02 Jun 2026
K&L Gates appoints Yang Wang as Corporate/M&A partner in Hong Kong
"K&L Gates adds Yang Wang as a partner in its Hong Kong Corporate/M&A practice; he will focus on cross-border M&A, private equity and venture capital across the Greater China region."
Wang focuses on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investments, with a particular emphasis on matters across the Greater China region. He also has substantial experience with capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and de-SPAC transactions on NASDAQ, as well as other corporate, regulatory and dispute resolution matters. His client work spans private equity funds, multinational companies, family offices, investment banks, Chinese private companies, Hong Kong and US public companies, and state-owned enterprises across manufacturing, life sciences, TMT and food and beverage sectors.
He joins K&L Gates from Dechert, where he spearheaded the China practice from Singapore and previously served as the managing partner of the firm’s Beijing office. Wang joins K&L Gates as a partner and is the fourth partner to join the firm’s Hong Kong office since 2025.