Eugene Y. Gu is counsel with extensive transactional experience working on matters involving different practice areas and jurisdictions. He primarily advises PRC and international clients on US or HK law-related issues in equity and debt capital markets, mergers & acquisitions and general corporate matters. He has represented a number of issuers, underwriters and placing agents in equity and debt offerings as well as acquirers and targets in mergers & acquisitions and has acquired substantial experience in drafting and negotiating various transactional documents, including disclosure documents, agreements, opinions and comfort letters.
His experience includes working on the equity or debt offerings of the world’s largest vaping device manufacturer, a leading point-of-care and self-testing medical devices manufacturer, large real estate developers and property management companies, a well-established educational service provider in the PRC, a rapidly growing paper product manufacturer, a major PRC solar power plant owner and operator, a large PRC mining company, leading Indian road construction and airport operation companies, an online video streaming company, a chemical EPC provider, a major PRC airliner, a restaurant chain, a women’s footwear manufacturer, an environmental company in South China, a PRC petrochemical company, a PRC heavy industries group engaged in shipbuilding and offshore engineering, a telecommunications equipment manufacturer, providers of water and wastewater treatment services in China and a real estate developer and operator of high-end shopping malls in North China. He also advised on delisting and deregistration matters of foreign private issuers in the US and assisted clients in corporate compliance matters and filings with the US regulators and stock exchanges.
He has practiced law in each of Hong Kong, New York and Beijing for long periods of time and become familiar with practices and cultures of these jurisdictions. He has an in-depth understanding of the typical issues faced by Chinese issuers in listing their shares on the stock exchanges in Hong Kong or New York or conducting business in these jurisdictions. Over these years, he has provided satisfactory service to many of his clients and won further mandates from them.
During his practice in New York, he also provided pro-bono services to The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce.
