Machiuanna Chu

Practice Areas

Machiuanna has over 23 years’ experience specialising in cross-border M&As, private equity and venture capital investments, joint ventures, and investment structure and advisory.

She has extensive experience in cross-border M&A and investment projects involving Hong Kong and mainland China.

Machiuanna practice has a particular focus on new economies tech sector, she is accredited as Certified Information Privacy Professional for Asia by International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). She has substantial experience in advising technology proprietors in commercialisation of technological inventions and building digital businesses. This ranges from providing commercial regulatory advice, advising clients on fund raising, share subscriptions, share swaps, growth of online platforms by way of the acquisition and integration of businesses owning complementary technology, and technology licensing. She also has experience advising on issuance of virtual assets including ICOs, subscriptions of future tokens, cryptocurrency exchanges, and related compliance issues in Hong Kong. Her clients include technology companies, cryptocurrency issuers, fintech companies, statutory bodies, financial institutions, and asset management companies.

Professional Memberships

• Competition Law Committee, Law Society of Hong Kong

• Member, Board of Director, World Services Group (2023 – 2024)

• Non-governmental Advisor, International Competition Network, appointed by The Hong Kong Competition Commission (2022 – 2024)

• Certified Information Privacy Professional/Asia

• Executive Committee Member, The Outward Bound Trust of Hong Kong Limited (pro-bono)

• Member, The Law Society of Hong Kong

• Member, The Law Society of England and Wales