The Law Society of England and Wales
The Law Society of Hong Kong
Jay Tai is a Partner in the Corporate Department, resident in our Hong Kong, Beijing and New York offices.
Jay's practice focuses on private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and complex corporate and commercial transactions. He has extensive experience representing regional and global private equity funds, venture capital funds, hedge funds, investment banks and strategic investors in their investment activities throughout Asia, with a particular focus on China. He has advised clients on deals involving a broad range of industries, including real estate, manufacturing, health care, education, telecommunication and media, and jurisdictions in Asia, including China, Japan, Korea, Singapore and Malaysia.
Jay also is a member of the Lodging & Gaming Group and has advised clients in hospitality projects in China and Vietnam involving various international brands, including Starwood, Marriott, Aman and Four Seasons.
Jay has given speeches at various conferences and client-sponsored events on topics related to private equity and mergers and acquisitions such as "PE Financings - Some Recent Trends and Regulatory Pitfalls" at In-House Congress and “Private Equity Investments in China - Legal and Regulatory Challenges for Funds Investing in China” at ALB’s M&A seminar series.
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Recent representative transactions include:
China Construction Bank International in its private equity investments in various industries in China including telecommunications, life sciences, real estate, consumer products and logistics
OCBC Bank Private Equity & Mezzanine Capital Unit in its private equity investments in Asia across industries including consumer products and real estate
Morgan Stanley in the refinancing and restructuring of its portfolio investment in China
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