Bio
Connie Wu is a Legal Executive in Appleby’s Hong Kong office and a member of the corporate department. Her practice focuses primarily on commercial and corporate finance, including advising on initial public offering, and other general corporate and commercial matters.
Connie joined Appleby in July 2017, prior to which she worked in the corporate finance practice group for a local law firm in Hong Kong, specialising in initial public offering, mergers and acquisitions, and other general corporate and commercial matters.
Connie is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
TEAM
- Corporate Finance
Bio
Connie Wu is a Legal Executive in Appleby’s Hong Kong office and a member of the corporate department. Her practice focuses primarily on commercial and corporate finance, including advising on initial public offering, and other general corporate and commercial matters.
Connie joined Appleby in July 2017, prior to which she worked in the corporate finance practice group for a local law firm in Hong Kong, specialising in initial public offering, mergers and acquisitions, and other general corporate and commercial matters.
Connie is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
TEAM
- Corporate Finance
Work Highlights
USIPOs
- Cayman Islands counsel to Masterbeef Group in relation to its listing on Nasdaq Capital Market, raising gross proceeds of approximately USD8 million.
- Cayman Islands counsel to BeLive Holdings in relation to its listing on Nasdaq Capital Market, raising gross proceeds of approximately USD10.8 million.
- Cayman Islands counsel to Primega Group Holdings Limited in relation to its listing on Nasdaq Capital Market, raising gross proceeds of approximately USD7 million.
- Cayman Islands counsel to Neo-Concept International Group Holdings Limited in relation to its listing on Nasdaq Capital Market, raising gross proceeds of approximately
USD9.28 million. - Cayman Islands counsel to J-Long Group Limited in relation to its listing on Nasdaq Global Market, raising gross proceeds of approximately USD7 million.
- BVI counsel to Alpha Technology Group Limited in relation to its listing on Nasdaq Capital Market, raising gross proceeds of approximately USD7 million.
- Cayman counsel to Graphex Group Limited in relation to its initial public offering of 4,695,653 American Depositary Shares, with gross proceeds of approximately USD11.7 million.
HKIPOs
- Cayman counsel to Easou Technology Holdings Limited in relation to its listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with gross proceeds of approximately HKD85.8 million.
- Cayman counsel to WK Group (Holdings) Limited in relation to its listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with gross proceeds of approximately HKD125.0 million.
- Cayman counsel to FAR International Holdings Group Company Limited in relation to its listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with gross proceeds of approximately HKD126 million.
- Cayman counsel to HUASHI GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED in relation to its listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with gross proceeds of approximately HKD130 million.
- Cayman counsel to Easy Smart Group Holdings Limited in relation to its listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with gross proceeds of approximately HKD130.56 million.
- Cayman counsel to Zhongtian Construction (Hunan) Group Limited in relation to its listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with gross proceeds of approximately HKD141.6 million.
- Cayman counsel to Zhengwei Group Holdings Company Limited in relation to its listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with gross proceeds of approximately HKD136 million.
- Cayman Islands counsel to GC Construction Holdings Limited in relation to its listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with gross proceeds of approximately HKD125 million.
- Cayman Islands counsel to WEIli Holdings Limited in relation to its listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with gross proceeds of approximately HKD126 million.
- Cayman Islands counsel to Mega Genomics Limited in relation to its listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with gross proceeds of approximately HKD215 million.
- Cayman Islands counsel to UJU Holding Limited in relation to its listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with gross proceeds of approximately HKD804 million.
- Cayman counsel to E-Star Commercial Management Company Limited in relation to its listing by way of global offering on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with gross proceeds of approximately HKD1,042.8 million.
Capital Markets Transactions
- BVI counsel to Cloud Light Technology Limited where Lumentum Holdings Inc. acquired Cloud Light Technology at a consideration of USD750 million (subject to certain adjustments) by way of a merger.
- BVI and Cayman counsel to China MeiDong Auto Holdings Limited in relation to the issuance of the HKD2,750 million in aggregate principal amount of zero coupon guaranteed convertible bonds due 2027 by its subsidiary, Sail Vantage Limited.
- Cayman and BVI counsel to Times China Holdings Limited on the issuance of USD350 million 5.75% senior notes due 2027. The net proceeds from the notes issuance will be used to refinance certain of it’s existing indebtedness.
Privatisation
- Bermuda counsel to Bossini International Holdings Limited on its privatization by Viva Goods Company Limited (a Cayman company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with Stock Code 933 and a major shareholder of Bossini) by way of a Bermuda court sanctioned scheme of arrangement. The Scheme provides that each Scheme Shareholder is entitled to receive one Viva Goods share for every five Scheme Shares cancelled.
- Cayman counsel to Hailan Holdings Limited on its privatisation by way of a voluntary conditional cash offer made by Yu Ming Investment Management Limited on behalf of Zhong Jia (International) Investment Construction Company Limited. The total consideration for the compulsory acquisition is approximately HKD239 million.
- Cayman counsel to China Binary New Fintech Group on its privatisation by way of a Cayman court sanctioned scheme of arrangement. The scheme provides each scheme shareholder to receive a cancellation price of HKD0.1 in cash for each scheme share cancelled, totalling an aggregate payment over HKD21 million.
Work Highlights
USIPOs
- Cayman Islands counsel to Masterbeef Group in relation to its listing on Nasdaq Capital Market, raising gross proceeds of approximately USD8 million.
- Cayman Islands counsel to BeLive Holdings in relation to its listing on Nasdaq Capital Market, raising gross proceeds of approximately USD10.8 million.
- Cayman Islands counsel to Primega Group Holdings Limited in relation to its listing on Nasdaq Capital Market, raising gross proceeds of approximately USD7 million.
- Cayman Islands counsel to Neo-Concept International Group Holdings Limited in relation to its listing on Nasdaq Capital Market, raising gross proceeds of approximately
USD9.28 million. - Cayman Islands counsel to J-Long Group Limited in relation to its listing on Nasdaq Global Market, raising gross proceeds of approximately USD7 million.
- BVI counsel to Alpha Technology Group Limited in relation to its listing on Nasdaq Capital Market, raising gross proceeds of approximately USD7 million.
- Cayman counsel to Graphex Group Limited in relation to its initial public offering of 4,695,653 American Depositary Shares, with gross proceeds of approximately USD11.7 million.
HKIPOs
- Cayman counsel to Easou Technology Holdings Limited in relation to its listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with gross proceeds of approximately HKD85.8 million.
- Cayman counsel to WK Group (Holdings) Limited in relation to its listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with gross proceeds of approximately HKD125.0 million.
- Cayman counsel to FAR International Holdings Group Company Limited in relation to its listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with gross proceeds of approximately HKD126 million.
- Cayman counsel to HUASHI GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED in relation to its listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with gross proceeds of approximately HKD130 million.
- Cayman counsel to Easy Smart Group Holdings Limited in relation to its listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with gross proceeds of approximately HKD130.56 million.
- Cayman counsel to Zhongtian Construction (Hunan) Group Limited in relation to its listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with gross proceeds of approximately HKD141.6 million.
- Cayman counsel to Zhengwei Group Holdings Company Limited in relation to its listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with gross proceeds of approximately HKD136 million.
- Cayman Islands counsel to GC Construction Holdings Limited in relation to its listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with gross proceeds of approximately HKD125 million.
- Cayman Islands counsel to WEIli Holdings Limited in relation to its listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with gross proceeds of approximately HKD126 million.
- Cayman Islands counsel to Mega Genomics Limited in relation to its listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with gross proceeds of approximately HKD215 million.
- Cayman Islands counsel to UJU Holding Limited in relation to its listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with gross proceeds of approximately HKD804 million.
- Cayman counsel to E-Star Commercial Management Company Limited in relation to its listing by way of global offering on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with gross proceeds of approximately HKD1,042.8 million.
Capital Markets Transactions
- BVI counsel to Cloud Light Technology Limited where Lumentum Holdings Inc. acquired Cloud Light Technology at a consideration of USD750 million (subject to certain adjustments) by way of a merger.
- BVI and Cayman counsel to China MeiDong Auto Holdings Limited in relation to the issuance of the HKD2,750 million in aggregate principal amount of zero coupon guaranteed convertible bonds due 2027 by its subsidiary, Sail Vantage Limited.
- Cayman and BVI counsel to Times China Holdings Limited on the issuance of USD350 million 5.75% senior notes due 2027. The net proceeds from the notes issuance will be used to refinance certain of it’s existing indebtedness.
Privatisation
- Bermuda counsel to Bossini International Holdings Limited on its privatization by Viva Goods Company Limited (a Cayman company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with Stock Code 933 and a major shareholder of Bossini) by way of a Bermuda court sanctioned scheme of arrangement. The Scheme provides that each Scheme Shareholder is entitled to receive one Viva Goods share for every five Scheme Shares cancelled.
- Cayman counsel to Hailan Holdings Limited on its privatisation by way of a voluntary conditional cash offer made by Yu Ming Investment Management Limited on behalf of Zhong Jia (International) Investment Construction Company Limited. The total consideration for the compulsory acquisition is approximately HKD239 million.
- Cayman counsel to China Binary New Fintech Group on its privatisation by way of a Cayman court sanctioned scheme of arrangement. The scheme provides each scheme shareholder to receive a cancellation price of HKD0.1 in cash for each scheme share cancelled, totalling an aggregate payment over HKD21 million.
Qualifications & Education
- University of Wolverhampton, UK
- Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
- Edith Cowan University, Western Australia
Qualifications & Education
- University of Wolverhampton, UK
- Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
- Edith Cowan University, Western Australia