Joey Chau

Private Equity

• TA Associates, GI Partners and Harvest Partners-Backed MRI Software on its take-private of Anacle Systems
• Starwood Capital Group, Sixth Street, SSW Partners, QIA, Warburg Pincus and Founders of ESR (the offeror consortium), on the take-private of ESR
• Bain Capital on its minority investment in EcoCeres
• PAG on its take-private of Shandong Fengxiang
• Carlyle:
  • on its investment in MicroPort
  • on its investment in HUTCHMED
  • on its acquisition of the McDonald’s operations in China and Hong Kong
• Blackstone on its subscription of convertible bonds in YiChang HEC ChangJiang Pharmaceutical
• Oaktree Capital on its cornerstone investments in S.F. Holding, China Resources Beverage, China Tourism Group Duty Free Corporation, Thai Life Insurance, Hengrui Pharmaceuticals and JD Logistics
• CITIC Capital on its sale of a significant minority stake in AsiaInfo Technologies Limited
• GL Capital on its take-private of SciClone Pharmaceuticals
• Sequoia China on its investment in GDS Holdings
• Centurium Capital, PW Medtech Group, CITIC Capital, Hillhouse Capital, Temasek and Marc Chan (the offeror consortium), on the take-private of China Biologic Products (CBPO)
• Ocean Link Partners and Sequoia Capital China (the offeror consortium), on the take-private of Zhejiang New Century Hotel Management
• Loyal Valley Capital:
  • on its take-private of O-Net Technologies
  • on its cornerstone investment in Shanghai Junshi Biosciences
• Advantage Partners on its primary and secondary general partner share sale to Tokyo Century Corporation
• Lily Asia Ventures on its cornerstone investment in Peijia Medical Limited
• Ally Bridge on its take-private of Shandong Luoxin Pharmaceutical Group
• Ascendent Capital Partners on its takeover of China Automation Group
• Malaysian sovereign fund on its investment in Ant Financial, Cainiao and WeLab
• Pacific Century Group (PCG) on its investment in MoneyHero Group

Public M&A

• Privatisation of Hillhouse-backed Vesync
• Banxa Holdings to be acquired by OSL Group
• J.P. Morgan, as financial advisor, on:
  • L’Occitane Groupe S.A.’s take-private of L’Occitane International S.A.
  • Country Garden Services’ take-private of Sichuan Languang Justbon Services Group
  • CVC’s take-private of Nirvana Asia
• UBS, as financial adviser, on:
  • merger of Guotai Junan and Haitong Securities
  • privatisation of C.P. Pokphand
  • unsolicited voluntary general offer of Spring REIT by PAG Real Estate
• CICC, as financial adviser, on:
  • Shanghai Fosun New Medicine’s take-private of Shanghai Henlius Biotech
  • Liaoning Financial’s take-private of Bank of Jinzhou
  • take-private of Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal
  • take-private of EVOC Intelligent Technology
  • Luxshare Precision’s takeover of Time Interconnect Technology
  • Beijing Chunhui’s take-private of Guodian Technology & Environment Group
  • Yunan Baiyao’s takeover of Ban Loong Holdings
  • take-private of Suchuang Gas by China Resources Gas
  • China Modern Dairy’s acquisition of Inner Mongolia Fuyuan International
  • Luxvisions Innovation Technology Limited’s takeover of Cowell
  • Shandong Gold Mining’s take-private of Hengxiang Gold Holding
  • SanXing Trade’s privatisation of Changshouhua Food Company
• Morgan Stanley, as the financial adviser to An Ke Technology and China Ping An Insurance, on the mandatory unconditional cash offers for Lufax Holding
• Bank of America Merrill Lynch, as financial adviser, on the take-private of Belle
• GLP on its take-private of Li & Fung
• JD Property on its take-private of China Logistics Property Holdings
• TPV Technology on its take-private by China Electronics Corporation
• Power Heritage Group on its take-private of Jiangnan Group
• MicroPort on its acquisition of the Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) business of LivaNova
• Midea on its take-private of Welling
• Edding Group on its reverse takeover with Genor Biopharma
• CIMC Vehicles on its privatization
• Independent Board Committee of Vinda International Holdings on the voluntary conditional cash offer from Isola Castle Ltd
• Independent Board Committee of I.T on the privatisation offer from CVC
• ZG Group on its business combination with Aquila Acquisition Corporation
• MoneyHero Group on its business combination with Bridgetown
• PCCW in its investment in the de-SPAC merger of HK Acquisition Corporation and Synagistics Pte. Ltd.
• Car Inc on its take-private by MBK and on its issue of convertible bonds to MBK
• SciClone Pharmaceuticals on its share buyback by way of general offer
• Skyworth Group on its share buyback by way of general offer
• Beijing Wangfujing on its take-private of PCD Stores
• China Grand Auto on its partial offer for Baoxin Auto
• CITIC Securities on its acquisition of CLSA

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Hong Kong)