Nelson Tai focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions. Nelson has advised corporate, private equity and other clients in connection with a variety of complex cross-border transactions, leveraged buyouts, equity investments, joint ventures, PIPE transactions, minority and strategic investments, divestitures, carve-out acquisitions, structured investments and other corporate matters. His practice spans a broad range of industries, including infrastructure, technology and fintech, industrials, healthcare/pharma, financial services and consumer products.
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Work Highlights
- KKR in multiple transactions, including its acquisition of Campbell’s Soup’s international business ($2.2 billion) and investments in ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (S$2.2 billion), Metro Pacific Hospitals in the Philippines, Vini Cosmetics, J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, LEAP and Reliance Retail warehousing assets in India
- Blackstone in multiple transactions, including its sales of Avery Lodge portfolio and IBS Software and acquisition of PGP Glass
- Vantage Data Centers in its expansion to Johor, Malaysia with the acquisition of Yondr Group’s 300+ MW hyperscale data center campus, and a $1.6 billion investment in it by GIC and ADIA
- Trendyol in its $1.5 billion series D financing, valuing Trendyol at $16.5 billion
- Ant Group in its strategic transaction in India (Paytm)
- GDS Holdings in its private placement of US$620 million convertible notes and US$580 million convertible notes
Education
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The University of Hong Kong, 2014 PCLL
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University of Warwick, 2013 B.A.
Honors
Nelson Tai is Counsel in the Firm’s Corporate Department, focusing on mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions. Nelson has advised corporate, private equity and other clients in connection with a variety of complex cross-border transactions, leveraged buyouts, equity investments, joint ventures, PIPE transactions, minority and strategic investments, divestitures, carve-out acquisitions, structured investments and other corporate matters. His practice spans a broad range of industries, including infrastructure, technology and fintech, industrials, healthcare/pharma, financial services and consumer products.
His representative experience includes advising:
- KKR in multiple transactions, including its acquisition of Campbell’s Soup’s international business ($2.2 billion) and investments in ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (S$2.2 billion), Metro Pacific Hospitals in the Philippines, Vini Cosmetics, J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, LEAP and Reliance Retail warehousing assets in India
- Blackstone in multiple transactions, including its sales of Avery Lodge portfolio and IBS Software and acquisition of PGP Glass
- Vantage Data Centers in its expansion to Johor, Malaysia with the acquisition of Yondr Group’s 300+ MW hyperscale data center campus, and a $1.6 billion investment in it by GIC and ADIA
- Trendyol in its $1.5 billion series D financing, valuing Trendyol at $16.5 billion
- Ant Group in its strategic transaction in India (Paytm)
- GDS Holdings in its private placement of US$620 million convertible notes and US$580 million convertible notes
Nelson received his PCLL from The University of Hong Kong in 2014, and his B.A. from the University of Warwick in 2013, where he graduated with honors. He is admitted to practice in Hong Kong.