Guang Yang

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Hong Kong

Tel: +852 2160 9887

Overview

Guang Yang is a corporate counsel based in the Hong Kong office and is a member of the firm’s Investment Funds and Investment Management Group. His ... Read Full Biography

Experience

- Lightspeed India Partners in the formation of Lightspeed India Partners III, a $275 million India venture fund.
- Ally Bridge in the formation of Ally Bridge Group-WTT Fund, a $788 million Asian buyout fund.
- Baring Private Equity Asia in the formation of The Baring Private Equity Asia Fund VII, a $6.5 billion pan-Asia private equity fund.
- YF Capital in the formation of Yunfeng Fund IV, a $2.5 billion China growth capital fund.
- HarbourVest Partners, TPG NewQuest and Committed Advisors as the lead investors in CSP Fund II, a $700 million continuation vehicle sponsored by a partnership between Capital Square Partners and Basil Technology Partners to acquire a portfolio of companies from existing funds.
- Hollyport Capital as an investor in a RMB-USD fund restructuring by Kinzon Capital.

Education

Columbia Law School, 2016, J.D.
Harvard University, 2013, Master
Peking University, 2011, B.A.

Guang Yang is a corporate counsel based in the Hong Kong office and is a member of the firm’s Investment Funds and Investment Management Group.His practice focuses on advising sponsors of private equity funds, co-investment vehicles and separately managed accounts, covering numerous sectors and strategies including buyout, venture capital, real estate and fund of funds, as well as secondary transactions including traditional acquisitions and dispositions of fund interests and fund restructurings. Mr. Yang’s recent experience includes acting for EQT Private Capital Asia, HongShan Capital Group, StepStone Group and Ally Bridge Group.Mr. Yang joined Debevoise in 2019. Mr. Yang received a J.D. from Columbia Law School in 2016, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and a notes editor of the Columbia Business Law Review. Mr. Yang received an M.T.S. from Harvard University in 2013 and a B.A. from Peking University in 2011. Mr. Yang is a native Mandarin Chinese speaker.杨光律师常驻德普的香港分所，是投资基金和投资管理业务团队的成员。杨律师于2016年毕业于哥伦比亚大学法学院，获法学博士学位。在校时他曾获得哈伦菲斯克斯通（Harlan Fiske Stone）奖学金，并担任《哥伦比亚商法评论》（Columbia Business Law Review）的编辑。杨律师于2013年取得哈佛大学神学研究硕士学位，于2011年取得北京大学文学学士学位。杨律师于2019年加入德普。此前他曾就职于一家知名的国际律所，代表领先的全球另类资产管理公司处理私募股权基金的设立及持续管理事宜。杨律师是纽约州律师协会成员。杨律师的母语为普通话。