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Grace Huang

Grace Huang

Greater China Region 2026

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Grace has extensive experience advising on equity capital markets and mergers and acquisitions transactions in Asia, in particular Hong Kong and China. She has particular experience advising on high profile and complex dual and triple primary listings, secondary listings, SPAC listings and listings of overseas companies.

Professional Memberships

Admitted to practise in Hong Kong, Singapore, England and Wales and New York

Work Highlights

- Advising on the Hong Kong listings of regional or international businesses, including BOC Aviation, ESR Group, Fast Retailing, Frontage Holdings, MGM China, Razer Inc., Sands China, Sateri Holdings and Sisram Medical.

- Advising CK Infrastructure Holdings on its secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange.

- Advising Synagistics Pte. Ltd on its completed de-SPAC transaction with HK Acquisition Corporation (Hong Kong’s first completed de-SPAC transaction).

- Advising Aquila Acquisition Corporation on its proposed de-SPAC transaction with ZG Group (Hong Kong’s first announced de-SPAC transaction).

- Advising HUTCHMED on the divestment of its 45% equity in Shanghai Hutchison Pharmaceuticals Limited.

- Advising ESR Group on its US$7.1bn proposed privatisation, the largest take-private on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since 2021.

- Advising on all the business trust listings to date on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, being the listings of HK Electric Investments, HKT Trust, Langham Hospitality Investments and Jinmao Hotel.

- Advising on 3 of the 5 listed SPACs in Hong Kong, being Aquila Acquisition Corporation, Vision Deal HK Acquisition Corp. and Interra Acquisition Corporation.

- Advising on the Hong Kong listings of AustAsia Group, BOCOM International, DPC Dash (Domino's Pizza), Hangzhou Tigermed, HKBN, Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong, Shanghai Henlius Biotech, Swire Properties and Wharf Real Estate Investment.

- Advising Hutchison Port Holdings and Hutchison Port Holdings Management on the global offering and listing of units of Hutchison Port Holdings Trust on the Singapore Stock Exchange.

- Advising Hutchison Whampoa on its merger with CK Hutchison Holdings involving a share exchange offer by CK Hutchison Holdings for Hutchison Whampoa and the spin-off listing of Cheung Kong Property (now known as CK Asset Holdings).

- Advising China Unicom on its merger with China Netcom by way of a scheme of arrangement of China Netcom.

Education

University of Sydney, Australia

Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws (Hons)

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Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms) - China

Band 1
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Individual Editorial
Grace Huang co-heads Freshfields' global capital markets group and is a widely respected specialist adviser on all manner of equity capital markets transactions.

Strengths

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  • She'll never give you wrong advice. It is always technically well-founded and commercial. She gives solutions to novel issues. It's rare to see a partner with her work ethic who is that hands-on.

    Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)Chambers Greater China Region
  • She's a very savvy and commercially-oriented lawyer with good relationships with HKEX officers.

    Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)Chambers Greater China Region
  • Grace is one of the most experienced capital markets lawyers in the Hong Kong IPO market. She's always responsive and offers practical solutions.

    Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)Chambers Greater China Region

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