Morgan, Lewis & Bockius houses a broad offering noted for its expertise in co-investment, buyout, and divestment mandates. Maurice Hoo leads the team with his longstanding experience in assisting both international and domestic venture capital and private equity investors on the full range of transactional issues. Qualified in both China and New York, Ning Zhang works out of both the Hong Kong and Beijing offices and specialises in acting for Chinese companies in outbound acquisitions. Connie Cheung has vast knowledge of cross-border retail, healthcare, and tech transactions, regularly representing Chinese and international companies.

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Key clients

  • CMG-SDIC Capital Co., Ltd.
  • Warburg Pincus
  • Cloud Light Technology Limited
  • HongShan
  • Gaorong Capital

Work highlights

  • Advised CMG-SDIC Capital Co., Ltd. as the general partner of Future Industry Investment Fund II in connection with the US$2 billion privatisation of China Traditional Chinese Medicine Holdings Co. Limited.
  • Advised Warburg Pincus as its Hong Kong counsel in connection with its sale of 65% of the equity interest in its wholly owned China subsidiary Leyou International Business Group Co., Ltd. to Kidswant Children Products Co., Ltd.
  • Advised Cloud Light Technology Limited on its merger with Lumentum.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Maurice Hoo

Other key lawyers

Ning Zhang, Connie Cheung