Highly experienced PE lawyer Marcia Ellis serves as practice head of Morrison & Foerster‘s team, which leverages extensive experience with take-privates, complex PE deal structures, insolvency-related PE matters, and various other transactions to act for prominent clientele. Ex-Linklaters arrival Xiaoxi Lin specialises in control and leveraged buyouts, growth capital investments, and public takeovers, with significant experience in handling transactions involving US public companies. Rongjing Zhao’s workload spans control deals, spin-offs, distressed M&A transactions, and more, and Yilong Luo‘s recent instructions include acquisitions and dispositions of stakes. Maureen Ho left the group.
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Key clients
- Ally Bridge Group
- Affirma Capital Managers (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
- Ascendent Capital Partners
- Bain Capital Credit
- BlackRock
- Celadon Partners
- Farallon Capital Asia
- GLP
- Hony Capital
- Macquarie
- PAG
- NewQuest Capital Partners
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Marcia Ellis
Other key lawyers
Xiaoxi Lin; Rongjing Zhao; Yilong Luo; Siyu Gao