Weil welcomed back private equity expert Yu Peng as a partner in its Hong Kong office, where he had previously practised for three years.
Yu brings more than two decades of experience, focusing on private equity and M&A. He has acted for global and regional PE and corporate clients on buyouts, take-privates, private investment in PE, growth capital investments, divestitures and other cross-border deals, particularly those involving China.
Before returning to Weil, Yu was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis’ Hong Kong office for four years. Prior to that, he spent 11 years as a partner at Ropes & Gray in Hong Kong.
He began his career as a senior legal counsel at Siemens in Beijing and Munich. He later practised at the New York office of Shearman & Sterling before joining Weil’s Hong Kong office.
Yu advised an investor consortium on the acquisition of Subway’s China business and the signing of a master franchise agreement for the Chinese market, one of the largest franchise agreements in the global quick-service restaurant industry. He also acted for Alibaba on its USD1.4 billion take-private transaction of iKang Healthcare.
Gary Holtzer, a partner on Weil’s management committee overseeing Asia strategy, said, “Peng is widely recognised as a top PE lawyer with broad expertise in the China market, in particular. His arrival reinforces our strong track record for delivering top-tier service to our sophisticated global clients.”
Yu has received China Business Law Journal’s The A-List Award in 2020 and 2022, as well as the A-List: Growth Drivers for 2023–2024 and 2025–2026.
