Up and Coming
Provided by Celia Zhou
Celia is a counsel in our Global Transactions group. Her practice focuses on global and regional private equity clients and corporate clients on leveraged financings, share backed financings and investment grade loans.
- Advising corporate clients on a number of high-profile syndicated loan transactions, including Alibaba on its US$4bn term loan and US$6.5bn revolving facility and ESR on a series of sustainability-linked loans.
- Advising Permira, Advent, FountainVest, Affinity and other international and regional private equity funds on a number of leveraged buy-outs, refinancings, pre and post IPO margin loans and other share-backed financings, as well as well as corporate loans of their portfolio companies.
- Advising Chinese investors on outbound acquisition financing, including advising Midea on the €4.1bn financing for its acquisition of Kuka and a consortium led by ANTA and FountainVest on the €4.2bn financing for its acquisition of Amer Sports.
Solicitor, Hong Kong
Celia speaks English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
University of Hong Kong
LL.B., Law
University of Hong Kong
BBA, Law
Provided by Chambers
Celia Zhou is a counsel in Freshfields' finance department. She focuses on assisting borrowers, including corporates and private equity firms, with leveraged financing and investment-grade loan transactions.
Provided by Chambers
"She responds quickly, always thinks of the group, has a high awareness of commercial and market trends and provides valuable suggestions."
"She is fluent in Mandarin and technically proficient."
"She responds quickly, always thinks of the group, has a high awareness of commercial and market trends and provides valuable suggestions."
"She is fluent in Mandarin and technically proficient."
