Lindsay GAO Partner
Capital Markets | PE/VC, M&A
+852 2253 2728 lindsay.gao@meritsandtree.com Hong Kong

Ms. Lindsay Gao is a founding partner of Merits & Tree Hong Kong. Prior to joining Merits & Tree, Ms. Gao served as a lawyer and partner in several top-tier Chinese red-circle, UK, and US law firms. Ms. Gao is qualified to practice law in the State of New York in US, and is also a registered foreign lawyer (New York) in Hong Kong.

 

Ms. Gao has over a decade of experience in international capital markets and cross-border investment, financing, and M&A deals. Particularly in the field of capital markets, Ms. Gao has accumulated extensive project experience, and has successfully assisted more than a dozen Chinese companies in achieving overseas IPOs. The total financing scale of the listings on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd. and global offerings under Rule 144A and/or Regulation S of the US Securities Act, has exceeded 60 billion Hong Kong dollars. The companies she served cover TMT, medical and big health care, finance, education and entertainment, real estate, machinery manufacturing, and energy and minerals. Ms. Gao is renowned for her ability to draft prospectuses, known for her thorough understanding of the clients’ businesses and perfect expression of clients’ demands. In addition, Ms. Gao has  participated in or led several large-scale multinational investment and M&A projects, including a huge energy and mineral development and construction project in Africa by a state-owned enterprise.

Achievements
In Equity Financing such as IPOs Field
  • Acted as issuer's counsel to Qunabox Group Ltd. (HKEX: 0917) in its global offering of ordinary shares (USD 63 million) and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (2024)
  • Acted as issuer's counsel to Gaush Meditech Ltd (HKEX: 2407) in its global offering of ordinary shares (USD 86 million) and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (2022)
  • Acted as sponsor and underwriter's counsel representing Ping An Securities Co., Ltd. in assisting Haojing Technology International Holdings Ltd. (HKEX: 2440) with its global offering of ordinary shares (USD 59 million) and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (2022)
  • Acted as issuer's counsel to Straw Bear Entertainment Group (HKEX: 2125) in its global offering of ordinary shares (USD 126 million) and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (2021)
  • Acted as issuer's counsel to Sichuan Languang Jiabao Service Group Co., Ltd. (HKEX: 2606) in its H-share global offering (USD 189 million) and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (2019)
  • Acted as sponsor and underwriter's counsel representing CCB International and others in assisting Zhongliang Holdings Group Co., Ltd. (HKEX: 2772) with its global offering of ordinary shares (USD 376 million) and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (2019)
  • Acted as issuer's counsel to China Ginkgo Education Group Ltd. (HKEX: 1851) in its global offering of ordinary shares (USD 23 million) and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (2019)
  • Acted as sponsor and underwriter's counsel representing CCB International, China Merchants Securities International, etc. in assisting Dafa Properties Group Ltd. (HKEX: 6111) with its global offering of ordinary shares (USD 108 million) and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (2018)
  • Acted as sponsor and underwriter's counsel representing CCB International, Guotai Junan Securities and Haitong International in assisting Zhengrong Real Estate Group Ltd. (HKEX: 6158) with its global offering of ordinary shares (USD 512 million) and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (2018)
  • Acted as sponsor and underwriter's counsel representing China International Capital Corporation (CICC), China Merchants Securities International, Agricultural Bank of China International (ABC International), AMTD Asset Management and Bank of China (BOC) in assisting Guangzhou Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. (HKEX: 1551) with its H-share global offering (USD 1.1 billion) and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (2017)
  • Acted as sponsor and underwriter's counsel representing CLSA, Merrill Lynch International and CCB International in assisting China Yuhua Education Group Ltd. (HKEX: 6169) with its global offering of ordinary shares (USD 187.7 million) and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (2017)
  • Acted as sponsor and underwriter's counsel representing UBS, Deutsche Bank, etc. in assisting China Logistics Property Holdings Co., Ltd. (HKEX: 1589) with its global offering of ordinary shares (USD 434 million) and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (2016)
  • Acted as issuer's counsel to China Energy Engineering Corporation Ltd. (HKEX: 3996) in its H-share global offering (USD 180 million) and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (2015)
  • Acted as sponsor and underwriter's counsel representing Citigroup, J.P. Morgan, UBS, Macquarie Group, Bank of China, Goldman Sachs, China Securities International, China Merchants Securities International and Haitong Securities in assisting China Railway Signal & Communication Corporation Ltd. (HKEX: 3969) with its H-share global offering (USD 1.4 billion) and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (2015)
  • Acted as issuer's counsel to Hengshi Mining Investment Ltd. (HKEX: 1370) in its global offering of ordinary shares (USD 143 million) and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (2013)
  • Acted as sponsor and underwriter's counsel representing Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, China Galaxy Securities (Hong Kong), Agricultural Bank of China International and Nomura in assisting China Galaxy Securities Co., Ltd. (HKEX: 6881) with its H-share global offering (USD 1.07 billion) and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (2013)
  • Acted as sponsor and underwriter's counsel representing UBS, CITIC Securities, J.P. Morgan, Deutsche Bank, etc. in assisting Zhengzhou Coal Mining Machinery Group Co., Ltd. (HKEX: 0564) with its H-share global offering (USD 296 million) and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (2012)
  • Acted as issuer's counsel to Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co., Ltd. (HKEX: 3948) in its H-share global offering (USD 902 million) and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (2012)
  • Acted as sponsor and underwriter's counsel representing Piper Jaffray & Co. in assisting NQ Mobile (NYSE: NQ) with its global offering of ordinary shares (USD 89 million) and listing on the New York Stock Exchange (2011)
In Debt Financing Field
  • Represented Skyfame Realty (Holdings) Ltd., Zhenro Properties Group Ltd., Fosun International Ltd. and Logan Group Company Ltd. in completing the issuance of US dollar senior notes.
In PE/VC, M&A Field
  • Represented TJOY Group in inviting strategic investors via a global auction, which was subsequently acquired by Coty Inc.; participated in BAIC Daimler AG’s acquisition of a minority stake in BAIC Motor's passenger vehicle segment under Beijing Automotive Group; represented Baring Asia, Sequoia Capital, New Horizon Capital and other clients in private equity investments in China’s pharmaceutical, TMT and other industries; represented the acquirer in the strategic acquisition of pre-school education enterprises; and is currently providing comprehensive legal advisory services to a State-owned enterprise for its energy and mineral development and construction projects in Africa.
Honors
  • 2024-2025 China Business Law Journal The A-List: Growth Drivers
Education
  • LL.M and J.D., Washington University in St. Louis (USA)
  • LL.B., Jilin University
Admissions
  • New York State Bar
  • Registered Foreign Lawyer (New York)
Language
Chinese  English

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