Dana Yeon

Associate, Hong Kong SAR
dana.yeon@whitecase.com

Biography

Overview

Dana Yeon is an associate in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity practice, based in Hong Kong.

Her practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, including acquisitions and divestitures, leveraged buyouts, strategic investments and joint ventures. Dana also advises clients on a variety of corporate law matters.

Bars and Courts
Registered Foreign Lawyer, The Law Society of Hong Kong
New York
Education
BA
Columbia University
JD
George Washington University Law School
Languages
English
Korean
Mandarin

Experience

Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity

Her experience includes representation of:

  • PayPal Holdings, Inc. on its acquisition of Paidy Inc., a leading two-sided payments platform and provider of buy now, pay later solutions in Japan, for an enterprise value of ¥300 billion, or approximately US$2.7 billion.
  • D8 Holdings Corp. (NYSE: DEH), a SPAC, in its US$1.1 billion business combination with Vicarious Surgical Inc., a next-generation robotics technology company.
  • Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited on the divestment of select OTC and non-core assets in Asia-Pacific to Celltrion Inc. for up to US$278 million.
  • EQT Partners AB and its portfolio company GPA Global, a leader in premium packaging, sustainable packaging and display solutions based in China, on GPA Global’s bolt-on acquisition of Hub Folding Box, a printing and packaging company in the US, for an undisclosed amount.