White & Case LLP, Shanghai Office
Leveraging the firm’s in-depth expertise in sponsor finance, public M&A and IP, White & Case LLP’s private equity team in Greater China boasts an impressive roster of global clients such as Carlyle, CVC, Goldman Sachs and LionRock; global co-head and head of Asia PE Daniel Yeh is a key contact in Hong Kong for these powerhouses. As well as the gamut of PE areas, the practice offers an extensive range of sector specific expertise that covers consumer and retail, telecoms, digital infrastructure and renewable energies. China head Alex Zhang splits his time between Shanghai and Beijing, being particularly well regarded for handling both inbound and outbound transactions with multi-jurisdictional issues. Christopher Kelly is another key contact in Hong Kong and regularly acts for major sponsors, being especially strong in Asia’s energy transition industry. William Fong primarily advises PE sponsors and their portfolio companies on cross-border M&A and divestitures with a Chinese nexus.
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Key clients
- AGIC Capital
- Brookfield Asset Management
- The Carlyle Group
- Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
- Creative Artists Agency, LLC
- CVC Asia Pacific Limited
- DigitalBridge Group, Inc.
- Flow Digital Management Pte Ltd
- Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC
- Hopu Investment Management Co. Ltd.
- Macquarie Capital
- Magnum Opus Acquisition Limited
- RRJ Capital
Work highlights
- Advised long-standing client RRJ Capital on its $645m recapitalisation buy-out merger of Singapore-based Fullerton Healthcare Corporation Limited.
- Advised a global sovereign wealth fund on its investment in a pre-IPO financing round of a biopharmaceutical company with businesses and operations in the PRC and the subsequent secondary purchase of shares of from other shareholders.
- Advised a leading private equity firm with dozens of $billion in AUM on its sale of oil & gas assets in China.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Alex Zhang, Daniel Yeh