By Rene Philippe Raymond Dubout · · Updated Hong Kong remains one of Asia’s most important financial centres.
But entering Hong Kong does not necessarily mean spending months — or longer — building a regulated business from scratch.
FinTechLex currently has access to four very different acquisition opportunities in Hong Kong:
SFC TYPE 9 — ASSET MANAGEMENT
100% acquisition of a clean SFC-licensed company. No clients, no AUM and no rent obligations. The licence is restricted to Professional Investors, with two Responsible Officers currently maintaining it.
LICENSED LIFE INSURANCE BROKER
A 70% controlling stake in an established Hong Kong insurance brokerage generating approximately HKD 55 million in annual turnover, with an existing sales infrastructure and broker agreements with AIA, Prudential, AXA and other major insurers.
TRUST COMPANY + TCSP
100% acquisition of a Hong Kong company combining a TCSP licence and Cap. 29 trust company registration, with operating facilities already in place, a fixed deposit already lodged and cash in its current account.
Money lender company for sale in Hong Kong
PROJECT JADE — MULTI-LICENCE FINANCIAL PLATFORM
A substantially broader opportunity combining Trustee, TCSP, Money Lender and MSO licences across three companies, with the potential to add BIN Sponsorship capabilities. Both a 100% acquisition and a 50% JV structure are available.
Four opportunities. Four different strategies.
And that distinction matters.
A licence is not a business.
Before acquiring any regulated entity, the real questions are what the licence permits, what restrictions apply, whether the company is genuinely operational, its banking position, its people, its liabilities — and what happens after the change of control.
That is where regulatory knowledge meets M&A.
FinTechLex advises on the acquisition, sale, licensing and restructuring of regulated financial businesses across multiple jurisdictions. See also our page on Hong Kong MSO and regulated companies for sale, and our trust and asset management companies for sale in Hong Kong.
Qualified counterparties may request the relevant confidential teaser and, where applicable, proceed under NDA.
Geneva · Hong Kong · London
insight@fintechlex.com
For a ready licensed company in Hong Kong, see our Hong Kong regulated companies for sale.
