
June Yip
Associate
Areas of Focus
- Corporate & Finance
- Financial Restructuring
- Special Situations
June Yip is an associate in Akin's Hong Kong office.
- Advises on financing and corporate matters and financial restructurings.
June has experience advising financial institutions and corporates in equity capital market and debt transactions.
Prior to joining Akin, June was a corporate associate at a leading global law firm. During that time, she was seconded to Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong where she supported its legal department in Asia Pacific (excluding Japan).
Corporate
- Advised Hangzhou SF Intra-city Industrial Co., Ltd. on ongoing corporate, financial reporting, corporate governance reporting and Listing Rules compliance matters.*
- Advised China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited and Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited as joint sponsors in the HK$996 million listing of China’s leading agricultural company, Dekon Food and Agriculture Group (2419.HK), on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK ).*
- Advised S.F. Holding Co., Ltd. on its application to the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX ) for approval of its proposed spin-off of its REITs on the SZSE.*
Financial Restructuring
- Advised an ad hoc group of lenders in the chapter 11 cases of Marelli, a Japan-based multinational automotive supplier, involving $4.9 billion in liabilities.
- Advised a Japanese bank as agent to a bank syndicate in relation to a term green loan provided to a global paper products manufacturing company for purposes under its green loan framework, the first privately held company in Hong Kong to obtain the Green Finance Certificate and to complete a Green Loan.*
- Advised a Chinese bank on debt enforcement in respect of a revolving loan of up to $ 1 billion.*
- Advised a global oil and gas company as borrower in respect of a bridge facility and a reserves-based lending facility of up to $200 million with a bank syndicate in Singapore.*
- Advised a Hong Kong-based asset management company offering private credit to a financing company focused on providing financing to asset-light businesses.*
- Advised a Hong Kong-based real estate private credit investment management firm in respect of a sale and purchase of shares with repurchase option, alongside a back-to-back financing provided to it by investors.*
*List includes matters worked on prior to joining Akin.
LanguagesCantonese
Mandarin
Cantonese
Mandarin
EducationLL.B., University of Hong Kong, with honors
P.C.L.L., University of Hong Kong, 2022
LL.B., University of Hong Kong, with honors
P.C.L.L., University of Hong Kong, 2022
Bar AdmissionsSolicitor, Hong Kong
Solicitor, Hong Kong