Danny Li

About Danny Li

Danny Li is a Counsel in our Global Transactions team.

He has over a decade of experience advising the world’s leading PE sponsors, private capital investors, sovereigns and multinational corporations on their PE, M&A, JV and growth capital transactions across Asia-Pacific. 

His recognitions include being named a ‘Rising Star’ in the Hong Kong category in Euromoney’s 'Expert Guide' 2022 and in the Corporate / M&A and Hong Kong categories for the IFLR 2021 Rising Star Awards (Asia-Pacific).  

Danny spent time on client secondment at CPP Investments (CPPIB), acting as their APAC Managing Director (Legal) during 2020 and 2021.  He is also part of our fintech / digital team in Asia.

Recent work

Selected highlights of Danny's recent experience include advising:

• CVC Capital Partners on the sale of its stake in GEMS Education, one of the world's largest private school operators, to a consortium led by Brookfield
• Carlyle on its acquisition of a controlling stake in VLCC, a beauty and wellness solutions business with operations across India and the Middle East
• CPP Investments (CPPIB) on various transactions across Asia-Pacific, including its investments in Flipkart, Accion Labs, DailyHunt, Eruditus Learning, Acko Tech and Zenex Animal Health  
• Affinity Equity Partners on its sale of Trimco to Brookfield (as well as the initial US$520m LBO from Partners Group in 2016)
• CVC Capital Partners on its acquisition of a controlling stake in Phuong Chau, an operator of maternal and infant care hospitals in Vietnam
• Permira on its US$2.76bn sale of Tricor to Baring Private Equity Asia (as well as the initial LBO from BEA / NWS in 2016 and subsequent bolt-on of NZGT Holdings in 2022)
• Blackstone on various transactions, including its acquisition of the Anantara Maldives Resort & Spa and its US$525m privatization and delisting of SGX-listed Soilbuild Business Space REIT
• Citigroup as financial adviser to Boston Scientific in its partial offer for a controlling stake in Acotec Scientific (HKSE: 6669) 
• ESR Group on its US$5.2bn acquisition of ARA Asset Management
• Danone on its negotiated exit from a joint venture with COFCO Corporation and Arla Foods 
• APG on its cornerstone investment in Monde Nissin Corporation, a Philippines F&B company
• Alibaba on a US$3bn+ series-round financing for Ele.me (饿了么) and Koubei (口碑), raising funds from Alibaba, SoftBank Vision Fund and other third party investors 
• PepsiCo on its HK$1bn acquisition of a minority stake in HKSE-listed Natural Food International Holdings (1837.HK)
• a US Fortune 500 tech company on its ‘acquihire’ of an augmented-reality business and software engineering team in the Asia-Pacific region
• InterContinental Hotels on its acquisition of 51% of the Regent Hotels brand and related assets from Formosa International Hotels, along with the up-branding of the InterContinental Hong Kong hotel -- HICAP 'Deal of the Year (M&A)' 
• Prudential on its sale of Prudential Vietnam Finance, a Vietnam-based consumer finance business, to Shinhan Financial Group
• CK Asset Holdings (as a member of a consortium) on the proposed US$9.7bn take-private of ASX-listed APA Group
• Hutchison Telecoms on its US$1.86bn sale of HGC, a fixed line telecommunications business, to I Squared Capital -- Asian Legal Business' M&A Deal of the Year, FinanceAsia's 'Hong Kong Deal of the Year' 
• Global Brands on its US$1.38bn sale of a US consumer brand licensing business to Centric Brands
• Hong Leong Group on the proposed US$1.6bn privatisation of HKSE-listed Guoco Group (0053.HK)
• Wharf Holdings on its US$1.2bn auction sale of Wharf T&T to TPG / MBK -- IFLR Asia's 'Private Equity Deal of the Year' 
• Tai Ping Carpets on its US$94m sale of a global commercial carpets business to Thailand Carpet Manufacturing Company Limited
• HOPU, Temasek, International Finance Corporation and Standard Chartered Private Equity (as members of a consortium) on their US$488m co-investment with COFCO into Noble Agri