Andrew Y. P. Yau
Associate
Hong Kong
andrew.yau@lw.com
+852.2912.2742
PRACTICES
- Banking
- Capital Markets
- Derivatives, Equities & Structured Products
- Structured Finance
INDUSTRIES
- Financial Institutions
EDUCATION
- Postgraduate Certificate in Laws, City University of Hong Kong, 2018
- JD, University of Melbourne, Melbourne Law School, 2017
- Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting & Finance, University of Melbourne, 2013
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
- English
PROFILE
Andrew Yau is an associate in the Hong Kong office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Corporate Department.
Andrew focuses on a variety of corporate transactions including M&A, capital markets, derivatives, and structured finance and securitization.
EXPERIENCE
Andrew’s recent representative experience includes advising:
- Credit Suisse and CLSA as underwriters on the US$280 million convertible bonds issuance by XD Inc., a China-based game developer and global publisher
- Credit Suisse as underwriter on the US$350 million zero coupon convertible bonds issuance by Hope Education Group, a Chinese higher education services provider
- UBS as underwriter on the US$125 million convertible bonds issuance by China Maple Leaf Educational Systems
- Greenwood, indirectly owned by GIC (Ventures) Pte Ltd, on an acquisition of a stake in Sunway Healthcare, a leading private healthcare operator in Malaysia, by way of share subscription for an aggregate consideration of MYR750 million (approximately US$180 million)
- Warburg Pincus on the US$225 million investment in Converge ICT Solutions, a Philippines-based telecommunications provider
- Lodgis Hospitality Holdings Pte. Ltd., on its amendment and extension to term loan facility
- Vincommerce, a Vietnam-based conglomerate focusing on real estate development, retail, and services ranging from healthcare to hospitality in its investment by a consortium led by GIC