Avis Lau

Avis Lau is a Partner at Taylor Wessing, Hong Kong. As a founding member, she focuses on capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings and secondary offerings in Hong Kong, as well as post-IPO compliance, public and private M&A and private equity matters. Prior to joining the firm, Avis was an associate at a leading Hong Kong law firm.

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Career

Since 2022	Partner, Taylor Wessing, Hong Kong
2019 - 2022	Counsel, Taylor Wessing, Hong Kong (formerly trading as H.M. Chan & Co in association with Taylor Wessing, Hong Kong)
2017 - 2019	Senior Associate, H.M. Chan & Co in association with Taylor Wessing, Hong Kong

2016 - 2017	Associate, H.M. Chan & Co in association with Taylor Wessing, Hong Kong
2015 - 2016	Associate, H.M. Chan & Co
2013 - 2015	Assistant Solicitor, Hong Kong law firm
2011 - 2013	Trainee Solicitor, Hong Kong law firm

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Education

2013	Admitted as a solicitor, Hong Kong
2009	LLB, The University of Hong Kong
2007	BBA (Law), The University of Hong Kong

Memberships & Associations

The Law Society of Hong Kong

Additional languages

English

Cantonese

Mandarin

Expertise

Experience

Representing our client on SFC Takeovers Panel	A major shareholder of Alibaba Health Information Technology Limited (HKEX: 0241) on the Securities and Futures Commission Takeovers Panel proceedings in relation to the acquisition of CITIC 21CN Co., Limited by Alibaba Group (HKEX: 9988; NYSE: BABA).
Acquisition of Food Republic Guangzhou by BreadTalk Group	BreadTalk Group Limited (SGX: CTN), a multinational food and beverage corporation headquartered in Singapore, on increasing its 75 percent stake in Food Republic Guangzhou F&B Management Co, a food atrium business operator in China, to 100 percent.
HKD56.5 million acquisition of Fire Scorpion Limited by China Saite Group	China Saite Group Company Limited (HKEX: 0153), an integrated steel and prefabricated construction solution provider headquartered in Jiangsu Province, China, on its HKD56.5 million acquisition of Fire Scorpion Limited, a Hong Kong logistics company.

HKD106 million issurance of new shares to Fullshare Holdings Limited by China Saite Group	China Saite Group Company Limited (HKEX: 0153), a integrated steel and prefabricated construction solution provider headquartered in Jiangsu Province, China, on an issuance of approximately HKD106 million worth of new shares to Fullshare Holdings Limited (HKEX: 0607), a leading global provider of healthcare services and integrated green technology solutions.
HKD90 million Hong Kong listing of IBI Group Holdings Limited	IBI Group Holdings Limited (HKEX: 1547), a building contractor specialising in interior fit-outs and building refurbishments services in Hong Kong and Macau, on its HKD90 million Hong Kong listing.
USD23 million acquisition of a power plant in Indonesia by ELL Environmental	ELL Environmental Holdings Limited (HKEX: 1395), an environmental solution service provider based in Jiangsu Province, China, on its USD23 million acquisition of a power plant in Jambi city, Indonesia. This is one of the company’s first major acquisition after its Hong Kong listing in 2014 which we also acted on as company counsel.