Some of the representative matters led and handled by Sam include:

Mergers & Acquisitions

• Advised CITIC Group Corporation on the sale of its shares in CITIC Limited (00267.HK) for HK$13.6 billion
• Advised a leading PRC chemicals manufacturer on its approximately US$4 billion investment in an oil infrastructure project in Saudi Arabia
• Advised a global high-performance building products and construction suppliers on its purchase of the entire shares in a global construction materials company for around US$26 million
• Advised a global intellectual property protection firm on its acquisition of a major intellectual property agency in Hong Kong for around US$23 million
• Advised a multinational professional services network on its acquisition of the key assets and business of a top Hong Kong cloud services provider and its acquisition of the key assets and business of a top Hong Kong consultancy services firm in sustainable finance and ESG

Fund & Private Equity

• Advised a global investment fund on its approximately US$5 billion investment in a prominent PRC utility company 
• Advised a leading PRC private equity firm on its respective investment projects in silica mine, clean energy, aviation and telecommunications, media & technology (TMT) in Japan, Bermuda, Saudi Arabia and Hong Kong, with aggregate investment values of more than US$1 billion
• Advised an affiliate of a Hong Kong listed company in setting up a Hong Kong limited partnership fund with a target fund size of US$50 million for investing in luxury lifestyle brands

Data protection, Cybersecurity & FinTech

• Advised a Hong Kong statutory body on the legal issues, documentation, and implementation of its commercial data sharing platform for digitalisation of transaction process and its platform for the issuance, transfer and redemption of central bank digital currency
• Advised a leading artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cloud platform on the legal issues and documentation for its strategic corporate expansion and its launch of an AI agent application
• Advised a Hong Kong virtual bank on the legal issues and documentation for launching its virtual banking platform
• Advised a leading European airline on the data protection, electronic transactions and contract law issues for the implementation of its B2B online payment solutions
• Advised a global AI-driven smart mobility and rewards platform on its data protection and privacy matters 

Banking and Finance

• Advised China CITIC Bank across multiple branches on numerous sizable loan transactions exceeding a total value of RMB12 billion

Corporate and Commercial

• Advised a leading artificial intelligence technology services company listed in Hong Kong on its corporate restructuring and debt financing projects, with aggregate transaction values of more than US$30 million
• Advised a Swiss listed company specialising in enterprise software for banks and financial institutions on the Hong Kong steps for the global corporate reorganisation plan
• Advised a multinational tech giant providing social networking services on its corporate governance, compliance issues and employment matters