Dechert‘s China practice has recently been instructed on approximately 100 different corporate matters, most of which involved multi-jurisdictional aspects and complex regulatory issues. Team leader Yang Wang, who divides his time between Beijing and Hong Kong, is experienced in cross-border acquisitions, as well as private equity and venture capital investments.

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Key clients

  • Yue Xiu Enterprises (Holdings) Limited
  • Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Limited
  • Yuexiu Property
  • Yuexiu Services
  • SML Group
  • China Financial Services
  • MIE Holdings Corporation
  • Nocturne Acquisition
  • TAG Holdings Limited

Work highlights

  • Advised TAG Holdings Limited on a $555m cross-border SPAC merger with AGBA Acquisition Limited, a BVI-incorporated, Hong Kong-based, Nasdaq-listed SPAC company.
  • Advised Nocturne Acquisition, a Nasdaq-listed SPAC company backed by a Hong Kong-based investment firm, on signing a definitive business combination with Cognos Therapeutics, a medical technology firm.
  • Advised Yuexiu Transport, as Hong Kong counsel, on the reconstruction and expansion project of its GNSR Expressway.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Yang Wang