Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
The banking and finance practice at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP handles a wide spectrum of financing work, including leveraged and acquisition finance transactions, often in collaboration with its robust private equity and M&A teams. The team serves a roster of Chinese borrowers, investors, and lenders, as well as international private equity firms, including The Carlyle Group. Leading the group is counsel Kevin Yao, who specialises in leveraged and sponsor financing matters.
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Key clients
- American Securities LLC
- BPEA EQT
- Cornell Capital
- Dream Cruises
- FountainVest Partners
- GIC
- HSBC
- kdc/one Development Corporation, Inc.
- Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (OTPP)
- TCL Zhonghuan Renewable Energy
- TPG Capital
Work highlights
- Advised Mr. Rick Yan (co-founder and CEO of 51job, Inc.) in the US$1.90bn leveraged financing for the take-private of 51job, Inc. as well as the US$450m founder financing to fund Mr. Rick Yan’s capital contribution in respect of the take-private.
- Advised Baring Private Equity Asia in the financing aspect of its sale of HCP Packaging to Carlyle.
- Advising Asian PE sponsors as members of consortium in US$3.3bn restructuring of Genting Hong Kong group and Dream Cruises business.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Kevin Yao