Grace Huang
Greater China Region Guide 2024
Band 1 : Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)
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About
Provided by Grace Huang
Practice Areas
Grace has extensive experience advising on equity capital markets and mergers and acquisitions transactions in Asia, in particular Hong Kong and China. She has particular experience advising on high profile and complex dual and triple primary listings, secondary listings, SPAC listings and listings of overseas companies.
Work Highlights
- Advising on the Hong Kong listings of regional or international businesses, including BOC Aviation, ESR Cayman, Fast Retailing, Frontage Holdings, MGM China, Razer Inc., Sands China, Sateri Holdings, Sisram Medical and Sun Art Retail Group.
- Advising on all the business trust listings to date on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, being the listings of HK Electric Investments, HKT Trust, Langham Hospitality Investments and Jinmao Hotel.
- Advising on 3 of the 5 listed SPACs in Hong Kong, being Aquila Acquisition, Vision Deal HK Acquisition and Interra Acquisition.
- Aquila Acquisition’s HK de-SPAC transaction involving a business combination with ZG Group (Hong Kong’s first-ever de-SPAC transaction), acting as SPAC counsel.
- Advising on the Hong Kong listings of AustAsia Group, BOCOM International, DPC Dash (Domino's Pizza), Hangzhou Tigermed, HKBN, Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong, Shanghai Henlius Biotech, Swire Properties and Wharf Real Estate Investment.
- Advising Hutchison Port Holdings and Hutchison Port Holdings Management on the global offering and listing of units of Hutchison Port Holdings Trust on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
- Advising Hutchison Whampoa on its merger with CK Hutchison Holdings involving a share exchange offer by CK Hutchison Holdings for Hutchison Whampoa and the spin-off listing of Cheung Kong Property (now known as CK Asset Holdings).
- Advising China Unicom on its merger with China Netcom by way of a scheme of arrangement of China Netcom.
Professional Memberships
- Admitted to practise in Hong Kong, Singapore, England and Wales and New York
Education
University of Sydney, Australia
Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws (Hons)
Chambers Review
Greater China Region
Grace Huang co-heads Freshfields' global capital markets group and is a widely respected specialist adviser on all manner of equity capital markets transactions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Grace Huang is an expert in IPOs. She impresses us a lot with her understanding of regulations and communication with the governing institutions. She is very reliable."
"Grace is very accessible. She's extremely hands-on, unlike many partners of her seniority, and gives very practical, straightforward advice."
"Grace Huang is an expert in IPOs. She impresses us a lot with her understanding of regulations and communication with the governing institutions. She is very reliable."
"Grace is very accessible. She's extremely hands-on, unlike many partners of her seniority, and gives very practical, straightforward advice."
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