Geoff brings very strong management, legal and corporate advising skills to the business. Geoff is currently Executive Director of ASF Group Ltd. Geoff also holds several directorships for various listed and private businesses across the Asia Pacific region.

Geoff has extensive corporate and commercial legal expertise developed over 25 years of practising law and as an investment banker. He has worked in Australia , China , Japan and many parts of South East Asia .

Geoff started practicing law in Australia , became one of the youngest Managing Partners for a Sydney law firm in his late twenties, having worked in a leading law firm in Tokyo in the mid-1980s. During the 1990s, after completing his MBA, Geoff traveled extensively, working through China and South East Asia .

For over 3 years Geoff was Managing Director of a boutique investment bank in Sydney, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, before returning to law in 2001 to join Deacons, Lawyers - a leading international law firm in Sydney as a partner in its Corporate, Commercial & Technology division in Australia . Geoff relocated to Beijing to set up Deacons Lawyers operation in Beijing in 2002.

Later in 2004 he joined a Chinese law firm a s a Senior Foreign Consultant working in conjunction with the Chinese partners assisting foreign companies do business in China with an emphasis on telecommunications, mergers and acquisitions and mining. He is experienced in many industries including telecommunications, development and venture capital, finance and investment, travel and technology.

Among many clients he has helped through the years, here are a few China specific transactions that he had played a significant role:

Acted for Chinese owners in acquisition by Barco - Belgium of its outdoor LCD Chinese business, transaction value
EUR 15 million

Acted for licensed Internet café Franchisor opening 5000+ stores in China and raising RMB 300m

Acted for a USA Healthcare Group entering into joint venture with a major BeijingHospital to establish a full service
clinic and 5 star - 400 bed hospital – value – US$ 125m

Representing a leading Chinese alternative energy group to commercialize its battery technology world-wide and
assist in raising USD 60m for expansion of its existing manufacturing facility

Advising Chinese technology company in Sino Foreign Joint Venture with financialpartner from middle east with
investment of RMB 100m for VOIP telecommunications roll-out across China

Establishing representative office and real estate network across China for Australian real estate marketing
company.

Advising the largest Hotel management group in Guangzhou to restructure and refinance as well as seek
international Hotel brand for the 6 hotels under management in Guangdong.

Advising Australian listed company to raise capital in Australia for expansion through China relating to automatic
ticketing and smart cards in China.

Representing the largest mining companies in the world in drafting and presenting the 2004 Mining Report for China
International Mining Group in Beijing for submission to MOLAR, NDRC and MOFCOM on proposed changes to the
Chinese Mineral Resources Law.