Rossana Chu

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Rossana Chu

Partner

 T:    +852 2151 1176

WeChat  RossanaChu

Specialty Areas:

About Rossana

Rossana is known for her expertise across mergers and acquisitions (including takeovers and privatisations of Hong Kong listed companies, cross-border acquisitions and disposals of private companies and businesses/assets, private equity investments), capital markets, corporate financing, asset management, fund formation, corporate restructuring, debt restructuring, family offices and wealth management, ESG and sustainability, legal and regulatory compliance matters for Hong Kong-listed companies, employment legal issues, restructuring and insolvency.


She started her legal career in 1997 and had acted as a partner in various international law firms. Before joining YYC Legal, she was the Managing Partner of a Hong Kong law firm which was a member of the global network associated with one of the Big Four accounting firms.


Rossana represents multi-national and Chinese corporations, securities firms, banks, funds clients, families and individuals, as well as non-profit-making organisations in their domestic and overseas financial and commercial legal matters.


Rossana is an award-winning lawyer, international accolades include: 

  • Chambers Greater China Region “Leading Individual” (2024-2025)
  • The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Greater China “Leading Partner” (2023-2025)
  • asialaw Awards “HKSAR Female Lawyer of the Year” (2024)
  • asialaw “Distinguished Practitioner” (2023-2024)
  • asialaw Client Service Excellence Award “The Highest Rated Lawyer to work with of the Year” (2021)
  • ALB Hong Kong Law Awards "Finalist for Woman Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)” (2024)
  • IFLR1000 “Woman Leader” (2024)
  • IFLR1000 “Highly Regarded Leading Lawyer” (2015-2024)
  • China Business Law Journal “A-List: Visionaries (International)” (2023-2025)
  • China Business Law Journal “A-List: China’s Elite Lawyers (Foreign Firms)” (2020-2022)
  • Global Law Experts - Named as an exclusive “Recommended M&A Attorney: Hong Kong” (2021-2025)
  • Global Law Experts Annual Awards “M&A Law Expert of the Year” for Hong Kong (2022-2023)
  • Leaders in Law - Named as an exclusive “Recommended M&A Attorney: Hong Kong” (2021-2025)
  • Leaders in Law Global Awards “M&A Law Expert of the Year” for Hong Kong (2022-2023)
  • The Lawyers Network Annual Awards “M&A Law Expert of the Year” for Hong Kong (2022)
  • Legal Media 360 “Band 2 Ranked Lawyer” (2021, 2023, 2024)
  • In-House Community “Commended External Counsel of the Year” (2017, 2021 and 2022-23)
  • Lexology Client Choice Awards in “Capital Markets” category for Hong Kong (2019)

Rossana has been interviewed by various media and featured in Hong Kong Economic Journal (2024), China Business Law Journal Reports (2021-2024), ALB Asia Magazines (2019-2024), and Legal500 fivehundred (2020). As a Thought Leader, Rossana is the author of Lexology International Capital Markets: Hong Kong Chapter, Editions 13 & 14 (2023, 2024), co-contributor of the Chambers Global Practice Guides: Equity Finance 2024 – Hong Kong Chapter, and continuously contributes specialised articles to various renowned international legal media. Rossana was named as the “Lexology Legal Influencer” in Q1 and Q2 (2021) and Q1 of 2022. 


Rossana is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese.

Education

  • University of Hong Kong, LLM
  • City University of Hong Kong, PCLL
  • University of London, LLB (Hons.)
  • City University of Hong Kong, BA (Accountancy)

Qualifications

  • Solicitor, High Court of Hong Kong
  • Solicitor, Supreme Court of England and Wales 

Mergers and acquisitions

  • Advising a Hong Kong listed company in its acquisition of majority shares of a Hong Kong GEM listed company specialised in property management and its mandatory general offer in respect of the remaining shares
  • Advising a Hong Kong listed and leading sportswear company in its acquisition of companies holding commercial properties in Mainland China and in Hong Kong 
  • Advising the controlling shareholders in several privatisation projects of Hong Kong listed companies through a scheme of arrangement
  • Advising several former Hong Kong listed companies on its privatisation through a scheme of arrangement and their delisting from the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • Advising a Hong Kong listed company in its acquisition of the entire share capital of a Hong Kong-based radio-pharmaceutical manufacturer
  • Advising a renowned multinational industrial company in relation to the corporate restructuring and recapitalisation of its Hong Kong subsidiary
  • Advising on various transactions involving mandatory general offers in respect of securities of Hong Kong listed companies engaged in different sectors including construction, natural resources, manufacturing of vehicles, infrastructure and financing
  • Advising a Mainland China-based clean energy and thin-film solar power company on a scheme of arrangement relating to a Hong Kong listed company
  • Advising a Hong Kong listed property development company on its intended acquisition of assets in a bidding exercise
  • Advising on voluntary securities exchange offer for securities in Hong Kong listed companies
  • Advising a Hong Kong listed renewable energy company on its acquisition of wind turbines and turbine towers
  • Advising a Hong Kong listed public utilities company on its acquisition of water projections
  • Advising on the disposals and acquisitions of financial institutions licensed by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission to conduct regulated activities
  • Advising a Hong Kong listed renewable energy company on its off-market repurchase of its preference shares
  • Advising a Hong Kong listed property development company on its subscription of new shares issued by a Hong Kong listed investment holding company and the formation of joint venture

Hong Kong corporate finance transactions

  • Advising investment banks on placing of shares of numerous Hong Kong listed companies
  • Advising an investor on its subscription of convertible bonds issued by a Hong Kong listed energy company
  • Advising Hong Kong listed companies engaged in different sectors on their placing of new shares and convertible notes
  • Advising a Hong Kong based company on its listing on the Aquis Stock Exchange of the UK in respect of Hong Kong legal aspects
  • Advising on numerous Hong Kong IPOs of companies engaged in different industries, including industrial, construction, financing, gaming, airlines, culture
  • Advising various venture capital and private equity firms on their pre-IPO investments in the forms of convertible bonds or notes, convertible redeemable preference shares, options and ordinary shares
  • Advising Hong Kong listed companies on open offers, rights issues and bonus warrant issues

Asset management, restructuring, insolvency and others

  • Advising various international sizeable companies in the implementation of their corporate restructuring plans in Hong Kong
  • Advising on various family trust formations and post-formation implementation
  • Advising on various investment fund formations, regulatory issues relating to asset management as well as governance of fund operation
  • Advising various companies in their debt restructuring plans, including creditors’ scheme of arrangement
  • Advising on acquisitions of assets from companies in insolvency state or liquidation stage

Includes matters handled prior to joining this law firm

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