Xu Wang

Xu is a Managing Associate in the Capital Markets practice group of Linklaters. She is based in Amsterdam and advises on capital markets transactions, with a focus on equity and equity-linked transactions. Her expertise includes equity offerings and debt issues and liability management transactions, acting both for financial institutions and issuers.

In 2018, Xu has spent six months in the firm’s Hong Kong office, giving her direct experience of working with local clients in Southeast Asia.

Work highlights

• ASR Nederland N.V.: advising the joint bookrunners on the EUR 593.6m accelerated bookbuild offering of the major Dutch insurance group in connection with the combination of its Dutch insurance and banking activities with those of Aegon N.V.
• Fugro N.V.: advising the joint bookrunners on the EUR 116m accelerated bookbuild offering of a leading provider of geo-intelligence and asset integrity solutions for large constructions, infrastructure and natural resources.
• BE Semiconductor Industries N.V.: advising the sole global coordinator and sole bookrunner on the EUR 175m convertible bonds issue of a multinational company that designs and manufacturers semiconductor equipment.
• Ebusco Holding N.V.: advising the underwriters on the EUR 330m IPO of a manufacturer of electric buses and accompanying charging infrastructure.
• Ariston Holding N.V.: advising the underwriters on the EUR 915m IPO of and listing on Euronext Milan of the company.
• JDE Peet's N.V.: advising the initial purchasers on the inaugural USD 1.75b multi-tranche bond issue.
• Triodos Bank N.V.: advising the managers on the EUR 250m Green Subordinated Tier 2 Bonds issue.
• CM.com N.V.: advising the joint global coordinators on the EUR 100m convertible bonds issue.
• Koninklijke VolkerWessels N.V.: advising the underwriters on the EUR 575m IPO of the market-leading, multi-branded construction and engineering company in the Netherlands.
• Takeaway.com N.V.: advising the underwriters on the EUR 377m IPO.

Xu started her career as a lawyer at Linklaters in 2013 and in the capital markets practice in 2014, where she mainly focused on equity transactions. In 2017, Xu spent 6 months in the Linklaters Hong Kong office, where she focused on debt capital transactions. In 2018, Xu joined Flow Traders, a leading global financial technology-enabled liquidity provider in financial products listed on Euronext Amsterdam, as a legal counsel. She returned to Linklaters as a Managing Associate in 2021.

• ASR Nederland N.V.: advising the underwriters on the EUR 1.06bn IPO of the major Dutch insurance group.
• RHI AG: advising on its GBP 1.5bn transformational merger with Magnesita, a listed Brazilian competitor, and the premium listing of the combined group in London.
• Delta Lloyd N.V.: advising the underwriters on the EUR 650m rights issue.
• Curetis N.V.: advising the underwriters on the EUR 44m IPO.
• ING Groep N.V.: advising joint global coordinators on five block trades of shares in NN Group N.V.
• Flow Traders N.V.: advising the underwriters on the EUR 599m IPO of a leading technology-enabled liquidity provider that specialises in exchange traded products.
• Refresco Gerber N.V.: advising the underwriters on the EUR 565m IPO of a leading European bottler of soft drinks and fruit juices for retailers and A-brand owners.

Xu obtained both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in international business law at Tilburg University. She also studied law at the University of Hong Kong.

Xu has published the following article in a Dutch legal journal on financial law (Tijdschrift voor Financieel Recht). 

• M.A.B. Baks and X. Wang, Het URD, wat kan je ermee?, FR 2019/7/8