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Yao joined the CMS Tax team in September 2021 and has advised on a variety of domestic and international transactions.

Relevant experience

  • Hammerson on the JV buyout of Birmingham's Bullring and Grand Central shopping centre.
  • LondonMetric on the purchase of the asset manager for LondonMetric Property REIT.
  • Swiss Life on tax structuring and disposal of Luxembourg SPV holding UK care home assets.
  • M&G on the sale of Travelodge hotel held by a Guernsey Unit Trust.
     

Education

  • 2018 - LLM Banking and Financial Regulation, London School of Economics and Political Science, London.
  • 2014 - LLB (first class honours), University of Birmingham, Birmingham.
  • LLM, Commercial Legal Practice, BPP.
     
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