Constance Choy is at the helm at Sidley Austin LLP. The team remains at the forefront of the Hong Kong IPO market, handling both the first specialist technology company IPO, listed under Chapter 18C and the first Chapter 18B de-SPAC and Hong Kong listing. Meng Ding acts for issuers and investment banks on a broad range of capital markets and M&A transactions, and Sherlyn Lau has extensive experience in working with Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Securities and Futures Commission in a variety of IPOs. Claudia Yu is a key contact for companies looking to list under the dual primary conversion rules.
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- ‘Sidley Austin is a reputable firm and has all kind of resources backing up their staff.’
‘Claudia Yu is an experienced partner. She is knowledgeable in different areas and able to provide concrete ideas to clients.’
‘Claudia Yu is very knowledgeable about Hong Kong and China capital markets.'
‘Claudia has strong access to senior executives and the regulators (both HKSE Listing Division and the SFC).’
Key clients
- XtalPi Holdings Limited
- HK Acquisition Corporation
- Softcare Limited
- UISEE Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd
- Geely Automobile Holdings Limited
- noco-noco Inc.
- Zai Lab Limited
- Eastenova (Chengdu) Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
- Sainte Nutritional Inc.
- Shanghai MicroPort MedBot (Group) Co., Ltd.
- Squirrel Enlivened International Co., Ltd.
- Haitong International Capital Limited
Work highlights
Advised XtalPi Holdings Limited in the first Hong Kong IPO under the new Chapter 18C listing regime for Specialist Technology Company.
Represented HK Acquisition Corporation, a SPAC listed on the HKEX, in the first successful de-SPAC and listing of the resulting successor company since the introduction of the Chapter 18B SPAC regime took effect in January 2022.
Advised the underwrites in the Hong Kong IPO and H share listing of InnoScience (Suzhou) Technology Holding Co., Ltd.
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Practice head
Constance Choy
Other key lawyers
Sherlyn Lau; Claudia Yu; Meng Ding