The corporate and global financial markets team at Clifford Chance, led by Tim Wang, is well-known for its capabilities on a range of equity capital market matters, notably on IPOs on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The team counts issuers, underwriters and controlling shareholders among its clients. Virginia Lee offers advice on M&A, pre-IPO investments and equity fundraising. Fang Liu handles a broad range of corporate and regulatory issues including IPOs, SEC-registered offerings and Rule 144A and Reg. S bond offerings. Christine Xu departed the firm in July 2024.
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Profile
Position
Virginia Lee advises on various corporate matters in Hong Kong, including mergers and acquisitions (both private and public), takeovers, initial public offerings, pre-IPO investments, joint ventures and equity fundraisings.
Virginia also advises on matters concerning compliance with the listing rules, the Securities and Futures Ordinance and the Code on Takeovers and investigations by regulatory bodies.
Career
Deacons 2002
Admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong 2004
Joined Clifford Chance 2006
Partner since 2011
Education
University of New South Wales, Australia (LLB) 2001
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Key clients
- China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Company Limited Black Sesame International Holding Limited Mao Geping Cosmetics Co., Ltd. Auntea Jenny (Shanghai) Industrial Co., Ltd. InnoScience (Suzhou) Technology Holding Co., Ltd. Xiaocaiyuan International Holding Ltd. Xunfei Healthcare Technology Co., Ltd. APT Electronics Co., Ltd. Yibin City Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. Laopu Gold
Work highlights
Acted as the international counsel to China Resources Beverages for its initial public offering and listing on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Advised Goldman Sachs, Huatai Financial and J.P. Morgan as the joint sponsors as well as the underwriters for SF Holding's US$750 million H share initial public offering and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Advised Black Sesame International Holding Limited on its initial public offering and Chapter 18C listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.