Michelle Ye is an associate in O'Melveny's Hong Kong office. Her practice focuses on corporate finance and capital markets, including advising on Hong Kong initial public offerings, regulatory compliance, early-stage venture capital transactions and other general corporate matters.
Prior to joining O’Melveny, Michelle worked in the Hong Kong office of another international law firm and the Silicon Valley office of a U.S. law firm.
- Tiantu Capital (1973.HK) in its approximately US$144 million IPO and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, marking the first-ever listing of a PRC VC firm in Hong Kong
- RemeGen in its approximately US$412 million A-share IPO and listing on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange
- Jinshang Bank Co., Ltd. in its US$422 million IPO and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- Luzhou City Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. in its US$221 million IPO and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- CMB International Capital Limited, CCB International Capital Limited, Huatai Financial Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, Guotai Junan Capital Limited and BOCI Asia Limited as the joint sponsors in Bank of Gansu Co. Ltd.’s US$761 million IPO and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- The special committee in the approximately US$119 million management buyout and take-private transaction of China Customer Relations Centers, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCRC)
- a PRC VC fund in the Series A financing of a U.S. biotech startup
- a PRC VC fund in the Series B+ financing of a U.S. lithium-ion battery manufacturing startup
- a PRC corporate investor in the Series C financing of a U.S. data and cloud computing startup
- a multinational investment firm in the Series Seed-1 financing of a U.S. biotech startup
- a U.S. biopharma startup in its Series Pre-A financing led by a PRC listed pharmaceutical company
- a U.S. LED manufacturing startup in its Series A financing led by a Germany VC fund
- Lixiang Education Holding Co. Ltd. in its U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulatory compliance
- China Vanke Co., Ltd. in its regulatory compliance under the Hong Kong Listing Rules
- Zhongyuan Bank Co., Ltd. in its regulatory compliance under the Hong Kong Listing Rules
Languages
- English
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
Admissions
- New York
- Hong Kong, Registered Foreign Lawyer
Education
- The University of Chicago Law School, LL.M.
- The University of Hong Kong, Master of Common Law, M.C.L. (with Distinction)
- Fudan University, LL.B. (with Honors)