As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 2022.

Registration Statement No. 333-264575

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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Amendment No. 3 to
Form F-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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Magic Empire Global Limited

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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Not Applicable

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

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British Virgin Islands

6199

Not Applicable

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

3/F, 8 Wyndham Street

Central, Hong Kong

(852) 3577 8770

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

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c/o Cogency Global Inc.
122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10168
(212) 947-7200

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

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Copies of all communications, including communications sent to agent for service, should be sent to:

Lawrence S. Venick, Esq.

Loeb & Loeb LLP

2206-19 Jardine House
1 Connaught Place, Central

Hong Kong SAR

Telephone: +852-3923-1111

Fax: +852-3923-1100

William S. Rosenstadt, Esq.

Yarona L. Yieh, Esq.

Ortoli Rosenstadt LLP

366 Madison Avenue, 3rd Floor

New York, NY 10017

Telephone: +1 212-588-0022

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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, check the following box. ☒

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act: Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

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† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

The Registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to such Section 8(a), may determine.

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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

Subject to Completion, DATED JUNE 30, 2022

Ordinary Shares

Magic Empire Global Limited

This is the initial public offering of the Ordinary Shares of Magic Empire Global Limited (“ME”). We are offering 5,000,000 Ordinary Shares of ME, representing 25% of the Ordinary Shares following completion of the offering of ME. Following the offering, 25% of the Ordinary Shares will be held by public shareholders.

Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our Ordinary Shares. The offering price of our Ordinary Shares in this offering is expected to be $4.00 per share. We intend to apply to list our Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “MEGL”. There is no assurance that such application will be approved, and if our application is not approved, this offering may not be completed.

ME is not a Chinese operating company, but an offshore holding company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”). As a holding company with no material operation, we conduct our operations in Hong Kong through our operating subsidiary, GCL. This is an offering of the Ordinary Shares of ME, the holding company in BVI, instead of shares of our operating entity in Hong Kong, GCL. You may never directly hold any equity interest in our operating entity, GCL. References to the “Company,” “Group,” “we,” “us”, “our” and “ME” in the prospectus are to Magic Empire Global Limited, the BVI entity that will issue the Ordinary Shares being offered. References to “GCL” are to the Hong Kong entity operating the business. Although GCL is indirectly held by ME, and we currently do not have or intend to have any contractual arrangement to establish a variable interest entity (“VIE”) structure with any entity in China, this structure involves unique risks to investors. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 14 of this prospectus for a discussion of risks facing the Company and the offering as a result of this structure.

We will not be considered a “controlled company” under Nasdaq corporate governance rules as we do not currently expect that more than 50% of our voting power will be held by an individual, a group or another company immediately following the consummation of this offering. Nonetheless, following the consummation of this offering, our directors, officers and principal shareholders will hold in aggregate approximately 63.02% or more of our Ordinary Shares. As a result, these shareholders, if they act together, will be able to control the management and affairs of our Company.

Because our operations are primarily located in Hong Kong and a few of our clients are PRC corporates, we may be subject to unique risks due to uncertainty of the interpretation and the application of the PRC laws and regulations, including but not limited to the cybersecurity review and regulatory review of oversea listing of our Ordinary Shares through an offshore holding company. We are also subject to the risks of uncertainty about any future actions of the Chinese government or authorities in Hong Kong in this regard. Should the Chinese government choose to exercise significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of our business, they may intervene in or influence our operations. Such governmental actions:

• could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our Ordinary Shares;

• could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to continue our operations;

• could significantly limit or hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our Ordinary Shares to investors; and

• may cause the value of our Ordinary Shares to significantly decline or be worthless.

We are aware that recently, the PRC government initiated a series of regulatory actions and statements to regulate business operations in certain areas in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, enhancing supervision over China-based companies listed overseas using variable interest entity structure, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. Since these statements and regulatory actions are new, it is highly uncertain how soon the legislative or administrative regulation making bodies will respond and what existing or new laws or regulations or detailed implementations and interpretations will be modified or promulgated, if any. It is also highly uncertain what the potential impact such modified or new laws and regulations will have on GCL’s daily business operation, its ability to accept foreign investments and the listing of our Ordinary Shares on a U.S. or other foreign exchanges. These actions could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our Ordinary Shares and could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our Ordinary Shares to investors.

We have been advised by Loeb & Loeb LLP, our U.S. and Hong Kong counsel, that based on their understanding of the current Hong Kong laws, as of the date of this prospectus, GCL is not required to obtain any permissions or approvals from Hong Kong authorities nor any PRC authorities before listing in the U.S. and to issue our Ordinary Shares to foreign investors, including the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”) or the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the “CSRC”) because (i) the CSRC currently has not issued any definitive rule or interpretation concerning whether offerings like ours under this prospectus are subject to this regulation; and (ii) GFHL and GCL were established and operate in Hong Kong and are not included in the categories of industries and companies whose foreign securities offerings are subject to review by the CSRC or the CAC. However, we have been advised by Loeb & Loeb LLP that uncertainties still exist, due to the possibility that laws, regulations, or policies in the PRC could change rapidly in the future. In the event that (i) the PRC government expanded the categories of industries and companies whose foreign securities offerings are subject to review by the CSRC or the CAC and that we are required to obtain such permissions or approvals; or (ii) we inadvertently concluded that relevant permissions or approvals were not required or that we did not receive or maintain relevant permissions or approvals required, any action taken by the PRC government could significantly limit or completely hinder our operations in Hong Kong and our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and could cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless.

Our Ordinary Shares may be prohibited from being trading on a national exchange under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the “HFCA Act”) if the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) is unable to inspect our auditors for three consecutive years beginning in 2021. On June 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which, if enacted, would amend the HFCA Act and require the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three. On December 16, 2021, the PCAOB issued a report on its determinations that it was unable to inspect or investigate completely PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in Mainland China and in Hong Kong, because of positions taken by PRC authorities in those jurisdictions. The PCAOB made its determinations pursuant to PCAOB Rule 6100, which provides a framework for how the PCAOB fulfills its responsibilities under the HFCA Act. The report further listed in its Appendix A and Appendix B, Registered Public Accounting Firms Subject to the Mainland China Determination and Registered Public Accounting Firms Subject to the Hong Kong Determination, respectively. Our auditor, Friedman LLP, headquartered in Manhattan, New York, is registered with the PCAOB. Our auditor is subject to laws in the United States pursuant to which the PCAOB conducts regular inspections to assess our auditor’s compliance with the applicable professional standards with the last inspection in June 2018. In addition, our auditors did not appear as part of the PCAOB’s report of determination under the lists in its appendix A or appendix B. The delisting of our Ordinary Shares, or the threat of their being delisted, may materially and adversely affect the value of your investment.

During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 and up to the date of this prospectus, the transfer of cash among ME and its subsidiaries were in the form of dividends. ME declared and paid dividends of HK$4,000,000 and HK$3,750,000 to its shareholders in February 2022 and during the year ended December 31, 2020, respectively, which were originated by payment of dividends from GCL. We currently intend to retain all available funds and future earnings, if any, for the operation and expansion of our business and we do not anticipate declaring or paying a dividend in the foreseeable future. If we determine to pay dividends on any of our Ordinary Shares in the future, as a holding company, we will be dependent on receipt of funds from our GCL by way of dividend payments. ME is a BVI company, and GFHL and GCL are all Hong Kong companies. There are no restrictions on foreign exchange and there are no limitations on the abilities of ME to transfer cash to or from GFHL and GCL or to investors under Hong Kong Law. See “Dividend Policy”, “Transfers of Cash To and From Our Subsidiaries”, Summary Consolidated Financial Data and Consolidated Statements of Change in Shareholders’ Equity in the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for further details.

Investing in our Ordinary Shares is highly speculative and involves a high degree of risk. Before buying any shares, you should carefully read the discussion of material risks of investing in our Ordinary Shares in “Risk Factors” beginning on page 14 of this prospectus.

We are an “emerging growth company” as defined under the federal securities laws and, as such, will be subject to reduced public company reporting requirements. See “Prospectus Summary — Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company and a Foreign Private Issuer” for additional information.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

	Per Share	Total
Initial public offering price	$	$
Underwriting discounts and commissions(1)	$	$
Proceeds, before expenses, to us	$	$

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(1) We have agreed to issue, on the closing date of this offering, warrants, or the representative’s warrants, to the representative of the underwriters, Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc., in an amount equal to 10.0% of the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares sold by us in this offering. Such warrants shall have an exercise price equal to 150% of the offering price of the Ordinary Shares sold in this offering. For a description of other terms of the representative’s warrants and a description of the other compensation to be received by the underwriters, see “Underwriting” beginning on page 104.

This offering is being conducted on a firm commitment basis. The underwriters are obligated to take and pay for all of the shares if any such shares are taken. The total underwriting discounts and commissions payable will be $1,400,000 based on an assumed initial public offering price of $4.00 per Ordinary Share, and the total gross proceeds to us, before underwriting discounts and commissions and expenses, will be $20,000,000.

The underwriters expect to deliver the Ordinary Shares against payment as set forth under “Underwriting”, on or about [*], 2022.

Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc.

The date of this prospectus is , 2022.

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Prospectus Summary		1
Risk Factors		14
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements		36
Industry and Market Data		37
Use of Proceeds		41
Dividend Policy		42
Capitalization		43
Dilution		44
Exchange Rate Information		45
Corporate History and Structure		46
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		47
Business		59
Regulations		71
Management		80
Related Party Transactions		85
Principal Shareholders		86
Description of Securities		87
Shares Eligible for Future Sale		96
Material Income Tax Considerations		99
Underwriting		104
Expenses Related to this Offering		109
Legal Matters		110
Experts		110
Enforcement of Liabilities		110
Where You Can Find Additional Information		112
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements		F-1

We are responsible for the information contained in this prospectus and any free writing prospectus we prepare or authorize. We have not, and the underwriters have not, authorized anyone to provide you with different information, and we and the underwriters take no responsibility for any other information others may give you. We are not, and the underwriters are not, making an offer to sell our Ordinary Shares in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or the sale of any Ordinary Shares.

For investors outside the United States: Neither we nor the underwriters have done anything that would permit this offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus in any jurisdiction, other than the United States, where action for that purpose is required. Persons outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus must inform themselves about, and observe any restrictions relating to, the offering of the Ordinary Shares and the distribution of this prospectus outside the United States.

ME is incorporated under the laws of the BVI as an exempted company with limited liability and a majority of our outstanding securities are owned by non-U.S. residents. Under the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, we currently qualify for treatment as a “foreign private issuer.” As a foreign private issuer, we will not be required to file periodic reports and financial statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, as frequently or as promptly as domestic registrants whose securities are registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

Until and including , 2022 (twenty-five (25) days after the date of this prospectus), all dealers that buy, sell or trade our Ordinary Shares, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This delivery requirement is in addition to the obligation of dealers to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.

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CONVENTIONS THAT APPLY TO THIS PROSPECTUS

Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, all references in this prospectus to the terms the “Company,” “Group,” “we,” “us”, “our” and “ME” in the prospectus are to Magic Empire Global Limited, the BVI entity that will issue the Ordinary Shares being offered. References to “GFHL” refer to Giraffe Financial Holdings Limited. References to “GCL” are to Giraffe Capital Limited, the Hong Kong entity operating the business.

“PRC” or “China” refers to the People’s Republic of China, excluding, for the purpose of this prospectus, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. “HKD” or “HK$” refers to the legal currency of Hong Kong. “$” or “U.S. dollars” refers to the legal currency of the United States.

“CFA Code” refers to the CFA Institute Code of ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct.

“Code of Conduct” refers to the Code of Conduct for Persons Licensed by or Registered with the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong.

“Stock Exchange” refers to the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. “Listing Rules” refers to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. “GEM Listing Rules” refers to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on GEM, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Ordinary Shares” refers our ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share.

“SFC” refers to Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong.

“Sponsor Guidelines” refers to the Additional Fit and Proper Guidelines for Corporations and Authorized Financial Institutions Applying or Continuing to Act as Sponsors and Compliance Advisers published by the SFC.

We have made rounding adjustments to some of the figures included in this prospectus. Accordingly, numerical figures shown as totals in some tables may not be an arithmetic aggregation of the figures that preceded them.

Unless the context indicates otherwise, all information in this prospectus assumes no exercise of the representative’s warrants.

ME is a holding company with operations conducted in Hong Kong through its operating subsidiary in Hong Kong, GCL, using Hong Kong dollars. GCL’s reporting currency is Hong Kong dollars. This prospectus contains translations of Hong Kong dollars into U.S. dollars solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from Hong Kong dollars to U.S. dollars and from U.S. dollars to Hong Kong dollars in this prospectus were calculated at the noon buying rate of US$1 = HK$7.7996 on December 30, 2021, as published in H.10 statistical release of the United States Federal Reserve Board. We make no representation that the HKD or U.S. dollar amounts referred to in this prospectus could have been or could be converted into U.S. dollars or HKD, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all.

ME’s fiscal year ends on December 31.

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

The following summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus and does not contain all of the information you should consider before investing in our Ordinary Shares. You should read the entire prospectus carefully, including “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto, in each case included in this prospectus. You should carefully consider, among other things, the matters discussed in the section of this prospectus titled “Business” before making an investment decision.

Overview

IPO sponsorship services: We act as sponsors to companies pursuing listing on the Main Board (the “Main Board”) of the Stock Exchange and GEM (formerly known as Growth Enterprise Market) of the Stock Exchange, advising and guiding them throughout the listing process in return for sponsor’s fee.

Financial advisory and independent financial advisory services: We act as (i) financial advisers (a) to our clients advising them on the terms and structures of the proposed transactions, and the relevant implications and compliance matters under the Hong Kong regulatory framework for listed companies such as the Listing Rules, the GEM Listing Rules and the Takeovers Code; and (b) to clients pursuing listing on other stock exchange; and (ii) independent financial advisers giving opinions or recommendations to the independent board committee and independent shareholders of listed companies, in return for advisory fee.

Compliance advisory services: We act as compliance advisers to listed companies on the Main Board and GEM and advise them on post-listing compliance matters in return for compliance advisory fee.

Underwriting services: We provide underwriting services by acting as global coordinator, bookrunner, lead manager or underwriter for listing applicants in IPOs or other fundraising activities, in return for underwriting commission.

We are an active financial service providers in Hong Kong with a proven track record. Since our establishment in 2016, we completed 8 IPO projects which we acted as the sole sponsor to the listing applicants. For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, we had been engaged in 6 IPO sponsorship projects, 31 financial advisory and independent financial advisory projects, 24 compliance advisory projects and 3 underwriting projects, respectively.

We have a diversified client base and our clients engage in a diverse spectrum of industry sectors including online advertising, property development, property management services, supply chain management, manufacturing, chemicals, logistics, education, natural resources and travel.

Our Industry

Hong Kong is one of the top global equity markets by market capitalization. As an international financial hub and gateway to China, the equity market in Hong Kong has experienced remarkable growth over the years. As of December 31, 2021, the equity market in Hong Kong was ranked the seventh largest stock market in the world, and the fourth largest stock market in Asia, in terms of market capitalization, with a total market capitalization of approximately US$5,434.2 billion. The following table sets out the market capitalization and ranking of the global top 15 stock exchanges as of December 31, 2021.

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Stock exchanges	Ranking Worldwide	Ranking in Asia	Market Capitalization(7) US$ billion
US (NYSE)	1		27,686.9
US (Nasdaq)	2		24,557.1
China (Shanghai)	3	1	8,154.7
Europe (NYSE Euronext)(1)	4		7,333.7
Japan (Japan Exchange Group)(2)	5	2	6,544.3
China (Shenzhen)	6	3	6,219.8
China (Hong Kong)(3)	7	4	5,434.2
UK (London Stock Exchange Group)(4)	8		3,799.5
India	9	5	3,548.0
Canada (Toronto)(5)	10		3,264.1
Saudi Arabia (Tadawul)	11		2,671.3
Northern Europe (NASDAQ Nordic Exchange)(6)	12		2,557.4
Germany (Deutsche Börse)	13		2,503.0
Switzerland	14		2,327.7
Korea	15	6	2,218.7

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Notes:

(1) Comprises Euronext Amsterdam, Euronext Brussels, Euronext Lisbon and Euronext Paris

(2) Comprises Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange

(3) Includes GEM

(4) Comprises London Stock Exchange and Borsa Italiana

(5) Includes TSX Venture

(6) Comprises Copenhagen, Helsinki, Iceland, Stockholm, Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius Stock Exchanges

(7) Ranking is based on market capitalization. Market capitalization excludes investment funds. All World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) member stock exchanges, not solely the main exchange for each country, are included in the ranking. Ranking excludes Bombay Stock Exchange to avoid double counting with National Stock Exchange of India.

Source: SFC website — Market & industry statistics — Table A — Market capitalization of the world’s top stock exchanges (As of December 31, 2021)

Competitive Strengths

We believe the following competitive strengths differentiate us from our competitors:

• We are an active financial service provider with a proven track record;

• We have a strong client base;

• We provide comprehensive corporate finance advisory services to our clients; and

• We have experienced and competent and processional staff.

Our Strategy

We intend to pursue the following strategies to further expand our business:

• Furthering strengthening our corporate finance advisory business in Hong Kong

• Expanding our market presence in other international capital markets, in particular the US;

• Developing our asset management business; and

• Enhancing our brand.

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Corporate History and Structure

In May, 2016, ME was incorporated under the laws of the BVI, as the ultimate holding company of our Group.

In June, 2016, GFHL was incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong, as an intermediate holding company.

In June, 2016, GCL was incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong to provide corporate finance services.

GCL was licensed to undertake Type 6 (Advising on corporate finance) regulated activity and act as sponsor by the SFC in February 2017 and Type 1 (dealing in securities) regulated activity in April 2018.

We are offering 5,000,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 25% of the Ordinary Share following completion of the offering of ME. The chart below illustrates our corporate structure and identify our subsidiaries as of the date of this prospectus and upon completion of this offering:

As of the date of this prospectus, our directors, officers and principal shareholders hold in aggregate 84.03% or more of the Ordinary Shares. After this offering, our directors, officers and principal shareholders will hold in aggregate 63.02% or more of the Ordinary Shares. Although we will not be considered a “controlled company” under Nasdaq corporate governance rules as we do not currently expect that more than 50% of our voting power will be held by an individual, a group or another company immediately following the consummation of this offering, the abovementioned shareholders, if they act together, will be able to control the management and affairs of our Company.

Transfers of Cash To and From Our Subsidiaries

During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 and up to the date of this prospectus, the only transfer of assets among ME and its subsidiaries consisted of cash. ME declared and paid dividends of HK$4,000,000 and HK$3,750,000, to its shareholders in February 2022 and during the year ended December 31, 2020, respectively, which were originated by payment of dividends from GCL, the principal operating subsidiary.

If we determine to pay dividends on any of our Ordinary Shares in the future, as a holding company, we will be dependent on receipt of funds from our Hong Kong subsidiary GCL by way of dividend payments.

ME is permitted under the laws of BVI to provide funding to our subsidiaries in Hong Kong (GFHL and GCL) through loans or capital contributions without restrictions on the amount of the funds. GFHL and GCL are permitted under the laws of Hong Kong to provide funding to ME through dividend distribution without restrictions on the amount of the funds.

We currently intend to retain all available funds and future earnings, if any, for the operation and expansion of our business and do not anticipate declaring or paying any dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination related to our dividend policy will be made at the discretion of our board of directors after considering our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, contractual requirements, business prospects and other factors the board of directors deems relevant, and subject to the restrictions contained in any future financing instruments.

Subject to the BVI Act and our Memorandum and Articles of Association, our board of directors may authorize and declare a dividend to shareholders at such time and of such an amount as they think fit if they are satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that immediately following the dividend the value of our assets will exceed our liabilities and we will be able to pay our debts as they become due. There is no further BVI statutory restriction on the amount of funds which may be distributed by us by dividend.

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Under Hong Kong law, dividends could only be paid out of distributable profits (that is, accumulated realized profits less accumulated realized losses) or other distributable reserves. Dividends cannot be paid out of share capital. Under the current practice of the Inland Revenue Department of Hong Kong, no tax is payable in Hong Kong in respect of dividends paid by us.

ME is a BVI company, and GFHL and GCL are all Hong Kong companies. There are no restrictions on foreign exchange and there are no limitations on the abilities of ME to transfer cash to or from GFHL and GCL or to investors under Hong Kong Law. There are no restrictions or limitation under the laws of Hong Kong imposed on the conversion of HK dollar into foreign currencies and the remittance of currencies out of Hong Kong, nor there is any restriction on foreign exchange to transfer cash between ME and its subsidiaries (GFHL and GCL), across borders and to U.S investors, nor there is any restrictions and limitations to distribute earnings from our business and subsidiaries (GFHL and GCL), to ME and U.S. investors and amounts owed. Since the only transfer of cash among ME and GFHL and GCL were in the form of dividends and there are no limitations on the abilities of ME to transfer cash to or from GFHL and GCL or to investors under Hong Kong Law, ME has not established cash management policies that dictate how funds are transferred.

See “Dividend Policy”, “Risk Factors — We rely on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our subsidiaries to fund any cash and financing requirements we may have, and any limitation on the ability of our subsidiaries to make payments to us could have a material adverse effect on our ability to conduct our business.”, Summary Consolidated Financial Data and Consolidated Statements of Change in Shareholders’ Equity in the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for more information.

Summary of Key Risks

Our business is subject to a number of risks, including risks that may prevent us from achieving our business objectives or may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and prospects that you should consider before making a decision to invest in our Ordinary Shares. These risks are discussed more fully in “Risk Factors”. These risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

Risks Related to Our Business and Industry (for a more detailed discussion, see “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business and Industry” beginning on page 14 of this prospectus)

• Our business performance is highly influenced by the conditions of capital market in Hong Kong. See page 14 of “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business and Industry” for further details.

• We operate in a heavily regulated industry, and are subject to extensive and evolving regulatory requirements in the jurisdictions in which we operate. See page 14 of “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business and Industry” for further details.

• Our future financial performance and ability to succeed may be difficult to predict given that our operating history in the corporate finance services industry in Hong Kong is relatively short. See page 14 of “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business and Industry” for further details.

• We face fierce competition in the corporate finance services industry in Hong Kong and may lose our competitive edge to our competitors. See page 15 of “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business and Industry” for further details.

• We rely on a limited number of key customers for our business. See page 15 of “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business and Industry” for further details.

• We are affected by the rules and regulations governing listed companies on the Stock Exchange. See page 15 of “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business and Industry” for further details.

• The revenue from our corporate finance advisory business and underwriting business is non-recurring in nature and our profitability is highly unpredictable. See page 16 of “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business and Industry” for further details.

• We may be unable to receive mandated payments in a timely manner or in full if milestone events stipulated in our mandates for IPO sponsorship, financial advisory and underwriting services are not achieved as stipulated or if client withdraws from or terminates the transaction. See page 16 of “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business and Industry” for further details.

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• We rely on our key management and professional staff, the loss of whom may affect our operations. See page 17 of “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business and Industry” for further details.

• Our financial result for the year ending December 31, 2022 is expected to be adversely affected by the non-recurring listing expenses. See page 18 of “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business and Industry” for further details.

• A sustained outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic could have a material adverse impact on our business, operating results and financial condition. See page 20 of “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business and Industry” for further details.

Risks Related to Our Corporate Structure (for a more detailed discussion, see “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Corporate Structure” beginning on page 21 of this prospectus)

• We rely on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our subsidiaries to fund any cash and financing requirements we may have, and any limitation on the ability of our subsidiaries to make payments to us could have a material adverse effect on our ability to conduct our business. See page 21 of “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Corporate Structure” for further details.

• Our lack of effective internal controls over financial reporting may affect our ability to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud which may affect the market for and price of our Ordinary Share. See page 21 of “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Corporate Structure” for further details.

Risks Relating to Doing Business in Jurisdictions We Operate (for a more detailed discussion, see “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Doing Business in Jurisdictions We Operate” beginning on page 22 of this prospectus)

• All our operations are in Hong Kong. However, due to the long arm provisions under the current PRC laws and regulations, the Chinese government may exercise significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of our business and may intervene in or influence our operations at any time, which could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our Ordinary Shares. Changes in the policies, regulations, rules, and the enforcement of laws of the Chinese government may also be quick with little advance notice and our assertions and beliefs of the risk imposed by the PRC legal and regulatory system cannot be certain. See page 22 of “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Doing Business in Jurisdictions We Operate” for further details.

• If the Chinese government chooses to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China based issuers, such action may significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer Ordinary Shares to investors and cause the value of our Ordinary Shares to significantly decline or be worthless. See page 23 of “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Doing Business in Jurisdictions We Operate” for further details.

• Although the audit report included in this prospectus is prepared by U.S. auditors who are currently inspected by the PCAOB, there is no guarantee that future audit reports will be prepared by auditors inspected by the PCAOB and, as such, in the future investors may be deprived of the benefits of such inspection. Furthermore, trading in our Ordinary Shares may be prohibited under the HFCA Act if the SEC subsequently determines our audit work is performed by auditors that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely, and as a result, U.S. national securities exchanges, such as the Nasdaq, may determine to delist our securities. Furthermore, on June 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which, if enacted, would amend the HFCA Act and require the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three, and thus, would reduce the time before our Ordinary Shares may be prohibited from trading or delisted. See page 24 and page 25 of “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Doing Business in Jurisdictions We Operate” for further details.

• The recent joint statement by the SEC, proposed rule changes submitted by Nasdaq, and an act passed by the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, all call for additional and more stringent criteria to be applied to emerging market companies. These developments could add uncertainties to our offering, business operations, share price and reputation. See page 25 and page 26 of “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Doing Business in Jurisdictions We Operate” for further details.

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• The enactment of Law of the PRC on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the “Hong Kong National Security Law”) could impact our Hong Kong subsidiaries, which represent substantially all of our business. See page 27 of “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Doing Business in Jurisdictions We Operate” for further details.

Risks Related to our Ordinary Shares (for a more detailed discussion, see “Risk Factors — Risks Related to our Ordinary Shares” beginning on page 29 of this prospectus)

• There has been no public market for our Shares prior to this offering, and you may not be able to resell our Shares at or above the price you pay for them, or at all. See page 29 of “Risk Factors — Risks Related to our Ordinary Shares” for further details.

• If we fail to meet applicable listing requirements, Nasdaq may delist our Ordinary Shares from trading, in which case the liquidity and market price of our Ordinary Shares could decline. See page 29 of “Risk Factors — Risks Related to our Ordinary Shares” for further details.

• Our management has broad discretion to determine how to use the funds raised in the offering and may use them in ways that may not enhance our results of operations or the price of our Ordinary Shares. See page 31 of “Risk Factors — Risks Related to our Ordinary Shares” for further details.

• We qualify as a foreign private issuer and, as a result, we will not be subject to U.S. proxy rules and will be subject to Exchange Act reporting obligations that permit less detailed and less frequent reporting than that of a U.S. domestic public company. See page 33 of “Risk Factors — Risks Related to our Ordinary Shares” for further details.

• Investors may have difficulty enforcing judgments against us, our directors and management. Investors may incur additional costs and procedural obstacles in effecting service of legal process, enforcing foreign judgments or bringing actions in BVI or Hong Kong against us or our management named in the prospectus based on BVI or Hong Kong laws. See page 31 of “Risk Factors — Risks Related to our Ordinary Shares” for further details.

• As a foreign private issuer, we are permitted to adopt certain home country practices in relation to corporate governance matters that differ significantly from Nasdaq corporate governance listing standards. These practices may afford less protection to shareholders than they would enjoy if we complied fully with corporate governance listing standards. See page 34 of “Risk Factors — Risks Related to our Ordinary Shares” for further details.

• We are an emerging growth company within the meaning of the Securities Act and may take advantage of certain reduced reporting requirements. See page 35 of “Risk Factors — Risks Related to our Ordinary Shares” for further details.

Recent Regulatory Development in the PRC

We are aware that, recently, the PRC government initiated a series of regulatory actions and statements to regulate business operations in certain areas in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, enhancing supervision over China-based companies listed overseas using VIE structure, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement.

On July 6, 2021, the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued a document to crack down on illegal activities in the securities market and promote the high-quality development of the capital market, which, among other things, requires the relevant governmental authorities to strengthen cross-border oversight of law-enforcement and judicial cooperation, to enhance supervision over China-based companies listed overseas, and to establish and improve the system of extraterritorial application of the PRC securities laws. On December 24, 2021, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”) published the Provisions of the State Council on the Administration of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies (the “Administration Provisions”), and the Administrative Measures for the Filing of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies (the “Measures”), which are now open for public comment.

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national security risks of the relevant activities. On December 28, 2021, the CAC, the National Development and Reform Commission (“NDRC”), and several other administrations jointly issued the revised Measures for Cybersecurity Review, or the “Revised Review Measures”, which became effective and replaced the existing Measures for Cybersecurity Review on February 15, 2022. According to the Revised Review Measures, if an “online platform operator” that is in possession of personal data of more than one million users intends to list in a foreign country, it must apply for a cybersecurity review. Based on a set of Q&A published on the official website of the State Cipher Code Administration in connection with the issuance of the Revised Review Measures, an official of the said administration indicated that an online platform operator should apply for a cybersecurity review prior to the submission of its listing application with non-PRC securities regulators. Moreover, the CAC released the draft of the Regulations on Network Data Security Management in November 2021 for public consultation, which among other things, stipulates that a data processor listed overseas must conduct an annual data security review by itself or by engaging a data security service provider and submit the annual data security review report for a given year to the municipal cybersecurity department before January 31 of the following year. Given the recency of the issuance of the Revised Review Measures and their pending effectiveness, there is a general lack of guidance and substantial uncertainties exist with respect to their interpretation and implementation.

It remains unclear whether a Hong Kong company which collects personal information from PRC individuals shall be subject to the Revised Review Measures. We do not currently expect the Revised Review Measures to have an impact on our business, operations or this offering as we do not believe that GCL is deemed to be an “operator of critical information infrastructure” or a “data processor” controlling personal information of no less than one million users, that are required to file for cybersecurity review before listing in the U.S., because (i) GCL is incorporated and operating in Hong Kong and the Revised Review Measures remains unclear whether it shall be applied to a Hong Kong company; (ii) GCL operates without any subsidiary or VIE structure in mainland China; (iii) as of date of this prospectus, GCL has collected and stored personal information of less than 100 PRC individual clients, far less than one million users; and (vi) as of the date of this prospectus, GCL has not been informed by any PRC governmental authority of any requirement that it files for a cybersecurity review. However, there remains significant uncertainty in the interpretation and enforcement of relevant PRC cybersecurity laws and regulations. If GCL is deemed to be an “operator of critical information infrastructure” or a “data processor” controlling personal information of no less than one million users, GCL’s operation and the listing of our Ordinary Shares in the U.S. could be subject to CAC’s cybersecurity review in the future. If CGL (i) does not receive or maintain such permissions or approvals, should the approval is required in the future by the PRC government, (ii) inadvertently concluded that such permissions or approvals are not required, or (iii) applicable laws, regulations, or interpretations change and CGL is required to obtain such permissions or approvals in the future, our operations and financial conditions could be materially adversely affected, and our ability to offer securities to investors could be significantly limited or completely hindered and the securities currently being offered may substantially decline in value and be worthless.

Nevertheless, since these statements and regulatory actions are new, it is highly uncertain how soon the legislative or administrative regulation making bodies will respond and what existing or new laws or regulations or detailed implementations and interpretations will be modified or promulgated, if any. It is also highly uncertain what the potential impact such modified or new laws and regulations will have on GCL’s daily business operation, its ability to accept foreign investments and the listing of our Ordinary Shares on a U.S. or other foreign exchanges.

Permission required from Hong Kong and Chinese authorities

Under the licensing requirements of the SFC, GCL is required to obtain necessary licenses to carry out regulated activities in Hong Kong and responsible personnel are subject to the relevant laws and regulations and the respective rules of the SFC. GCL currently holds Type 1 license (dealing in securities) and Type 6 license (advising on corporate finance). These licenses have no expiration date and will remain valid unless they are suspended, revoked or cancelled by the SFC. We pay standard governmental annual fees to the SFC and are subject to continued regulatory obligations and requirements. See “Regulation” on page 71.

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We have also been advised by Loeb & Loeb LLP that uncertainties still exist, due to the possibility that laws, regulations, or policies in the PRC could change rapidly in the future. In the event that (i) the PRC government expanded the categories of industries and companies whose foreign securities offerings are subject to review by the CSRC or the CAC and that we are required to obtain such permissions or approvals; or (ii) we inadvertently concluded that relevant permissions or approvals were not required or that we did not receive or maintain relevant permissions or approvals required, any action taken by the PRC government could significantly limit or completely hinder our operations in Hong Kong and our ability and to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and could cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless.

Recent PCAOB Developments

Our Ordinary Shares may be prohibited from being trading on a national exchange under the HFCA Act if the PCAOB is unable to inspect our auditors for three consecutive years beginning in 2021. On June 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which, if enacted, would amend the HFCA Act and require the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three. The delisting of our Ordinary Shares, or the threat of their being delisted, may materially and adversely affect the value of your investment.

Our auditor, Friedman LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm that issues the audit report included elsewhere in this prospectus, as an auditor of companies that are traded publicly in the United States and a firm registered with the PCAOB, is subject to laws in the United States pursuant to which the PCAOB conducts regular inspections to assess our auditor’s compliance with the applicable professional standards. Our auditor has been inspected by the PCAOB on a regular basis with the last inspection in June 2018.

On December 16, 2021, the PCAOB issued a report on its determinations that it was unable to inspect or investigate completely PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in Mainland China and in Hong Kong, because of positions taken by PRC authorities in those jurisdictions. The PCAOB made its determinations pursuant to PCAOB Rule 6100, which provides a framework for how the PCAOB fulfills its responsibilities under the HFCA Act. The report further listed in its Appendix A and Appendix B, Registered Public Accounting Firms Subject to the Mainland China Determination and Registered Public Accounting Firms Subject to the Hong Kong Determination, respectively. Our auditor, Friedman LLP is headquartered in Manhattan, New York, and did not appear as part of the report and was not listed under its appendix A or appendix B.

For more detailed information, see “Risks Related to Doing Business in Jurisdictions We Operate — Although the audit report included in this prospectus is prepared by U.S. auditors who are currently inspected by the PCAOB, there is no guarantee that future audit reports will be prepared by auditors inspected by the PCAOB and, as such, in the future investors may be deprived of the benefits of such inspection. Furthermore, trading in our Ordinary Shares may be prohibited under the HFCA if the SEC subsequently determines our audit work is performed by auditors that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely, and as a result, U.S. national securities exchanges, such as the Nasdaq, may determine to delist our securities. On June 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which, if enacted, would amend the HFCA and require the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three, and thus, would reduce the time before our Ordinary Shares may be prohibited from trading or delisted.”

Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company and a Foreign Private Issuer

As a company with less than $1.07 billion in revenue during our last fiscal year, we qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, or JOBS Act, enacted in April 2012, and may take advantage of reduced reporting requirements that are otherwise applicable to public companies. These provisions include, but are not limited to:

• being permitted to present only two years of audited financial statements and only two years of related Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our filings with the SEC;

• not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements in the assessment of our internal control over financial reporting;

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• reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in periodic reports, proxy statements and registration statements; and

• exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

We may take advantage of these provisions until the last day of our fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the first sale of our Ordinary Shares pursuant to this offering. However, if certain events occur before the end of such five-year period, including if we become a “large accelerated filer,” our annual gross revenues exceed $1.07 billion or we issue more than $1.0 billion of non-convertible debt in any three-year period, we will cease to be an emerging growth company before the end of such five-year period.

In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, for complying with new or revised accounting standards. We have elected to take advantage of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards and acknowledge such election is irrevocable pursuant to Section 107 of the JOBS Act.

We are a “foreign private issuer,” as defined by the SEC. As a result, in accordance with the rules and regulations of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, or Nasdaq, we may comply with home country governance requirements and certain exemptions thereunder rather than complying with Nasdaq corporate governance standards. We may choose to take advantage of the following exemptions afforded to foreign private issuers:

• Exemption from filing quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or provide current reports on Form 8-K disclosing significant events within four (4) days of their occurrence.

• Exemption from Section 16 rules regarding sales of Ordinary Shares by insiders, which will provide less data in this regard than shareholders of U.S. companies that are subject to the Exchange Act.

• Exemption from the Nasdaq rules applicable to domestic issuers requiring disclosure within four (4) business days of any determination to grant a waiver of the code of business conduct and ethics to directors and officers. Although we will require board approval of any such waiver, we may choose not to disclose the waiver in the manner set forth in the Nasdaq rules, as permitted by the foreign private issuer exemption.

Furthermore, Nasdaq Rule 5615(a)(3) provides that a foreign private issuer, such as us, may rely on our home country corporate governance practices in lieu of certain of the rules in the Nasdaq Rule 5600 Series and Rule 5250(d), provided that we nevertheless comply with Nasdaq’s Notification of Noncompliance requirement (Rule 5625), the Voting Rights requirement (Rule 5640) and that we have an audit committee that satisfies Rule 5605(c)(3), consisting of committee members that meet the independence requirements of Rule 5605(c)(2)(A)(ii). If we rely on our home country corporate governance practices in lieu of certain of the rules of Nasdaq, our shareholders may not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to all of the corporate governance requirements of Nasdaq. If we choose to do so, we may utilize these exemptions for as long as we continue to qualify as a foreign private issuer.

Although we are permitted to follow certain corporate governance rules that conform to BVI requirements in lieu of many of the Nasdaq corporate governance rules, we intend to comply with the Nasdaq corporate governance rules applicable to foreign private issuers.

Corporate Information

Our principal executive office is located at 3/F, 8 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong. Our telephone number is (+852)3577 8770. Our registered office in the BVI is located at the office of P.O. Box 957, Offshore Incorporations Centre, Road Town, Tortola, BVI.

Our agent for service of process in the United States is Cogency Global Inc., located at 122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor New York, NY 10168. Our website is located at www.giraffecap.com. Information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not a part of, and shall not be incorporated by reference into, this prospectus.

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Impact of COVID-19

Since late December 2019, the outbreak of a novel strain of coronavirus, later named COVID-19, spread rapidly throughout China and later to the rest of the world. On January 30, 2020, the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC),” and later on March 11, 2020 a global pandemic. The COVID-19 outbreak has led governments across the globe to impose a series of measures intended to contain its spread, including border closures, travel bans, quarantine measures, social distancing, and restrictions on business operations and large gatherings. From 2020 to the middle of 2021, COVID-19 vaccination program had been greatly promoted around the globe, however several types of COVID-19 variants emerged in different parts of the world.

This outbreak of COVID-19 has caused companies such as ours, as well as our business partners, to implement temporary adjustments to work schedules and travel plans, mandating employees to work from home and collaborate remotely. As a result, we may have experienced lower efficiency and productivity, internally and externally, which may adversely affect our service quality. Moreover, our business depends on our employees. If any of our employees has contracted or is suspected of having contracted COVID-19, these employees will be required to be quarantined and they could pass it to other of our employees, potentially resulting in severe disruption to our business.

Furthermore, our results of operations have been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Due to the instability of global financial markets and other economic and financial challenges brought about by COVID-19, our businesses and clients have been adversely affected by travel restrictions preventing PRC residents from travelling to Hong Kong. More broadly, the COVID-19 outbreak threatens global economies and has caused significant market volatility and declines in general economic activities. This may have severely dampened the confidence in global markets and potential clients.

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The Offering(1)

Securities being offered:		5,000,000 Ordinary Shares.
Initial public offering price:		We estimate the initial public offering price will be $4.00 per Ordinary Share.
Number of Ordinary Shares outstanding before this offering:		15,000,000 Ordinary Shares.
Number of Ordinary Shares outstanding after this offering:		20,000,000 Ordinary Shares.
Representative’s warrants:		We have agreed to issue, on the closing date of this offering, warrants, or the representative’s warrants, to the representative of the underwriters, Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc., in an amount equal to 10% of the aggregate number of ordinary shares sold by us in this offering. The exercise price of the representative’s warrants is equal to 150% of the price of our ordinary shares offered hereby. The representative’s warrants are exercisable for a period of five years expiring on the fifth anniversary of the commencement of sales of this offering.
Use of proceeds:		We estimate that we will receive net proceeds from this offering, after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and the estimated offering expenses payable by us, of approximately $17,715,568, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions, non-accountable expense allowance and estimated offering expenses payable by us.
		We plan to use the net proceeds of this offering as follows:
		• Approximately 50% for strengthening of our corporate finance advisory business in Hong Kong and expanding market presence in other international capital markets, in particular the US;
		• Approximately 10% for expanding into the asset management business;
		• Approximately 10% for enhancing our brand and expanding our office operation; and
		• The balance to fund working capital and for other general corporate purposes.
		For more information on the use of proceeds, see “Use of Proceeds” on page 41.

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Lock-up:		All of our directors, officers and principal shareholders (defined as owners of 5% or more of our Ordinary Shares) have agreed with the underwriters, subject to certain exceptions, not to offer, issue, sell, transfer, contract to sell, encumber, grant any option for the sale of or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, any of our Ordinary Shares or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our Ordinary Shares for a period of 180 days from the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part of this prospectus. See “Shares Eligible for Future Sale” and “Underwriting” for more information.
Proposed Nasdaq symbol:		We intend to apply to have our Ordinary Shares listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “MEGL”. We do not intend to apply to list the representative’s warrants on any security exchange.
Risk factors:		Investing in our Ordinary Shares is highly speculative and involves a high degree of risk. As an investor you should be able to bear a complete loss of your investment. You should carefully consider the information set forth in the “Risk Factors” section beginning on page 14.

Unless otherwise indicated, all information contained in this prospectus assumes no exercise of the representative’s warrants and is based on 15,000,000 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of the date of this prospectus.

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Summary Consolidated Financial Data

The following selected consolidated statements of income for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 and selected consolidated balance sheets data as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 have been derived from our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected in the future. The following summary consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Exchange Rate Information” and our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.

	Years ended December 31,
	2020		2021		2021
	HK$		HK$		US$
REVENUE
IPO sponsorship services	10,720,000		6,775,000		868,634
Financial advisory and independent financial advisory services	1,666,900		4,927,550		631,770
Compliance advisory services	6,479,040		5,168,198		662,623
Underwriting services	1,550,840		—		—
Total revenue	20,416,780		16,870,748		2,163,027
Operating expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(16,553,262	)	(15,140,959	)	(1,941,248	)
Income from operation	3,863,518		1,729,789		221,779
Other income/(expense)
Interest income	209,293		1,219		156
Other income	753,518		—		—
Other expenses	(195,193	)	(82,200	)	(10,539	)
Total other income/(expense), net	767,618		(80,981	)	(10,383	)
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	4,631,136		1,648,808		211,396
Income tax expenses	(431,511	)	(70,184	)	(8,998	)
NET INCOME	4,199,625		1,578,624		202,398

	As of December 31,
	2020	2021	2021
	HK$	HK$	US$
Current assets	13,311,770	19,791,592	2,537,514
Non-current assets	3,028,874	5,903,474	756,894
Total assets	16,340,644	25,695,066	3,294,408
Current liabilities	12,410,405	16,535,161	2,120,001
Non-current liabilities	—	3,651,042	468,106
Total liabilities	12,410,405	20,186,203	2,588,107
Total shareholders’ equity	3,930,239	5,508,863	706,301

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RISK FACTORS

An investment in our Ordinary Shares involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the following information about these risks, together with the other information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus, before deciding to invest in our Ordinary Shares. The occurrence of any of the following risks could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and future growth prospects. In these circumstances, the market price of our Ordinary Shares could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

Risks Related to Our Business and Industry

Our business performance is highly influenced by the conditions of capital market in Hong Kong.

All our business operations were concentrated in the capital market sector in Hong Kong during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 and up to the date of this prospectus. Any material deterioration in the financial and economic conditions of the capital market in Hong Kong could materially and adversely affect our business and prospects. The Hong Kong corporate finance market is susceptible to changes in the global as well as domestic economic, social and political conditions including, without limitation, interest rate fluctuations, volatility of foreign currency exchange rates, monetary policy changes, outcome of the Sino-US trade dispute, the U.S. interest rate outlook, social unrest in Hong Kong and legal and regulatory changes. When there are unfavorable changes to the global or local market conditions, the capital market in Hong Kong may experience negative fluctuations in its performance. It may directly affect the demand for our services, our pricing strategies, the level of our business activities and consequently our revenue derived therefrom. This may materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

We operate in a heavily regulated industry, and are subject to extensive and evolving regulatory requirements in the jurisdictions in which we operate.

The corporate finance services industry in which we operate is highly regulated and any material changes to the laws and regulations applicable to us could significantly affect our operations. We cannot assure you that the business model and operations we currently have in place would be in compliance with any changes or updates to the regulatory requirements. Costs of compliance could increase and our fee structure may have to be adjusted. For instance, we may need to increase our headcounts if requirements over sponsor work become more stringent or obtain more licenses if the licensing requirements change. The sanctions imposed by the SFC against large sponsor firms for substandard due diligence in several recent widely-publicized cases demonstrate that the SFC expects high standards of sponsor’s conduct and we will need to continue to enhance our internal controls and systems in respect of our sponsor work in accordance with new regulatory requirements or guidance. If capital ratio requirements increase and certain products or activities are subject to limitations, the range of services we offer could be restricted, and revenue growth and profitability could be materially and adversely impacted. Moreover, our licensed entity is under the supervision and monitoring of the SFC and the Stock Exchange and must remain fit and proper to the satisfaction of the regulators in order to retain its license(s). The SFC may also conduct regulatory inspections and investigations on our business activities from time to time. Any non-compliance with applicable laws, regulations, guidance or codes or any negative findings made by the regulators may result in (i) fines, deterrent penalties, disciplinary actions against us, our Responsible Officers, Licensed Representatives or any of our personnel; or (ii) suspension or revocation of some or all of (a) our registrations or licenses for carrying on our business activities; or (b) the approvals or licenses granted to our personnel enabling them to carry out their responsibilities in our Group. For instance, conditions may be imposed on our licenses restricting us to carry on our business or our Responsible Officers or Licensed Representatives may be banned from the industry, for a specific period of time. Accordingly, our business operation, reputation, financial condition and results of operations might be materially and adversely affected.

Our future financial performance and ability to succeed may be difficult to predict given that our operating history in the corporate finance services industry in Hong Kong is relatively short.

Our future revenues and cash flows may fluctuate significantly given that our operating history in the corporate finance services industry in Hong Kong is relatively short, rendering it difficult to predict our results of operations and prospects. We started to provide corporate finance advisory services, including IPO sponsorship services, financial advisory, independent financial advisory services and compliance advisory services in February, 2017 and we commenced to provide underwriting services to our clients in April, 2018.

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We only have a limited operating history with regards to such business upon which an evaluation of our prospects can be based. Such prospects must be considered in light of the risks, expenses and difficulties encountered by any new company. Such risks include our continued market acceptance as a reliable and attentive corporate finance service provider, ability to develop our business scale, and potential competition from our competitors. There is no assurance that we will sustain profitability or positive cash flow from our existing operations or from any expanded or new operations, nor that we will be able, upon the completion of the offering, to expand operations beyond our current level.

We face fierce competition in the corporate finance services industry in Hong Kong and may lose our competitive edge to our competitors.

There is a significant number of existing market participants in the corporate finance services industry in Hong Kong providing services similar to ours. Our larger competitors may have advantages over us such as having better brand recognition and reputation in the market, wider range of value-adding services, stronger human and financial resources, longer operating histories, and operational presence in more geographic locations. We also face competition from local medium and small-sized sponsors which offer similar range of services. New participants may enter into the market insofar as they have engaged appropriate qualified professionals and obtained the requisite regulatory licenses and permits. Given the keen competition, we cannot assure that we will be able to maintain our competitive edge in response to the fast-changing business environment. In addition, competition creates an unfavorable pricing environment in the market in which we operate. Intensified competition may cause us to reduce our service fees or commission rates in order to compete with other market players, which could place significant pressure on our ability to maintain gross margins and is particularly acute during market slowdowns, and will in turn materially and adversely affect our market share, financial condition and results of operations.

We rely on a limited number of key customers for our business.

For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, our largest customer accounted for 17.5% and 32.5% of our total revenue, respectively, mainly due to our IPO sponsorship and underwriting services which had larger contract sum. Our customers are fairly concentrated and we rely on a limited number of key customers during each period of our business. Our customer concentration risk is exacerbated due to our reliance on different customers in different periods, and the largest customer in each period for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 was a different customer.

For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, we were engaged in six IPO projects and successfully completed one IPO sponsorship projects on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange in the year ended December 31, 2020. We recognized revenue from both IPO sponsorship, underwriting services and compliance advisory services from this customer and this customer became our largest customer in the year ended December 31, 2020. Our concentration risk may be amplified due to the limited number of IPO sponsorship project that we may sponsor in a given year. Nevertheless, we believe that a number of factors will help mitigate any material adverse impact of such concentration on our business operations and financial condition. We offered comprehensive corporate finance services ranging from IPO sponsorship services, financial advisory and independent financial advisory services, compliance advisory services and underwriting services. We will continue to monitor and diversify our income stream to enhance our provision of financial and independent financial services. Our number of financial advisory and independent financial advisory projects increased from 10 projects for the year ended December 31, 2020 to 23 for the year ended December 31, 2021. During the year ended December 31, 2021, GCL was engaged in eight financial advisory projects for companies seeking listing in the U.S. We are also able to adjust our professional team and/or recruit additional talents to cope with the provision of such services.

Our goal is to diversify our customer base and revenue source and position ourselves as a trusted financial services provider. However, we cannot assure you that we will be successful in diversifying our customer base and reducing our customer concentration risk. Moreover, if we lose a key customer or if a customer decides to engage in a competitor, and if we are unable to secure new customers during a period of time in the future, our results of operations, financial conditions, cashflow positions may be adversely and materially impacted.

We are affected by the rules and regulations governing listed companies on the Stock Exchange.

During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 and up to the date of this prospectus, we provided corporate finance advisory services to clients who are listing applicants or listed companies or their shareholders or investors on the Stock Exchange. These clients are required to comply with the Listing Rules, the GEM Listing Rules, the Takeovers

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Code and other rules and regulations where applicable. Any changes to such rules and regulations, particularly those affecting the appointment and the role of sponsor in listing applications and the appointment and the role of financial adviser in specific transactions, may affect the demand for and the scope of our corporate finance advisory services which may in turn materially and adversely affect our results of operations.

Failure to comply with regulatory capital requirements set by local regulatory authorities could materially and negatively affect our business operation and overall performance.

Our regulated operating subsidiary is subject to various regulatory capital requirements, including minimum capital requirements, established by competent authorities in their respective jurisdiction. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory, and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on our business and financial position. For example, our SFC licensed operating subsidiary, GCL, is required under the Securities and Future Ordinance (Cap.571) (“SFO”) of Hong Kong and Securities and Futures (Financial Resources) Rules (Chapter 571N of the Laws of Hong Kong) (the “FRR”) of Hong Kong to maintain certain level of liquid capital. See “Regulations”.

As of the date of this prospectus, our operating subsidiary was in compliance with the respective regulatory capital requirements. However, if we fail to remain well-capitalized for regulatory purposes, SFC may take actions against us and our business operation, and we may face penalties, including limitations and prohibitions on our business activities or suspension or revocation of our licenses and trading rights. This could affect client confidence, our ability to grow, our costs of funds and professional insurance costs, our ability to pay dividends on Ordinary Shares, our ability to make acquisitions, and in turn, our business, results of operations and financial condition.

The revenue from our corporate finance advisory business and underwriting business is non-recurring in nature and our profitability is highly unpredictable.

The performance of our corporate finance services depends, to a large extent, on our ability to leverage our business network and relationships to source and retain clients. Since our mandates were negotiated on a project-by-project basis with our clients, revenue generated from our services may fluctuate from time to time and may not recur. The number of projects undertaken by us, the total revenue derived from our businesses and the revenue generated from each client are affected by numerous factors such as market condition, the terms of each engagement, project duration, complexity and completion timeline of each project, resulting in uncertainties in relation to the sustainability of our financial performance. There is no assurance that the clients which have previously sought our services will continue to retain us for future businesses. Further, service fees for our corporate finance advisory projects are payable by instalments according to different milestones stipulated in our mandates and underwriting commissions are payable upon successful completion of the relevant IPO or fund raising exercise. We may not receive the mandated payments in full for services provided or after we have expended substantial effort and time as scheduled or at all. Therefore, the revenue generated from each client or engagement differs and we cannot assure that our future engagement fee rates will be comparable to those accepted by our clients during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.

Moreover, the demand for our corporate finance advisory and underwriting services are heavily dependent on the market conditions. Any adverse market condition or market sentiment will affect clients’ decision on the scale, timing and stock market choices in respect of their fundraising needs, which may lead to lower demand for, delay to or termination of fundraising activities and our services and in turn affect the financial performance of our financial advisory and underwriting services. If we are unable to continuously secure new sizable mandates, or if the market conditions become unfavorable, our business and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

In these circumstances, our revenue and profitability may fluctuate from year to year and our financial performance is highly unpredictable.

We may be unable to receive mandated payments in a timely manner or in full if milestone events stipulated in our mandates for IPO sponsorship, financial advisory and underwriting services are not achieved as stipulated or if client withdraws from or terminates the transaction.

During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 and up to the date of this prospectus, our business was heavily premised on the provision of IPO sponsorship and financial advisory services, which constituted a substantial portion of our corporate finance advisory business. The payment terms of our mandates for these services normally involve an initial retainer fee and progress payments based on milestones achieved, and not necessarily based on the time or costs

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we have incurred for the project. Underwriting commission is payable to us upon successful completion of an IPO or the fundraising exercise where we act as an underwriter. If a milestone is not achieved or if a transaction is terminated before completion, our clients may delay in settling our invoices which are presented to them when due, or not settle them at all. In the case of default payments, if we have already incurred significant amount of costs and expenditures for the project and the initial retainer fee or any progress payments received do not cover our total costs incurred, our results of operations may be materially and adversely affected. Failures or delays in receiving payments from our clients may adversely affect our cash flow position and our ability to meet the working capital requirement. The grant of approvals by the regulators such as the Stock Exchange and the SFC will usually affect the project timeline. Failure in obtaining the necessary approvals as stipulated or at all could result in the delay or abortion of the transactions.

Any deterioration of our IPO sponsorship services may adversely affect our other financial services business.

Revenue generated from our IPO sponsorship business contributed substantially to our total revenue. For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, we recognized IPO sponsorship income of approximately HK$6,775,000 (approximately US$868,634) and HK$10,720,000, respectively, representing approximately 40.2% and 52.5% of our total revenue for the respective periods. Our provision of IPO sponsorship services helps to induce a substantial amount of underwriting business where we may act as the global coordinator, bookrunner, lead manager or underwriter for such IPOs. In addition, during the same periods, all clients of our IPO sponsorship projects engaged us as their compliance advisers. Therefore, any decline in our IPO sponsorship business may adversely affect the revenue and profitability of our business.

We are subject to market and financial risks arising from our underwriting business if the securities underwritten by us are undersubscribed.

We generally underwrite IPOs on a fully-underwritten basis. If the securities underwritten by us are undersubscribed and we fail to procure subscriptions to such securities, we would be bound to purchase the undersubscribed portion on our own account up to our maximum underwriting commitment, which would materially and adversely affect our liquidity. If we fail to sell the securities we have underwritten, we would incur expenditure, expose ourselves to market risk and capital available to us would be reduced, which may in turn materially and adversely affect our results of operations and financial conditions. In the event that such securities purchased by us become illiquid and/or their market value drops, our liquidity and financial position would also be adversely affected. Under the FRR, the value of the open position of any underwriting commitment or the market value of the securities purchased by us to fulfil our underwriting obligations would have an impact on our liquid capital. If our liquid capital falls below the minimum requirement under the FRR, we will be in breach of the FRR resulting in SFC suspending our licence or imposing conditions in relation to our regulated activities. Further, our underwriting commission income is directly related to the number of underwriting exercises secured and completed by us, the total fundraising size of the underwriting projects, our underwriting commitment and the expected commission rates. Such factors are susceptible to market conditions which are beyond our control.

We rely on our key management and professional staff, the loss of whom may affect our operations.

Our Group has a team of experienced and competent management who is responsible for directing and managing daily operations, monitoring and supervising compliance and risk management, overseeing financial condition and performance, allocating and budgeting human resources and formulating business strategies. Leveraging on their experience and network in the industry, we have been successfully expanding our client base and source of deals and transactions. However, we cannot assure you that we can retain the services of our key management and find suitable replacement if any of them terminate their engagement with us given the competition for experienced and competent personnel in the industry is intense.

Other than our senior management, we also rely on our professional staff in different business operations to implement our business strategies, provide quality services to clients, manage our compliance and risks, identify and capture business opportunities, maintain relationship with clients and procure new clients. Loss of our professional staff and failure to recruit replacement will materially and adversely affect our business operations.

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Our financial result for the year ending December 31, 2022 is expected to be adversely affected by the non-recurring listing expenses.

Our directors are of the view that the financial result of our Group for the year ending December 31, 2022 is expected to be adversely affected by the listing expenses in relation to the offering, the nature of which is non-recurring. See “Expenses related to this offering” for details. Part of the listing expenses is expected to be accounted for as a deduction from equity upon listing while part of the listing expenses has been and is expected to be recognized as expenses in our consolidated statements of income which is expected to be recognized for the year ending December 31, 2022. Accordingly, our results of operation and financial performance for the year ending December 31, 2022 may be adversely impacted, and may or may not be comparable to our financial performance in the past.

We recorded net operating cash outflow for the year ended December 31, 2020.

For the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded net operating cash outflow of HK$3,987,218. We cannot assure you that we will not record net current liabilities or experience another period of net cash outflow in the future. If we are unable to obtain sufficient funds to finance our business, our liquidity, results of operations and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected. If we need to resort to other financing activities to generate additional cash, we may incur additional financing costs, and we cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain the required financing on terms acceptable to us, or at all, at the material time.

We may encounter potential conflicts of interest from time to time, and the failure to identify and address such conflicts of interest could adversely affect our business.

We face the possibility of actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest in the ordinary course of our business operations. Conflicts of interest may exist between (i) our different businesses; (ii) us and our clients; (iii) our clients; (iv) us and our employees; and (v) our clients and our employees. As we expand the scope of our business and client base, it is critical for us to be able to timely address potential conflicts of interest, including situations where two or more interests within our businesses naturally exist but are in competition or conflict. We have put in place internal control and risk management procedures that are designed to identify and address conflicts of interest. However, appropriately identifying and managing actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest is complex and difficult, and our reputation and our clients’ confidence in us could be damaged if we fail, or appears to fail, to deals appropriately with one or more actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest. It is possible that actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest could also give rise to client dissatisfaction, litigation, or regulatory enforcement actions. Regulatory scrutiny of, or litigation in connection with, conflicts of interest could have a material adverse effect on our reputation, which could materially and adversely affect our business in a number of ways, including a reluctance of some potential clients and counterparties to do business with us. Any of the foregoing could materially and adversely affect our reputation, business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Our corporate finance advisory business may be subject to professional liabilities.

We provide professional advices when providing corporate finance advisory services to our clients. Our clients relying on our professional advice may suffer loss as a result of our negligence in providing such advice and may claim compensation against us. We are therefore exposed to the risks arising from, among others, possible claims or lawsuits in respect of professional negligence and employee infidelity. Although we have adopted relevant internal control measures, there is no assurance that the measures can completely eliminate all future possible professional negligence and/or employee infidelity. Should we experience any event of professional liabilities, such as claims or lawsuits, our prospects, financial condition and reputation could be materially and adversely affected.

We may be subject to litigation, arbitration or other legal proceeding risk.

We may be subject to arbitration claims and lawsuits in the ordinary course of our business. As of the date of this registration statement, we are not a party to, and are not aware of any threat of, any legal proceeding that, in the opinion of our management, is likely to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operations. Actions brought against us may result in settlements, awards, injunctions, fines, penalties and other results adverse to us. A substantial judgment, settlement, fine or penalty could be material to our operating results or cash flows for a particular period, depending on our results for that period, or could cause us significant reputational harm, which could harm our business prospects.

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We are subject to various risks due to violation of obligations and standards that we are subject to, illegal or improper activities committed by and misconduct of our personnel or third parties.

We are subject to a number of obligations and standards arising from our business. The violation of these obligations and standards by any of our directors, officers, employees, agents, clients, or other third parties could materially and adversely affect us and our investors. For example, we are required to properly handle confidential information. If our directors, officers, employees, agents, clients, or other third parties were to improperly use or disclose confidential information, we could suffer serious harm to our reputation, financial position, and existing and future business relationships. We are also subject to the risk of fraud, illegal act, misconduct or other improper activities committed by our directors, employees, agents, clients or other third parties, such as entering into unauthorized transactions, improperly using or divulging inside information, recommending transactions not suitable for our clients, engaging in fraudulent activities, or engaging in improper or illegal. We cannot assure that our procedures and policies would fully prevent or detect illegal or improper activities in our business operations. If illegal or improper activities transpire and we fail to identify them in a timely manner, or at all, we will be in breach of the legal and regulatory requirements in Hong Kong and may be subject to regulatory sanction resulting in financial loss and reputational harm, which would adversely affect our reputation and results of operations.

It is not always possible to identify and deter fraud, misconduct or errors by directors, officers, employees, agents or external service providers, and the precautions we take to detect and prevent this activity may not be effective in controlling unknown or unmanaged risks or losses. Fraud or misconduct by any of these persons or entities may cause us to suffer significant reputational harm and financial loss or result in regulatory disciplinary actions. The potential harm to our reputation and to our business caused by such fraud or misconduct is impossible to quantify.

We and our directors and officers may from time to time become subject to or involved in various claims, controversies, lawsuits, and legal proceedings. Claims, lawsuits, and litigations are subject to inherent uncertainties, and we are uncertain whether the foregoing claim would develop into a lawsuit. Lawsuits and litigations may cause us to incur defense costs, utilize a significant portion of our resources and divert management’s attention from our day-to-day operations, any of which could harm our business. Any settlements or judgments against us could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. In addition, negative publicity regarding claims or judgments made against us may damage our reputation and may result in a material adverse impact on us.

Our reputation may be damaged due to negative events about our business.

Our reputation is susceptible to damage in case of any negative events in relation to our operations, including, without limitation, negative publicity or media coverage, development of scandals, litigation and disputes, and regulatory enquiries or enforcement actions taken against us or our employees. We cannot assure that such negative events will not happen in the future. If they materialize, it may have a material adverse impact on our reputation and in turn our business activities and results of operations.

We may be unable to successfully implement or implement in full our future business plans.

Our success is dependent on, among other things, our proper and timely execution of our future business plans. Our future business plans may be hindered by factors beyond our control, such as competition within the industry we operate, our ability to cope with high exposure to financial risk, operational risk, market risk and credit risk as our business and client base expands and our ability to provide, maintain and improve the level of human and other resources in servicing our clients. As such, we cannot assure that our future business plans will materialize, or that our objectives will be accomplished fully or partially, or our business strategies will generate the intended benefits to us as initially contemplated. If we fail to implement our business development strategies successfully, our business performance, financial condition and future prospects and growth could be materially and adversely affected.

We may in the future pursue acquisitions and joint ventures as part of our growth strategy. Any future acquisition or joint venture may result in exposure to potential liabilities of the acquired companies, significant transaction costs and present new risks associated with entering additional markets or offering new products and integrating the acquired companies or newly established joint ventures. Moreover, we may not have sufficient management, financial and other resources to integrate companies we acquire or to successfully operate joint ventures and we may be unable to profitably operate our expanded company structure. Additionally, any new business that we may acquire or joint ventures we may form, once integrated with our existing operations, may not produce expected or intended results.

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Our internal control system may become ineffective or inadequate.

We rely on our internal control system to ensure effective business operations. We have established, maintained and relied on an internal control system comprising a series of policies and procedures to record and process data in an accurate and timely manner, identify any reporting errors, identify money-laundering and terrorist-financing activities, and ensure compliance with licensing and regulatory requirements. There is no assurance that the internal control system in place will prove at all times adequate and effective to deal with all the possible risks given the fast changing financial and regulatory environment in which we operate. We cannot assure that our internal control system has no deficiencies or inherent limitations, or that it can fully prevent us from our employee misconduct. Such deficiencies or inherent limitations may result in fines or disciplinary actions against us imposed by regulators, and may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

A sustained outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic could have a material adverse impact on our business, operating results and financial condition.

The COVID-19 outbreak has led governments across the globe to impose a series of measures intended to contain its spread, including border closures, travel bans, quarantine measures, social distancing, and restrictions on business operations and large gatherings. The outbreak of COVID-19 has caused companies like us and our business partners to implement temporary adjustments to work schedules and travel plans, mandating employees to work from home and collaborate remotely. As a result, we may have experienced lower efficiency and productivity, internally and externally, which may adversely affect our service quality. Moreover, our business depends on our employees. If any of our employees has contracted or is suspected of having contracted COVID-19, these employees will be required to be quarantined and they could pass it to other of our employees, potentially resulting in severe disruption to our business.

Furthermore, our results of operations have been severely affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Due to the instability of global financial markets and other economic and financial challenges brought about by COVID-19, our businesses and clients have been adversely affected by travel restrictions preventing PRC residents from travelling to Hong Kong. More broadly, the COVID-19 outbreak threatens global economies and has caused significant market volatility and declines in general economic activities. This may have severely dampened the confidence in global markets and potential clients.

Any future impact on our results of operations will depend on, to a large extent, future developments and new information that may emerge regarding the duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and the actions taken by government authorities and other entities to contain the spread or treat its impact, almost all of which are beyond our control. Given the general slowdown in economic conditions globally, volatility in the capital markets as well as the general negative impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the corporate finance markets, we cannot assure you that we will be able to maintain the growth rate we have experienced or projected.

We face risks related to natural disasters, health epidemics and other outbreaks, which could significantly disrupt our operations.

We are vulnerable to natural disasters and other calamities. Fire, floods, typhoons, earthquakes, power loss, telecommunications failures, break-ins, war, riots, terrorist attacks or similar events may give rise to server interruptions, breakdowns, system failures, technology platform failures or Internet failures, which could cause the loss or corruption of data or malfunctions of software or hardware as well as adversely affect our ability to operate, including communicating with clients and the relevant listing authorities. Moreover, besides COVID-19, our business and ability to operate could also be adversely affected by Ebola virus disease, Zika virus disease, H1N1 flu, H7N9 flu, avian flu, SARS or other epidemics.

Our headquarters are located in Hong Kong, where our directors and management and a majority of our employees currently reside. In addition, our system hardware and back-up systems are hosted in leased facilities located in Hong Kong. Consequently, we are highly susceptible to factors adversely affecting Hong Kong. If any of the abovementioned natural disasters, health epidemics or other outbreaks were to occur in Hong Kong, our operation may experience material disruptions, such as temporary closure of our offices and suspension of services, which may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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Risks Related to Our Corporate Structure

We rely on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our subsidiaries to fund any cash and financing requirements we may have, and any limitation on the ability of our subsidiaries to make payments to us could have a material adverse effect on our ability to conduct our business.

ME is a holding company, and we rely on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our subsidiaries for our cash and financing requirements, including the funds necessary to pay dividends and other cash distributions to our shareholders and service any debt we may incur. If any of our subsidiaries incurs debt on its own behalf in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict its ability to pay dividends or make other distributions to us.

Any limitation on the ability of our Hong Kong subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distributions to us could materially and adversely limit our ability to grow, make investments or acquisitions that could be beneficial to our business, pay dividends, or otherwise fund and conduct our business.

Our lack of effective internal controls over financial reporting may affect our ability to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud which may affect the market for and price of our Ordinary Share.

Prior to filing the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, we were a private company with limited accounting personnel and other resources for addressing our internal control over financial reporting. Our management has not completed an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting and our independent registered public accounting firm has not conducted an audit of our internal control over financial reporting. However, in connection with the audits of our consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, we and our independent registered public accounting firm identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting as well as other control deficiencies for the above mentioned periods. As defined in the standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) of the United States, a “material weakness” is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The material weakness identified related to (i) inadequate segregation of duties for certain key functions due to limited staff and resources; and (ii) a lack of independent directors and an audit committee.

We intent to implement measures designed to improve our internal control over financial reporting to address the underlying causes of these material weaknesses, including (i) hiring more qualified staff to fill up the key roles in the operations; and (ii) appointing independent Directors, establishing an audit committee and strengthening corporate governance. We intent to implement the above measures prior to the listing and we expect the remediation to be completed upon listing.

We will be subject to the requirement that we maintain internal controls and that management perform periodic evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal controls. Effective internal control over financial reporting is important to prevent fraud. As a result, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, as well as the market for and trading price of our Ordinary Shares, may be materially and adversely affected if we do not have effective internal controls. We may not discover any problems in a timely manner and current and potential shareholders could lose confidence in our financial reporting, which would harm our business and the trading price of our Ordinary Shares. The absence of internal controls over financial reporting may inhibit investors from purchasing our

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Ordinary Shares and may make it more difficult for us to raise funds in a debt or equity financing. Additional material weaknesses or significant deficiencies may be identified in the future. If we identify such issues or if we are unable to produce accurate and timely financial statements, our stock price may decline and we may be unable to maintain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules.

Risks Related to Doing Business in Jurisdictions We Operate

All our operations are in Hong Kong. However, due to the long arm provisions under the current PRC laws and regulations, the Chinese government may exercise significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of our business and may intervene in or influence our operations at any time, which could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our Ordinary Shares. Changes in the policies, regulations, rules, and the enforcement of laws of the Chinese government may also be quick with little advance notice and our assertions and beliefs of the risk imposed by the PRC legal and regulatory system cannot be certain.

ME is a holding company and we conduct our operation through our operating subsidiary GCL in Hong Kong. Our operations are primarily located in Hong Kong and a few of our clients are PRC corporates. As at the date of this prospectus, we are not materially affected by recent statements by the Chinese Government indicating an extent to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers. However, due to long arm provisions under the current PRC laws and regulations, there remains regulatory uncertainty with respect to the implementation and interpretation of laws in China. The PRC government may choose to exercise significant oversight and discretion, and the policies, regulations, rules, and the enforcement of laws of the Chinese government to which we are subject may change rapidly and with little advance notice to us or our shareholders. As a result, the application, interpretation, and enforcement of new and existing laws and regulations in the PRC and our assertions and beliefs of the risk imposed by the PRC legal and regulatory system are often uncertain. In addition, these laws and regulations may be interpreted and applied inconsistently by different agencies or authorities, and inconsistently with our current policies and practices. New laws, regulations, and other government directives in the PRC may also be costly to comply with, and such compliance or any associated inquiries or investigations or any other government actions may:

• delay or impede our development;

• result in negative publicity or increase our operating costs;

• require significant management time and attention; and

• subject us to remedies, administrative penalties and even criminal liabilities that may harm our business, including fines assessed for our current or historical operations, or demands or orders that we modify or even cease our business practices.

We are aware that recently, the PRC government initiated a series of regulatory actions and statements to regulate business operations in certain areas in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, enhancing supervision over China-based companies listed overseas using variable interest entity structure, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. Since these statements and regulatory actions are new, it is highly uncertain how soon legislative or administrative regulation making bodies will respond and what existing or new laws or regulations or detailed implementations and interpretations will be modified or promulgated, if any, and the potential impact such modified or new laws and regulations will have on our daily business operation, the ability to accept foreign investments and list on an U.S. or other foreign exchange.

Chinese government may intervene or influence our operations at any time or may exert more control over offerings conducted overseas and foreign investment in China-based issuers, which may result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our Ordinary Shares. The promulgation of new laws or regulations, or the new interpretation of existing laws and regulations, in each case that restrict or otherwise unfavorably impact the ability or way we conduct our business and could require us to change certain aspects of our business to ensure compliance, which could decrease demand for our services, reduce revenues, increase costs, require us to obtain more licenses, permits,

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approvals or certificates, or subject us to additional liabilities. To the extent any new or more stringent measures are required to be implemented, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected as well as materially decrease the value of our Ordinary Shares, potentially rendering it worthless.

If the Chinese government chooses to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China based issuers, such action may significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer Ordinary Shares to investors and cause the value of our Ordinary Shares to significantly decline or be worthless.

Recent statements by the Chinese government have indicated an intent to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investments in China-based issuers. On July 6, 2021, the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued a document to crack down on illegal activities in the securities market and promote the high-quality development of the capital market, which, among other things, requires the relevant governmental authorities to strengthen cross-border oversight of law-enforcement and judicial cooperation, to enhance supervision over China-based companies listed overseas, and to establish and improve the system of extraterritorial application of the PRC securities laws. On December 24, 2021, the CSRC published the Provisions of the State Council on the Administration of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies (the “Administration Provisions”), and the Administrative Measures for the Filing of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies (the “Measures”), which are now open for public comment.

Furthermore, on July 10, 2021, the CAC issued a revised draft of the Measures for Cybersecurity Review for public comments, which required that, among others, in addition to “operator of critical information infrastructure”, any “data processor” controlling personal information of no less than one million users which seeks to list in a foreign stock exchange should also be subject to cybersecurity review, and further elaborated the factors to be considered when assessing the national security risks of the relevant activities. On December 28, 2021, the CAC, the National Development and Reform Commission (“NDRC”), and several other administrations jointly issued the revised Measures for Cybersecurity Review, or the “Revised Review Measures”, which became effective and replaced the existing Measures for Cybersecurity Review on February 15, 2022. According to the Revised Review Measures, if an “online platform operator” that is in possession of personal data of more than one million users intends to list in a foreign country, it must apply for a cybersecurity review. Based on a set of Q&A published on the official website of the State Cipher Code Administration in connection with the issuance of the Revised Review Measures, an official of the said administration indicated that an online platform operator should apply for a cybersecurity review prior to the submission of its listing application with non-PRC securities regulators. Moreover, the CAC released the draft of the Regulations on Network Data Security Management in November 2021 for public consultation, which among other things, stipulates that a data processor listed overseas must conduct an annual data security review by itself or by engaging a data security service provider and submit the annual data security review report for a given year to the municipal cybersecurity department before January 31 of the following year. Given the recency of the issuance of the Revised Review Measures and their pending effectiveness, there is a general lack of guidance and substantial uncertainties exist with respect to their interpretation and implementation.

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We have been advised by Loeb & Loeb LLP that based on their understanding of the current Hong Kong laws, as of the date of this prospectus, GCL is not required to obtain any permission or approval from Hong Kong authorities to operate our business. We are also not required to obtain permissions or approvals from Hong Kong authorities nor any PRC authorities before listing in the U.S. and to issue our Ordinary Shares to foreign investors, including the CSRC or the CAC, because (i) the CSRC currently has not issued any definitive rule or interpretation concerning whether offerings like ours under this prospectus are subject to this regulation; and (ii) GFHL and GCL were established and operate in Hong Kong and are not included in the categories of industries and companies whose foreign securities offerings are subject to review by the CSRC or the CAC.

We have also been advised by Loeb & Loeb LLP that uncertainties still exist, due to the possibility that laws, regulations, or policies in the PRC could change rapidly in the future. In the event that (i) the PRC government expanded the categories of industries and companies whose foreign securities offerings are subject to review by the CSRC or the CAC that we are required to obtain such permissions or approvals; or (ii) we inadvertently concluded that relevant permissions or approvals were not required or that we did not receive or maintain relevant permissions or approvals required, any action taken by the PRC government could significantly limit or completely hinder our operations in Hong Kong and our ability and to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and could cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless.

Although the audit report included in this prospectus is prepared by U.S. auditors who are currently inspected by the PCAOB, there is no guarantee that future audit reports will be prepared by auditors inspected by the PCAOB and, as such, in the future investors may be deprived of the benefits of such inspection. Furthermore, trading in our Ordinary Shares may be prohibited under the HFCA Act if the SEC subsequently determines our audit work is performed by auditors that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely, and as a result, U.S. national securities exchanges, such as the Nasdaq, may determine to delist our securities. Furthermore, on June 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which, if enacted, would amend the HFCA Act and require the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three, and thus, would reduce the time before our Ordinary Shares may be prohibited from trading or delisted.

As an auditor of companies that are registered with the SEC and publicly traded in the United States and a firm registered with the PCAOB, our auditor is required under the laws of the United States to undergo regular inspections by the PCAOB to assess their compliance with the laws of the United States and professional standards. The PCAOB is currently unable to conduct inspections without the approval of the Chinese government authorities. Currently, our U.S. auditor is inspected by the PCAOB, and we have no operations in mainland China. However, if there is significant change to current political arrangements between mainland China and Hong Kong, companies operated in Hong Kong like us may face similar regulatory risks as those operated in PRC and we cannot assure you that our auditor’s work will continue to be able to be inspected by the PCAOB.

Inspections of other auditors conducted by the PCAOB outside mainland China have at times identified deficiencies in those auditors’ audit procedures and quality control procedures, which may be addressed as part of the inspection process to improve future audit quality. The lack of PCAOB inspections of audit work undertaken in mainland China prevents the PCAOB from regularly evaluating auditors’ audits and their quality control procedures. As a result, if there is any component of our auditor’s work papers become located in mainland China in the future, such work papers will not be subject to inspection by the PCAOB. As a result, investors would be deprived of such PCAOB inspections, which could result in limitations or restrictions to our access of the U.S. capital markets.

On May 20, 2020, the U.S. Senate passed the HFCA Act, which includes requirements for the SEC to identify issuers whose audit work is performed by auditors that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely because of a restriction imposed by a non-U.S. authority in the auditor’s local jurisdiction. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the HFCA Act on December 2, 2020, and the HFCA Act was signed into law on December 18, 2020. Additionally, in July 2020, the U.S. President’s Working Group on Financial Markets issued recommendations for actions that can be taken by the executive branch, the SEC, the PCAOB or other federal agencies and department with respect to Chinese companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges and their audit firms, in an effort to protect investors in the United States. In response, on November 23, 2020, the SEC issued guidance highlighting certain risks (and their implications to U.S. investors) associated with investments in China-based issuers and summarizing enhanced disclosures the SEC recommends China-based issuers make regarding such risks.

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On March 24, 2021, the SEC adopted interim final rules relating to the implementation of certain disclosure and documentation requirements in the HFCA Act. On December 2, 2021, the SEC adopted amendments to finalize rules implementing the submission and disclosure requirements in the HFCA Act. The rules apply to registrants that the SEC identifies as having filed an annual report with an audit report issued by a registered public accounting firm that is located in a foreign jurisdiction and that PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate. We will be required to comply with these rules if the SEC identifies us as having a “non-inspection” year under a process to be subsequently established by the SEC. The final amendments require any identified registrant to submit documentation to the SEC establishing that the registrant is not owned or controlled by a government entity in the public accounting firm’s foreign jurisdiction, and also require, among other things, disclosure in the registrant’s annual report regarding the audit arrangements of, and government influence on, such registrants. Under the HFCA Act, our securities may be prohibited from trading on the Nasdaq or other U.S. stock exchanges if our auditor is not inspected by the PCAOB for three consecutive years, and this ultimately could result in our Ordinary Shares being delisted.

On June 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which, if enacted, would amend the HFCA Act and require the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three, and thus, would reduce the time before our Ordinary Shares may be prohibited from trading or delisted.

On September 22, 2021, the PCAOB adopted a final rule implementing the HFCA Act, which provides a framework for the PCAOB to use when determining, as contemplated under the HFCA Act, whether the Board is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms located in a foreign jurisdiction because of a position taken by one or more authorities in that jurisdiction.

On November 5, 2021, the SEC approved the PCAOB’s Rule 6100, Board Determinations Under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act. Rule 6100 provides a framework for the PCAOB to use when determining, as contemplated under the HFCA Act, whether it is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms located in a foreign jurisdiction because of a position taken by one or more authorities in that jurisdiction.

The SEC is assessing how to implement other requirements of the HFCA Act, including the listing and trading prohibition requirements described above. Future developments in respect of increasing U.S. regulatory access to audit information are uncertain, as the legislative developments are subject to the legislative process and the regulatory developments are subject to the rule-making process and other administrative procedures.

While we understand that there has been dialogue among the CSRC, the SEC and the PCAOB regarding the inspection of PCAOB-registered accounting firms in mainland China, there can be no assurance that we will be able to comply with requirements imposed by U.S. regulators if there is significant change to current political arrangements between mainland China and Hong Kong, or if any component of our auditor’s work papers become located in mainland China in the future. Delisting of our Ordinary Shares would force holders of our Ordinary Shares to sell their Ordinary Shares. The market price of our Ordinary Shares could be adversely affected as a result of anticipated negative impacts of these executive or legislative actions upon, regardless of whether these executive or legislative actions are implemented and regardless of our actual operating performance.

The recent joint statement by the SEC, proposed rule changes submitted by Nasdaq, and an act passed by the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, all call for additional and more stringent criteria to be applied to emerging market companies. These developments could add uncertainties to our offering, business operations, share price and reputation.

U.S. public companies that have substantially all of their operations in China (including in Hong Kong) have been the subject of intense scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity by investors, financial commentators and

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regulatory agencies, such as the SEC. Much of the scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity has centered on financial and accounting irregularities and mistakes, a lack of effective internal controls over financial accounting, inadequate corporate governance policies or a lack of adherence thereto and, in many cases, allegations of fraud.

On December 7, 2018, the SEC and the PCAOB issued a joint statement highlighting continued challenges faced by the U.S. regulators in their oversight of financial statement audits of U.S.-listed companies with significant operations in China. On April 21, 2020, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and PCAOB Chairman William D. Duhnke III, along with other senior SEC staff, released a joint statement highlighting the risks associated with investing in companies based in or have substantial operations in emerging markets including China, reiterating past SEC and PCAOB statements on matters including the difficulty associated with inspecting accounting firms and audit work papers in China and higher risks of fraud in emerging markets and the difficulty of bringing and enforcing SEC, Department of Justice and other U.S. regulatory actions, including in instances of fraud, in emerging markets generally.

On May 20, 2020, the U.S. Senate passed the HFCA Act requiring a foreign company to certify it is not owned or controlled by a foreign government if the PCAOB is unable to audit specified reports because the company uses a foreign auditor not subject to PCAOB inspection. If the PCAOB is unable to inspect the company’s auditors for three consecutive years, the issuer’s securities are prohibited to trade on a national exchange. On December 2, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act.

On May 21, 2021, Nasdaq filed three proposals with the SEC to (i) apply minimum offering size requirement for companies primarily operating in a “Restrictive Market”, (ii) prohibit Restrictive Market companies from directly listing on Nasdaq Capital Market, and only permit them to list on Nasdaq Global Select or Nasdaq Global Market in connection with a direct listing and (iii) apply additional and more stringent criteria to an applicant or listed company based on the qualifications of the company’s auditors.

As a result of these scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity, the publicly traded stock of many U.S. listed Chinese companies sharply decreased in value and, in some cases, has become virtually worthless. Many of these companies are now subject to shareholder lawsuits and SEC enforcement actions and are conducting internal and external investigations into the allegations. It is not clear what effect this sector-wide scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity will have on us, our offering, business and our share price. If we become the subject of any unfavorable allegations, whether such allegations are proven to be true or untrue, we will have to expend significant resources to investigate such allegations and/or defend our company. This situation will be costly and time consuming and distract our management from developing our growth. If such allegations are not proven to be groundless, we and our business operations will be severely affected and you could sustain a significant decline in the value of our share.

Failure to comply with the Individual Foreign Exchange Rules relating to the overseas direct investment or the engagement in the issuance or trading of securities overseas by our Chinese resident stockholders may subject such stockholders to fines or other liabilities.

Other than Circular 37, our ability to conduct foreign exchange activities in China may be subject to the interpretation and enforcement of the Implementation Rules of the Administrative Measures for Individual Foreign Exchange promulgated by SAFE on January 5, 2007 (as amended and supplemented, the “Individual Foreign Exchange Rules”) and the Foreign Exchange Administration Regulations of the PRC, which was promulgated by the State Council on January 29, 1996, became effective on April 1, 1996 and last amended on August 1, 2008 (which became effective on August 5, 2008). Under the Individual Foreign Exchange Rules and the Foreign Exchange Administration Regulations, any Chinese individual seeking to make a direct investment overseas or engage in the issuance or trading of negotiable securities or derivatives overseas must make the appropriate registrations in accordance with SAFE provisions. Chinese individuals who fail to make such registrations may be subject to warnings, fines or other liabilities.

We may not be fully informed of the identities of all our beneficial owners who are Chinese residents. For example, because the investment in or trading of our Ordinary Shares will happen in an overseas public or secondary market where shares are often held with brokers in brokerage accounts, it is unlikely that we will know the identity of all of our beneficial owners who are Chinese residents. Furthermore, we have no control over any of our future beneficial owners and we cannot assure you that such Chinese residents will be able to complete the necessary approval and registration procedures required by the Individual Foreign Exchange Rules.

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uncertainty, we cannot be sure whether the failure by any of our Chinese resident stockholders to make the required registration will subject our subsidiaries to fines or legal sanctions on their operations, delay or restriction on repatriation of proceeds of this offering into the China, restriction on remittance of dividends or other punitive actions that would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

The enactment of Law of the PRC on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the “Hong Kong National Security Law”) could impact our Hong Kong subsidiaries, which represent substantially all of our business.

On June 30, 2020, the Standing Committee of the PRC National People’s Congress adopted the Hong Kong National Security Law. This law defines the duties and government bodies of the Hong Kong National Security Law for safeguarding national security and four categories of offences — secession, subversion, terrorist activities, and collusion with a foreign country or external elements to endanger national security — and their corresponding penalties. On July 14, 2020, the former U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Hong Kong Autonomy Act, or HKAA, into law, authorizing the U.S. administration to impose blocking sanctions against individuals and entities who are determined to have materially contributed to the erosion of Hong Kong’s autonomy. On August 7, 2020 the U.S. government imposed HKAA-authorized sanctions on eleven individuals, including HKSAR chief executive Carrie Lam. On October14, 2020, the U.S. State Department submitted to relevant committees of Congress the report required under HKAA, identifying persons materially contributing to “the failure of the Government of China to meet its obligations under the Joint Declaration or the Basic Law.” The HKAA further authorizes secondary sanctions, including the imposition of blocking sanctions, against foreign financial institutions that knowingly conduct a significant transaction with foreign persons sanctioned under this authority. The imposition of sanctions may directly affect the foreign financial institutions as well as any third parties or customers dealing with any foreign financial institution that is targeted. It is difficult to predict the full impact of the Hong Kong National Security Law and HKAA on Hong Kong and companies located in Hong Kong. If our Hong Kong subsidiaries, which represent substantially all of our business, are determined to be in violation of the Hong Kong National Security Law or the HKAA by competent authorities, our business operations, financial position and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

A downturn in the Hong Kong, China or global economy, and economic and political policies of China could materially and adversely affect our business and financial condition.

Our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced to a significant degree by political, economic and social conditions in Hong Kong and China generally and by continued economic growth in Hong Kong and China as a whole. The Chinese economy differs from the economies of most developed countries in many respects, including the amount of government involvement, level of development, growth rate, control of foreign exchange and allocation of resources. While the Chinese economy has experienced significant growth over the past decades, growth has been uneven, both geographically and among various sectors of the economy. The Chinese government has implemented various measures to encourage economic growth and guide the allocation of resources. Some of these measures may benefit the overall Chinese economy, but may have a negative effect on us.

Economic conditions in Hong Kong and China are sensitive to global economic conditions. Any prolonged slowdown in the global or Chinese economy may affect potential clients’ confidence in financial market as a whole and have a negative impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Additionally, continued turbulence in the international markets may adversely affect our ability to access the capital markets to meet liquidity needs.

The recent outbreak of war in Ukraine has already affected global economic markets, and the uncertain resolution of this conflict could result in protracted and/or severe damage to the global economy. Russia’s recent military interventions in Ukraine have led to, and may lead to, additional sanctions being levied by the United States, European Union and other countries against Russia. Russia’s military incursion and the resulting sanctions could adversely affect global energy and financial markets and thus could affect our client’s business and our business, even though we do not have any direct exposure to Russia or the adjoining geographic regions. The extent and duration of the military action, sanctions, and resulting market disruptions are impossible to predict, but could be substantial. Any such disruptions caused by Russian military action or resulting sanctions may magnify the impact of other risks described in this section. We cannot predict the progress or outcome of the situation in Ukraine, as the conflict and governmental reactions are rapidly developing and beyond their control. Prolonged unrest, intensified military activities, or more extensive sanctions impacting the region could have a material adverse effect on the global economy, and such effect could in turn have a material adverse effect on the operations, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and business outlook of our business.

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The Hong Kong legal system embodies uncertainties which could limit the legal protections available to the Company.

Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of the PRC and enjoys a high degree of autonomy under the “one country, two systems” principle. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s constitutional document, the Basic Law, ensures that the current political situation will remain in effect for 50 years. Hong Kong has enjoyed the freedom to function in a high degree of autonomy for its affairs, including currencies, immigration and custom, independent judiciary system and parliamentary system. However, we are not in any position to guarantee the implementation of the “one country, two systems” principle and the level of autonomy as currently in place at the moment. Any changes in the state of political environment in Hong Kong may materially and adversely affect our business and operation. Additionally, intellectual property rights and confidentiality protections in Hong Kong may not be as effective as in the United States or other countries. These uncertainties could limit the legal protections available to us, including our ability to enforce our agreements with our clients.

Hong Kong regulatory requirement of prior approval for transfer of shares in excess of certain threshold may restrict future takeovers and other transactions.

Section 132 of SFO requires prior approval from the SFC for any company or individual to become a substantial shareholder of a SFC licensed company in Hong Kong. Under the SFO, a person will be a “substantial shareholder” of a licensed company if he, either alone or with associates, has an interest in or is entitled to control the exercise of the voting power of more than 10% of the total number of issued shares of the licensed company, or exercises control of 35% or more of the voting power of a company that controls more than 10% of the voting power of the licensed company. This regulatory requirement may discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of the Company, which could deprive our shareholders the opportunity to receive a premium for their shares as part of a future sale and may reduce the price of our shares upon the consummation of a future proposed business combination.

Changes in international trade policies, trade disputes, barriers to trade, or the emergence of a trade war may dampen growth in China and other markets where the majority of our clients reside.

Political events, international trade disputes, and other business interruptions could harm or disrupt international commerce and the global economy, and could have a material adverse effect on us and our customers, service providers, and other partners. International trade disputes could result in tariffs and other protectionist measures which may materially and adversely affect our business.

Tariffs could increase the cost of the goods and products which could affect customers’ investment decisions. In addition, political uncertainty surrounding international trade disputes and the potential of the escalation to trade war and global recession could have a negative effect on customer confidence, which could materially and adversely affect our business. We may have also access to fewer business opportunities, and our operations may be negatively impacted as a result. In addition, the current and future actions or escalations by either the United States or China that affect trade relations may cause global economic turmoil and potentially have a negative impact on our markets, our business, or our results of operations, as well as the financial condition of our clients. and we cannot provide any assurances as to whether such actions will occur or the form that they may take.

Under the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong is exclusively in charge of its internal affairs and external relations, while the government of the PRC is responsible for its foreign affairs and defense. As a separate customs territory, Hong Kong maintains and develops relations with foreign states and regions. However, based on recent political development, the U.S. State Department has indicated that the United States no longer considers Hong Kong to have significant autonomy from China. The Hong Kong’s preferential trade status was removed by the United States government and the United States may impose the same tariffs and other trade restrictions on exports from Hong Kong that it places on goods from mainland China. These and other recent actions may represent an escalation in political and trade tensions involving the U.S, China and Hong Kong, which could potentially harm our business.

Fluctuations in exchange rates could have a material and adverse effect on our results of operations and the value of your investment.

Our revenues and expenses will be denominated predominantly in Hong Kong dollars. Although the exchange rate between the Hong Kong dollar to the U.S. dollar has been pegged since 1983, we cannot assure you that the Hong Kong dollar will remain pegged to the U.S. dollar. Any significant fluctuations in the exchange rates between Hong Kong dollars to U.S. dollars may have a material adverse effect on our revenue and financial condition. For example, to the extent that we are required to convert U.S. dollars we receive from this offering into Hong Kong

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dollars for our operations, fluctuations in the exchange rates between Hong Kong dollars against the U.S. dollar would have an adverse effect on the amounts we receive from the conversion. We have not used any forward contracts, futures, swaps or currency borrowings to hedge our exposure to foreign currency risk.

Risks Related to our Ordinary Shares

There has been no public market for our Shares prior to this offering, and you may not be able to resell our Shares at or above the price you pay for them, or at all.

Prior to this offering, there has not been a public market for our Shares. We plan to apply for the listing of our Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market. An active public market for our Shares, however, may not develop or be sustained after the offering, in which case the market price and liquidity of our Shares will be materially and adversely affected.

In recent years, the stock markets generally have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. Broad market and industry factors may significantly affect the market price of our Ordinary Shares, regardless of our actual operating performance. These fluctuations may be even more pronounced in the trading market for our Ordinary Shares shortly following this offering. If the market price of our Ordinary Shares after this offering does not ever exceed the initial public offering price, you may not realize any return on your investment in us and may lose some or all of your investment.

In addition, in the past, class action litigation has often been instituted against companies whose securities have experienced periods of volatility in market price. Securities litigation brought against us following volatility in our share price, regardless of the merit or ultimate results of such litigation, could result in substantial costs, which would hurt our financial condition and operating results and divert management’s attention and resources from our business.

Our Share is expected to initially trade under $5.00 per share and thus would be known as a penny stock. Trading in penny stocks has certain restrictions and these restrictions could negatively affect the price and liquidity of our share.

Our share is expected to initially trade below $5.00 per share. As a result, our share would be known as a “penny stock”, which is subject to various regulations involving disclosures to be given to you prior to the purchase of any penny stock. The SEC has adopted regulations which generally define a “penny stock” to be any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. Depending on market fluctuations, our Ordinary Share could be considered to be a “penny stock”. A penny stock is subject to rules that impose additional sales practice requirements on broker/dealers who sell these securities to persons other than established Members and accredited investors. For transactions covered by these rules, the broker/dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchase of these securities. In addition, a broker/dealer must receive the purchaser’s written consent to the transaction prior to the purchase and must also provide certain written disclosures to the purchaser. Consequently, the “penny stock” rules may restrict the ability of broker/dealers to sell our shares, and may negatively affect the ability of holders of shares of our shares to resell them. These disclosures require you to acknowledge that you understand the risks associated with buying penny stocks and that you can absorb the loss of your entire investment. Penny stocks generally do not have a very high trading volume. Consequently, the price of the stock is often volatile and you may not be able to buy or sell the stock when you want to.

If we fail to meet applicable listing requirements, Nasdaq may delist our Ordinary Shares from trading, in which case the liquidity and market price of our Ordinary Shares could decline.

Assuming our shares are listed on Nasdaq, we cannot assure you that we will be able to meet the continued listing standards of Nasdaq in the future. If we fail to comply with the applicable listing standards and Nasdaq delists our Ordinary Shares, we and our shareholders could face significant material adverse consequences, including:

• a limited availability of market quotations for our Ordinary Shares;

• reduced liquidity for our Ordinary Shares;

• a determination that our Ordinary Shares are “penny stock”, which would require brokers trading in our Ordinary Shares to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our Ordinary Shares;

• a limited amount of news about us and analyst coverage of us; and

• a decreased ability for us to issue additional equity securities or obtain additional equity or debt financing in the future.

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The National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996, which is a federal statute, prevents or preempts the states from regulating the sale of certain securities, which are referred to as “covered securities.” Because we expect that our shares will be listed on Nasdaq, such securities will be covered securities. Although the states are preempted from regulating the sale of our securities, the federal statute does allow the states to investigate companies if there is a suspicion of fraud, and, if there is a finding of fraudulent activity, then the states can regulate or bar the sale of covered securities in a particular case. Further, if we were no longer listed on Nasdaq, our securities would not be covered securities and we would be subject to regulations in each state in which we offer our securities.

Volatility in our Ordinary Shares price may subject us to securities litigation.

The market for our Ordinary Shares may have, when compared to seasoned issuers, significant price volatility and we expect that our Ordinary Share price may continue to be more volatile than that of a seasoned issuer for the indefinite future. In the past, plaintiffs have often initiated securities class action litigation against a company following periods of volatility in the market price of its securities. We may, in the future, be the target of similar litigation. Securities litigation could result in substantial costs and liabilities and could divert management’s attention and resources.

Our pre-IPO shareholders will be able to sell their shares after completion of this offering subject to restrictions under the Rule 144.

Our pre-IPO shareholders, may be able to sell their Ordinary Shares under Rule 144 after completion of this offering. Because these shareholders have paid a lower price per Ordinary Share than participants in this offering, when they are able to sell their pre-IPO shares under Rule 144, they may be more willing to accept a lower sales price than the IPO price. This fact could impact the trading price of the stock following completion of the offering, to the detriment of participants in this offering. Under rule 144, before our pre-IPO shareholders can sell their shares, in addition to meeting other requirements, they must meet the required holding period. We do not expect any of the ordinary shares to be sold pursuant to Rule 144 during the pendency of this offering.

If you purchase our Ordinary Shares in this offering, you will incur immediate and substantial dilution in the book value of your shares.

Investors purchasing our Ordinary Shares in this offering will pay a price per share that substantially exceeds the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per Ordinary Share. As a result, investors purchasing Ordinary Shares in this offering will incur immediate dilution. For more information on the dilution you may experience as a result of investing in this offering, see “Dilution.”

Our directors, officers and principal shareholders have significant voting power and may take actions that may not be in the best interests of our other shareholders.

As of the date of this prospectus, our directors, officers and principal shareholders hold in aggregate 84.03% or more of our shares. After this offering, our directors, officers and principal shareholders will hold in aggregate 63.02% or more of our shares. We are not considered a “controlled company” under Nasdaq corporate governance rules as we do not currently expect that more than 50% of our voting power will be held by an individual, a group or another company, these shareholders, however, if they act together, will be able to control the management and affairs of our Company and most matters requiring shareholder approval, including the election of directors and approval of significant corporate transactions. The interests of these shareholders may not be the same as or may even conflict with your interests. For example, these shareholders could attempt to delay or prevent a change in control of us, even if such change in control would benefit our other shareholders, which could deprive our shareholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their Ordinary Shares as part of a sale of us or our assets, and might affect the prevailing market price of our Ordinary Shares due to investors’ perceptions that conflicts of interest may exist or arise. As a result, this concentration of ownership may not be in the best interests of our other shareholders.

Our management has broad discretion to determine how to use the funds raised in the offering and may use them in ways that may not enhance our results of operations or the price of our Ordinary Shares.

We anticipate that we will use the net proceeds from this offering for our corporate finance business and other corporate purposes. Our management will have significant discretion as to the use of the net proceeds to us from this offering and could spend the proceeds in ways that do not improve our results of operations or enhance the market price of our Ordinary Shares.

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Our disclosure controls and procedures may not prevent or detect all errors or acts of fraud.

Upon the closing of this offering, we will become subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. We will design our disclosure controls and procedures to provide reasonable assurance that information we must disclose in reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, and recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. We believe that any disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well-conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met.

These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people or by an unauthorized override of the controls. Accordingly, because of the inherent limitations in our control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

We do not intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable future.

We currently intend to retain any future earnings to finance the operation and expansion of our business, and we do not expect to declare or pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. As a result, you may only receive a return on your investment in our Ordinary Shares if the market price of our Ordinary Shares increases. Under BVI law, we may only pay dividends if we are solvent before and after the dividend payment in the sense that we will be able to satisfy our liabilities as they become due in the ordinary course of business; and the value of assets of our Company will not be less than the sum of our total liabilities.

Securities analysts may not publish favorable research or reports about our business or may publish no information at all, which could cause our share price or trading volume to decline.

If a trading market for our shares develops, the trading market will be influenced to some extent by the research and reports that industry or financial analysts publish about us and our business. We do not control these analysts. As a newly public company, we may be slow to attract research coverage and the analysts who publish information about our Ordinary Shares will have had relatively little experience with us or our industry, which could affect their ability to accurately forecast our results and could make it more likely that we fail to meet their estimates. In the event we obtain securities or industry analyst coverage, if any of the analysts who cover us provide inaccurate or unfavorable research or issue an adverse opinion regarding our share price, our share price could decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of us or fail to publish reports covering us regularly, we could lose visibility in the market, which in turn could cause our share price or trading volume to decline and result in the loss of all or a part of your investment in us.

Investors may have difficulty enforcing judgments against us, our directors and management. Investors may incur additional costs and procedural obstacles in effecting service of legal process, enforcing foreign judgments or bringing actions in BVI or Hong Kong against us or our management named in the prospectus based on BVI or Hong Kong laws.

We are incorporated under the laws of the BVI and all of our directors and officers reside outside of the United States in Hong Kong. Moreover, all of these persons do not have significant assets in the U.S. As a result, it may be difficult or impossible to effect service of process within the U.S. upon these persons, or to recover against us or them on judgments of U.S. courts, including judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws. Even if you are successful in bringing an action of this kind, the laws of the BVI or Hong Kong could render you unable to enforce a judgment against our assets or the assets of our directors and officers.

There is uncertainty as to whether the courts of the BVI would (i) recognize or enforce judgments of U.S. courts obtained against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the U.S. or any state in the U.S. or (ii) entertain original actions brought in the BVI against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the securities laws of the U.S. or any state in the U.S.

The U.S. and the BVI do not have a treating providing for reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments of courts of the U.S. in civil and commercial matters and that a final judgment for the payment of money rendered by any general or state court in the U.S. based on civil liability, whether or not predicated solely upon the U.S. federal securities laws would not be enforceable in the BVI. A final and conclusive judgment obtained in U.S. federal or state courts under which a sum of money is payable as compensatory damages (i.e., not being a sum claimed by a revenue

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authority for taxes or other charges of a similar nature by a governmental authority, or in respect of a fine or penalty or multiple or punitive damages) may be the subject of an action on a debt in the court of the BVI under the common law doctrine of obligation. Furthermore, it is uncertain that BVI courts would: (1) recognize or enforce judgments of U.S. courts obtained in actions against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws; or (2) entertain original actions brought against us or other persons predicated upon the Securities Act.

There is also uncertainty as to whether the courts of Hong Kong would (i) recognize or enforce judgments of the U.S. courts obtained against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the U.S. or any state in the U.S. or (ii) entertain original actions brought in Hong Kong against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the securities laws of the U.S. or any state in the U.S.

A judgment of a court in the U.S. predicated upon U.S. federal or state securities laws may be enforced in Hong Kong at common law by bringing an action in a Hong Kong court on that judgment for the amount due thereunder, and then seeking summary judgment on the strength of the foreign judgment, provided that the foreign judgment, among other things, is (1) for a debt or a definite sum of money (not being taxes or similar charges to a foreign government taxing authority or a fine or other penalty) and (2) final and conclusive on the merits of the claim, but not otherwise. Such a judgment may not, in any event, be so enforced in Hong Kong if (a) it was obtained by fraud; (b) the proceedings in which the judgment was obtained were opposed to natural justice; (c) its enforcement or recognition would be contrary to the public policy of Hong Kong; (d) the court of the U.S. was not jurisdictionally competent; or (e) the judgment was in conflict with a prior Hong Kong judgment.

Hong Kong has no arrangement for the reciprocal enforcement of judgments with the U.S. As a result, there is uncertainty as to the enforceability in Hong Kong, in original actions or in actions for enforcement, of judgments of the U.S. courts of civil liabilities predicated solely upon the federal securities laws of the U.S. or the securities laws of any State or territory within the U.S. You may incur additional costs and procedural obstacles in effecting service of legal process, enforcing foreign judgments or bringing actions in Hong Kong against us or our management named in the prospectus, as judgments entered in the U.S. can be enforced in Hong Kong only at common law. For more information regarding the relevant laws of the BVI and Hong Kong, see “Enforcement of Liabilities.”

You may have more difficulty protecting your interests than you would as a shareholder of a U.S. corporation.

Our corporate affairs are governed by the provisions of our memorandum and articles of association, as amended and restated from time to time, and by the provisions of applicable BVI law. The rights of shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors and officers under BVI law are not as clearly established as they would be under statutes or judicial precedents in some jurisdictions in the U.S., and some states (such as Delaware) have more fully developed and judicially interpreted bodies of corporate law.

These rights and responsibilities are to a large extent governed by the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 as amended from time to time (the “BVI Act”) and the common law of the BVI. The common law of the BVI is derived in part from judicial precedent in the BVI as well as from English common law, which has persuasive, but not binding, authority on a court in the BVI. In addition, BVI law does not make a distinction between public and private companies and some of the protections and safeguards (such as statutory pre-emption rights, save to the extent expressly provided for in the memorandum and articles of association) that investors may expect to find in relation to a public company are not provided for under BVI law.

There may be less publicly available information about us than is regularly published by or about U.S. issuers. Also, the BVI regulations governing the securities of BVI companies may not be as extensive as those in effect in the U.S., and the BVI law and regulations regarding corporate governance matters may not be as protective of minority shareholders as state corporation laws in the U.S. Therefore, you may have more difficulty protecting your interests in connection with actions taken by our directors and officers or our principal shareholders than you would as a shareholder of a corporation incorporated in the U.S.

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The laws of BVI provide limited protections for minority shareholders, so minority shareholders will not have the same options as to recourse in comparison to the U.S if the shareholders are dissatisfied with the conduct of our affairs.

Under the laws of the BVI there is limited statutory protection of minority shareholders other than the provisions of the BVI Act dealing with shareholder remedies. The principal protections under BVI statutory law are derivative actions, actions brought by one or more shareholders for relief from unfair prejudice, oppression and unfair discrimination and/or to enforce the BVI Act or the memorandum and articles of association. Shareholders are entitled to have the affairs of the company conducted in accordance with the BVI Act and the memorandum and articles of association, and are entitled to payment of the fair value of their respective shares upon dissenting from certain enumerated corporate transactions.

There are common law rights for the protection of shareholders that may be invoked, largely dependent on English company law, since the common law of the BVI is limited. Under the general rule pursuant to English company law known as the rule in Foss v. Harbottle, a court will generally refuse to interfere with the management of a company at the insistence of a minority of its shareholders who express dissatisfaction with the conduct of the company’s affairs by the majority or the board of directors. However, every shareholder is entitled to seek to have the affairs of the company conducted properly according to law and the constitutional documents of the company. As such, if those who control the company have persistently disregarded the requirements of company law or the provisions of the company’s memorandum and articles of association, then the courts may grant relief. Generally, the areas in which the courts will intervene are the following: (i) an act complained of which is outside the scope of the authorized business or is illegal or not capable of ratification by the majority; (ii) where the company has not complied with provisions requiring approval of a special or extraordinary majority of shareholders; (iii) acts that infringe or are about to infringe on the personal rights of the shareholders, such as the right to vote; or (iv) acts that constitute fraud on the minority where the wrongdoers control the company.

These rights may be more limited than the rights afforded to minority shareholders under the laws of states in the United States.

Other than as set forth in the BVI Act, shareholders of BVI companies like us have no general rights under BVI law to inspect corporate records or to obtain copies of lists of shareholders of these companies. Our directors have discretion to determine whether or not, and under what conditions, our corporate records may be inspected by our shareholders, but are not obliged to make them available to our shareholders, other than as set forth in the BVI Act. This may make it more difficult for you to obtain the information needed to establish any facts necessary for a shareholder motion or to solicit proxies from other shareholders in connection with a proxy contest.

As a result of all of the above, our public shareholders may have more difficulty in protecting their interests in the face of actions taken by our management, members of the board of directors or controlling shareholders than they would as public shareholders of a company incorporated in the United States.

We qualify as a foreign private issuer and, as a result, we will not be subject to U.S. proxy rules and will be subject to Exchange Act reporting obligations that permit less detailed and less frequent reporting than that of a U.S. domestic public company.

Upon the closing of this offering, we will report under the Exchange Act as a non-U.S. company with foreign private issuer status. Because we qualify as a foreign private issuer under the Exchange Act, we are exempt from certain provisions of the Exchange Act that are applicable to U.S. domestic public companies, including (i) the sections of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies, consents or authorizations in respect of a security registered under the Exchange Act; (ii) the sections of the Exchange Act requiring insiders to file public reports of their stock ownership and trading activities and liability for insiders who profit from trades made in a short period of time; and (iii) the rules under the Exchange Act requiring the filing with the SEC of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q containing unaudited financial and other specified information, or current reports on Form 8-K upon the occurrence of specified significant events. In addition, our officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and “short-swing” profit recovery provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder. Therefore, our shareholders may not know on a timely basis when our officers, directors and principal shareholders purchase or sell our shares. In addition, foreign private issuers are not required to file their annual report on Form 20-F until one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year, while U.S. domestic issuers that are accelerated filers are required to file their annual report on Form 10-K within seventy-five (75) days after the end of each fiscal year.

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Foreign private issuers also are exempt from Regulation Fair Disclosure, aimed at preventing issuers from making selective disclosures of material information. As a result of the above, you may not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are not foreign private issuers.

If we lose our status as a foreign private issuer, we would be required to comply with the Exchange Act reporting and other requirements applicable to U.S. domestic issuers, which are more detailed and extensive than the requirements for foreign private issuers. We may also be required to make changes in our corporate governance practices in accordance with various SEC and Nasdaq rules. The regulatory and compliance costs to us under U.S. securities laws if we are required to comply with the reporting requirements applicable to a U.S. domestic issuer may be significantly higher than the cost we would incur as a foreign private issuer. As a result, we expect that a loss of foreign private issuer status would increase our legal and financial compliance costs and would make some activities highly time consuming and costly. We also expect that if we were required to comply with the rules and regulations applicable to U.S. domestic issuers, it would make it more difficult and expensive for us to obtain and maintain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, and we may be required to accept reduced coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain coverage. These rules and regulations could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified members of our board of directors.

As a foreign private issuer, we are permitted to adopt certain home country practices in relation to corporate governance matters that differ significantly from Nasdaq corporate governance listing standards. These practices may afford less protection to shareholders than they would enjoy if we complied fully with corporate governance listing standards.

As a foreign private issuer, we are permitted to take advantage of certain provisions in the Nasdaq rules that allow us to follow our home country law for certain governance matters. Certain corporate governance practices in our home country, the BVI, may differ significantly from corporate governance listing standards. Currently, we plan to rely on some home country practices with respect to our corporate governance after we complete this offering. However, if we choose to follow home country practices in the future, our shareholders may be afforded less protection than they would otherwise enjoy under the Nasdaq corporate governance listing standards applicable to U.S. domestic issuers.

There can be no assurance that we will not be a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes for any taxable year, which could result in adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. holders of our Ordinary Shares.

A non-U.S. corporation will be a PFIC for any taxable year if either (i) at least 75% of its gross income for such year consists of certain types of “passive” income; or (ii) at least 50% of the value of its assets (based on an average of the quarterly values of the assets) during such year is attributable to assets that produce passive income or are held for the production of passive income, or the asset test. Based on our current and expected income and assets (taking into account the expected cash proceeds and our anticipated market capitalization following this offering), we do not presently expect to be a PFIC for the current taxable year or the foreseeable future. However, no assurance can be given in this regard because the determination of whether we are or will become a PFIC is a fact-intensive inquiry made on an annual basis that depends, in part, upon the composition of our income and assets. In addition, there can be no assurance that the Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, will agree with our conclusion or that the IRS would not successfully challenge our position. Fluctuations in the market price of our Ordinary Shares may cause us to become a PFIC for the current or subsequent taxable years because the value of our assets for the purpose of the asset test may be determined by reference to the market price of our Ordinary Shares. The composition of our income and assets may also be affected by how, and how quickly, we use our liquid assets and the cash raised in this offering. If we were to be or become a PFIC for any taxable year during which a U.S. Holder holds our Ordinary Shares, certain adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences could apply to such U.S. Holder. See “Taxation — Passive Foreign Investment Company Consequences.”

We may lose our foreign private issuer status in the future, which could result in significant additional costs and expenses.

We are a foreign private issuer, and therefore, we are not required to comply with all of the periodic disclosure and current reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. The determination of foreign private issuer status is made annually on the last business day of an issuer’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter. We would lose our foreign private issuer status if, for example, more than 50% of our Ordinary Shares are directly or indirectly held by residents

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of the United States and we fail to meet additional requirements necessary to maintain our foreign private issuer status. If we lose our foreign private issuer status on this date, we will be required to file with the SEC periodic reports and registration statements on U.S. domestic issuer forms, which are more detailed and extensive than the forms available to a foreign private issuer. We will also have to mandatorily comply with U.S. federal proxy requirements, and our officers, directors and principal shareholders will become subject to the short-swing profit disclosure and recovery provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, we will lose our ability to rely upon exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements under the Nasdaq rules. As a U.S. listed public company that is not a foreign private issuer, we will incur significant additional legal, accounting and other expenses that we will not incur as a foreign private issuer, and accounting, reporting and other expenses in order to maintain a listing on a U.S. securities exchange.

We are an emerging growth company within the meaning of the Securities Act and may take advantage of certain reduced reporting requirements.

We are an emerging growth company, as defined in the JOBS Act, and we may take advantage of certain exemptions from requirements applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, including, most significantly, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for so long as we remain an emerging growth company. As a result, if we elect not to comply with such auditor attestation requirements, our investors may not have access to certain information they may deem important.

The JOBS Act also provides that an emerging growth company does not need to comply with any new or revised financial accounting standards until such date that a private company is otherwise required to comply with such new or revised accounting standards. We do not plan to opt out of such exemptions afforded to an emerging growth company. As a result of this election, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective data.

We will incur increased costs as a result of being a public company, particularly after we cease to qualify as an “emerging growth company.”

Upon consummation of this offering, we will incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses as a public company that we did not incur as a private company. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as rules subsequently implemented by the SEC, impose various requirements on the corporate governance practices of public companies. We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act and will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a)following the fifth anniversary of the completion of this offering, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.07 billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our Ordinary Shares that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the prior June 30th, and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt during the prior three-year period. An emerging growth company may take advantage of specified reduced reporting and other requirements that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies. These provisions include exemption from the auditor attestation requirement under Section 404 in the assessment of the emerging growth company’s internal control over financial reporting and permission to delay adopting new or revised accounting standards until such time as those standards apply to private companies.

Compliance with these rules and regulations increases our legal and financial compliance costs and makes some corporate activities more time-consuming and costly. After we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” or until five years following the completion of our initial public offering, whichever is earlier, we expect to incur significant expenses and devote substantial management effort toward ensuring compliance with the requirements of Section 404 and the other rules and regulations of the SEC. For example, as a public company, we have been required to increase the number of independent directors and adopt policies regarding internal controls and disclosure controls and procedures. We have incurred additional costs in obtaining director and officer liability insurance. In addition, we incur additional costs associated with our public company reporting requirements. It may also be more difficult for us to find qualified persons to serve on our board of directors or as executive officers. We are currently evaluating and monitoring developments with respect to these rules and regulations, and we cannot predict or estimate with any degree of certainty the amount of additional costs we may incur or the timing of such costs.

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the words “may,” “might,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “goal,” “objective,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue” and “ongoing,” or the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology intended to identify statements about the future. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from the information expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements and opinions contained in this prospectus are based upon information available to us as of the date of this prospectus and, while we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. Forward-looking statements include statements about:

• timing of the development of future business;

• capabilities of our business operations;

• expected future economic performance;

• competition in our market;

• continued market acceptance of our services and products;

• protection of our intellectual property rights;

• changes in the laws that affect our operations;

• inflation and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates;

• our ability to obtain and maintain all necessary government certifications, approvals, and/or licenses to conduct our business;

• continued development of a public trading market for our securities;

• the cost of complying with current and future governmental regulations and the impact of any changes in the regulations on our operations;

• managing our growth effectively;

• projections of revenue, earnings, capital structure and other financial items;

• fluctuations in operating results;

• dependence on our senior management and key employees; and

• other factors set forth under “Risk Factors.”

You should refer to the section titled “Risk Factors” for a discussion of important factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements. As a result of these factors, we cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements in this prospectus will prove to be accurate. Furthermore, if our forward-looking statements prove to be inaccurate, the inaccuracy may be material. In light of the significant uncertainties in these forward-looking statements, you should not regard these statements as a representation or warranty by us or any other person that we will achieve our objectives and plans in any specified time frame, or at all. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

You should read this prospectus and the documents that we reference in this prospectus and have filed as exhibits to the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.

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INDUSTRY AND MARKET DATA

This prospectus includes statistical and other industry and market data that we obtained from industry publications and research, surveys and studies conducted by third parties, as well estimates by our management based on such data. The market data and estimates used in this prospectus involve a number of assumptions and limitations, and you are cautioned not to give undue weight to such data and estimates. While we believe that the information from these industry publications, surveys and studies is reliable, the industry in which we operate is subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of important factors, including those described in the section titled “Risk Factors.” These and other factors could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in the estimates made by the independent parties and by us.

Industry Background

Hong Kong is one of the top global equity markets by market capitalization. As an international financial hub and gateway to China, the equity market in Hong Kong has experienced remarkable growth over the years. As of December 31, 2021, the equity market in Hong Kong ranked the seventh largest stock market in the world, and the fourth largest stock market in Asia, in terms of market capitalization, with a total market capitalization of approximately US$5,434.2 billion. The following table sets out the market capitalization and ranking of the global top 15 stock exchanges as of December 31, 2021.

Stock exchanges	Ranking Worldwide	Ranking in Asia	Market Capitalization(7) US$ billion
US (NYSE)	1		27,686.9
US (Nasdaq)	2		24,557.1
China (Shanghai)	3	1	8,154.7
Europe (NYSE Euronext)(1)	4		7,333.7
Japan (Japan Exchange Group)(2)	5	2	6,544.3
China (Shenzhen)	6	3	6,219.8
China (Hong Kong)(3)	7	4	5,434.2
UK (London Stock Exchange Group)(4)	8		3,799.5
India	9	5	3,548.0
Canada (Toronto)(5)	10		3,264.1
Saudi Arabia (Tadawul)	11		2,671.3
Northern Europe (NASDAQ Nordic Exchange)(6)	12		2,557.4
Germany (Deutsche Börse)	13		2,503.0
Switzerland	14		2,327.7
Korea	15	6	2,218.7

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Notes:

(1) Comprises Euronext Amsterdam, Euronext Brussels, Euronext Lisbon and Euronext Paris

(2) Comprises Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange

(3) Includes GEM

(4) Comprises London Stock Exchange and Borsa Italiana

(5) Includes TSX Venture

(6) Comprises Copenhagen, Helsinki, Iceland, Stockholm, Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius Stock Exchanges

Source: SFC website — Market & industry statistics — Table A — Market capitalization of the world’s top stock exchanges (As of December 31, 2021)

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Major drivers propelling the development of capital market in Hong Kong

Well-established financial and legal systems with comprehensive regulatory regime.

Hong Kong has a well-established and transparent legal system. As the only common law jurisdiction in the PRC, Hong Kong has established its reputation for sophisticated capital market’s regulatory system, which is widely accepted in the world. A legal regime is established for comprehensive supervision of the securities industry, while the functioning of the Hong Kong capital market is regulated by the rules and regulations of the Stock Exchange. The SFC and the Stock Exchange ensures regular and normative operation of the Hong Kong capital market.

Free-flow capital market

Hong Kong capital market has a high level of openness to and freedom of capital flow. There is no limit on foreign investments imposed in the Hong Kong stock market. Local investors can freely participate in investment in free capital markets overseas. There is also no foreign exchange control. Such free flow of capital and barrier-free investment attracted overseas institutions and made significant contribution to the development of the Hong Kong capital market. This also allows the development of diversified financial instruments and mergers and acquisitions and financing activities to be conducted conveniently.

Expanding overseas wealth and investment globalization of PRC investors

Expanding overseas sources of wealth bolsters offshore financial assets and leads to an increasing influx into offshore stock markets including Hong Kong. In addition, as an international financial hub and offshore Renminbi center backed by mature financial and transparent legal systems, the Hong Kong capital market will continue to be benefited by the influx of capitals from the PRC. The introduction of Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program and the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect program strengthen the Hong Kong capital market’s role as a bridge between PRC and overseas markets.

Continuous development and openness of the PRC macro-economy

According to the “HKEx monthly market highlights” published by the Stock Exchange for December 2021, the number of Mainland enterprises (including H-shares, red chips stocks and Mainland private enterprises) accounted for approximately 53.2% of total number of listed companies on the Stock Exchange, and the total market capitalization of Mainland enterprises represented approximately 78.9% of the total market capitalization as of December 31, 2021. The stable growth of the PRC macro-economy together with the investment globalization of the PRC investors are expected to continue to foster the sustainable development of Hong Kong as an attractive investment platform for capital from the PRC.

Analysis of the corporate finance activities in Hong Kong

IPO

Hong Kong is one of the leading IPO markets in the world. In 2021, there were 96 IPOs launched in Hong Kong, raising approximately HK$328.9 billion, earning the Stock Exchange a fourth place among global stock exchanges. In terms of funds raised through IPOs, Hong Kong has been among the world’s top five IPO markets in the past 10 years. Set out below was the number of IPOs and equity funds raised via IPO in the Stock Exchange from 2012 to 2021.

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Source: Stock Exchange

The increase in the number of newly listed companies on the Stock Exchange, in particular small and medium enterprises (“SME”) has created considerable opportunities for our sponsor, underwriting and compliance advisory service business.

Listed companies in Hong Kong

The number of listed companies increased steadily over the past 10 years driven by the active IPO and primary fund-raising activities in the Stock Exchange. Set out below are the number of listed companies in the Stock Exchange from 2012 to 2021.

Source: Stock Exchange

Listed companies may engage a financial adviser or an independent financial adviser to provide financial advisory services. We provide financial advisory services to listed companies in Hong Kong. The increase in the number of listed companies in the Stock Exchange, in particular SME, has created considerable opportunities for our financial advisory and independent financial advisory service business.

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Entry barriers to the corporate financial advisory service industry in Hong Kong

Regulatory requirements

Under the legal framework in Hong Kong, corporate financial advisory service providers are required to fulfill the licensing requirements imposed by the SFC and the cost for new entrants to comply with and fulfil licensing conditions and ongoing regulatory requirements is high. All corporations and individual acting as financial intermediaries must be authorized by the SFC through the licensing system that it operates. Through licensing, the SFC regulates the financial intermediaries of licensed corporations and individuals that are carrying out the regulated activities, including dealing in securities and advising on corporate finance.

Requirement to comply with the FRR

All licensed corporations are required to comply with the capital requirements as stipulated in the FRR in order to become and remain licensed by the SFC. Licensed corporations are required to have sufficient liquid assets to meet ongoing liabilities as they fall due and to periodically report their financial positions to the SFC. New entrants and existing licensed corporations may face challenges from meeting the requirements regulated by the FRR.

Fierce competition

Various licensed corporations, including international large-scale investment banks, PRC-funded securities groups, and local securities companies, are competing intensively for larger market share. New entrants need to compete with leading players or other established players in the industry who usually have years of experience, pool of talents, sound reputation, large client base and network accumulation in the market, with mature business models and operational processes.

Human capital constraint

The corporate financial service industry is labor-intensive and the requirement to employ skilled professionals as Licensed Representatives and Responsible Officers are critical for the provision of quality services. It may be costly for new entrants to comply with and fulfil licensing conditions by attracting or retaining such skilled professionals.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

Based upon the assumed initial public offering price of $4.00 per Ordinary Share, we estimate that we will receive net proceeds from this offering, after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and the estimated offering expenses payable by us, of approximately $17,715,568, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions, non-accountable expense allowance and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

Each $1.00 increase in the assumed initial public offering price of $4.00 per Ordinary Share would increase the net proceeds to us from this offering by $4,600,000, assuming that the number of Ordinary Shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same, and after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions, non-accountable expense allowance and estimated offering expenses payable by us. An increase (decrease) of 1.0 million in the number of Ordinary Shares we are offering would increase (decrease) the net proceeds to us from this offering by $3,680,000, assuming the assumed initial public offering price remains the same, and after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions, non-accountable expense allowance and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

The primary purposes of this offering are to create a public market for our Ordinary Shares for the benefit of all shareholders. We plan to use the net proceeds of this offering as follows:

• Approximately 50% (approximately $8,857,784) for strengthening of our corporate finance advisory business in Hong Kong and expanding market presence in other international capital markets in particular the US;

We intend to (i) strengthen our corporate finance advisory business by recruiting additional experienced professional staff including responsible officers and licensed representatives to ensure that we have sufficient staff with appropriate levels of knowledge, skills and experience to provide our services; (ii) enhance the remuneration package of our existing corporate finance to retain talents and professionals for our corporate finance advisory business in Hong Kong.

We plan to collaborate with suitable investment banks or other licensed financial institutions in the US and/or establish our offices and recruit suitable talents in the US to better serve our clients.

• Approximately 10% (approximately $1,771,557) for expanding into the asset management business;

We believe there are immense synergies between corporate finance advisory services and asset management services. We plan to set up our asset management arm and apply to the SFC for licenses to carry on Type 9 (asset management) regulated activity by recruiting professionals with relevant experiences and networks in the industry.

• Approximately 10% (approximately $1,771,557) for enhancing our brand and expanding our office operation; and

We plan to further enhance our brand image and position in the industry by enhancing marketing and public relationship activities such as hosting seminars, trainings, workshops and symposiums among industry players and potential clients, in Hong Kong, China and the US.

• The balance (approximately $5,314,670) to fund working capital and for other general corporate purposes.

The foregoing represents our current intentions based upon our present plans and business conditions to use and allocate the net proceeds of this offering. Our management, however, will have significant flexibility and discretion to apply the net proceeds of this offering. If an unforeseen event occurs or business conditions change, we may use the proceeds of this offering differently than as described in this registration statement. We reserve the right to change the use of proceeds that we presently anticipate and describe herein.

To the extent that the net proceeds we receive from this offering are not immediately used for the above purposes, we intend to invest our net proceeds in short-term, interest-bearing bank deposits or debt instruments.

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DIVIDEND POLICY

For the year ended December 31, 2020 and in February 2022, we declared and paid dividend of HK$3,750,000 and HK$4,000,000, respectively in relation to our retained profit.

The declaration, amount and payment of any future dividends will be at the sole discretion of our board of directors, subject to compliance with applicable BVI laws regarding solvency. Our board of directors will take into account general economic and business conditions, our financial condition and results of operations, our available cash and current and anticipated cash needs, capital requirements, contractual, legal, tax and regulatory restrictions and other implications on the payment of dividends by us to our shareholders or by our subsidiaries to us, and such other factors as our board of directors may deem relevant.

Under BVI law, our board of directors may authorize payment of a dividend to shareholders at such time and of such an amount as they determine if they are satisfied on reasonable grounds that immediately following the dividend the value of our assets will exceed our liabilities and we will be able to pay our debts as they become due. There is no further BVI statutory restriction on the amount of funds which may be distributed by us by dividend.

As we are a holding company, we rely on dividends paid to us by our subsidiaries for our cash requirements, including funds to pay any dividends and other cash distributions to our shareholders, service any debt we may incur and pay our operating expenses. Our ability to pay dividends to our shareholders will depend on, among other things, the availability of dividends from our Hong Kong subsidiary GCL.

Cash dividends, if any, on our Ordinary Shares will be paid in U.S. dollars.

Under the current practice of the Inland Revenue Department of Hong Kong, no tax is payable in Hong Kong in respect of dividends paid by us.

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CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our capitalization as of December 31, 2021 on:

• an actual basis, giving effect to the share split at a ratio of 150,000-for-1 and the increase of the authorized shares to 300,000,000 Ordinary Shares, which was approved and effected on July 14, 2021; and

• a pro forma as adjusted basis to give effect to the sale of 5,000,000 Ordinary Shares in this offering at the assumed initial public offering price of $4.00 per Ordinary Share after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions, non-accountable expense allowance and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

You should read this information together with our audited consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this prospectus and the information set forth under the sections titled “Summary Consolidated Financial Data,” “Exchange Rate Information,” “Use of Proceeds” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

	As of December 31, 2021
	Actual	Actual	Adjusted(1)
	HK$	US$	US$
Ordinary Shares, $0.0001 par value per share: 300,000,000 shares authorized; 15,000,000 shares issued and outstanding; 20,000,000 shares issued and outstanding pro forma	11,700	1,500	2,000
Additional paid-in capital	—	—	17,715,068
Retained earnings	5,497,163	704,801	704,801
Total stockholders’ equity	5,508,863	706,301	18,421,869
Total capitalization	5,508,863	706,301	18,421,869

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(1) Reflects the sale of Ordinary Shares in this offering at an assumed initial public offering price of $4.00 per Ordinary Share, and after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions, non-accountable expense allowance and estimated offering expenses payable by us. The pro forma as adjusted information is illustrative only, and we will adjust this information based on the actual initial public offering price and other terms of this offering determined at pricing. Additional paid-in capital reflects the net proceeds we expect to receive, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions (7.0%), non-accountable expense allowance (1.0%) and estimated offering expenses payable by us ($684,432). We estimate that such net proceeds will be approximately $17,715,568. For an itemization of an estimation of the total offering expenses payable by us, see “Expenses Related to this Offering”.

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DILUTION

If you invest in our Ordinary Shares in this offering, your interest will be immediately diluted to the extent of the difference between the initial public offering price per Ordinary Share in this offering and the net tangible book value per Ordinary Share after this offering. Dilution results from the fact that the initial public offering price per Ordinary Share is substantially in excess of the net tangible book value per Ordinary Share. As of December 31, 2021, we had a historical net tangible book value (total net assets less intangible assets including right-of-use assets and deferred IPO cost) of (US$232,176), or (US$0.02) per Ordinary Share. Our net tangible book value per Ordinary Share represents total net assets less intangible asset (right-of-use assets and deferred IPO cost), all divided by the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding as of December 31, 2021.

After giving effect to the sale of Ordinary Shares in this offering at the assumed initial public offering price of US$4.00 per Ordinary Share, we will have 20,000,000 Ordinary Shares outstanding, and after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions, non-accountable expense allowance and estimated offering expenses payable by us, our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value at December 31, 2021 would have been US$17,483,392 or US$0.87 per Ordinary Share. This represents an immediate increase in pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value of US$0.89 per Ordinary Share to existing investors and immediate dilution of US$3.13 per Ordinary Share to new investors. The following table illustrates this dilution to new investors purchasing Ordinary Shares in this offering:

	Post- Offering(1)
Assumed initial public offering price per Ordinary Share	$	4.00
Net tangible book value per Ordinary Share as of December 31, 2021	$	(0.02	)
Increase in pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per Ordinary Share attributable to new investors purchasing Ordinary Shares in this offering	$	0.89
Pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per Ordinary Share after this offering	$	0.87
Dilution per ordinary share to new investors in this offering	$	3.13

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(1) Assumes gross proceeds from the offering of 5,000,000 Ordinary Shares.

To the extent that we issue additional Ordinary Shares in the future, there will be further dilution to new investors participating in this offering.

The following table summarizes, on a pro forma basis as of December 31, 2021, the differences between the existing shareholders and the new investors with respect to the number of Ordinary Shares purchased from us in this offering, the total consideration paid and the average price per Ordinary Shares paid at the assumed initial public offering price of US$4.00 per Ordinary Shares, before deducting estimated underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses.

	Ordinary Shares purchased			Total consideration				Average price per Ordinary Share
	Number	Percent		Amount		Percent		Average price per Ordinary Share
Existing shareholders	15,000,000	75	%	$	1,500	0	%	$	—
New investors	5,000,000	25	%	$	20,000,000	100	%	$	4.00
Total	20,000,000	100	%	$	20,001,500	100	%	$	1.00

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EXCHANGE RATE INFORMATION

ME is a holding company with operations conducted in Hong Kong through its operating subsidiary in Hong Kong, GCL, using Hong Kong dollars. GCL’s reporting currency is Hong Kong dollars. Translations of amounts from HK$ into US$ are solely for the convenience of the reader and were calculated at the noon buying rate of US$1 = HK$7.7996 on December 30, 2021, as published in H.10 statistical release of the United States Federal Reserve Board. We make no representation that the HKD or U.S. dollar amounts referred to in this prospectus could have been or could be converted into U.S. dollars or HKD, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all.

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CORPORATE HISTORY AND STRUCTURE

Corporate History and Structure

In May 2016, ME was incorporated under the laws of the BVI, as a holding company of our businesses.

In June 2016, GFHL was incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong, as an intermediate holding company.

In June 2016, GCL was incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong to engage in corporate finance business. GCL was licensed to undertake Type 6 (Advising on corporate finance) regulated activity and act as sponsor from the SFC in February 2017 and Type 1 (dealing in securities) regulated activity in April 2018.

The chart below illustrates our corporate structure and identify our subsidiaries as of the date of this prospectus and upon completion of this offering:

Name	Background	Ownership
GFHL	- A Hong Kong company - Incorporated in June 24, 2016 - An intermediate holding company - Issued Share Capital of HK$10,000	100% owned by ME
GCL	- A Hong Kong company - Incorporated in June 28, 2016 - Issued Share Capital of HK$10,000,000 - licensed to undertake Type 1 (dealing in securities) and Type 6 (Advising on corporate finance) regulated activities by the SFC	100% owned by GFHL

We are offering 5,000,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 25% of the Ordinary Shares of the offering of ME. Upon closing of this offering, our directors, officers and principal shareholders will hold in aggregate, approximately 63.02% of our Ordinary Shares.

At each general meeting, each shareholder who is present in person or by proxy (or, in the case of a shareholder being a corporation, by its duly authorized representative) will have one vote for each Ordinary Share which such shareholder holds. There are no prohibitions to cumulative voting under the laws of the BVI, but our Memorandum and Articles of Association do not provide for cumulative voting.

Increase in authorized shares and share split

ME was established under the laws of BVI on May 10, 2016. The authorized number of Ordinary Shares was 50,000 shares with a par value of US$1.0.

On July 14, 2021, the shareholders of the Company resolved and approved an increase in authorized shares and share split at a ratio of 150,000-for-1 to create an additional 300,000,000 of the authorized Ordinary Shares with a par value of US$0.0001 (the “Increase in Share Capital”) as part of the Company’s recapitalization prior to the listing. Following the Increase in Share Capital, on July 15, 2021, the Company newly issued 15,000,000 ordinary shares with a par value of US$0.0001 (the “Shares Issued”). Following the Shares Issued, the Company repurchased and cancelled 100 of the outstanding shares with a par value of US$1.0 issued as well as cancelled 50,000 of the authorized shares with a par value of US$1.0.

All Ordinary Share and per Ordinary Share amounts used elsewhere in this prospectus and the consolidated financial statements have been retroactively restated to reflect the share split.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. This discussion and analysis and other parts of this prospectus contain forward-looking statements based upon current beliefs, plans and expectations that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our actual results and the timing of selected events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of several factors, including those set forth under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus. You should carefully read the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus to gain an understanding of the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements.

OVERVIEW

We are a financial services provider in Hong Kong which principally engage in the provision of corporate finance advisory services and underwriting services. Our service offerings mainly comprise (i) IPO sponsorship services; (ii) financial advisory and independent financial advisory services; (iii) compliance advisory services; and (iv) underwriting services.

We are an active financial service provider in Hong Kong with a proven track record. Since our establishment in 2016, we have completed 8 IPO projects which we acted as the sole sponsor to the listing applicants. We have a diversified client base and our clients engage in a diverse spectrum of industry sectors including online advertising, property development, property management services, supply chain management, manufacturing, chemicals, logistics, education, and natural resources and travel.

KEY FACTORS AFFECTING OUR RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Our results of operations have been and will continue to be affected by a number of factors, including those set out below:

General market conditions of the capital market and corporate finance industry in Hong Kong

Our business is closely related to the capital market and corporate finance industry in Hong Kong. We provide corporate finance advisory services comprising of (i) IPO sponsorship services; (ii) financial advisory and independent financial advisory services; (iii) compliance advisory services; and (iv) underwriting services and our services are affected by the fundraising activities in Hong Kong. Any material deterioration in the financial and economic conditions of the financial and capital market in Hong Kong could materially and adversely affect our business and prospects. The Hong Kong financial and capital market is susceptible to changes in the global as well as domestic economic, social and political conditions including but not limited to interest rate fluctuations, volatility of foreign currency exchange rates, monetary policy changes and legal and regulatory changes. When there are unfavorable changes to the global or local market conditions, the financial and securities market in Hong Kong may experience negative fluctuations in its performance. It may directly affect the demand for our services, our pricing strategies, the level of our business activities and consequently our revenue derived therefrom. This may materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

Our ability to manage our staff costs

Our staff costs are the largest cost we incur in our business operations and our ability to manage our staff costs affects our results of operations. Our staff costs amounted to HK$8,770,259 (US$1,124,450) and HK$10,502,205 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Our staff costs consist primarily of salaries, bonuses and mandatory provident fund contribution. Any upward changes in the staff costs would impact our results of operations negatively.

Rules and regulations governing listed companies on the Stock Exchange

We provide corporate finance advisory services to clients who are listing applicants or listed companies or their shareholders on the Stock Exchange. These clients are required to comply with the Listing Rules, the GEM Listing Rules, the Takeovers Code and other rules and regulations where applicable. Any changes to such rules and regulations, particularly those affecting the appointment and the role of sponsor in listing applications and the appointment and role of financial adviser in specific transactions, may affect the demand for and scope of our corporate finance advisory services which may in turn materially and adversely affect our results of operations.

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Competition in the financial services industry in Hong Kong

There is a significant number of existing market participants in the financial and securities services industry in Hong Kong providing services similar to ours. Our larger competitors may have advantages over us such as having better brand recognition and reputation in the market, wider range of value adding services, stronger human and financial resources, longer operating histories, and operational presence in more geographic locations. We also face competition from local medium and small-sized financial services providers which offer similar range of services. New participants may enter into the market insofar as they have engaged appropriate qualified professionals and obtained the requisite regulatory licenses. In addition, competition creates an unfavorable pricing environment in the market in which we operate. Intensified competition may cause us to reduce our service fees in order to compete with other market players, which could place significant pressure on our ability to maintain profitability and is particularly acute during market slowdowns, and will in turn materially and adversely affect our market share, financial condition and results of operations.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and operations

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in quarantines, travel restrictions, limitations on social or public gatherings, and the temporary closure of business venues and facilities across the world. Many of the quarantine and lockdown measures within China have been relaxed. Nevertheless, relaxation of restrictions on economic and social activities may lead to new cases which may result in the return of restrictions. Our clients as well as revenue generation are mainly from China (including Hong Kong). The negative impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on our business include: (i) the uncertain economic conditions may refrain clients from engaging our services; (ii) quarantines impeded our ability to contact existing and new clients. Travel restrictions limited other parties’ ability to visit and meet us in person. Although most communication could be achieved via video calls, this form of remote communication could be less effective in building trust and communicating with existing and new clients; and (iii) the operations of our clients have been and could continue to be negatively impacted by the epidemic, which may in turn adversely impact their business performance, and result in a decreased demand for our services.

While COVID-19 is not expected to have significant impact in our business, the prolonged phenomenon of COVID-19 and the effects of mutations in the virus, both in terms of extent and intensity of the pandemic, together with their impact on our industry and the macroeconomic situations are still difficult to anticipate and may pose substantial uncertainties. In the event the health and economic environment does not improve nor there is no significant recovery in the regions where we serve our clients or operate, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

	Years ended December 31,
	2020	2021	2021
	HK	$HK	$US$
REVENUE
IPO sponsorship services	10,720,000	6,775,000	868,634
Financial advisory and independent financial advisory services	1,666,900	4,927,550	631,770
Compliance advisory services	6,479,040	5,168,198	662,623
Underwriting services