美富律师事务所近日迎来前年利达律师事务所合伙人林晓希律师以合伙人身份加盟其香港办公室。
林律师在代表私募股权和投资基金客户处理其最复杂、最具战略性的交易方面拥有超过15年的丰富经验，其中包括控制权和杠杆收购、成长资本投资和上市公司并购。
在凯易国际律师事务所工作了五年多之后，林律师于2021年加入年利达律师事务所。在此之前，林律师曾在达维律师事务所工作。
美富私募股权业务组全球联席主席Marcia Ellis律师表示：“林律师加盟美富具有重要意义。他在各类公司交易方面拥有深厚的经验，具有敏锐的商业洞察力和跨文化交易技巧，他所拥有的市场罕见的技能，将增强本所在亚洲和全球的私募股权和并购业务。”
美富香港办事处管理合伙人Timothy Blakely律师表示：“林律师的加盟将深化本所在大中华区和亚洲地区的私募股权和并购经验。林律师以高度的协作精神和卓越的交易能力而享誉市场，我们期待他加入美富，与全球同事和客户携手合作。”
随着林律师的加入，美富目前在香港共拥有七位合伙人。
Links HK partner becomes MoFo's 2nd Asia PE hire in days
U.S. law firm Morrison Foerster has hired private equity and U.S. public M&A expert Xiaoxi Lin as a partner in its Hong Kong office from Linklaters, making its second lateral hire in the private equity space in Asia within just a week.
This hiring comes just days after MoFo announced PE specialist Scott Jalowayski's return as a partner in Singapore. The firm is looking to replenish its ranks following several recent partner departures: In Singapore, Steven Tran moved to CMS, while Shirin Tang and Lip Kian Ang joined Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow. Meanwhile, in Hong Kong, Vivian Yiu and Huang Ke left for Jingtian & Gongcheng.
Lin brings over 15 years of experience to MoFo's corporate group, with a particular focus on private equity and M&A transactions across Asia and the U.S. He joined Linklaters in 2021 from Kirkland & Ellis, prior to which he worked at Davis Polk & Wardwell.
Lin's expertise includes advising private equity and investment fund clients on various transactions, including control and leveraged buyouts, growth capital investments, and public takeovers. He also has experience with U.S. and Asian public transactions, which encompass take-privates, SPAC IPOs, and de-SPAC transactions.
"Xiaoxi represents a terrific addition to Morrison Foerster. He brings deep experience across a range of corporate transactions, a strong business sense, and cross-cultural dealmaking skills that are rare in the market and that will enhance the firm's private equity and M&A offering in Asia and globally,” said Marcia Ellis, global co-chair of Morrison Foerster's private equity group.
Added Timothy Blakely, the firm’s Hong Kong managing partner: "Xiaoxi's arrival bolsters our private equity and M&A experience across Greater China and Asia. We recognize his reputation for being a collaborative and highly skilled transactional lawyer, and we are looking forward to integrating him into Morrison Foerster's global network and establishing connections with colleagues and clients across the region."
With Lin’s hire, Morrison Foerster now has seven partners in Hong Kong.
