Denise Shiu’s practice focuses on international mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and foreign direct investment transactions in China and the rest of Asia.

Denise joined the firm in 2010 and became a partner in 2015. From 2005 to 2009, she worked as an associate in the New York office of a major firm.

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Notable Experience

  • Lenovo Group in its strategic collaboration with Alat in the Middle East and Africa, and in its establishment of a strategic partnership with PCCW Limited to create a technololgy solutions business in the Asia Pacific region.

  • Trimco Group, a leading global provider of brand identity products to a wide range of international fashion and sports brands, in its acquisitions of US-based Nexgen Packaging, Wah Lung Labels and Zabin Group; and previously represented Brookfield Asset Management in its acquisition of Trimco Group.

  • DCP Capital in a minority investment in the Chinese operations of Jamieson Wellness, Canada’s leading branded manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of high-quality natural health products, and a PIPE investment in Jamieson Wellness.

  • NetDragon Websoft Holdings in the merger of its core overseas education business with NYSE-listed Gravitas Education Holdings.

  • Alexander Wang in the minority investment in it by Chinese partners Challenjers Capital and Youngor Group.

  • Amundi Asset Management in its establishment of a wealth management JV with Bank of China Wealth Management Company Limited, a subsidiary of Bank of China.

  • TPG Asia in various transactions in Asia, including in the investment by GIC and Temasek in Novotech and the going private transaction of United Family Healthcare and the subsequent sale of United Family Healthcare by TPG, Fosun, and other existing shareholders to New Frontier Corporation.

  • Starbucks in its strategic partnership with Sequoia Capital China, through which Starbucks will make strategic co-investments with Sequoia Capital China and commercial partnerships with next-generation food and retail technology companies to propel Starbucks’ digital innovation in China.

  • American Express in its establishment of a bankcard clearing joint venture with LianLian Pay in China.

  • Huabao in its acquisition of Jiahao Foodstuff Limited.

  • L Catterton in its strategic investment in Viee.

  • iClick Interactive Asia Group Limited in its merger with Amber DWM Holding Limited.

  • Golden TechGen Limited in its sale of on-rack crypto mining machines to Cango Inc.

  • HOPU in various transactions, including its investments in SenseTime and Trax Ltd.

  • China Life Insurance in its purchase of all the shares of China Guangfa Bank held by Citigroup and IBM Credit LLC.

  • Whirlpool in its $552 million acquisition of a 51% stake in Hefei Rongshida Sanyo Electric, a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

  • TPG in various transactions, including its investments in APM Monaco, CD Finance, Kangji, and OPC Holding Company; its sale of part of its stake in Bank Tabungan Pensiunan Nasional to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation; and its acquisition of stakes in HCP Holdings Inc.

  • The going private transactions of eFuture Holding, China Nepstar Chain Drugstore, OmniVision Technologies, WuXi PharmaTech, Asiainfo-Linkage, Sino Gas, Funtalk China Holdings, Synutra, Global-Tech Advanced Innovation, China Cord Blood Corporation, Yongye International, Winner Medical Group, and China GrenTech Corporation, among others.

  • Various sovereign wealth funds in their investments in China.

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