Yao Yang

Yao’s recent representative experience includes advising:

• Black Spade Acquisition II Co, a special purpose acquisition company, on the business combination with World Media and Entertainment Universal Inc., a France-based global media and entertainment company
• SoftBank on its US$150 million Series F funding round into Eruditus, an India-based education tech company
• International games and e-sports company Savvy Games Group on its US$265 million investment of a significant stake in China-based leading e-sports company VSPO (formerly VSPN)
• Loscam on its acquisition of CHEP China, a China-based subsidiary of Brambles and provider of pallet and automotive pooling operations
• Silicon Motion Technology, a Taiwan-based developer of NAND flash controllers, on the proposed US$3.8 billion take-private acquisition by MaxLinear, a California-based integrated circuits provider
• Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency and blockchain infrastructure providers, on its proposed US$200 million strategic investment in Forbes, the iconic business information brand in the US
• A leading state-owned investment firm on:
  • an investment into a Hong Kong-based gamification and blockchain leader
  • Series A-3 financing of an AI company based in China
• Primavera on Series A financing for a Chinese biomedical company
• The Carlyle Group on:
  • Series D financing of Abbisko Therapeutics, a clinical-stage oncology-focused biotech company in China
  • an acquisition through its fund, CAP V Mauritius, of a 5% stake in Shenzhen Salubris Pharmaceuticals, an A-share listed biopharmaceutical company
• A buyer consortium led by Mr. Bing Zhang, the chief executive officer and chairman of Glory Star New Media Group Holdings Limited (GSMG), on the proposed going private of GSMG
• The buyer consortium on the US$1.1 billion privatization of Bitauto Holdings Limited, an US-listed internet content and marketing service provider focusing on the automobile industry, and Tencent as a joint offeror on the consequential mandatory general offer for Yixin Group Limited, Bitauto’s Hong Kong-listed subsidiary, as triggered by the Bitauto privatization
• Genting Malaysia Berhad and Kien Huat Realty III Limited on their joint acquisition of Empire Resorts Inc., a US listed company*
• Warburg Pincus on its acquisition of Pregis LLC from Olympus Partners*
• América Móvil S.A.B. de C.V. in connection with its US$905 million acquisition of Nextel Telecomunicações Ltda.*
• Agilent Technologies Inc. on its US$250 million acquisition of ACEA Biosciences Inc., a US pharmaceutical company with major operations in China*
• International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. on connection with its US$7.1 billion acquisition of Frutarom Industries Ltd., an Israeli-based flavors and ingredients company*
• General Mills, Inc. in the acquisition financing in connection with its US$8 billion acquisition of Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc.*
• Goldman Sachs and Barclays Capital Inc. as financial advisors on multiple public merger transactions totaling approximately US$25 billion*
• Suzano Papel e Celulose S.A. on certain US securities law issues in connection with its acquisition of Fibria Celulose S.A.*
• The underwriters on a series of registered debt offerings by American International Group, Inc. totaling approximately US$2.5 billion*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham