ION Influencers Fireside Chat with Xiaoxi Lin: Latest Trends in U.S. Public Market Transactions

MoFo Hong Kong Private Equity/M&A partner Xiaoxi Lin is featured in the latest ION Influencers Fireside Chat hosted by Giovanni Amodeo, CIO at ION Analytics. In this engaging conversation, Xiaoxi shared his insights on the evolving landscape of U.S. public market transactions, covering a wide range of topics including take-privates, de-SPACs/SPACs, reverse takeovers, IPOs and crypto market resurgence.

Xiaoxi also discussed the continued interest from Asian companies in accessing U.S. capital markets and the recent trends and strategies in take-private transactions. He also highlighted the US$1.66 billion acquisition of Hollysys as an example of complex take-private deal involving dissenter risk and innovative structuring. Moreover, Xiaoxi explored the recent trends and advantages of SPACs in providing deal certainty, valuation clarity and flexible financing options compared to traditional IPOs. He also talked about the crypto market resurgence due to the regulatory shifts and how geopolitical uncertainty is shaping market strategies.

Listen to the full Fireside Chat.