DLA Piper has added Sherlyn Lau, a leading IPO and Equity Capital Markets partner, as its APAC Capital Markets and Corporate Finance Head in its Hong Kong office. Joining from Sidley Austin where she served as Deputy Head of its multidisciplinary China Corporate and Finance practice, Lau comes with a team of 12 experienced capital markets practitioners. She and her team join the firm’s Asia Corporate practice and the Equity Capital Markets practice in Greater China. Lau is one of the most respected equity capital markets lawyers in Hong Kong, bringing two decades of experience advising on Hong Kong IPOs, M&A, secondary equity fundraisings, listing rules compliance and pre-IPO private placements. She has led numerous complex, high profile and first-of-its-kind transactions across multiple sectors, including life sciences and biotech, emerging technology, and mining and resources. Her client base spans leading Chinese and international investment banks, as well as a significant number of Hong Kong–listed companies and those in the process of being listed. Her arrival, together with her team, will bolster the firm’s existing in-depth understanding of the Hong Kong and Mainland China capital markets and their regulatory and commercial landscapes.
