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  • Hongwei YU

    Senior Counsel / Beijing

  • Tel +86-10-5957-2033

    Email victoryu@zhonglun.com

  • Practices

    Private Equity & Investment Funds, Hong Kong & Overseas Capital Markets, Cross-border Investment/M&A

  • Industries

    Telecommunications & Internet, Information & Intelligence Technology, Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences, Education & Training, Media-Sports & Entertainment

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Hongwei YU

Victor specializes in private equity and venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, fund formation, and complex business transactions, with a focus on the industry sectors of high-tech, biotech, Internet, media and other fields. Victor has more than 20 years of legal experience in both international and domestic law firms, and has been constantly regarded by Chambers, ALB, The Legal 500, IFLR1000 and other international rating agencies as a leading lawyer in the fields of fund investment and TMT. Victor particularly excels at combining legal issues with commercial considerations with a review to providing clients with the most effective solutions.

Victor has been playing a very active role in the fields of PE/VC and mergers and acquisitions, providing clients with a package of legal services such as shareholding structuring, deal structuring, investment and financing, employee equity incentive plans, red-chip structuring and dismantling, mergers and spin-offs, and strategic joint ventures. His clients include not only well-known offshore and onshore investment institutions, but also many start-ups, growing companies, large private companies and Unicorns.

Related

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    PRC Bar
    New York State Bar

  • Education

    MSc., in Finance Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2010
    LL.M., University of Virginia School of Law, 2000
    LL.B., China University of Political Science and Law, 1995

  • Professional Experience

    Senior Counsel, Zhong Lun Law Firm
    Partner, Fangda Partners
    Counsel, Hogan & Hartson

  • Languages

    Chinese
    English