Wanda Woo PARTNER

Corporate Hong Kong

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Capital Markets Experienced Hong Kong Capital Markets Practitioner Wanda advises on IPOs, share placings, rights oﬀerings, bond oﬀerings, and other corporate Corporate compliance work associated with the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Greater China Securities and Futures Commission. Mergers & Acquisitions Represents Leading Investment Banks Private Equity Wanda works with top-tier investment banks such as Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, CICC, Citi, and JP Morgan.

A Recognized Practitioner Wanda has been recognized as a leading capital markets attorney by The Legal 500 Asia Paciﬁc.

EXPERIENCE

Wanda Woo is a partner in the Hong Kong office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she focuses on Hong Kong capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings, share placings, rights offerings, bond offerings, and other corporate compliance work associated with the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.

Wanda has extensive experience advising issuers and underwriters in these transactions, counseling clients on HKSE listing rules, and working with top-tier investment banks such as Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, CICC, Citi, and JP Morgan. She began her career with a magic-circle ﬁrm and worked at two leading international law ﬁrms before joining WSGR.

Wanda speaks Cantonese, English, and Mandarin.

CREDENTIALS

Education Postgraduate Certiﬁcate in Laws, City University of Hong Kong, 2008 LL.B., University of London, 2006 B.A., Economics and English, The University of British Columbia, 2002

Associations and Memberships Member, Hong Kong Law Society

Honors

Admissions Solicitor (Hong Kong SAR)

MATTERS

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Advised Shanghai Dongzheng Automotive Finance Co., Ltd. (2718.HK), the only auto finance company with a dealership background in China and licensed and regulated by the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, in its US$208 million initial public offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Advised JP Morgan, CLSA, Citi, HSBC, Fosun Hani, ABCI Capital, AMTD Global, Credit Agricole CIB, CMB International, Haitong International, ICBC International, Natixis, Nomura International, Societe Generale, Futu Securities, Guotai Junan, Head & Shoulders, SBI China, and Zhongtai International, in the US$428 million initial public offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange of Fosun Tourism Group (1992.HK), a leading leisure-focused integrated tourism group that owns or has strategic partnerships with a portfolio of world-renowned brands, including Club Med, Atlantis, and Thomas Cook Advised CICC, Deutsche Bank, and Citigroup, as joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners, in the US$149 million initial public offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange of Inke Limited (3700.HK), the largest mobile live streaming platform in China in terms of average monthly active streamers in 2017 Advised Future Land Development Holdings Limited on its approximately US$200 million top-up placing Advised WuXi Biologics Holdings Limited on the sale of its existing shares of WuXi Biologics (Cayman) Inc. for a consideration of approximately US$650 million Advised Citi as the sole placing agent for the Hong Kong-listed CIFI Holdings (Group) Co. Ltd. in the placing and top-up subscription of approximately US$66.01 million worth of shares Advised Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, and China Merchants Securities as sponsors on the approximately US$510 million global offering and initial public offering of WuXi Biologics (Cayman) Inc. (2269.HK) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Advised BOCI Asia Limited and Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited as sponsors on the US$208 million global offering and initial public offering of VPower Group International Holdings Limited (1608.HK) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Advised Sinco Pharmaceuticals Holdings Limited (6833.HK) on its global offering and primary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Advised Harmonicare Medical Holdings Limited (1509.HK), a private obstetrics and gynecology hospital group, on its US$205.1 million global offering and primary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Advised the underwriters led by Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited, UBS AG (Hong Kong Branch), DBS Asia Capital Limited and Standard Chartered Securities (Hong Kong) Limited on the US$114 million global offering of Beijing Digital Telecom Co., Ltd. (6188.HK), and the listing of its H shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Advised the underwriters led by BOCI Asia Limited on the US$500 million primary initial public offering of H shares of China Machinery Engineering Corporation (1829.HK) on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Advised the underwriters led by Morgan Stanley on the US$265 million global offering of China National Building Material Company Limited (3323.HK) and the listing of its H shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Advised the underwriters led by Deutsche Bank on the US$494 million global offering, including the initial public offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange of SJM Holdings Limited (880.HK), the then largest casino operator in Macau Advised the underwriters led by Deutsche Bank on the HK$1.56 billion global offering including the initial public offering and listing of China SCE Property Holdings Limited (1966.HK) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Advised Credit Suisse and Standard Chartered on the HK$2.31 billion rights issue of TCC International Holdings Limited Advised the underwriters on a proposed global offering including the initial public offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange of Hong Kong of a corporation incorporated in Japan in the retail industry

Copyright © 2021 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. All Rights Reserved. Advised Future Land Development Holdings Limited on the issuance of US$300 million of 2.25 percent convertible bonds due 2019 Advised Jacobson Pharma Corporation Limited on the issuance of approximately US$64 million of 3.5 percent convertible notes due 2020 to subscribers Dragons 615 Limited and HH Inre JP, Ltd. Advised Chinasoft International Limited on the issuance of approximately US$115 million of 3.0 percent convertible bonds due 2022 to subscriber Dan Capital CNPC (HK) Overseas Capital Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of CNPC Finance (HK) Limited, on its US$700 million of 3.125 percent guaranteed senior notes due 2016, its US$650 million of 4.5 percent guaranteed senior notes due 2021, and its US$500 million of 5.95 percent guaranteed senior notes due 2041 Advised CNPC General Capital Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation, on its US$750 million Guaranteed Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2017 and the US$750 million of 2.750 percent Guaranteed Senior Notes due 2019, which will be irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed by CNPC Finance (HK) Limited Advised CNPC Golden Autumn Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of CNPC Finance (HK) Limited, on its CNY2,500 million of 2.550 percent guaranteed bonds due 2013 and CNY500 million of 2.95 percent guaranteed bonds due 2014 Advised CNCPC General Capital Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of CNPC Finance (HK) Limited, on its US$650 million of 2.75 percent guaranteed senior notes due 2017 and its US$500 million of 3.95 percent guaranteed senior notes due 2022 Advised GOHL Capital Limited as Issuer and Genting Overseas Holding Limited as Guarantor in connection with the oﬀering by the Issuer of US$1,000 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.25 percent Guaranteed Notes due 2027, unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by the Guarantor Advised the sole shareholder of GSR Go Scale Capital Advisors, Ltd. (GSR) in the transfer of 49.3 percent of GSR's shares to Green Concept Global Limited (which is wholly owned by Strong Petrochemical Holdings Limited) and all related regulatory implications under the Hong Kong listing rules; GSR's aﬀiliate, GSR Electric Vehicle SPV Limited, together with its wholly owned subsidiary, have signed a safe and purchase agreement with Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., a global leader of EV battery manufacturing, in relation to the acquisition of Nissan's entire interest in the business of research, development, and production of pouch-type, lithium-ion batteries and electrodes Advised a corporation with principal operation in the property market in the PRC in connection with the restructuring of its convertible bonds and share transfer Advised Main Board listed companies on ongoing compliance matters with the Hong Kong Listing Rules Advised corporate clients in cross-border private and public M&A for Millicom International Cellular S.A. in its sale of business in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, and Laos in ICBC in its acquisition of ACL Bank Public Company Limited