Overview
Jodie Lee is an associate in the Corporate Department of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Hong Kong office. Jodie has extensive experience in capital markets transactions, focusing on mergers and acquisitions in Hong Kong and in the PRC, as well as corporate and commercial transactions and regulatory compliance of Hong Kong-listed companies. She also has specialized expertise in handling and advising various Hong Kong-listed companies on all aspects of ongoing compliance matters, including corporate governance, capital structure, ESG, public reporting and disclosure, capital markets, and mergers and acquisitions and compliance matters of Hong Kong Listing Rules.
She is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.
Education
- City University of Hong Kong, PCLL, 2017
- City University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law, LL.B., 2016
Representations
Regulatory & Compliance
- Representative clients with ongoing legal and compliance matters including China International Marine Containers (Group) Co Ltd., COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd., ZTE Corporation, China Vanke Co. Ltd., Yuzhou Group Holdings Company Limited, JS Global Lifestyle Company Limited, China Everbright Limited, Redsun Properties Group Limited, Redsun Services Group Limited, Fujian Holdings Limited, CIMC Vehicles (Group) Co., Ltd. (delisted), Fujian Holdings Limited, New Focus Auto Tech Holdings Limited*, Qingling Motors Co. Ltd*, Petro-king Oilfield Services Limited*, etc. in relation to their compliance matters under the Hong Kong Listing Rules, Takeovers Code, Securities and Futures Ordinance, Companies Ordinance and other relevant law and regulations in Hong Kong.
- Different banks incorporated in the PRC, including Zhongyuan Bank Co., Ltd., Weihai Bank Co. Ltd., Bank of Tianjin Co., Ltd. and China Bohai Bank Co., Ltd., etc. in relation to their compliance matters under the Hong Kong Listing Rules and other relevant law and regulations in Hong Kong.
IPO
- Hong Kong IPO projects including IBO Technology Company Limited*, C&N Holdings Limited and Wan Cheng Metal Packaging Company Limited (now known as Hong Kong Entertainment International Holdings Limited)*.
Capital Market Transactions
- China Vanke Co. Ltd. on its respective HK$3.92 billion and HK$7.89 billion placing of new H shares. CLSA, CICC, UBS and CMB International were the placing agents.
- Weihai Bank Co. Ltd. in relation to its nonpublic issuance of H shares and domestic shares, raising approximately RMB 3 billion.
- Zhongyuan Bank Co., Ltd. in relation to its RMB 28.47 billion merger by absorption of three city commercial banks, including Bank of Luoyang, Bank of Pingdingshan and Bank of Jiaozuo China Travel Services, together with its placing of RMB 3.105 billion new H shares.
- Zhongyuan Bank Co., Ltd. in relation to its issue and delisting of offshore preference shares of RMB 9.69 billion.
- Zhongyuan Bank Co., Ltd. in relation to its convertible negotiated deposit of RMB 8 billion.
- Bank of Tianjin Co., Ltd. in relation to its convertible negotiated deposit of RMB 6.7 billion.
- Bank of Tianjin Co., Ltd. in relation to its major disposal of RMB 8.01 billion assets of the bank.
- JS Global Lifestyle Limited in relation to its SFC whitewash waiver application regarding changes in the shareholding of its controlling shareholders.
- Birmingham Sports Holdings Limited (now known as ZO Future Group)* in relation to its rights issue, raising approximately HK$300 million.
Matters may have been completed prior to joining Paul Hastings