Ms Constance Choy > Sidley Austin > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Lawyer Profile

Sidley Austin LLP ‘s China private equity team is increasingly active in transactions involving diversified and high-growth sectors, including the likes of cutting-edge technology, education, transport, AI, and internet and e-commerce; being particularly prominent regarding SPAC transactions. Constance Choy jointly leads the practice and is a trusted advisor to major clients in the real estate, life sciences and financial services sectors. Co-head Raymond Oh’s practice is particularly diverse, advising on complex issues concerning pre-IPO investment, PE fund formation, PIPE transactions, start-ups and emerging companies.

Sidley Austin houses a ‘multifaceted professional’ team which has experienced growth in activity surrounding alternative energy vehicle, retail, and professional service related transactions. Practice co-head Constance Choy acts as the APAC managing partner, and has broad expertise in the real estate, financial services, and life sciences sectors. Dividing his time between Hong Kong and Singapore, co-head Raymond Oh is known for his longstanding expertise in advising on joint ventures, private equity fund formation, and both public and private M&A. ‘Stand-out partner’ Christopher Cheng is particularly adept at handling public takeovers and share buy-backs, often advising clients on compliance with listing rules.

Constance Choy and Raymond Oh act as joint practice heads at Sidley Austin, which is noted for advising emerging companies on venture capital investments and financings. Choy has broad experience of the real estate, consumer retail, and life sciences sectors. Oh divides his time between Hong Kong and Singapore, advising on a range of issues, including PIPE transactions and pre-IPO investments.

Led by vastly experienced corporate and finance partner Constance Choy, Sidley Austin‘s Hong Kong-based Greater China capital markets is praised for its ‘strong business capabilities and high levels of professionalism’ and ability to ‘work closely with issuers, investment banks and intermediaries’.  As well as handling conventional ECM matters, the firm, which is ‘very farsighted about innovation’, has been at the vanguard of new and reformed listing regimes relating both to SPACs and dual primary listings. The ‘extremely knowledgeable’ Meng Ding, who has a professional background in physics, has been key to these frontier areas, taking the lead on numerous high-profile transactions, including with regard to US capital markets-related de-SPAC and PIPE financing processes. Leveraging strong regulatory ties, Sherlyn Lau is very active handling HKEX IPOs across a wide range of sectors for issuers and underwriters alike.