Yvonne Zhang

Partner


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Jurisdictions Hong Kong
Languages English, Cantonese, Mandarin

Profile

Yvonne Zhang specialises in Hong Kong corporate finance, Hong Kong IPOs, pre-IPO investments and restructurings and post-IPO regulatory and compliance matters. Yvonne also has experience of advising on mergers and acquisitions, banking and general corporate compliance.

  

Yvonne has participated in Hong Kong IPO and M&A projects involving various industries, including ultra-luxury automobile distribution, automobile retail and financing, optical fibre manufacturing, IT services, papermaking felts manufacturing, freight forwarding, handbag manufacturing, investment management and property consulting and management, homeware design, landscape design, telecommunications and related services, manufacturing and sales of umbrellas, logistics solution services, electronic control and automation equipment products, and civil engineering industries. She has also provided legal advice on bank financing to well-known commercial banks in China.

Experience

2016 Howse Williams
2015 Francis & Co. in association with Addleshaw Goddard (Hong Kong) LLP
2012 Hastings & Co.

Education

2012 Post Graduate Certificate in Laws, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2011 Juris Doctor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2009 Bachelor of Laws, The China University of Political Science and Law

Professional Affiliations and Memberships

2014 Hong Kong

Member of GBA Working Committee
Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan Laws Professional Committee
Futian District Lawyers Working Committee of Shenzhen Law Society
Member, Law Society of Hong Kong

IPOs

 

  • Acted on behalf of Quam Capital, as sponsor, in the HK$113 million initial public offering of XXF Group Holdings (HK stock code: 2473) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • Acted on behalf of Boardware Intelligent (HK stock code: 1204) in the HK$94 million initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • Acted on behalf of CMBC Capital, as sponsor, in the HK$144 million initial public offering of Vanov Holdings (HK stock code: 2260) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • Acted on behalf of CMBC Capital, as sponsor, in the HK$143 million initial public offering of CN Logistics International (HK stock code: 2130) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • Acted on behalf of Wah Sun Handbags (HK stock code: 2683) in the HK$118 million initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • Acted on behalf of ZACD Group (HK stock code: 8313) in the HK$160 million initial public offering on the GEM of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • Acted on behalf of Sunfund Capital, as sponsor, in the initial public offering of Satu Holdings (HK stock code: 8392) on the GEM of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • Acted on behalf of Guotai Junan Capital, as sponsor, in the HK$287 million initial public offering of Nanfang Communication (HK stock code: 1617) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • Acted on behalf of Octal Capital, as sponsor, in the initial public offering of World-Link Logistics (HK stock code: 8012) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • Acted on behalf of Jicheng Umbrella (HK stock code: 1027) in the HK$ 165 million initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • Acted on behalf of Guotai Junan Capital, as sponsor, in the initial public offering of Telecom Digital (HK stock code: 8336) in the HK$100 million initial public offering on the GEM of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • Acted on behalf of Earthasia International (HK stock code: 6128) in the HK$120 million initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

 

Placings

 

  • Advised the placing agents, Haitong International Securities, UOB Kay Hian (Hong Kong), Sun Securities and GEO Securities, as the Hong Kong legal counsel, on the HK$146 million top up placing of shares of Synagistics Limited (stock code: 2562)

 

  • Acted on behalf of UOB Kay Hian, as placing agent, in the HK$86 million placing of the exchangeable bonds held by China Water Affairs Group (HK stock code: 855) exchangeable into shares of Kangda International Environmental (HK stock code: 6136)
  • Acted on behalf of Haitong International, as placing agent, in the HK$60 million placing of shares of GCL New Energy (HK stock code: 451)
  • Acted on behalf of Haitong International, as placing agent, in the HK$213 million placing of shares of EC Healthcare (HK stock code: 2138)
  • Acted on behalf of Haitong International, as placing agent, in the HK$328 million placing of shares of Meilleure Health International Industry Group Limited (HK stock code: 2327)
  • Acted on behalf of UOB Kay Hian and China Merchant Securities, as placing agent, in the HK$133 million top up placing of China Biotech Services Holdings (HK stock code: 8037)

 

M&A Transactions

 

  • Acted for Great Trade Limited (as offeror) in voluntary conditional cash offers by Shenwan Hongyuan Capital (H.K.) Limited on behalf of Great Trade Limited to acquire all of the issued shares of Xingda International Holdings Limited (stock code: 1899) (other than those already owned by or to be acquired by Great Trade Limited and parties acting in concert with it)

  • Acted for Macau Legend Development Limited (stock code: 1680) in its US$39 million disposal of the entire equity interest in MLD Laos Holdings Company Limited

  • Acted for Mr. Sze Ching Lau (as offeror) in voluntary conditional cash offers by Shenwan Hongyuan Capital (H.K.) Limited on behalf of Mr. Sze Ching Lau to acquire all of the issued shares and all outstanding convertible bonds of New Sparkle Roll International Group Limited (stock code: 970) (other than those already owned by or to be acquired by Mr. Sze Ching Lau and parties acting in concert with him) and to cancel all the outstanding share options

  • Acted for the offeror, Trigiant Investment Limited, and the offeree company, Trigiant Group Limited (stock code: 1300) in the proposed privitisation of Trigiant Group Limited by Trigiant Investment Limited by way of a scheme of arrangement under section 86 of the Cayman Islands and its proposed withdrawal of listng
  • Acted for Morris Holdings Limited (stock code: 1575) in its US$35 million acquisition of the entire equity interest in Jennifer Convertibles, Inc.
  • Acted for Shandong Luoxin Pharmaceutical Group Stock Co., Ltd. (stock code: 8058) in relation to a voluntary general offer over the H Shares of the company and its subsequent delisting from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

 

Legal Annual Retainer

 

  • Hong Kong Achievement Development (subsidiary of Seazen Group) – since 2024
  • Hongkong Chagee Catering Management – Since 2024
  • China Online Education (51Talk) – Since 2024
  • BG Financial – Since 2023
  • Guangxi Finance – Since 2023
  • ASTRI – Since 2023
  • Chengxin Lithium – Since 2023
  • Macau Legend Development – Since 2023
  • Aidigong – Since 2022
  • Yahgee International(subsidiary of New Nanshan Group)- Since 2022
  • Huaxin Cement – Since 2022
  • BoardWare Intelligence – Since 2022
  • CMBC– Since 2019
  • Lanzhou Zhuangyuan Pasture – Since 2019
  • Wah Sun Handbags – Since 2018
  • KuangChi Science – Since 2018
  • Morris Holdings – Since 2017
  • Dafeng Port – Since 2016