Yvonne Ho
Managing Partner, Beijing and Shanghai
Beijing
Yvonne Ho
Managing Partner, Beijing and Shanghai
Beijing
Contact Details
Yvonne is Managing Partner of Allen & Overy Beijing and Shanghai offices. She has extensive experience advising financial institutions and corporates in Chinese inbound and outbound financing transactions, including project finance, acquisition finance, asset finance and structured lending.
Yvonne has been consistently ranked Band 1 for China Banking and Finance by Chambers Asia Pacific.
She is described as "excellent in dealing with Chinese borrowers and Chinese counsel”, and “very patient and persuasive" in Chambers Asia Pacific (China – Banking & Finance), 2019.
"She is really professional, easy to get along with, and has rich experience with and knowledge about international clean energy projects", commented another client in Chambers Asia Pacific (China – Projects & Infrastructure), 2019.
Office
Beijing
Allen & Overy LLP Beijing Representative Office (UK)
46th Floor China World Tower A, No. 1 Jian Guo Men Wai Avenue Beijing
Beijing
100004
Shanghai
Allen & Overy LLP Shanghai Representative Office (UK)
15F, Phase II, Shanghai IFC, 8 Century Avenue, Pudong
Shanghai
200120
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as solicitor, Hong Kong, 1996
Academic
LLB, The University of Hong Kong
LLM, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Experience highlights
Advising China Three Gorges South Asia Investment in the USD1.69bn financing of the 720MW hydropower project in Karot, Pakistan, one of the largest foreign investment and infrastructure projects in Pakistan, and one of the “Pak-China Economic Corridor Priority Projects” that forms part of the broader “One Belt, One Road” initiative launched by the Chinese government. This is also the first investment of the Silk Road Fund and the first major project financing in the Pak-China Economic Corridor which is led by a Chinese bank, and which the Chinese banks co-financed with IFC. This deal won the Asia Pacific Hydro Project 2017 at the IJGlobal Awards and China Law and Practice Awards Energy Deal of the Year 2017.
Advising China Development Bank, Bank of China, China Exim Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and China Construction Bank on the financing of the Vinh Tan 1 BOT power project in Vietnam invested in by China Southern Power Grid Corporation, China Power International and Vinacomin. This was the first Chinese-sponsored, Chinese-financed IPP in Vietnam and the largest project financings in Vietnam for BOT power projects. Awarded Project Finance Deal of the Year, IFLR Asia Awards 2016.
Advising Bank of China, on a EUR 300m syndicated loan facility to a consortium formed by Zhengzhou Coal Mining Machinery and China Renaissance Capital Investment for the acquisition of Robert Bosch (Bosch) and Robert Bosch Investment Nederland, a subsidiary of Bosch. The financing involved 11 jurisdictions in Asia, Europe, USA and Latin America.
Office
Beijing
Allen & Overy LLP Beijing Representative Office (UK)
46th Floor China World Tower A, No. 1 Jian Guo Men Wai Avenue Beijing
Beijing
100004
Shanghai
Allen & Overy LLP Shanghai Representative Office (UK)
15F, Phase II, Shanghai IFC, 8 Century Avenue, Pudong
Shanghai
200120
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as solicitor, Hong Kong, 1996
Academic
LLB, The University of Hong Kong
LLM, London School of Economics and Political Science
Recognition
She is held in high regard for her expertise in all manner of financing matters, especially in cross-border transactions. One market source describes her as "formidable.
Chambers Greater China Region, China, 2022, Banking & Finance: Mainland China-based (International Firms)
Yvonne Ho is a leading figure in the field of project finance, and is especially active advising both lenders and borrowers on outbound infrastructure development mandates. One admiring market source agrees that "Yvonne Ho is a very seasoned practitioner and has been in the market for a long time.
Chambers Greater China Region, China, 2022, Projects and Infrastructure
Awards & accolades
Band 1 (China – Banking and finance) for several consecutive years
Chambers
Band 1 (China – Projects and Infrastructure) for several consecutive years
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