REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
William Z. Ho
Private Equity, Mergers and Acquisitions
Represented 17LIVE INC., a social networking entertainment start-up backed by Temasek in connection with the acquisition of MeMeLive, a live streaming platform controlled by a Beijing-based social gaming developer.
Represented 17LIVE INC., a social networking entertainment start-up backed by Temasek in connection with its series D fundraising led by Vertex Growth Fund, alongside Stonebridge Korea Unicorn Venture Fund, Innoven Capital Singapore, Kaga Electronics Co., Ltd., and ASE Global Group in New York.
Represented Trax, a Singapore unicorn in the AI and computer vision field backed by Warburg Pincus and Boyu Capital, in connection with its acquisition of a leading Chinese retail AI and big data service platform.
Represented Prenetics, a Hong Kong based genetics-testing start-up backed by Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund, in connection with its issue of convertible notes in an aggregate principal amount of US$15 million to Apis Insurtech Fund I, a venture fund managed by Apis Partners LLP. Existing investor Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund also participated.
Represented Doki Technologies, a Hong Kong-based start-up specializing in developing technology-enabled wearable devices for children, in connection with various corporate matters.
Represented Tencent Holdings Limited in its US$460 million Series B investment in Huya, a gaming live streaming company listed on the NASDAQ.
Represented Tencent Holdings Limited in its US$560 million investment in Yixin Group, an online automotive transaction platform based in the PRC and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Represented Tencent Holdings Limited in its US$300 million investment in Bitauto Holdings and US$1 billion follow-on investment in Bitauto Holdings, a leading provider of internet content and marketing services listed on the NYSE.
Represented Tencent Holdings Limited in its US$200 million investment in Zhuan Zhuan, a second-hand goods online marketplace based in the PRC.
Represented Tencent Holdings Limited in its US$100 million investment in China Literature, an online publishing and e-book website listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Represented The Carlyle Group in connection with its US$500 million sale of its majority interest in Eastern Broadcasting Co., a Taiwan broadcasting company.
Represented The Carlyle Group in connection with its US$90 million sale of its interests in Yuanta Financial Holdings Ltd., through an accelerated book-build and block trade on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
Represented Morgan Stanley Private Equity in connection with its take-private of DSG International Thailand.
Represented Morgan Stanley Private Equity in connection with its US$100 million investment in Q&K International Group, a Shanghai-based rental apartment operator listed on the NASDAQ.
Represented Goldman Sachs in connection with its investment in a PRC-based online education company.
Represented CDH Investments and DCP Fund in its US$110 million investment by way of convertible bond in Sunpower Group Limited, a manufacturer of energy conservation products in the PRC and listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
Represented TPG Capital in its investment of approximately HK$1 billion by way of subscription for H shares in Wumart Holdings, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Capital Markets
Represented Naspers Limited in its US$9.8 billion sale of its interests in Tencent Holdings Limited by way of an accelerated book-build and block trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, which was the largest block trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at the time.