Mayer Brown
A global firm with a well integrated regional presence, Mayer Brown’s private equity group regularly advises top PE, venture capital, hedge, real estate, infrastructure and sovereign wealth funds across the spectrum of transactions. The Hong Kong-based team of Mark Uhrynuk, David Ellis and Ricky Yiu are key players, being considered experts in the ESG and real estate sectors respectively. Steven Tran departed to Morrison Foerster in December 2022.
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Key clients
- TPG Capital
- LimeTree Capital
- Excelsior Capital Asia
- Leapfrog Investments
- DEG
- FMO
- Principal Financial
- AEW
- Gaw Capital Partners
- BEI Capital Partners (HK) Limited
- IGIS Asset Management Company Limited (a Korean PE fund)
- Sun Hung Kai & Co.
- UI Holdings
- GPA Global
- Brawn Capital
- DEG - Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (“DEG”)
- Siu Sing Investment Limited
- Leapfrog Investments
Work highlights
- Advised Sun Hung Kai & Co. Limited (SEHK: 86), a Hong Kong-listed alternative investment financial services institution, on its Series B investment into Sygnum Bank AG (Sygnum).
- Advised Principal Financial Group, a global financial investment management and insurance company, on the extension of its asset management partnership with CIMB Group Holdings Berhad.
- Advised Erik Ryd, the founder and president of Hop Lun Group, on his sale of a controlling stake in the business to Platinum Equity, a global investment firm based in the United States.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Mark Uhrynuk, David Ellis, Ricky Yiu