Li Ying

Introduction

Li Ying graduated from Peking University (Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees) and Harvard Law School (JD)and is a partner at Anli Partners. Having been based in New York, Hong Kong and Beijing for 30 years in leading international and PRC law firms, including Proskauer, Heller Ehrman (Venture Law Group), Jones Day, and Allen & Overy, Ying has built a practice focusing on private equity, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, foreign public and private financing, and outbound investments of PRC enterprises. He covers a wide variety of industries, such as banking and finance, TMT, medical, entertainment, hospitality, infrastructure, natural resources and energy.

Ying regularly counsels multinational companies and financial institutions on entering the China market. He structures complex and innovative investments and acquisitions in China involving joint ventures, wholly foreign-owned enterprises, holding companies, partnerships, licensing and other creative vehicles, and he advises clients on regulatory, compliance, foreign exchange and financial issues.

Additionally, Ying frequently advises international GPs and LPs on setting up and restructuring PRC-focused investment funds (including PRC-domiciled QFLP funds) and provides guidance on their fund investments in China. He also represents many PRC-based founders and companies in their outbound investments, onshore and offshore restructuring, and cross-border financing through private equity in various industries.

Formerly a law professor at a leading law school in Beijing and a Ford Foundation visiting scholar at Harvard Law School, Ying is a frequent speaker on legal and regulatory developments related to mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and private equity (including QFLP and QDLP funds) in China and is quoted extensively by the international and Chinese press. Ying has been recognised by Legalband, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Chambers and IFLR1000, with clients describing him as “responsible” and “knowledgeable.”