Christopher Wong

Christopher Wong is a Partner and Head of the China Practice at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. Christopher’s practice area involves capital markets, public and private M&A, transactions involving private equity and regulatory compliance. Before he joined Simpson Thacher in 2011, Christopher was a Partner at the Hong Kong office of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.

Christopher received his LL.B. degree from King’s College, University of London in 1993. Christopher is fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin.

Christopher’s recent experience in Hong Kong Stock Exchange listings and securities offerings includes advising:

• Issuers in the IPO and Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing by China Huirong Financial Holdings, Jingrui Holdings, China Harmony Auto, Samsonite International, Sun Art Retail, China NT Pharma Holdings, NVC Lighting, Zhongsheng Holdings, Yingde Gases, Sino Ocean Land, SOHO China, Bosideng International and Shimao Property
• Underwriters in the HK IPO by China Huishan Dairy, Tenwow International Holdings, Dongpeng Holdings, Fuguiniao Co., Honworld Group, China Conch Ventures, Wonderfulsky Financial, China Huaneng Renewables, Springland Department Store, China Modern Dairy, Xinjiang Goldwind Technology, SANY Heavy Equipment, Bawang International, Evergrande Real Estate, Powerlong Real Estate, China Railway Construction Corp, China Huiyuan Juice, China CITIC Bank, China Communications Services, China Agri Holdings, China Construction Bank, Tencent Holdings and China Paradise Electronics Retail
• China CITIC Bank and China Communications Services in their rights issues
• Underwriters in the rights issues by China Resources Power, China Merchants Bank and Bank of Communications
• Goldman Sachs, HSBC and UBS Warburg on the privatization and HK IPO of MTR Corporation
• PetroChina in its US$2.7 billion share placing

Christopher’s recent experience in mergers and acquisitions transactions include advising:

• Hop Hing Group on its acquisition of the Yoshinoya and Dairy Queen franchisees in northern China
• Sinochem on its public bid and privatization of Emerald Energy plc
• China Guangdong Nuclear Power on its acquisition of a portfolio of power assets from Standard Chartered Private Equity and Noonday Asset Management
• China Minmetals Group on its public offer for Hunan Non-Ferrous Metals, a Hong Kong–listed company
• PetroChina on its US$2.6 billion acquisition of PetroKazakhstan
• China Mobile on its US$6.4 billion acquisition of telecoms assets from its parent company
• PetroChina on its privatization of Jilin Chemical, a company listed in Hong Kong, Shanghai and New York
• Huiyuan Juice on its proposed US$2.4 billion public offer by The Coca-Cola Company
• HONY Capital on its US$100 million investment in a Hong Kong–listed company
• Huishan Dairy on the US$290 million investment by a consortium of private equity investors
• Jianhua Concrete Piles on the investment by CDH
• Bosideng on the investment by HSBC Private Equity
• Temasek and IFC on their investments in Sichuan Jiuda Salt
• MAN SE on its investment in Sinotruk Hong Kong, a Hong Kong–listed company