Clifford Chance LLP’s China practice covers the gamut of private equity transactions, including LBOs, MBOs, take-privates, PIPEs, and pre-IPO and cornerstone investments. It is also home to specialists in growth capital and venture capital investments, as well as senior, mezzanine and high-yield financings. In Beijing, China private equity practice head Terence Foo has longstanding experience in advising private equity and sovereign wealth funds on their investments in China; Yufei Liao focuses on technology transactions; and Fang Bao‘s practice also encompasses private equity investments. Over in Shanghai, Kelly Gregory is a widely-respected M&A and private equity expert; and Yi Yang acts for multinational companies from the real estate, healthcare life sciences, consumer goods and automotive sectors.
Key clients
- Carlyle Group
- CVC Asia Pacific
Work highlights
- Advised Weiyi Group on its RMB1bn buyout by L Catterton.
- Advised Tencent on its acquisition of a significant stake in Techland, a game studio in Poland.