Eugene Fung

Eugene Fung: Experienced Corporate and Commercial Lawyer in Sydney

With over 28 years of experience practicing corporate and commercial law, Eugene has a diverse range of industry experiences spanning energy (particularly renewable energy), resources projects, mining services, agribusiness, manufacturing, private equity, financial services, technology commercialisation, property development, and franchising. His areas of expertise include corporate finance such as equity capital markets, public market floats, securities and financial services law, capital management, and recapitalizations; mergers and acquisitions encompassing takeovers, schemes of arrangements, private equity transactions, cross-border transactions, due diligence, and corporate restructuring; and corporate governance focused on directors’ duties, disclosure obligations, executive remuneration, and equity incentive plans. Eugene has extensive experience in primary industries such as strategic investments, foreign investment, joint ventures, farm ins, farm outs, renewable energy, procurement, commodity offtake agreements, native title and aboriginal cultural heritage issues, land access, and compensation.

Practice Areas

• Corporate Finance - Equity Capital Markets, Public Market Floats, Securities and Financial Services Law, Capital Management, Recapitalizations
• Mergers and Acquisitions - Takeovers, Schemes of Arrangements, Private Equity Transactions, Cross-Border Transactions, Due Diligence, Corporate Restructuring
• Corporate Governance - Directors’ Duties, Disclosure Obligations, Executive Remuneration, Equity Incentive Plans
• Primary Industries - Strategic Investments, Foreign Investment, Joint Ventures, Farm Ins, Farm Outs, Renewable Energy, Procurement, Commodity Offtake Agreements, Native Title and Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Issues, Land Access, Compensation

Awards

• Recognized: Corporate Law by Best Attorney USA since 2012
• Recognized in the area of Corporate & Commercial legal market for Queensland by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2017-2021)
• Recommended lawyer in corporate law and corporate governance practice by Doyle’s Guide (2015-2018) as well as leading lawyer and recommended lawyer (2019-2021)

Firms

• Morgan Stanley, ABN AMRO Morgans, Thomson Geer

Affiliations

• Thomson Geer, Sydney, Australia

Languages

• Français (fluent)
• Cantonese (fluent)