Mei Mei Wong

Partner

Mei Mei Wong is extremely good from a technical perspective, has excellent analytical skills, is extremely detail orientated and always provides sound advice which is credible, thoughtful and commercial.

Legal 500, UK

Emailmeimei.wong@akd.partners

Call+44 20 7153 7657

London

About

Areas of FocusFinancial Services Technology Telecoms Real Estate Infrastructure, Construction and Transport Media, Sport and Entertainment

Professional QualificationsSolicitor of the Supreme Court of VictoriaSolicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales

EXPERIENCE

Advising a US Real Estate Investment Manager (NYSE Listed) with circa USD1tn AUM on various subscription line facilities ranging up to EUR200m.
Advising a European Secondaries Private Equity Fund with circa USD18bn AUM on various fund finance facilities including its EUR130m NAV facility.
Advising a Global Investment Manager with over USD800bn AUM on its EUR150m capital call facility to facilitate its European direct lending strategy.
Advising a UK Infrastructure and Real Estate Investment Manager with circa GBP220bn AUM on its GPB75m NAV facility.
Advising an Asian Private Equity Fund with circa USD11bn AUM on its USD195m subscription line facility.
Advising Harrison Street on its acquisition of a majority stake in RoundShield Partners, a leading European credit investment manager with USD5.4bn AUM.
Advising Alchemy Copyrights, LLC on its USD500m secured interim facility made available on a certain funds basis to finance a USD468.8m recommended cash offer by Concord Cadence Limited for Round Hill Music Royalty Fund Limited.
Advising Azrieli Group on the syndicated financing of its USD850m acquisition of Norwegian data centre provider Green Mountain.
Advising Neqsol Holdings and Bakcell on the bridge financing and bond take-out for its USD743m acquisition of Vodafone Ukraine.
Advising YouGov plc on its EUR280m term and revolving facilities made available to finance the acquisition of GfK's Consumer Panel Services.
Advising VEON, a major global telecommunications group, on over USD3bn of debt financing facilities.
Advising Merlin Entertainments plc on its GBP600m revolving credit facility and issue of USD400m 5.75% Senior Notes.
Advising PCC Global plc on its up to EUR230m term and revolving facilities made available to refinance European PP notes.
Advising Sweden’s largest fuel corporation on its USD2.14bn revolving borrowing base and term facilities.

Languages

Awards

"Next Generation Partner" for Bank Lending: Investment Grade and Syndicated Loans, The Legal 500 UK 2025.
“Rising Star” for Bank Lending: Investment Grade and Syndicated Loans, The Legal 500 UK 2022 - 2024.
“Recommended” for Fund Finance, The Legal 500 UK 2024 - 2025.
“Recommended” for Acquisition Finance, The Legal 500 UK 2022-2025.

Education

Monash University, Bachelor of Laws, honours

University of Melbourne, Bachelor of Commerce

Seminars

Mei Mei has presented at the Fund Finance Association European University on Side Letters and Investor Letters.

Mei Mei has also presented at the AKD Partners Funds Academy on Fund Finance and has also conducted training to clients including lenders and DFIs on Fund Finance.

Media Mentions