Shawn Xiao Yang

Partner, and Foreign Legal Counsel

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Tel: +852 2160 9816

Overview

Shawn Yang is a Foreign Legal Counsel of Debevoise & Plimpton in Hong Kong and Partner of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. He is part of the firm’s ... Read Full Biography

Experience

- Baring Private Equity Asia in multiple fundraisings, including the formation of:
- Baring Asia Private Equity Fund VII, a $6.5 billion pan-Asia private equity fund.
- BPEA RE II, a $1 billion pan-Asian real estate fund.
- Baring Asia Private Equity Fund VI, a $4 billion pan-Asia private equity fund.
- Various co-investment vehicles, including Project Bach, a $1.8 billion co-investment formed in connection with the $4.3 billion buyout of NYSE-listed Nord Anglia Education.
- Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in the formation of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund XI, a $16 billion North America and Western Europe fund.
- HarbourVest Partners in various fund investments and secondary transactions.
- Hony Capital in multiple fundraisings, including the formation of Hony Capital Fund VIII, a $2.2 billion China buyout fund.
- KKR in the formation of KKR Asia Pacific Infrastructure Investors, a $3.9 billion Asia Pacific infrastructure fund.
- Morgan Stanley in multiple fundraisings, including the formation of:
- North Haven Infrastructure Partners II, a $3.6 billion global infrastructure fund.
- Morgan Stanley Credit Partners II, a $963 million credit opportunities fund.
- North Haven Thai Fund, a $440 million Thai buyout fund.
- Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan in select investor-side transactions including an investment in The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund of India. The deal won the “Private Equity Deal of the Year” category at the IFLR1000 India Awards.
- Sequoia Capital in the formation of Sequoia China Infrastructure Fund, Sequoia’s inaugural China-focused infrastructure fund.

Education

University of Virginia School of Law, 2012, J.D.
University of Southern California, 2008, B.A.

Shawn Yang is a Foreign Legal Counsel of Debevoise & Plimpton in Hong Kong and Partner of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. He is part of the firm’s Investment Management Group and is based in the Hong Kong office. 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, Baring Private Equity Asia, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, HarbourVest Partners, Morgan Stanley, KKR, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board and Sequoia Capital.Mr. Yang is named as a Next Generation Partner by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2023) for Investment Funds, where he is said to be “very detail-oriented and hands on” with “solid technical skills.” He has also been described as “very calm, commercial, able to think outside-the-box and to provide solutions.” Clients have also noted that he is “an excellent lawyer, exceptionally hardworking and very efficient.” Mr. Yang has been named by Asian Legal Business (2022) as one of Asia’s 40 Under 40 Lawyers and by IFLR1000 (2021/22) as a Rising Star in Hong Kong for Private Equity Funds.Mr. Yang received a J.D. in 2012 from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he served on the Managing Board of the Virginia Law Review, and a B.A. from the University of Southern California in 2008.Mr. Yang joined the firm’s New York office in 2012 and transferred to the Hong Kong office in 2013. He is a member of the Bar of the State of New York.杨骁（Shawn X. Yang）是一名国际律师，常驻德普香港分所。杨律师的主要执业领域为国际私募股权基金交易。杨律师近期代表的客户包括：Advantage Partners、霸菱亚洲投资有限公司（Baring Private Equity Asia）、Clayton, Dubilier & Rice、HarbourVest Partners、弘毅投资（Hony Capital）、Morgan Stanley（摩根士丹利）、亚舟资本（Navis Capital Partners）、KKR、安大略省教师退休金计划委员会（Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board）、StepStone Group和VIG Partners。杨律师名列《亚太法律500强》（2021年）投资基金领域的受推荐律师，被评价为“一名出色的律师，非常勤奋，非常高效。”杨律师于2012年从弗吉尼亚大学法学院获得法学博士学位，在校期间他曾于《弗吉尼亚法律评论》（Virginia Law Review）的管理委员会任职。2008年，杨律师获得南加州大学文学学士学位。杨律师于2012年加入德普纽约分所，2013年调至德普香港分所。他是纽约州律师协会成员。杨律师熟练掌握中文普通话。