Press Release 02.29.24
Kate Chan focuses her practice on mergers and acquisitions, emerging capital, restructuring, capital markets and ESG advisory across various jurisdictions in the U.S., EMEA and Asia.
Kate has experience advising clients on a broad range of corporate transactions, including cross-border M&A, private equity, venture fundraising, joint ventures, minority investment, corporate restructuring, debt and equity capital markets, listed company compliance and ESG advisory. She advises across a range of industry sectors including technology, energy and financial institutions. As a tri-qualified lawyer, she frequently advises on matters involving jurisdictions in the U.S., EMEA and Asia.
Prior to joining Pillsbury, Kate was an associate at the London and Hong Kong offices of international law firms.
Representative Experience
Maintains a broad-based corporate practice that encompasses mergers and acquisitions, emerging capital, restructuring, capital markets and ESG advisory:
- Advised J.P. Morgan on its strategic investment in 50Five Group, a leading provider of electrical vehicles charging infrastructure in Benelux and the UK.
- Advised Mubadala infrastructure fund in relation to the comprehensive equity and financial restructuring of, and its further equity investment in, a strategically important real estate asset in Abu Dhabi.
- Advised the underwriters on $13.3 billion secondary offering by PNC of its stake in Blackrock.
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- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Acted on the sale of Chipita S.A. to Mondelez International for $2 billion.
- Advised Circet on its acquisition of QGB Holdings.
- Advised Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company on its merger with Hitachi Capital for $2.8 billion.
- Advised Novo Nordisk’s acquisition of Corvidia Therapeutics for up to $2.1 billion.
- Advised Spirit Airline on the adoption of the poison pill provisions.
- Advised Emerson Electric on its acquisition of Open Systems International for $1.6 billion.
- Advised Albacore Capital Group on its Series C convertible investment in a payment tech company.
- Restructuring
- Advised KPS Capital Partners on its acquisition of Garrett Motion for $2.1 billion in connection with its chapter 11 plan of reorganization.
- Advised various secured lenders (including Whitebox Advisors and Highbridge Capital Management) to Hornbeck Offshore Services on corporate governance matters in connection with its Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization and the concurrent $100 million equity offerings.
- Equity and Debt Capital Market
- Represented various Chinese companies in Reg S / Rule 144A debt offerings and IPOs and secondary offerings in NYSE, NASDAQ and HKEX.
- Represented various Chinese companies on ongoing listed company compliance matters in the U.S. and Asia.
- Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
- Advised on ESG and corporate governance compliance matters for multinational companies, private equity clients and asset managers, including ESG reporting, disclosures and best practices.
Education
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Certificate, Law, The University of Hong Kong, 2018
with DistinctionB.A., Law, University of Oxford, 2017
First Class HonoursB.B.A., The University of Hong Kong, 2015
First Class Honours, HSBC Overseas Scholar
Admissions
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England and Wales
Hong Kong
New York
Languages
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Chinese (Mandarin)
Chinese (Cantonese)