Jin Yu Tan

Associate, Singapore

Biography

Overview

Jin Yu Tan is an associate in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity practice, based in Singapore.

Jin Yu advises private equity sponsors, sovereign wealth funds, government pension funds, family offices and strategic clients on a variety of matters across multiple sectors, including acquisitions, divestitures, venture financing, growth equity investments, PIPEs and other corporate transactions.

Prior to joining White & Case, Jin Yu worked in the Hong Kong office of a leading global law firm.

Bars and Courts
Advocate and Solicitor, Singapore
Education
LLB
National University of Singapore
Languages
English
Mandarin

Experience

Jin Yu's experience* includes representation of:

  • GDS Holdings Limited on the US$587 million Series A equity financing of its international business operated by DigitalLand Holdings Limited.
  • Quad-C Krayden Holdings, Inc., a value-added distributor of specialty adhesives, sealants and coatings used in a broad range of applications across the aerospace, electronics, transportation and general industrial end markets, in connection with the acquisition of the Company by Audax, a private equity firm.
  • DigitalBridge Group, Inc., a leading global digital infrastructure firm, in its approx. US$450 million acquisition of a majority ownership stake in AIMS Group from TIME dotCom Berhad, a Malaysian telecommunications provider, and Symphony Communication Public Company Limited, a Thai telecommunications provider.
  • WizRocket Inc. in its acquisition of Leanplum, Inc., a San Francisco based multi-channel customer engagement platform.
  • FLOW Digital Infrastructure on its joint venture with AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corp, to develop carrier-neutral data centers across the Philippines.
  • SoftBank Vision Fund in the US$2.4 billion Series D and D+ financing (alongside Tencent and Sequoia Capital China) of Beike, a leading PRC real estate brokerage platform.
  • Advent International in the sale of its controlling interest in AI Dream, a leading premium sleep solution provider that operates global brands Serta and King Koil in China.
  • Jio Platforms Limited, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited, in its proposed US$200 million Series D investment in Glance, a leading AI-driven lock-screen platform.
  • Apax Funds in their acquisition of the software products business of 3i Infotech Limited (NSE: 3IINFOTECH), an Indian IT solutions company listed on the National Stock Exchange of India Limited.
  • Partners Group (SIX: PGHN) in the sale of various assets in the technology sector in the Southeast Asia region.
  • Blackstone in its US$150 million investment in 21Vianet Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: VNET), a leading carrier- and cloud-neutral Internet data center services provider in the PRC.
  • An investor consortium, comprising Centurium Capital, PW Medtech Group Limited (HKSE: 1358), CITIC 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 and "M&A Deal of the Year" by China Law & Practice Awards 2021.
  • Sino-Ocean Prime Office Partners I LP, a US$1.4 billion fund formed by Sino-Ocean Capital, on the acquisition of Ocean Office Park and Project Z6, two grade-A office projects located in the central business district of Beijing.
  • Clermont Group in its US$76 million investment in Eviation Aircraft, an Israeli electric aircraft company.
  • TPG in various transactions (including its acquisition of Novotech).
  • A sovereign wealth fund in its investment in a US$300 million credit fund focusing on investments in the US and European structured credit markets.
  • Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) in its establishment of a real estate investment platform with Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC and APG Asset Management N.V., focusing on high-quality rental housing in Asia-Pacific.

*Includes matters prior to joining White & Case.