Partner

Ricky C. W. Yiu

Real Estate

Overview

Clients look to Ricky Yiu for advice on real estate and development projects in Hong Kong, the PRC and Macau in all stages of the real estate investment cycle, including: 

  • Acquisition
  • Financing
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Joint ventures 
  • Disposals
 

Experience

Represented:

  • Schroders Capital, the joint venture partner of Gaw Capital, in the HK$9.845 billion acquisition of Cityplaza One, a Grade-A 21-storey office building with a gross floor area of 628,785 square feet on No. 1111 King’s Road, Taikoo Shing, Hong Kong.
  • A private equity real estate fund in the HK$15 billion acquisition of 49 percent (with a view to a top-up by an additional 16%) of the equity interest of the purchaser entity, Henglilong Investments Limited, in relation to its acquisition of the office/commercial/car parking units at Cityplaza 3 and Cityplaza 4, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong, from Swire Properties Limited
  • CIFI Holdings and Wang On Properties in the HK$1.88 billion acquisition of two commercial buildings on No. 101 and No. 111 King’s Road, North Point, Hong Kong. No. 101 King’s Road is a 26-storey commercial building previously known as Sing Pao Building acquired for HK$1.7 billion, while No. 111 King’s Road is a commercial building with an open car park acquired for HK$180 million.

Recognition

  • Notable Practitioner - Real Estate, Hong Kong – IFLR1000
  • Notable Practitioner - Banking and Finance, Hong Kong – IFLR1000
  • Leading Individual - Real Estate (International Firms), China – Chambers Greater China Region
  • Leading Individual - Real Estate (International Firms), China – Chambers Asia Pacific

Education

  • Manchester Metropolitan University, LSF
  • Manchester Metropolitan University, CPE
  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong, BSocSc

Admissions

  • Hong Kong

Languages

  • English
  • Cantonese
  • Putonghua

Professional & Community Involvement

  • Member, Law Society of Hong Kong
  • Member, Hong Kong Society of Notaries
  • Member, Association of China-Appointed Attesting Officers
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