Hiu Chun (Alex) Lai

Alex’s recent representative experience includes advising:

• The placing agents on the US$5.47 billion top-up placement of Xiaomi’s existing shares on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK)
• 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