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.

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Corporate/M&A & capital markets

Taylor Wessing Hong Kong advises on the business combination between Environmental Solutions Group Holdings Limited and Genesis Unicorn Capital Corp. and the listing of ESGL Holdings Limited on the Nasdaq

8 August 2023

by multiple authors

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