Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has strengthened further its tier one corporate practice in Asia with the appointment of Mr Frank Yuen who joins its Hong Kong office in early 2017. Mr Yuen is a highly respected corporate partner who has advised on some of the most complex and high profile M&A and equity capital market transactions in the market.
Mark Shipman, Head of the firm’s Corporate Practice in Asia Pacific said, “Mr Yuen brings more than 20 valuable years of experience to our firm, and has one of the best profiles in M&A and equity capital markets. His extensive knowledge of public company M&A, privatisations and IPOs will complement our existing team and reinforces our reputation in complex and high value transactions.”
Regional Managing Partner Asia Pacific Geraint Hughes offered, “We are delighted to welcome Frank Yuen to our firm. We have a leading Corporate practice across Asia Pacific and Frank enhances further our capability in this key area for our global, regional and local clients.”
This announcement marks the continued growth of the Firm’s corporate and equity capital markets practice whose clients include many of the world’s leading companies and more than half of the Global Fortune 500. The team’s recent transactions include advising BOCHK on the US$8 billion sale of Nanyang Commercial Bank to Cinda Asset Management; CVC on its US$1.1 billion privatisation of Hong Kong-listed Nirvana Asia Ltd, China Resources Pharmaceutical on its US$2 billion IPO; Postal Savings Bank of China’s US$7.4 billion Hong Kong IPO (the largest IPO globally thus far for 2016); advising NWS Holdings and Chow Tai Fook on a US$600 million commercial aircraft leasing joint venture; and advising on the majority of Chinese securities firms’ Hong Kong IPOs including most recently for China Merchants Securities.
Partner Amy Lo added, “We have a very busy and successful corporate platform and regularly advise on some of the most exciting public company deals, IPOs and outbound investments. Mr Yuen is a highly regarded practitioner in the industry and has a wealth of experience in listed company matters. We are very pleased to welcome him to our team and believe his expertise in listed company work will further enhance our capability in this area.”
On his appointment, Mr Yuen commented, “The Asia market remains a bright spot for M&A activity and I’m optimistic that this will continue. I look forward to joining the team at Clifford Chance, and thank my current colleagues for many years of support and friendship.”
With Mr Yuen’s arrival, Clifford Chance will have 34 corporate partners in Asia Pacific.
Source: www.cliffordchance.com
