Yau, Andrew Y. P.

Andrew Y. P. Yau

Associate

andrew.yau@lw.com
    Yau, Andrew Y. P.

    Andrew Y. P. Yau

    Associate

    andrew.yau@lw.com

    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

    Qualifications

    Bar Qualification

    • Hong Kong (Solicitor)

    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

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