Emily Wu

Since joining Kirkland, Emily has represented the following:

• A consortium of investors, comprising Centurium Capital, PW Medtech Group Limited (HKSE: 1358), CITIC Capital, Hillhouse Capital, Temasek and Marc Chan, in the take-private of China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBPO), a leading fully integrated plasma-based biopharmaceutical company in China, at a valuation of approximately US$4.6 billion.This transaction was named "Pharmaceuticals, Medical and Biotech M&A Deal of the Year" by Mergermarket China M&A Awards 2021, "2021 Deals of the Year” by China Business Law Journal, “M&A Deal of the Year” by China Law & Practice Awards 2021 and “Private Equity Deal of the Year” by IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2022
• Dingdong (Cayman) Limited (NYSE: DDL), a leading and fastest-growing on-demand e-commerce company in China, on its initial public offering of American depositary shares on the New York Stock Exchange
• The sponsors and underwriters on the US$655 million global offering and listing of Nayuki Holdings Limited (HKSE: 2150), a leading premium modern teahouse brand in China, on the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
• The underwriters on the US$75 million initial public offering of American depositary shares on the New York Stock Exchange of First High-School Education Group Co., Ltd. (NYSE: FHS), the largest operator of private high schools in Western China and the third largest operator in China
• Lion Group Holding Ltd. (NASDAQ: LGHL), a Hong Kong-based diversified financial services company, in going public in the United States through a business combination with Proficient Alpha Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company listed on Nasdaq
• The underwriters in the US$36.18 million initial public offering and listing on the Nasdaq Global Market of uCloudlink Group Inc., the world’s first and leading mobile data traffic sharing marketplace
• Warburg Pincus in the subscription, together with affiliates of 58.com, TPG and certain other investors, of an aggregate of US$230 million in principal amount of convertible notes from Uxin Limited (Nasdaq: UXIN, “Uxin”), the largest used car e-commerce platform in China
• Mobvista Inc., in its US$171 million initial public offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Mobvista Inc. operates a leading technology platform providing mobile advertising and mobile analytics services to the app developers globally
• Opera Limited, one of the world’s leading browser providers, in the US$115.2 million initial public offering and listing on The Nasdaq Stock Market, as well as a concurrent private placement of US$60 million
• RISE Education Cayman Limited, a NASDAQ-listed leading education services company in China and a Bain Capital portfolio company, in a US$103.25 million follow-on public offering of American depositary shares held by Bain Capital and other shareholders

SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company) IPOs

• SVF Investment Corp., a special purpose acquisition company backed by SoftBank Investment Advisers, in its NASDAQ IPO that raised US$603 million
• SVF Investment Corp. 2, a special purpose acquisition company backed by SoftBank Investment Advisers, in its NASDAQ IPO that raised US$230 million
• SVF Investment Corp. 3, a special purpose acquisition company backed by SoftBank Investment Advisers, in its NASDAQ IPO that raised US$320 million
• Global Synergy Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company associated with Everstone Group, in its NASDAQ IPO that raised US$258 million

Prior to joining Kirkland, Emily has represented the following:

• The underwriters in the US$761 million global offering and H-share IPO of Bank of Gansu, the only provincial city commercial bank in Gansu province, China, on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
• The underwriters in the US$149 million global offering and IPO of Bestway Global Holding Inc., an outdoor leisure product manufacturer based in China, on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
• The underwriters in the US$491 million global offering and IPO of Crystal International Group Limited, a Hong Kong apparel manufacturer and supplier of leading international fashion brands including Uniqlo and H&M, on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
• Zhongyuan Bank, the largest city commercial bank in Henan province, China, in its US$1.04 billion global offering and H-share IPO on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange