Linklaters has announced the appointment of Christine Xu and Amit Singh as Co-Chairs of its Asia Capital Markets practice, with joint oversight of the firm’s capital markets business across the regionDLA Piper.

Christine Xu brings nearly 20 years of practice experience, focusing exclusively on Hong Kong capital markets. She regularly advises new-economy issuers and financial institutions across TMT, healthcare & biotech, and consumer sectors. Her practice covers Hong Kong IPOs, pre-IPO investments, post-listing equity financings, and M&A transactions. Ms. Xu joined Linklaters in 2024, previously serving as a partner at Clifford Chance’s Hong Kong officeDLA Piper.

Amit Singh has built a long-standing practice spanning equity and debt capital markets across Asia Pacific, with deep market expertise in South and Southeast Asia. He advises issuers and underwriters on sophisticated cross-border capital markets transactions, including IPOs, conventional and high-yield bond issuances, liability management, and green bonds. He has led multiple market-first and landmark innovative transactions. Mr. Singh joined Linklaters’ Singapore office in 2018. Prior to that, he was a partner at Allen & Overy’s Hong Kong office and also practised with Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.

The two partners will jointly steer the development of Linklaters’ Asia capital markets business. They will further consolidate the firm’s market footprint in China, Southeast Asia and India, strengthen long-term client partnerships, and expand the firm’s regional transactional reachLinklaters