Wen-Wei Lai, based in Hong Kong, is a counsel and member of the firm’s Corporate Department, and M&A and Private Equity Groups.
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2025 Private Equity Midyear Outlook
July 2025
Gavin Anderson
, Christopher Anthony
, Erik J. Andrén
, Katherine Ashton
, Vadim Avdeychik
, Megan K. Bannigan
, Dominic Blaxill
, Geoffrey P. Burgess
, Ezra Borut
, Charu A. Chandrasekhar
, Jane Engelhardt
, Avi Gesser
, James Grimwood
, Peter J. Irwin
, Eric T. Juergens
, M. Natasha Labovitz
, Andrew M. Levine
, Sidney P. Levinson
, Jonathan F. Lewis
, Michael P. McGuigan
, Yana M. Mereminsky
, Frank Mitchell
, Gordon Moodie
, Edwin Northover
, Brett M. Novick
, Sheena Paul
, Benjamin R. Pedersen
, Marc Ponchione
, Ryan T. Rafferty
, William D. Regner
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Scott B. Selinger
, Thomas Smith
, Rick Sofield
, Ramya S. Tiller
, Patricia Volhard
, Jennifer Wheater
, Alison E. Buckley-Serfass
, Brett Adam Bush
, Zhiyan Cao
, Jennifer R. Cestaro
, Robert T. Dura
, Paul Eastham
, Stuart Hammer
, Lauren P. Heller
, Douglas M. Hirn
, Jin-Hyuk Jang
, Matt Kelly
, Wen-Wei Lai
, Kate Saba
, Ulysses Smith
, Sigan Chen
, Jordan Corrente Beck
, Jacob Dougherty
, Michael C. Godbe
, John Jacob
, Keith Moshe
, Amy Pereira
, John M. Satira
, Sheng Shao
, John Sullivan Baker
, Deniz Tanyolac
, Daniel Hyun Gu Yeo
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The Legal 500 M&A Comparative Legal Guide – Hong Kong
30 May 2025
The Legal 500 M&A Comparative Legal Guide
Edwin Northover
, Wen-Wei Lai
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China’s Foreign Investment Law - A Look Back and Ahead
3 March 2025
Edwin Northover
, Wen-Wei Lai
, Tingting Wu
, Fengjian Ao
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Private Equity Report: 2025 Outlook
January 2025
Katherine Ashton
, Megan K. Bannigan
, Dominic Blaxill
, Ezra Borut
, Geoffrey P. Burgess
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Charu A. Chandrasekhar
, Tim Cornell
, Luke Dembosky
, Jane Engelhardt
, Andrew Ford
, Avi Gesser
, James Grimwood
, Jyotin Hamid
, Ted Hassi
, Morgan J. Hayes
, Simone S. Hicks
, Peter J. Irwin
, Eric T. Juergens
, Arian M. June
, Robert B. Kaplan
, M. Natasha Labovitz
, Jonathan F. Lewis
, Sidney P. Levinson
, Andrew M. Levine
, Erez Liebermann
, Timothy McIver
, Frank Mitchell
, Gordon Moodie
, Edwin Northover
, Brett M. Novick
, Sheena Paul
, Benjamin R. Pedersen
, Marc Ponchione
, Ryan T. Rafferty
, William D. Regner
, Julie M. Riewe
, Paul D. Rubin
, Zachary H. Saltzman
, Michael Schaper
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Shannon Rose Selden
, Scott B. Selinger
, Thomas Smith
, Kristin A. Snyder
, J. Michael Snypes, Jr.
, Rick Sofield
, Abraham Tabaie
, Katherine Durnan Taylor
, Ramya S. Tiller
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Patricia Volhard
, Erica S. Weisgerber
, Jennifer Wheater
, Mary Jo White
, Alison E. Buckley-Serfass
, Brett Adam Bush
, Zhiyan Cao
, Jennifer R. Cestaro
, Robert T. Dura
, Stuart Hammer
, Lauren P. Heller
, Jin-Hyuk Jang
, Jared I. Kagan
, Wen-Wei Lai
, Michael P. McGuigan
, Melissa Runsten
, Tricia Bozyk Sherno
, Elie J. Worenklein
, John Young
, Ulysses Smith
, Erik J. Andrén
, Lauren K. Burns
, Josephine Chen
, Perpétua B. Chéry
, Daniel N. Cohen
, Paul Eastham
, Julia Needle
, Isabelle Glimcher
, Alice Gu
, Rory Heller
, Andrew Hong
, Yiran Ji
, Emily Kennedy
, Nicole Miller
, Amy Pereira
, John M. Satira
, Adam C. Saunders
, Noah L. Schwartz
, Alfie Scott
, Sheng Shao
, John Sullivan Baker
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HKEx Publishes Draft Consultation on Enhancements to Corporate Governance Code
13 August 2024
Gareth Hughes
, Edwin Northover
, Wen-Wei Lai
, Emily Lam
, Tiffany Wu
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2024 Private Equity Midyear Outlook
August 2024
Christopher Anthony
, Katherine Ashton
, Dominic Blaxill
, Ezra Borut
, Geoffrey P. Burgess
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Christopher Dortschy
, Jane Engelhardt
, Andrew Ford
, Mark P. Goodman
, Jyotin Hamid
, Morgan J. Hayes
, Peter J. Irwin
, Eric T. Juergens
, Arian M. June
, Robert B. Kaplan
, M. Natasha Labovitz
, Andrew M. Levine
, Sidney P. Levinson
, Jonathan F. Lewis
, Gregory J. Lyons
, Timothy McIver
, Frank Mitchell
, Maura Kathleen Monaghan
, Edwin Northover
, Brett M. Novick
, Sheena Paul
, Marc Ponchione
, Ryan T. Rafferty
, Julie M. Riewe
, Paul D. Rubin
, Scott B. Selinger
, Thomas Smith
, Kristin A. Snyder
, Rick Sofield
, Katherine Durnan Taylor
, Ramya S. Tiller
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Patricia Volhard
, Erica S. Weisgerber
, Jennifer Wheater
, Naomi Aoyama
, Alison E. Buckley-Serfass
, Brett Adam Bush
, Zhiyan Cao
, Jennifer R. Cestaro
, Robert T. Dura
, Paul Eastham
, Stuart Hammer
, Lauren P. Heller
, Jin-Hyuk Jang
, Wen-Wei Lai
, Michael P. McGuigan
, Melissa Runsten
, Tricia Bozyk Sherno
, Jacob W. Stahl
, John Young
, Ulysses Smith
, Kayleigh Anderson
, Hymie A. Anteby
, Jabari Benjamin
, Josephine Chen
, Jordan Corrente Beck
, Julia Needle
, Michael C. Godbe
, Zoe Jacoby
, Yiran Ji
, Adriana Kranjac Rielly
, Paul D. Lowry
, Kaitlyn McGill
, Diana Moise
, Amy Pereira
, John M. Satira
, Eike Björn Weidner
, Keith Moshe
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The Legal 500 M&A Comparative Legal Guide – Hong Kong
15 April 2024
The Legal 500 M&A Comparative Legal Guide
Edwin Northover
, Wen-Wei Lai
, Josephine Chen
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Private Equity Report: 2024 Outlook
February 2024
Christopher Anthony
, Katherine Ashton
, Andrew L. Bab
, Paul S. Bird
, Dominic Blaxill
, Ezra Borut
, Geoffrey P. Burgess
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Charu A. Chandrasekhar
, Luke Dembosky
, E. Drew Dutton
, Jane Engelhardt
, Avi Gesser
, David Grosgold
, Jyotin Hamid
, Ted Hassi
, Morgan J. Hayes
, Peter J. Irwin
, Eric T. Juergens
, Robert B. Kaplan
, M. Natasha Labovitz
, Jonathan F. Lewis
, Sidney P. Levinson
, Andrew M. Levine
, Erez Liebermann
, Timothy McIver
, Maura Kathleen Monaghan
, Edwin Northover
, Brett M. Novick
, Marc Ponchione
, Ryan T. Rafferty
, Natalie L. Reid
, Julie M. Riewe
, Kevin Rinker
, Samantha J. Rowe
, Paul D. Rubin
, Michael Schaper
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Scott B. Selinger
, Thomas Smith
, Kristin A. Snyder
, Steven J. Slutzky
, Ramya S. Tiller
, Patricia Volhard
, Erica S. Weisgerber
, Alison E. Buckley-Serfass
, Jennifer R. Cestaro
, Stuart Hammer
, Jin-Hyuk Jang
, Wen-Wei Lai
, Michael P. McGuigan
, Sheena Paul
, Melissa Runsten
, Tricia Bozyk Sherno
, Ulysses Smith
, Sergio Torres
, Elie J. Worenklein
, Adam Aukland-Peck
, Josephine Chen
, Perpétua B. Chéry
, Paul Eastham
, Isabelle Glimcher
, Yiran Ji
, Maryam Kanna
, Leah Martin
, Sophie Michalski
, Diana Moise
, Perri M. Weinstein
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2021 Private Equity Midyear Review and Outlook
22 July 2021
Jonathan Adler
, Christopher Anthony
, Katherine Ashton
, Andrew L. Bab
, Megan K. Bannigan
, Sally Bergmann Hardesty
, David H. Bernstein
, Paul S. Bird
, Ezra Borut
, Geoffrey P. Burgess
, Matthew Dickman
, Christopher Dortschy
, E. Drew Dutton
, Jane Engelhardt
, Peter A. Furci
, Avi Gesser
, Jyotin Hamid
, Morgan J. Hayes
, Peter J. Irwin
, Rafael Kariyev
, M. Natasha Labovitz
, Maurizio Levi-Minzi
, Andrew M. Levine
, Sidney P. Levinson
, Jonathan F. Lewis
, Marc Ponchione
, Ryan T. Rafferty
, Paul D. Rubin
, Zachary H. Saltzman
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Shannon Rose Selden
, Scott B. Selinger
, Steven J. Slutzky
, Ramya S. Tiller
, Richard Ward
, Patricia Volhard
, Franci J. Blassberg
, Jeffrey P. Cunard
, Stuart Hammer
, Jin-Hyuk Jang
, Kim T. Le
, Sheena Paul
, Tricia Bozyk Sherno
, Jacob W. Stahl
, Jennifer Wheater
, John Young
, Adam Aukland-Peck
, Dominic Blaxill
, Robert T. Dura
, Paul Eastham
, Jay E. Evans
, David J. Hotelling
, Samuel D. Krawiecz
, Wen-Wei Lai
, Robert Maddox
, Sergio Torres
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2020/2021 Private Equity Year End Review and Outlook
7 January 2021
Jonathan Adler
, William D. Regner
, John W. Rife III
, Jennifer R. Cestaro
, Katherine Ashton
, E. Drew Dutton
, Jane Engelhardt
, Thomas Smith
, Ramya S. Tiller
, Christopher Anthony
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Maurizio Levi-Minzi
, Geoffrey P. Burgess
, Dominic Blaxill
, Wen-Wei Lai
, Jyotin Hamid
, Morgan J. Hayes
, Steven J. Slutzky
, Richard Ward
, Jennifer Wheater
, Paul Eastham
, Peter A. Furci
, Rafael Kariyev
, Jay E. Evans
, Samuel D. Krawiecz
, Andrew L. Bab
, Paul D. Rubin
, Jacob W. Stahl
, Kim T. Le
, Jyotin Hamid
, Jonathan F. Lewis
, Tricia Bozyk Sherno
, Ezra Borut
, Jeffrey P. Cunard
, Marc Ponchione
, Kenneth J. Berman
, Patricia Volhard
, Christopher Dortschy
, Jin-Hyuk Jang
, John Young
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Julie M. Riewe
, Sally Bergmann Hardesty
, Scott B. Selinger
, Stuart Hammer
, Luke Dembosky
, Avi Gesser
, Jim Pastore
, Megan K. Bannigan
, David H. Bernstein
, M. Natasha Labovitz
, Sidney P. Levinson
, Peter J. Irwin
, Paul S. Bird
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Exit Trends in Asia
December 2020
Wen-Wei Lai
, Tiffany Wu
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Recent Events
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Continuation Vehicles, Secondaries and Co-investments
13 October 2025
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP CPD/CLE Day
Hong Kong
Speaking Engagements
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Outbound M&A; Cross-Border Litigation/Arbitration; Chinese Companies Re-shoring Funds, and etc.
29 November2024
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and China Legal Education and Career Seminar Series
In-House Seminar - Cross-Border Trends
Shanghai, China
Speaking Engagements
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Private Equity M&A and Exits
5 September 2024
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Debevoise Autumn CPD/CLE Day
Hong Kong
Speaking Engagements
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