Goodwin Welcomes Leading Private Equity Team, Douglas Freeman and Victor Chen, as Partners in Hong Kong
October 18 2017 - 08:00PM
Business Wire
Global 50 law firm Goodwin announced today that partners Douglas
Freeman and Victor Chen have joined the firm’s international
Private Equity Practice in the Hong Kong office. Having worked
together for many years, Freeman and Chen have developed a robust
Asia-focused practice guiding private equity firms, investment
banking firms, venture capital and institutional investors in
connection with public and private M&A, securities offerings,
financings, PIPEs and auctions in various industries.
“Goodwin’s Hong Kong private equity platform is a vital part of
the firm’s international offering that is truly full-service,
covering the entire life cycle of clients’ investments – from fund
formation to investments and exits,” said Yash Rana, chair of
Goodwin’s Hong Kong office. “Doug and Victor are outstanding
lawyers who are joining our platform at a time when we are seeing
increasing client demand for local, cross-border, in- and out-bound
support on Asia transactions as well as interest from investors
seeking more specialized sector experience. Doug and Victor
previously worked with several Goodwin partners at their prior
firm. We are pleased that they are reuniting with us and we welcome
them to Goodwin.”
“Doug and Victor are widely regarded as leaders in the Asian
private equity and M&A markets,” said A.J. Weidhaas, co-chair
of Goodwin’s Private Equity Practice. “Their joining of our
international practice of more than 160 private equity lawyers
across the U.S., Europe and Asia is a natural fit, one that will
allow us to continue to deliver top-notch Goodwin service and
experience to our current and prospective clients as the regional
landscape continues to evolve.”
“I’m delighted to reconnect with Doug and Victor at Goodwin,”
said Ilan Nissan, senior partner in the firm’s Private Equity
Practice. “Their combined depth of experience and strong portfolio
of work on private equity and M&A transactions are unmatched
and a compelling addition to our international capabilities. I look
forward to collaborating with them once again on cross-border
mandates.”
Freeman’s practice focuses on representing public and private
companies, private equity firms and investment banking firms in
connection with M&A, public offerings and corporate
transactions. He has particular experience in advising on
cross-border M&A, reorganizations, leveraged buyouts, listed
company transactions, and hostile or contested control
transactions. He has also acted on a number of going-private
transactions involving China-based companies listed in the U.S.
Chen represents private equity sponsors, multinational
corporations and institutional investors in their M&A
transactions and investments, with a focus on Asia cross-border
deals. He has extensive experience in advising private equity,
venture and institutional investors in their Greater China and U.S.
transactions, and has also been active in going-private deals.
Freeman can be reached at dfreeman@goodwinlaw.com or +852 3658
5328.
Chen can be reached at vchen@goodwinlaw.com or +852 3658
5323.
Goodwin’s Hong Kong corporate practice is focused on private
equity, M&A, venture capital, fund formation, joint ventures
and strategic transactions across a broad range of sectors. The
firm has received numerous “Deals of the Year” awards from
the China Business Law Journal, and is ranked for outstanding
corporate/M&A expertise in India and China by Chambers
Global.
The firm’s internationally recognized Private Equity Practice
focuses on buyouts, recapitalizations, growth equity investments,
and portfolio company transactions in the United States and
internationally with a leading position in the U.S. middle markets
and growth equity. With a team of more than 160 lawyers, the
practice covers the full life cycle of clients’ investments – from
fund formation to exit and everything in between.
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across the United States, Europe and Asia excel at complex
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services in the financial, life sciences, private equity, real
estate and technology industries. We partner with our clients to
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