Rachel Huang

Rachel is Partner in Ogier's Corporate Finance team in Hong Kong. Rachel advises on a broad range of corporate finance transactions, including initial public offerings in Hong Kong and the United States, SPAC listings, de-SPAC transactions, pre-IPO investments, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and general corporate matters. Rachel also has extensive experience in debt capital market transactions, debt restructuring and bank financing.

Background and experience

Before joining Ogier, Rachel worked at a London-headquartered magic circle law firm, focusing on debt capital markets. Prior to this, she spent two years as a corporate lawyer at a leading Chinese law firm in Shanghai before relocating to Hong Kong.

Rachel speaks native Mandarin, and is fluent in English and Cantonese.

Recent capital market transactions Rachel has advised on include:

US IPOs

• Zeekr, a subsidiary of Chinese automaker Geely, which also owns Sweden's Volvo Cars and the UK's Lotus, on its US$441 million listing on the NYSE - the biggest Chinese stock offering in the US in the past three years - China Business Law Journal, Deal of the Year 2024
• Everbright Digital Holding Limited, an integrated marketing solutions provider, on its initial public offering on the Nasdaq Capital Market
• HomesToLife Ltd, a leading home furniture retailer in Singapore, on its initial public offering on the Nasdaq Capital Market
• Lianhe Sowell International Group Ltd, a machine vision products and solutions provider, on its initial public offering on Nasdaq Capital Market
• Skycorp Solar Group Limited, a solar photovoltaic product provider, on its initial public offering on Nasdaq Capital Market
• INLIF Limited, a growing player in the industrial automation sector, on its initial public offering on Nasdaq Capital Market
• YSX Tech Co Ltd, a business solutions provider to PRC-based clients, on its initial public offering on Nasdaq Capital Market

De-SPAC Listings

• Webull Corporation, a leading platform in online trading, on its business combination with SK Growth Opportunities Corporation and listing on Nasdaq
• Gamehaus Inc., a mobile game publisher, on its business combination with Golden Star Acquisition Corporation and listing on Nasdaq
• Helport Limited, an AI technology company, on its business combination with Tristar Acquisition I Corp. and listing on Nasdaq
• Mars Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company, on its business combination with ScanTech Identification Beam Systems, LLC, a leading provider of fixed-gantry CT screening technologies
• Blue Safari Group Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, on its de-SPAC merger with Bitdeer Technologies Holding Company, a world-leading technology company for the cryptocurrency mining community - 
• China Business Law Journal, Deal of the Year 2023
• A SPAC I Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, on its de-SPAC merger with NewGenIvf Limited, a comprehensive fertility services provider in Asia
• Model Performance Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, on its de-SPAC merger with MultiMetaVerse Inc.
• Provident Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, on its de-SPAC merger with Perfect Corp.

SPAC Listings

• Columbus Acquisition Corp, a Cayman incorporated special purpose acquisition company, on its US$60 million initial public offering and Nasdaq listing
• A SPAC III Acquisition Corp., a BVI incorporated special purpose acquisition company, on its US$55 million initial public offering and Nasdaq listing
• DT Cloud Star Acquisition Corporation, a Cayman incorporated special purpose acquisition company, on its US$60 million initial public offering and Nasdaq listing
• Eureka Acquisition Corp, a Cayman incorporated special purpose acquisition company, on its US$50 million initial public offering and Nasdaq listing
• JVSPAC Acquisition Corp, a BVI incorporated special purpose acquisition company, on its US$57.5 million initial public offering and listing on Nasdaq
• Blue Safari Group Acquisition Corp., a BVI incorporated special purpose acquisition company, on its US$50 million initial public offering and Nasdaq listing
• Model Performance Acquisition Corp., a BVI incorporated special purpose acquisition company, on its US$50 million initial public offering and Nasdaq listing

Hong Kong Listings

• Herbs Generation Group Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong-based health supplements corporation, on its initial public offering and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
• MedSci Healthcare Holdings Limited, one of the largest professional physician platforms in China, on its initial public offering and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Rachel is a Registered Foreign Lawyer regulated by the Law Society of Hong Kong.

Admitted in:
2018 - England and Wales
2012 - Hong Kong (not practising)
2006 - PRC (not practising)

Education:
JD, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
LLB, East China University of Politics and Law