Gary Lam

/My focus

With over 20 years of extensive experience in top-tier and international law firms, I provide strategic legal solutions for a diverse range of transactions, including private and public mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, privatizations, fund raisings, and cross-border transactions in Hong Kong and the PRC. I also represent listed companies on various compliance matters related to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Securities and Futures Commission.

My clients span multiple industries, including consumer products, infrastructure, property development, technology and energy. I am committed to understanding each client's unique business needs, delivering tailored solutions that drive results.

In addition, I represent private wealth and individual clients, offering comprehensive support across a wide array of legal considerations.

/Representative experience

Selected transactions (including transactions from previous employment)

Mergers and acquisitions

• Advised GDH Guangnan (Holdings) Limited (1203) in its acquisition of 66% of a slaughterhouse project for RMB186 million
• Advised Guangdong Investment Limited (270) in its US$432 million acquisition of the controlling interest in Guangdong Land Holdings Limited (124), having also secured a waiver from the mandatory offer obligation under the Hong Kong Takeovers Code
• Advised Peak Sport Products Co., Ltd. (prior stock code: 1668) (and its controlling shareholders) in the US$310 million privatisation by way of scheme of arrangement and the delisting of Peak Sports and its loan financing
• Advised Guangdong Investment Limited (270) in its acquisition of the Xingliu Expressway (from Guangdong Province and Guangxi to the south-eastern coastal areas of China measuring over 152km) and six water supply plants and one sewage treatment plant and five waterworks construction companies (in Guangxi and Jiangsu Province, the PRC) for HK$3.7 billion
• Advised China Electronics Optics Valley Union Holding Company (798) in its acquisition of the electronic information technology industrial park project from China Electronics Corporation Holding (85) and the issue of shares (constituting a controlling interest) to CECH (subject to the SFC granting its whitewash waiver) and the placing of shares to third parties (aggregating HK$3.2 billion), and the disposal by Optics Valley of two property projects to Hubei Science & Technology Investment Group (aggregating HK$654 million,  being Special Deals under the Hong Kong Takeovers Code)
• Advised Guangdong Land Holdings Ltd. (formerly known as Kingway Brewery Holdings Limited) (124) in relation to the disposal (very substantial disposal), through an international bidding process, of its entire brewery business to China Resources Snow Breweries Limited for US$863 million (China Resources Snow Breweries Limited is a joint venture between China Resources and SABMiller PLC)

Listing Rules compliance

• Advised various Hong Kong listed companies (including State-owned enterprises) in their complex notifiable transactions, connected transactions, continuing connected transactions, share option schemes, from strategic planning to securing approval by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Securities and Futures Commission

Private wealth

• Advised a prominent family in Hong Kong and Macau in the restructuring of trusts and distribution of assets

Fund raisings and IPOs

• Advised New Times Energy Corporation Limited (166) in its open offers and share placement aggregating US$124 million, capital reduction, and the subscription by Chow Tai Fook Enterprise group of a controlling stake in New Times with Whitewash waiver
• Advised WAG Worldsec Corporate Finance Ltd. as sponsor for the Main Board listing of PC Partner Group Limited (1184) (HK$134 million)
• Advised Citic Capital Markets Limited as sponsor for the Main Board listing of Weichai Power Co., Ltd. (2338) (HK$1.028 billion)

/Looking ahead

As the legal landscape continues to evolve, I am committed to staying at the forefront of industry trends and regulatory changes, particularly in the realm of AI and new technology.

I partner with clients to ensure they are well-prepared to navigate future challenges and opportunities. By fostering long-term relationships as a trusted advisor, I strive to guide clients through complex legal environments and help them achieve their strategic objectives.