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LinkedIn Hong Kong has been buzzing with people attending Coldplay in concert over the weekend. I stumbled upon this short video from lead singer Chris Martin and I have to say, huge credit to him for sharing his experiences of depression, with extra brownie points for adding links of resources that he mentioned and we can all explore. Check out his video which was taken along the promenade on Hong Kong island - looks like Causeway Bay? https://lnkd.in/gAtdR2PJ My old house mate from the University of Exeter is coincidentally named Chris Martin. Coldplay's Chris Martin is from Exeter. Both Chris's play musical instruments and both are of similar height and build. Not only that, we're about the same age as Coldplay's Chris Martin. That's where the commonality stops. Our Chris couldn't sing for toffee. But talking of sweet things, our Chris made a rather good carrot cake, which sort of made up for the fact that he wasn't Coldplay's Chris Martin. In some ways. I wouldn't swap him for Coldplay's Chris Martin. Well, sometimes, maybe I would, if I could. Depression? What depression? I bet we're all now thinking about this carrot cake.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗲: 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗴’𝘀 𝗜𝗣𝗢 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲. 📌 Q1 2025 saw nearly 3x more funds raised than the same period last year. That's the strongest start since 2021 according to KPMG, whilst PwC reports over 30 filings already in the pipeline, with mega-listings in biotech, EVs, and fintech leading the charge. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲? 🔍 𝑮𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑺𝒉𝒊𝒇𝒕𝒔: With US-China tensions stabilising (for now), global investors are returning. 🔍 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝑬𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈: HKEX’s faster approvals and China’s pro-growth policies are fueling confidence. 🔍 𝙋𝙀 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙑𝘾 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙩𝙨 A wave of private capital is seeking liquidity, pushing high-quality deals to market. 🔍 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 - watch as both US and Chinese governments inject stimuli into the market, Trump has openly admitted he needs the drive the value of the greenback down and he needs to do everything he can to avoid a recession. 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲? Big Four analysts predict HK$150-200B+ in total IPO proceeds in Hong Kong, potentially rivaling 2021’s peak. 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀: 📍 Dual listings (HK + Middle East/SEA exchanges gaining traction) 📍 Mainland China’s economic rebound lifting all boats 📍 Tech & green energy sectors dominating deal flow 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 For lawyers, bankers, and advisors: The window is WIDE open. Demand for IPO expertise hasn’t been this hot in years. But with Fed rates still in flux and election risks looming, speed will be key. Hong Kong isn’t just recovering—it’s repositioning as the capital gateway of tomorrow. Agree? Skeptical? What do I know, I'm just a recruiter. Drop your take below. 👇 #HongKongIPO #CapitalMarkets #InvestHK (Sources: KPMG, PwC, SCMP, Finews Asia)

Holiday planning in my family is like an art form. Or rather, holiday planning by my wife. It’s done with military precision. No stone is left unturned to ensure everything from the service, the quality of the room, to the facilities and breakfast spread is scrutinised to the nth degree. Me? Hit Agoda. Search city. Rating: 4.8 stars out of 5. That’ll do. Book. Done. Secretly, i know she loves the planning, so I send her really crappy hotels and recommend them to her, which sends her into meltdown as she then takes over the search and selection of accommodation, then appears days later from a dark room I never knew existed, goggle-eyed and exhausted, but with a look of delirious content as she’s found a better hotel than me that’s cheaper and closer, and a million times better than my choice. One that has windows too (true story). And I never see her more excited than the night before we set off. Don’t get me wrong, she’s loving the holiday as well, but it’s a different type of happiness mixed with a feeling of “I’m done” from getting to the destination. And career paths are similar. Those who get the most overall enjoyment are those living in the moment. It’s not the pursuit of happiness, as everyone seems to repeat as a mantra. Slap me silly, Will Smith. No, it’s the happiness of the pursuit. When your children reach toddler age, what is one of the most common things other parents of teenagers say? “Enjoy this, they’ll grow up fast and forget about you before you know it!” There’s almost a “‘mmmm mwww ha haha haaa!” silently playing in their heads after they say it. Added bonus points if they put their little pinkie to the edge of their mouth with a snivel. Again, what they seem to be alluding to, it’s the happiness of the pursuit. Because the feeling when you get to the outcome or result isn’t quite the same as the feeling earlier in that stage. What is the happiness in your career? It’s the feeling of putting your best foot forward each day, going to your gym or yoga session regularly, hanging out and having a laugh with the people you want to hang out with, enjoying the moment, and having a little / lot of gratitude for what you have knowing you’re building the foundations of who you will be in three, five, ten years, and beyond. For those familiar with the British classic comedy, Only Fools and Horses, in the words of good old Del Boy, “Carpet DM.” (That's a play on words on the latin phrase, 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑝𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑚).

Getting qualified as a solicitor or an attorney is supposed to be one of the most satisfying and rewarding achievements you’ll have in your life to that date. But for many, completing your training contract is like winning the lottery whilst being punched in the stomach at the same time. Why? 1. There is no job offer after admission. 2. The offer you have is in a practice area you don’t wish to work in. 3. Concerns over the team you join. The working style, personality or reputation of the partner, the other associates, or the quality or nature of the work that comes through in that team. Worse still, it’s a combination of other factors on this list. 3. The firm you receive an offer from isn’t of the calibre and reputation you wish or expect. 4. The remuneration you receive falls far below your expectation. It can be tough. But equally, it could be worse. Much worse. Let’s say it’s your birthday and you’ve bought yourself your favourite cake to celebrate. But you have no one to eat it with. What do you do? You could eat it alone. Or you could invite your family and friends over to eat it with you. Or even if you live in a new city, you could share it with your new colleagues or the coffee shop staff where you get your regular coffee. One experience is happier than the other, right? But the cake remains unchanged. It’s still the same dry, overly sweet, chocolate cake with rock hard icing you got from the supermarket. But with the people around you, the experience of eating that cake was that much more enjoyable. The difference here is that you changed the environment or atmosphere around that cake by adding people to it. If you haven’t caught the analogy yet, your career is this cake. By adding people to it, new and old, targeted and random, your enjoyment of that cake is incrementally or even exponentially increased. Eventually, you’ll be thinking of what cake you’ll be having at your next birthday. Enriching that cake with people to share it with will help you get a bigger, nicer cake next time from Butter, Lady M, or Paul Lafayet, and eventually the prized one of them all, from the Shanghai-La. But that next cake didn’t magically appear out of nowhere. It takes effort to get those people round that cake, and that effort comes from you. From time to time, newer people will gravitate towards you, thus enriching your enjoyment of your next cake even further. So, celebrate the first and every cake thereafter in the best way you can, with others, new and old.