Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison handles a broad range of transactional issues concerning co-investments and direct investments. The group assists both funds and corporates from a wide variety of sectors, including education, transportation, and biotechnology. Dividing her time between Beijing and Hong Kong, practice co-head Judie Ng Shortell primarily handles regional private equity investments and spin off transactions. Co-head Bosco Yiu joined the team from Goodwin in October 2022, contributing his broad knowledge of M&A and investment related issues, often assisting venture capital firms, companies, and sponsors.
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Key clients
- Baring Private Equity Asia
- L Catterton Asia
- KKR
- Didi Global
Work highlights
- Advised Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) on its sale to EQT. The transaction brought together EQT with BPEA. Under the terms of the deal, BPEA received 191.2 m new ordinary EQT shares and €1.6 bn in cash. BPEA EQT now has private equity teams based in Beijing, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.
- Advised KKR in its investment in Ruichen Pet Hospital Group Co., Ltd., a Chinese pet hospital chain. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Ruichen provides pet-focused medical services that include healthcare, laboratory diagnosis, grooming and pet products.
- Advised KKR in its investment in ZJLD Group Inc., the company that owns Guizhou Zhen Liquor Brewing Co., Ltd., the brewer of Zhenjiu, a liquor brewed by Moutai technicians. The firm worked closely with local counsel and specialists (including tax, anti-trust and FCPA experts) on a thorough due diligence and transaction documents drafting and review.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Judie Ng Shortell, Greg Liu, Bosco Yiu