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Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms) - China
What the Team is Known For
The impressive Hong Kong-based team at White & Case advises on complex cross-border private equity deals involving Greater China-based investors and assets. The team has a strong focus on advising financial sponsors on M&A, buyouts, joint ventures and capital market transactions, handling matters relating to the TMT, life sciences and manufacturing sectors.
Strengths
They are very helpful and always make our business partners very happy. They're very strong in deal negotiations, know their stuff well and are well prepared for every single call.
They provide advice that makes great sense from a commercial and legal protection perspective.
The team is good at meeting the client's every requirement.
Work Highlights
White & Case advised CMC on the USD7 billion sale of its equity interests in CAA US, in connection with TPG's sale of its controlling equity interests in CAA US, to Artemis.
Notable practitioners
Daniel Yeh heads White & Case's Asia private equity practice and co-heads the global private equity group. He maintains an impressive client portfolio of global and Chinese investors focused on target acquisitions, buyouts and growth investments.
He's very good and has developed a good practice.
He's always reliable and very hands-on. We can trust him.
Christopher Kelly enjoys a healthy reputation in the market. He continues to receive instructions from key international private equity funds seeking to acquire and dispose of assets, with particular experience in the energy space.
Steven Sha acts for Chinese and international investors as well as companies on cross-border acquisitions, sales and financings. He has notable knowledge of the life sciences, technology and e-commerce sectors.
William Fong advises domestic and international private equity firms and corporates on cross-border investments and divestments across varied industries.
He's a very commercially-minded person who gives very good advice.
He's available for us at all times and makes the effort. I call him at the weirdest times and he'll always entertain me.