Corporate/M&A: Independent Hong Kong Firms
Greater China Region Guide 2025 : China
Band 3
About
Provided by YYC Legal LLP
YYC Legal LLP represents clients from different industries for local as well as cross-borders transactions. Our clients include companies from Fortune Global 500, mid-range market, newly developed companies and investment banks, private funds, family businesses, local banks and other market participants. We work closely with clients’ management team, legal team and external consultants in order to provide the most adequate advice to client in every stages of the transaction.
We represent purchasers, vendors and financial advisors to handle commercial transactions including but not limited to:
- Acquisition, spin-off and divestiture
- Tender offer
- Leveraged buyouts
- Minority equity investments
- Takeovers
- Proxy contest
- Joint venture and strategic planning
- Business re-organisation
- Advice on corporate governance
With a thorough understanding of our clients’ business objectives and dynamics, we also provide pragmatic and proactive advice on funds-related matters. The scope of our expertise spans from the formation and structuring of various investment funds, to the implementation of their operating and profit-sharing arrangements, their restructuring as well as their exit.
Chambers Review
YYC Legal was founded in 2023 and is a trusted advisor to a number of Hong Kong-listed companies, SOEs and PRC corporates alike. The team is well placed to handle corporate acquistions and disposals, advising comprehensively from the due diligence phase until closing.
Work Highlights
- YYC Legal advised CITIC Group on the sale of its 5.01% equity interests in CITIC to China Huarong Asset Management for USD1.91 billion.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team displays commercial sensitivity, solid legal knowledge and skills, rich experience and is very responsive."
"They fully understood our situation and reacted swiftly, providing professional advice and possible solutions and analysing the pros and cons of each proposed solution in detail."
"The team displays commercial sensitivity, solid legal knowledge and skills, rich experience and is very responsive."
"They fully understood our situation and reacted swiftly, providing professional advice and possible solutions and analysing the pros and cons of each proposed solution in detail."
Notable Practitioners
Rossana Chu is highly experienced in the areas of M&A and equity capital markets regulations. She acts for clients in a range of industries.
"She is very experienced, with strong technical skills."
"She is a real legal professional with deep insights in company laws and M&A issues."
Ranked Lawyers at
YYC Legal LLP
China
Members
Provided by YYC Legal LLP
Clients
Provided by YYC Legal LLP
Asia Allied Infrastructure Holdings Limited
CITIC Group
Li Ning Company Limited
Industries
Provided by YYC Legal LLP
Automotive
Aviation
Banking
Consumer goods and services
Financial services
Food and beverage
Forestry
Government and public policy
Healthcare
Industrial and manufacturing
Insurance
Investment management
Media
Pharm and life sciences
Real estate
Social infrastructure
Transport
Utilities