Henry Yin

Select examples of Henry’s prior firm experience include:

Public Companies Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions

• Represented a consortium of investors in connection with their acquisition of a NASDAQ-listed production company at an implied enterprise value of approximately U.S.$1 billion.
• Represented a consortium in the U.S.$9.3 billion acquisition of an NYSE-listed software program company.
• Represented an AI-driven health big data firm and the first biotech unicorn in China, in its U.S. $3 billion complex restructuring and cross-border acquisitions and subsequent fundraisings.
• Represented Greater China based listed and private companies in their proposed and completed private and public offshore acquisitions from strategic and financial sellers.
• Represented the shareholders of a cyber-security solutions provider in connection with the sale of the company to an American multinational technology corporation.
• Represented a leading digital consumer goods/Amazon sellers aggregator, in its proposed and completed acquisitions and expansion in Asia.
• Represented a leading technology-driven cryptocurrency mining company, in its acquisitions and JVs in the crypto-mining space.
• Represented a consortium led by a leading private equity firm and the chairman, president and chief executive officer of a leading provider of biopharmaceutical products in China, in the proposed U.S. $401.8 million acquisition of the biopharmaceutical products provider.
• Represented various high growth new economy companies and its founders, significant shareholders in restructurings and exits through M&As, including representing founders of a leading online video content provider in China, in connection with the restructuring and sale of a controlling interest in the business to a leading international mass media company.
• Represented an industrial investment company that seeks long-term commercial growth opportunities in the Information and Communication industries in its U.S. $362 million acquisition of the enterprise business of a leading communications equipment company through a competitive bidding process.
• Represented the special committee of a Chinese fabless chip company specializing in research and development and production and marketing of multimedia processors for personal computers and mobile phones, in connection with the company's going private transaction.
• Represented the selling shareholders of a global online retail company, in connection with the pending sale of approximately 25.66% equity.
• Represented a major Japanese integrated trading and investment business conglomerate in its U.S. $5.3 billion acquisition, including debt from a U.S.-based grains merchant, from owners that include leading hedge funds, in the reorganization of the businesses in connection with the carve-out of its energy business to bring the final deal value down to U.S. $2.7 billion at closing and in its U.S. $620 million sale of a stake in a commodity management firm to a Japanese banking institution.
• Represented a NASDAQ-listed provider of digital map content and navigation and location-based solutions in China, in its acquisition of a venture capital-backed startup focusing on location-based mobile technologies in the United States.
• Represented Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer as a strategic bidder in an auction of an automotive components manufacturer in the United States and in its proposed acquisition of an electric vehicle automaker in the United States. 
• Represented a Fortune 500 American manufacturer of industrial tools and household hardware and provider of security products in its U.S. $850 million acquisition of a Hong Kong-based maker of engineered mechanical fasteners.
• Represented a leading global multi-line reinsurance company in its proposed U.S. $3.4 billion unsolicited acquisition of a leading international reinsurance organization.
• Represented a leading provider of mobile internet software technology and services in its U.S. $251 million acquisition of controlling stake in a leading provider of mobile internet software.
• Represented one of the world's largest reinsurers in its U.S. $750 million acquisition of the holding company of a financial services company’s life reinsurance operations in North America.
• Represented a Japanese multinational conglomerate in proposed transactions involving its multibillion-dollar stake in the world's leading supplier of safe, innovative nuclear technology and transactions with strategic partners.
• Represented a private equity firm in its U.S. $312.3 million acquisition of a 21.7% stake in an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of a Hong Kong-listed company engaged in the research, development, production and sale of single-use medical devices.
• Represented an American biopharmaceutical company in connection with the unsolicited proposal made by a global pharmaceutical company and in its subsequent U.S. $6.8 billion acquisition by an Israeli multinational pharmaceutical company.
• Represented a Japanese producer of tapes, vinyl, LCDs, insulation and other products in the acquisition by its subsidiary, a chemical manufacturer, from an international chemical group.Represented a Mexican conglomerate in its proposed unsolicited acquisition of a company listed on the New York and Mexico stock exchanges, with a market cap in excess of U.S. $1.5 billion.

Pre-IPO Investments; Private Equity and Venture Capital; Family Offices

• Represented an AI-driven health big data firm and the first biotech unicorn in China, in its numerous completed and proposed acquisitions of, investments in and transactions with cutting-edge biotech companies and strategic and financial partners around the globe and its other corporate/commercial matters, including several significant cross-border investments into US and Israel-based companies and undisclosed targets to build an unprecedented ecosystem of the world’s leading bio, health networking, sequencing and AI technology and application companies.
• Represented a cross-border mobile payment service provider in its restructuring and multi-billion-dollar valuation Series D investment by top-tier PE investors.
• Represented a leading online Chinese education group in each of its equity financing rounds, raising hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars from top-tier investors.
• Represented a Beijing-based venture capital firm in private and public investment transactions, including investment in U.S.$600 million Series D financing of a leading self-driving technology company and investment as the lead investor in Series A financing of a biopharmaceutical startup developing target-specific small molecule drugs to treat cancer metastasis.
• Represented a leading electric vehicle charging solutions service provider in its Series D financing.
• Represented a Hong Kong based edtech company in its Series C-1 financing and other corporate matters.
• Represented multiple education and edtech companies in their financings, acquisitions and strategies, restructurings and expansions, including representing a leading online K-12 intelligent education platform in China, in its (i) U.S. $100 million Series D financing by a consortium of investors, (ii) its U.S. $250 million Series E financing by investors, and (iii) other proposed and completed corporate matters.
• Represented an innovative pre-IPO investment platform and its affiliated funds in various completed and proposed direct and indirect investments into unicorn companies.
• Represented a growing venture capital fund in its various investments including investment in various high growth companies.
• Represented an Asian private equity firm in its proposed and completed investments, including in financing of a software company integrating and streamlining private label product development, sourcing and supply chain operations.
• Represented an Amazon brands aggregator in its complex equity and debt financings.
• Represented a leading fund-of-funds platform focusing on venture capital fund and direct investment opportunities in China and Asia in various transactions, including investments in (i) a data processing/marketing company, (ii) an online insurance broker, (iii) a provider of next-generation intelligent data analysis platform and other high growth companies.
• Represented the operator of a Chinese tea franchise in its Series A financing led by a Chinese internet technology company.
• Represented an institutional family office in investments into leading technology companies in various areas including fintech, software, AI and machine learning, real estate tech, wearable technology, autonomous driving, education/edtech, radar sensors, big data, travel platform and media.
• Represented a U.S. semiconductor company in its establishment of joint venture and its local commercialization in China.
• Represented a leading wine rating and e-commerce company, in its establishment of joint venture and its local commercialization in China.
• Represented a leading hospitality technology solutions firm best known for its handy smartphones, in connection with its various proposed and completed transactions, including in its U.S. $125 million growth financing round led by a subsidiary of the world's largest technology manufacturer and service provider, in its joint venture and strategic alliance with a consumer electronics company in Japan and in its ongoing strategic and financial transactions.
• Represented a leading emerging markets private equity fund as the lead investor in a fundraising round by the leading taxi-hailing platform in China. The fundraising raised U.S. $2.5 billion in total. The fundraising round was the largest private fund raising in the world at the time.
• Represented several family offices and billionaires in various undisclosed transactions.
• Represented multiple prominent funds in investments into listed and private education/edtech companies.
• Represented a private equity company in an investment in the largest and fastest growing less-than-truckload (LTL) operator with a franchise model in China.
• Represented a leading courier and logistics services provider in China, in connection with its pre-IPO U.S.$600 million financing round (multibillion-dollar valuation) by a consortium of top U.S., European and PRC PE investors.
• Represented multiple investors in various investments into high growth fintech companies.
• Represented multiple leading real estate tech, co-working and co-living companies in their financings, acquisitions and strategies, restructurings and proposed and completed change of control transactions.
• Represented a financial services corporation in connection with its investment in up to an aggregate amount of U.S.$150 million in certain senior secured notes issuable by a Cayman issuer.
• Represented a private equity company in various completed and proposed investments in and outside of China, including the Series E preferred investment in a leading classified advertisement website in China.
• Represented a leading comprehensive image and video processing service platform in China in its co-investment with a China-focused venture capital firm into the Series B financing of a mobile photo and social app developer.
• Represented a leading real estate investor in various proposed China-related transactions.
• Represented a private banking company in the formation of an offshore U.S. dollar-denominated investment fund with a major state-owned enterprise and one of the largest asset management companies in China, focusing on investments in China and Asia.
• Represented members of a high net worth family in the acquisition of a footwear company, and that footwear company’s acquisition of a children’s clothing business from its parent company.
• Represented a medical device company in the corporate reorganization of its U.S. businesses in connection with the spinoff of its global pharmaceutical and imaging business.