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Provided by Shawn Yang

Greater China Region

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Shawn Yang is a partner of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and registered foreign lawyer, based in the Hong Kong office. He is a member of the firm’s Investment Management Group. Mr. Yang’s practice focuses on private equity fund formation, secondaries and select investor-side representations.

Mr. Yang’s recent experience includes representing clients such as Advantage Partners, EQT, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, HarbourVest Partners, Morgan Stanley, KKR, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board and HongShan (formerly Sequoia China).

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Investment Funds (International Firms) - China

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Shawn Yang co-heads Debevoise & Plimpton's investment funds group. He is adept at structuring, formation and fundraising for both private equity and venture capital funds. Shawn is active in the formation and operation of buyout and growth funds, and he regularly acts on GP-led secondary transactions and the transfer of existing funds to continuation funds.

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