech company?”

Congratulations to Connect Biopharma Holdings Ltd. (stock code: CNTB.US) on its successful listing on NASDAQ on 19 Mar 2021. With regard to this listing application, AVISTA Group is honored to be engaged in providing valuation services in relation to preferred shares financing and employee equity incentive plan.
 
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Congratulations to Connect Biopharma Holdings Ltd. (Stock Code: CNTB.US) on its Successful Listing

AVISTA was pleased to be invited by PreTalent to participate in its 2021 Spring Career Fair in Shanghai. The fair offered a precious opportunity for recent graduates to connect with over 50 leading employers from various industries, including advisory, financial services, and internet.
 
AVISTA Spring 2021 Recruiting of all offices is on now! Check out our latest openings <a href="https://www.avaval.com/en/career" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
 
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