Hiu Chun (Alex) Lai

Alex’s recent representative experience includes advising:

• The joint sponsors and underwriters on the secondary listing of Hong Kong Depositary Receipts by PT Merdeka Gold Resources Tbk on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. This is the first dual-listing transaction in Hong Kong by a company listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange
• The underwriters on the HK$850 million initial public offering of Shuangdeng, a leading company in energy storage business for the big data and telecommunication industries, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
• J&T Express, a global logistics service provider, on its HK$3.5 billion initial public offering on The Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. This multi-award winning transaction was awarded Equity Market Deal of the Year at the ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2024, Equity Market Deal of the Year – Midsize at the ALB China Law Awards 2024, Best IPO: China-Offshore at the FinanceAsia Achievement Awards 2024, Equity Market Deal of the Year at the ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2024, Equity Deal of the Year at the IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2024, and Equity Capital Markets Deal of the Year by China Business Law Journal’s Deals of the Year Awards 2023
• The underwriters in the secondary listing and US$1.07 billion initial public offering of Trip.com, a leading one-stop travel platform globally, on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
• Huarong Investment Stock Corporation Limited, on its privatization by Huarong International Financial Holdings Limited by way of share exchange offer
• China Jinmao Holdings Group Limited on the placing of existing shares and top-up subscription for new shares under general mandate of approximately HK$3.4 billion
• China Jinmao Holdings Group Limited, on its privatization of Jinmao Hotel and Jinmao (China) Hotel Investments and Management Limited, being the first privatization of a Hong Kong listed business trust, of HK$3.2 billion
• Venus Medtech (Hangzhou) Inc., on its HK$2.6 billion initial public offering of H shares on the Main Board of Hong Kong Stock Exchange
• ESR Cayman Limited, on its HK$12.6 billion initial public offering of shares on the Main Board of Hong Kong Stock Exchange
• HKBN Ltd., on the acquisition of the entire issued share capital in WTT Holding Corp. with an overall enterprise value of over HK$10 billion
• Ronshine China Holdings Limited, on the placing of existing shares and top-up subscription for new shares under general mandate of approximately HK$1.1 billion*
• A-Living Services Co., Ltd, on its HK$4.1 billion initial public offering of H shares on the Main Board of Hong Kong Stock Exchange*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham & Watkins