Tam, Virginia M.

Languages

• Cantonese
• English
• Mandarin

Lawyer Overview

Virginia Tam's practice focuses on representing Asia-based corporations and financial institutions in international corporate finance matters, including initial and follow-on public offerings, alternative public offerings, private equity transactions, Rule 144A offerings and private placements, and capital restructurings. Virginia has a technical background in computational physics and has represented a number of technology companies in cross-border corporate and securities transactions.

Virginia was a lead lawyer in the following transactions: the global initial public offering of Fosun International, a HKSE-listed company; China Cord Blood Corporation's reverse acquisition of Pantheon China Acquisition Corp., a U.S. special purpose acquisition company (SPAC); Forum Partner's pre-IPO investment in Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd., an NYSE-listed company; and the Rule 144A offering of Shin Kong Financial Holding Co., Ltd., a TSE-listed company. She has represented technology companies specializing in semiconductor fabrication, computer design and manufacturing, biopharmaceutical research, internet access and cable television services, and construction engineering.

Virginia is the U.S. hiring partner of the Hong Kong Office and a member of the practice management committee of the Hong Kong Law Society.

Areas of Practice

• Capital Markets
• Private Equity
• Mergers & Acquisitions

Representative Cases

• Actions Semiconductor completes $83 million of American Depositary Shares in a follow-on public offering
• Cazenove Group completes SNG $106 million of Ordinary Shares IPO and Rule 144A and Regulation S offerings by Hsu Fu Chi International Limited
• CCB International Asset Management invests in Bus Online , (2009)
• CCB International Asset Management invests in Mingyuan Medicare Development Company in a PIPE transaction , (2009)
• China Renaissance Capital invests in EBT Mobile China
• Chinacars issues Series B Preferred shares
• CICC, UBS and J.P. Morgan underwrite one of largest IPOs in world, $2.6 billion of H Shares on Hong Kong Exchange by China Merchants Bank
• Citigroup Global completes $125 million of Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds in a Regulation S offering by Punj Lloyd Limited
• City Telecom announces $89 million tender offer , (2009)
• City Telecom announces completion of US$51 million tender offer for notes , (2009)
• CLSA places HK$500 million of Ordinary Shares in Regulation S offering by Xing Lin Medical Information Technology Company Limited
• CPMC Holdings Limited completes IPO on Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited , (2009)
• DT Capital invests in China Biologic , (2009)
• Forum Partners invests in Xinyuan Real Estate
• Golden Meditech completes follow-on public offering of China Medical Technologies for $58.4 million of American Depositary Shares
• Golden Meditech sells interest in China Cord Blood Services , (2009)
• Morgan Stanley and others underwrite IPO by Fosun International Limited for HK $11.5 billion of Ordinary Shares , (2009)
• Morgan Stanley issues $250 million in Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds in a Regulation S offering by Shin Kong Financial Holding Co., Ltd.
• SPG Land issues $150 million of Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds in Regulation S offering
• Unifisoft Holdings raises $20 million in private placement
• Windrace International Company completes its business combination with 2020 Chinacap Acquirco, Inc.

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Franchising, Joint Ventures, Lending & Secured Transactions, Limited Liability Companies, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Shareholders' Rights, Trade Associations, Venture Capital

Bar Admissions

• Hong Kong
• New York

Education

• U of Cambridge, Tri Col - UK
• Yale University
• Cambridge Univ - England
• Columbia University - New York

Published Works

• SEC Adopts Amendments to Rule 12g3-2(b) and Various Other Foreign Issuer Reporting Requirements; Revises Cross-Border Tender Offer, Exchange Offer and Business Combination Rules in Addition to Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rules for Certain Foreign Institutions, 2008
• SEC Guidance on the Use of Company Web Sites for Disclosure to Investors, 2008
• SEC Proposes Revisions to Rule 15a-6 to Improve Regulation of Foreign Broker-Dealers, 2008
• SEC Proposes Revisions to the Cross-Border Tender Offer, Exchange Offer, and Business Combination Rules as Well as Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rules for Certain Foreign Institutions, 2008
• SEC Proposes Amendments to Rule 12g3-2(b) Exemption From Registration Under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Other Rules and Forms, 2008

Address

29th Floor, Edinburgh Tower; The Landmark
15 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong

Phones

852.3189.7318 (Business Phone)
86.21.2201.8059 (Other Phone)

Faxes

852.2868.5871 (Business Fax)
86.21.5298.6569 (Other Fax)

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