Wallis Chan (陈颕诗), Head of Corporate Services, Hong Kong, Apex Group Ltd

Ms. Chan is the Head of Corporate Services, Hong Kong of Apex Group Ltd (“Apex”), a global financial services provider.

Ms. Chan has over 20 years of experience in the corporate secretarial field, providing a full range of company secretarial and compliance services to companies in multiple jurisdictions. Before joining Apex, she was previously with a major property developer that is listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange; a dual-listed international conglomerate whose shares are listed in London and Singapore; as well as one of the “Big Four” international accounting firms; and other famous international corporate services providers.

Ms. Chan is a Chartered Secretary, a Chartered Governance Professional and a Fellow member of both The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries (“HKICS”) and The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators in the United Kingdom. She is also a holder of the Practitioner’s Endorsement from the HKICS. Ms. Chan holds a Master of Corporate Governance from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and a Bachelor of Business Administration from The Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom.

Nicole Cai (蔡佩瑤), Registered Foreign Lawyer (PRC), Qualified PRC Lawyer, Corporate Legal Advisor, FONGS in association with FPW Lawyers

Nicole Cai is a Registered Foreign Lawyer (PRC) registered both in China and Hong Kong since 2015. Having practiced around 10 years in corporates and law firms, both in Mainland China and Hong Kong, her practice predominantly focuses on cross-border corporate and commercial transactions which include IPO, mergers and acquisitions, WOFE and joint venture establishments, corporate restructurings, due diligence on Mainland China companies and general commercial transactions.

Being a Mainland Chinese and HK permanent resident, Nicole has a thorough knowledge and understanding of clients’ industries and business enterprise structures as well as their culture, which allows effective communication. Clients represented are from a diverse range of industry sectors, including cryptocurrency exchange, banking and financial services, healthcare, technology, media, telecommunications, entertainment, real estate, utility, energy, logistics and retail. She is well versed in HKEX Listing Rules, Takeover Codes, Company Laws and other related rules and guidance codes. Nicole has earned acclaim in the areas of initial public offerings, equity financings and general SFC compliance, as well as in debt financings, lending transactions, loans, and mergers and acquisitions.