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Yash Rana
Position
Partner / Co-Chair, Private Equity
Career
Yash Rana is a partner and Co-Chair of Goodwin’s Private Equity group and serves on the firm’s Executive Committee. He founded and leads the firm’s Asia practice and Hong Kong office. Mr. Rana’s practice sits at the convergence of capital and innovation. He is widely recognized as one of the few preeminent M&A and private equity attorneys in Asia with deep expertise across sectors, including technology, media, telecom, services, consumer, life sciences, healthcare and financial institutions.
Mr. Rana has more than 25 years of experience advising companies, sponsors and management teams in complex cross-border transactions including leveraged buyouts, carve-outs and management buyouts, venture capital and growth equity investments, PIPEs, private placements, fund formation, equity and convertible bond offerings, financings, joint ventures, licensing and collaborations, restructurings and other corporate transactions. He advises private equity sponsors on all aspects of their business operations.
Mr. Rana began his career in New York and relocated to Hong Kong in 2008, and has significant experience in transactions across North America, Europe, EMEA and the Asia-Pacific region, especially in China, India, Southeast Asia and Australia.
Education
JD, Columbia Law School 1995; BA, Knox College 1992
Lawyer Rankings
China > Private equity: foreign firms
The private equity offering at Goodwin is heavily invested in the Chinese new economy sectors, having built a strong track record in areas at the intersection of private equity, technology and life sciences. Yash Rana leads the practice from Hong Kong and has extensive expertise of transactions spanning North America, Europe, EMEA and Asia Pacific, with major clients such as B Capital Group, DST Global and Hillhouse Investment considering him a trusted advisor. Douglas Freeman is also a key contact, recently counselling LionRock Capital on the sale of its remaining indirect stake in British-based shoe manufacturer Clarks to Viva China Holdings.
Hong Kong > Private equity
Yash Rana, Douglas Freeman, and Daniel Dusek lead the practice at Goodwin, which is known for its vast experience in handling a myriad of issues for clients. The group regularly advises clients on the full spectrum of issues, from early stage investments to dispositions and exits, in addition to growth equity transactions. Rana handles a broad range of multinational transactions for a number of notable investors and private equity funds, while Freeman regularly advises on large leveraged buyouts and acquisitions. Dusek has broad expertise spanning take-privates, series fundraisings, and business combinations.