Ellena Fengqi Xu

International Associate

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Overview

Ellena Xu is an international associate based in Shanghai, whose practice focuses on M&A, PE/VC investments, real estate and foreign direct investments. ... Read Full Biography

Experience

- AIA in its $1.86 billion equity investment in China Post Life.
- Hony Capital in its strategic investment in, and related cooperation arrangements with, as well as follow-on investment and subsequent corporate restructuring transactions involving the WeWork Companies.
- Boyu Capital in its investment in Face++, a Chinese artificial intelligence company.
- Alibaba in the joint venture of its AliExpress business in Russia with the Russian Direct Investment Fund, MegaFon and Mail.ru, aimed at integrating Russia’s key consumer internet and e-commerce platforms.
- A China-focused global private equity fund in its proposed acquisition of the China services business being spun-out from a publicly listed international conglomerate (ongoing).
- Dover Corporation in its buyout of its Chinese partner’s 33% interest in Tokheim Hengshan Technology (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd.
- The auction and sale of Tokyo-listed Hitachi Chemicals to Showa Denko by Hitachi Ltd. (representing competing bidder in the auction).

Education

Fudan University, 2008, Bachelor of Laws
University of Chicago Law School, 2019, Master of Laws

Ellena Xu is an international associate based in Shanghai, whose practice focuses on M&A, PE/VC investments, real estate and foreign direct investments. Ms. Xu has advised multinational and PRC clients on numerous cross-border and domestic M&A projects as well as real estate projects. She has also represented a number of foreign and domestic private equity funds in investing, acquiring, restructuring and selling various portfolio companies in China.Ms. Xu received her LL.B. in 2008 from Fudan University and received her LL.M. in 2019 from the University of Chicago. She is admitted to the New York Bar and the California Bar, and passed the PRC National Judicial Examination in 2009. Prior to joining Debevoise, Ms. Xu had over six years’ practice experience in a top tier PRC law firm and also worked in the legal department of Japan’s largest trading and investment company.Ms. Xu’s native language is Mandarin and she is fluent in English and Japanese. 徐凤岐律师是美国德普律师事务所上海代表处的国际律师，其执业领域为并购、PE/VC投资、房地产及外商直接投资。徐律师曾就众多跨境及境内并购项目、房地产项目向跨国及中国客户提供法律服务。徐律师亦代表众多国外及境内私募股权基金在中国投资、收购、重组及出售各类投资组合公司。徐律师于2008年获得复旦大学法学学士学位，并于 2019 年获得芝加哥大学法学硕士学位。徐律师被获准在美国纽约州和加利福尼亚州执业，并于 2009 年通过中国国家司法考试。在加入德普之前，她拥有在一家一流中国律师事务所超过6年的执业经验，并曾在日本最大贸易与投资公司的法务部门工作。徐律师的母语为普通话，并流利使用英语和日语。