Since joining Kirkland & Ellis, Joyce’s representative experience includes:
- NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited (HKSE: 777), a global leader in building internet communities, on the spin-off of its core overseas education business through its subsidiary, and the merger of its subsidiary with Gravitas Education Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GEHI)
- Power Heritage Group Limited as the offeror in its proposed privatization of Jiangnan Group Limited (HKSE: 1366) by way of a scheme of arrangement
- COFCO Beverages (CCBMH) Limited, a subsidiary of Chinese state-owned food processing company COFCO Corporation and China Foods Limited (HKSE: 506), on the acquisition of all of the equity interests in certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of Coca-Cola Bottlers Manufacturing Holdings Limited, a joint venture ultimately owned by The Coca-Cola Company, Swire Pacific Limited (HKSE: 00019 and HKSE: 00087) and COFCO Beverages (CCBMH) Limited. This transaction was named “Deals of the Year 2022” by China Business Law Journal
- CICC, as financial adviser to Luxshare Precision Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Luxshare Precision Industry Co., Limited (SZSE: 002475), on its proposed acquisition of a controlling stake and the possible mandatory unconditional cash offers to acquire all the issued shares of Time Interconnect Technology Limited (HKSE: 1729)
- Blackstone Tactical Opportunities (NYSE: BX), the world’s largest alternative investment firm, on its investment in VNET Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNET), a leading carrier-and-cloud-neutral internet data center services provider in China, through the purchase of $250 million convertible notes
Prior to joining Kirkland & Ellis, Joyce’s representative experience includes:
- CNI Group on a minority sale of its mobile phone business in Hong Kong, the PRC, Korea and Vietnam to Bain Capital
- Danone on a complex negotiated exit from its joint venture with COFCO Corporation and Arla Foods by way of a share repurchase and a conversion into a direct stake in Hong Kong-listed China Mengniu Dairy
- Irrawaddy Towers Asset on an auction sale of Myanmar’s largest telecoms tower company to CVC
- Ali Health on a US$1 billion asset injection from its controlling shareholder, Alibaba Group
- Warburg Pincus on its US$350 million investment in Inspired Education
- Centerbridge and Canopius on a strategic partnership with Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance
- Hong Leong on its US$1.6 billion privatisation of Hong Kong-listed Guoco Group
- Blackstone on its US$550 million sale of Trans Maldivian Airways, the world’s largest seaplane operator, to Bain Capital and Tempus Group
