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Cathy Yeung serves as Chair of Latham & Watkins’ Greater China Practice and formerly served as Global Vice Chair of the firm‘s Capital Markets and Public Company Representation Practices. She advises on a full range of PRC-related corporate transactions.

Cathy draws on more than two decades of experience to advise leading investment banks and Chinese companies on the following types of corporate transactions:

- Capital markets, including initial public offerings and secondary offerings

- Mergers and acquisitions, including public M&A

- Privatizations

- Private equity

She also advises listed companies across a full range of industries on regulatory and compliance as well as corporate governance matters.

Cathy, a native mandarin speaker, was born and raised in China, and received her legal education in China and Hong Kong, so brings a strong understanding of Chinese culture and business practice to her work. She regularly leads global teams of market leading-colleagues from across the firm to efficiently and seamlessly address Chinese clients’ needs.

She served as the company secretary of Bank of China from 2008-2015.

Cathy speaks at seminars regarding the rules governing the securities listings on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and corporate governance.

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Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms) - China

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Cathy Yeung is chair of the Greater China capital markets practice at Latham & Watkins and is well equipped to advise clients on high-profile IPOs and secondary listings. She regularly acts for both underwriters and issuers.

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