Christopher Yu
Partner
Direct | +852 2803 3638 |
Mobile | +852 9875 2293 |
Fax | +852 2803 3618 |
[email protected] | |
Jurisdictions | Hong Kong England and Wales |
Languages | English, Mandarin, Cantonese |
Practice Areas
Profile
Chris is experienced in private equity and Hong Kong capital markets transactions and regularly advises private equity clients and Hong Kong listed companies on strategic investments in and outside of Hong Kong and China. Chris is qualified as a solicitor in Hong Kong and England and Wales. Chris represents clients in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, privatizations of Hong Kong listed companies, PIPEs, pre-IPO and cornerstone investments, primary and secondary listings of portfolio companies on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, general regulatory compliance of private equity firms in Hong Kong and of their listed portfolio companies, and a broad range of other corporate transactions. “The very professional and reliable Chris Yu strikes the correct balance between legal and commercial issues.” Legal 500 2022
Experience
2016 Howse Williams
2013 Goodwin Procter, Hong Kong
2011 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Hong Kong
2009 Latham & Watkins, Hong Kong
2002 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Hong Kong and London
Education
2000 LL.B. (Hons), the University of Melbourne
2000 Bachelor of Engineering (Hons), the University of Melbourne
Professional Affiliations and Memberships
2005 Hong Kong
2005 England and Wales
Member, Law Society of Hong Kong