§ 01 About
Phyllis is a Hong Kong and England & Wales qualified solicitor whose practice centres on emerging companies, M&A, and venture capital. In five years of practice she has led 10+ acquisitions for listed clients, structured VIE and WFOE vehicles for pre-IPO companies, and advised founders from seed through Series B across AI, fintech, biotech, and proptech. Within OLN's Startup Tech team she leads drafting support on shareholder arrangements and owns the operational document workstream.
"Operational documents are where well-meaning SHAs go to die. The cleanest drafting on earth still needs an Article that bites."
§ 02 Selected experience
M&A · Listed acquirer
Led 10+ private acquisitions and JV formations for an HKEX-listed Chinese warehousing company; most recent named Deal of the Year by China Business Law Journal.
Strategic M&A
Strategic acquisition of a sports brand for a prominent Chinese sportswear group. Transaction value USD 62.5M. Diligence, deal structuring, and execution.
Pre-IPO · WFOE / VIE
Pre-IPO restructuring for a Shanghai-listed company's Hong Kong operations: WFOE and VIE build-out, capital investment exceeding RMB 2B.
Financing · Seed → Series B
Lead drafting and execution on seed-through-Series-B rounds for emerging tech companies across AI, blockchain, smart logistics, IoT, fintech, food tech, biotech, and proptech.