Wynne Lau
Partner
Wynne Lau is a Partner in the Corporate practice of Conyers’ Hong Kong office and has more than 20 years of offshore legal experience.
Wynne’s practice covers a broad range of corporate and commercial matters. She has extensive capital markets experience and focuses on corporate finance, private equity, mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, debt financings, medium-term note programmes, and capital markets transactions, including IPOs, dual and secondary listings on the STAR Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, as well as the major stock exchanges in Hong Kong and the United States.
As one of the few offshore lawyers with substantial on-the-ground experience in mainland China, Wynne brings a deep understanding of PRC business culture to her practice. She regularly advises central state-owned enterprises, state-owned enterprises, private enterprises, international investment banks and private equity firms on complex cross-border and multi-jurisdictional transactions.
Wynne was recognised as a ‘Rising Star Partner’ since the 2023 edition of IFLR1000, a testament to her ability to navigate complex deals and the trust she has earned from clients and peers alike.
Jurisdictions
Experience
- China Resources Microelectronics Limited’s A-share listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market – the first case in Chinese capital markets in which a red-chip company directly listed in China – Nomination : Equity Deals – Midsize by ALB China Law Awards 2022
- Luckin Coffee USD570 million US IPO and issuances of convertible senior notes and American depositary shares – Nomination : Equity Deal of the Year by IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2020
- New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. HK$10.13 Billion (US$1.31 Billion) Global Offering and Secondary Listing on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
- Award Winning : Deals of the Year by China Business Law Journal 2020
- Nomination : Equity Market Deal of the Year – Premium by ALB China Law Awards 2021
- Nomination : Equity Market Deal of the Year by ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2021
- CAR Inc. HK$8.5 billion privatisation by MBK Partners by way of Voluntary General Offer & Compulsory Acquisition
- Award Winning : Deals of the Year by China Business Law Journal 2021
- Nomination : Private Equity Deal of the Year by IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2022
- Nomination : Private Equity Deal of the Year by Asia Legal Awards 2022
- Nomination : M&A Deal of the Year by ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2021
- HKT Group Holdings Limited HK$8.246 billion revolving credit facility by syndicate of seven banks to Hong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) Limited
- Tongcheng Travel Holdings Limited group reorganisation, merger with eLong Inc. and HK$1.4 billion IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Qualifications
Professional Background
- Corporate finance lawyer, Herbert Smith, Hong Kong & Beijing
- Manager, Investment Products Department, Securities & Futures Commission, Hong Kong
Education
- University of Hong Kong, PCLL, 1997
- University of Hong Kong, LLB, 1996
Bar Admissions
- Cayman Islands, Attorney-at-Law, 2026
- British Virgin Islands, Solicitor, 2016
- Bermuda, Registered Associate, 2005
- England & Wales, Solicitor, 2000 (not currently practising)
- Hong Kong, Solicitor, 1999 (not currently practising)
Awards & Accolades
- Recognised as a ‘Rising Star Partner’ by IFLR1000 (financial and corporate: offshore) since 2023
Associations
- Member of The Law Society of Hong Kong
- Member of The Law Society of England and Wales
Languages
- Cantonese
- English
- Mandarin
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