Regularly involved in cross-border transactions involving China, India and Southeast Asia, Goodwin’s Hong Kong-based private equity Asia private equity practice is experienced in early and late-stage venture capital, growth equity investments, M&A, LBOs, joint ventures, and stock and asset sales. Yash Rana co-chairs the firm’s private equity group; Douglas Freeman advises public and private companies, private equity firms, and investment banking firms on corporate transactions; and Daniel Dusek routinely acts for major private equity investors and corporations.

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Key clients

  • Alpha Wave Global
  • Bessemer Venture Partners
  • B Capital Group
  • BlackRock
  • Catcha Investment Corp
  • DST Global
  • FountainVest Partners
  • GIC
  • Hillhouse Investment
  • Horizons Ventures
  • KKR Asia
  • LionRock Capital
  • PAG
  • SoftBank Corp
  • TA Associates
  • Templewater
  • ZQ Capital

Work highlights

  • Advised Catcha Investment Corp on its business combination with Crown LNG.
  • Advised Templewater, a Hong Kong-based alternative investment firm, on the establishment and financing of a medical specialty clinics platform and its acquisition of OncoCare Medical and Novena Heart Centre.
  • Advised LionRock Capital on its acquisition of a 100% interest in Haglöfs from ASICS Corporation.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Yash Rana, Douglas Freeman, Daniel Dusek

Other key lawyers

Victor Chen, Edwin Chan, Chi Pan