EX-5.1 4 ea020109005ex5-1_powell.htm OPINION OF CONYERS DILL & PEARMAN REGARDING THE VALIDITY OF THE CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES BEING REGISTERED

Exhibit 5.1

 

 

CONYERS DILL & PEARMAN

 

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31 May 2024

 

Powell Max Limited

Commerce House

Wickhams Cay 1

P.O. Box 3140

Road Town, Tortola

VG 1110, British Virgin Islands

 

Matter No. 865845

Doc Ref: TT/109803265

 

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Dear Sirs,

 

Re: Powell Max Limited (the “Company”)

 

We have acted as special British Virgin Islands legal counsel to the Company in connection with a registration statement on form F-1, including all amendments or supplements thereto, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on 31 May 2024 (the “Registration Statement”, which term does not include any other document or agreement whether or not specifically referred to therein or attached as an exhibit or schedule thereto) relating to the registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) of class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 each of the Company (the "Class A Ordinary Shares") comprising:

 

(i)an offering of up to initially 1,650,000 Class A Ordinary Shares (the “Initial Class A Ordinary Shares”) by the Company pursuant to the public offering prospectus of the Registration Statement (the “Public Offering Prospectus”); and

 

(ii)an offering of up to 247,500 Class A Ordinary Shares additional to the Initial Class A Ordinary Shares (the “Over-allotment Shares”), within 45 days after the closing of the offering to the underwriters to cover over-allotments pursuant to the exercise of the over-allotment option granted by the Company to the underwriters.

 

1.DOCUMENTS REVIEWED

 

For the purposes of giving this opinion, we have examined copies of the following documents:

 

1.1.the certificate of incorporation, the first amended and restated memorandum of association and the articles of association of the Company, as obtained from the Registrar of Corporate Affairs at 3:00 pm on 29 May 2024;

 

 

Partners: Piers J. Alexander, Christopher W. H. Bickley, Peter H. Y. Ch’ng, Anna W. T. Chong, Angie Y. Y. Chu, Vivien C. S. Fung, Richard J. Hall, Norman Hau, Wynne Lau, Paul M. L. Lim, Anna W. X. Lin, Ryan A. McConvey, Teresa F. Tsai, Flora K. Y. Wong, Lilian S. C. Woo, Mark P. Yeadon

 

Consultant: David M. Lamb

 

BERMUDA | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS | CAYMAN ISLANDS

 

 

 

 

1.2.written resolutions of the sole director of the Company passed on 31 May 2024 (the “Director Resolutions”);

 

1.3.written resolutions of the members of the Company passed on 31 May 2024 (the “Member Resolutions”);

 

1.4.the latest draft of the second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company adopted by the Company and will become effective prior to the allotment and issue of the Class A Ordinary Shares by the Company (the “Listing Articles”);

 

1.5.a Certificate of Good Standing issued by the Registrar of Companies in relation to the Company on 28 May 2024;

 

1.6.the Registration Statement; and

 

1.7.such other documents and made such enquiries as to questions of law as we have deemed necessary in order to render the opinion set forth below.

 

2.ASSUMPTIONS

 

We have assumed:

 

2.1.the genuineness and authenticity of all signatures and the conformity to the originals of all copies (whether or not certified) examined by us and the authenticity and completeness of the originals from which such copies were taken;

 

2.2.that where a document has been examined by us in draft form, it will be or has been executed and/or filed in the form of that draft, and where a number of drafts of a document have been examined by us all changes thereto have been marked or otherwise drawn to our attention;

 

2.3.the accuracy and completeness of all factual representations made in the Registration Statement and other documents reviewed by us;

 

2.4.that the Director Resolutions and Members Resolutions were passed at one or more duly convened, constituted and quorate meetings or by unanimous written resolutions, remain in full force and effect and have not been rescinded or amended;

 

2.5.that the Listing Articles will be duly adopted by the Company in substantially the same form as that examined by us for purposes of this opinion and will become effective prior to the allotment and issue of the Class A Ordinary Shares by the Company;

 

2.6.that there is no provision of the law of any jurisdiction, other than the British Virgin Islands, which would have any implication in relation to the opinions expressed herein;

 

2.7.that upon issue of any Class A Ordinary Shares to be sold by the Company, the Company will receive consideration for the full issue price thereof which shall be equal to at least the par value thereof; and

 

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2.8.the validity and binding effect under the laws of the United States of America of the Registration Statement and that the Registration Statement will be duly filed with the Commission.

 

3.QUALIFICATIONS

 

3.1.We have made no investigation of and express no opinion in relation to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the British Virgin Islands. This opinion is to be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the British Virgin Islands and is limited to and is given on the basis of the current law and practice in the British Virgin Islands. This opinion is issued solely for the purposes of the filing of the Registration Statement and the offering of the Class A Ordinary Shares by the Company and is not to be relied upon in respect of any other matter.

 

4.OPINION

 

On the basis of and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:

 

4.1.The Company is duly incorporated and existing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands in good standing (meaning solely that it has not failed to make any filing with any British Virgin Islands governmental authority or to pay any British Virgin Islands government fee or tax which would make it liable to be struck off the Register of Companies and thereby cease to exist under the laws of the British Virgin Islands).

 

4.2.The allotment and issue of the Class A Ordinary Shares by the Company have been duly authorised. When issued and paid for as contemplated by the Registration Statement and upon registering in the register of members of the Company, such Class A Ordinary Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable (which term when used herein means that no further sums are required to be paid by the holders thereof in connection with the issue thereof).

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and further consent the references to our firm under the captions “Enforceability of Civil Liabilities”, “BVI Taxation” and “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement.

 

In giving this consent, we do not hereby admit that we are experts within the meaning of Section 11 of the Securities Act or that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

/s/ Conyers Dill & Pearman

 

Conyers Dill & Pearman

 

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