Chau Dang

She has significant experience in complex investment acquisitions and disposals, advising clients on transaction structuring, legal due diligence, transaction documentation, negotiations and post-completion matters.

Chau's clients span diverse industries, including real estate, infrastructure, logistics, manufacturing and consumer businesses.

Chau began her career in London where she trained and practised as a solicitor of England and Wales at a large international law firm for over seven years. During that time, she advised on high-value M&A transactions and other types of commercial contracts in the real estate sector for a wide range of institutional clients.

Corporate/ M&A

• Advised a large foreign conglomerate and major Southeast Asian energy player in its acquisition of equity stake in a Vietnamese project company owning and operating a coal-fired power plant built under the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model.*
• Acted as lead counsel for a Japanese investor on its acquisition of a majority stake in a Singaporean entity owning renewable energy projects in the South of Vietnam.*
• Advised an Asian investor acquiring shares in a Vietnamese company listed on HOSE from separate institutional sellers.*
• Advised an Asian investor on the acquisition of a listed company in Southeast Asia operating multiple renewable energy projects across Vietnam.*
• Advised a global alternative asset manager on its M&A bid for a multinational sustainability consultancy business valued at USD 2.5 billion.*
• Advised a global alternative asset manager on its corporate acquisition of 31 logistics properties across the UK and other European countries valued at approximately EUR 908 million.*
• Advised an international investment fund on bids for diverse real estate portfolios spanning data centres, student accommodation and hotel asset classes.*

Real Estate – (Sales & Acquisitions)

• Advised UK investment funds on real estate investments across the full asset life cycle, from acquisitions to establish each fund's portfolio, through asset management and subsequent disposals. The aggregate value of the properties exceeded GBP 150 million for each of the portfolios. The types of assets involved included retail parks and office buildings.*
• Advised a UK real estate developer on its purchase and financing of a newly developed office building in the City of London.*
• Advised large pension funds on their sale and leaseback transactions involving hotel assets in London, as well as their other assets in the UK including retail parks.*
• Advised a large pension fund in connection with its disposal of shares in a corporate vehicle owning a West London shopping complex.*
• Acted for a UK real estate developer on the re-development of a mixed-use building in a prime central London location, including restructuring of leasehold titles and negotiations with each leaseholder.*

Real Estate – Leasing & Hospitality

• Advised a European hotel brand on its entry into the Vietnam market with two different projects, by assisting with the review and negotiation of Hotel Management Agreements and Technical Services Agreements.*
• Advised a Chinese client on its lease agreement for an industrial park facility to establish a manufacturing plant and export processing zone.*
• Advised a UK real estate developer in connection with the development of a new headquarters for a fintech client in a central London location.*
• Advised high-end retailers on real estate matters for their flagship UK stores.*
• Advised owners of a portfolio of prime London real estate on the asset management of a diverse mix of retail, gallery and office spaces in Mayfair and the West End of London.*

* Matters before joining Baker McKenzie