Overview
Fiona Lee is a Knowledge & Innovation Attorney working with the firm’s Corporate Department and is based in the firm’s Hong Kong office. Fiona focuses on optimizing and creating efficient legal processes and workflows, identifying practice innovation needs, developing innovative tools and content delivery systems, and leveraging practice technology to implement solutions and ensure practice and client service excellence. Fiona works on knowledge initiatives to assess internal knowledge needs and to create, collect and deliver critical legal content to the attorneys in her practice areas to support their efforts in providing professional and practical legal solutions to clients.
Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Fiona served as the senior legal counsel of the investment division of a China-based banking conglomerate. She also has over a decade of experience as corporate transactional lawyer at a New York-based premier international law firm and a Magic Circle law firm where she focused on mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, equity capital markets transactions and regulatory compliance.
She is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
Education
- University of Hong Kong, P.C.LL., 2004
- University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law, LL.B., 2003
- Queen’s University, Kingston Canada, BA (Honours), 2000
Representations
M&A
- CCBI in connection with its Series D equity investment in Toutiao and subsequent disposals.*
- CCBI on its Series D equity investment in WeRide, which engages in the business of developing artificial intelligence solutions for autonomous driving in the PRC.*
- CCBI on its pre-IPO equity investment in MINISO from founder/substantial shareholder and its subsequent disposals.*
- CCBI in connection with its Series F equity investment in Kuaikan World (Beijing) Technology, which engages in the business of development and operation of comics and community platform.*
- Arla Foods amba on its acquisition of an indirect stake of approximately 6% in China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited.*
- NWS Holdings Limited on its acquisition of a minority interest in Beijing Capital International Airport.*
- Telefónica, S.A. on its enhance cooperation strategic alliance and the mutual subscription of shares with China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited.*
- Telefónica, S.A. on its acquisition of shares in China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited.*
- Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited on its acquisition of 100% interest in Felix Resources Limited.*
Private Equity
- IFC on its acquisition of a 9.23% equity stake in Ko Yo Ecological Agrotech (Group) Limited and warrants that confer on IFC the right to subscribe for an additional 6.63% interest.*
- Permira on its subscription and purchase of shares in Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited and its exit by way of placement in three stages.*
- Chow Tai Fook Nominee Limited, which led Investec and other private equity investors on a US$290 million exchangeable bond pre-IPO investment in China Huishan Dairy Group.*
Capital Markets
- Deutsche Bank (acting as joint global coordinator and sponsors) on the global offering and listing of Da Ming International Holdings Limited.*
- New World Development Company Limited and NWS Holdings Limited in the spin-off of Newton Resources Limited by way of global offering and separate listing.*
- CNOOC Limited in connection with its various debt offerings (2014, 2016, 2018).*
- China Yongda Automobiles Services Holdings Limited on its RMB 1 billion credit enhanced convertible bonds offering.*
- Mongolian Mining Corporation on its US$201 million global rights offering.*
- Kunlun Energy Company Limited on its US$1.35 billion top-up placement of shares.*
- SJM Holdings Limited on its issue of HK$2 billion zero coupon guaranteed convertible bonds listed on the Singapore Exchange Limited.*
Compliance
- AIA Limited, China International Capital Corporation Limited, Tencent Holdings Limited, Postal Savings Bank of China, CNOOC Limited, Mongolian Mining Corporation, China Yongda Automobiles Services Holdings Limited, Sino Land Company Limited and Sino Hotels (Holdings) Limited in relation to their ongoing post-listing compliance including corporate governance, employee incentive arrangements, general corporate law and financing matters related to their business operations, shareholdings and/or investments.*
*Matters may have been completed before joining Paul Hastings.