Raymond Wong

Raymond’s representative experience at Kirkland & Ellis has included:

• Crescent Point Capital on the acquisition by Ares Management Corporation of the Crescent Point Capital platform, a leading Asia-focused private equity platform
• Bain Capital on:
  
  • its acquisition of Porus Labs, a leading manufacturer of agricultural and specialty chemicals based in India
  • its US$485 million acquisition of a 24.98% stake in IIFL Wealth Management, an India-listed company, from General Atlantic and Fairfax Financial
  • its acquisition of a 20% stake in Allied Credit, an Australia-based vehicle and equipment financier
• Carlyle on:
  
  • its acquisition of HCP Packaging, a global leading beauty packaging provider, from EQT Private Capital Asia. This transaction was named “Cross-Border Deal of the Year 2022” by the China Business Law Journal
  • its US$210 million investment in HUTCHMED, a biopharmaceutical company focused on treatment of cancer and immunological diseases
  • the sale of its 70% stake in Yakjin, a South Korea original equipment manufacturer, to JS Corporation
• KKR on the US$210 million Series C fundraising round by Voyager Innovations, a KKR portfolio company and the leading technology company in the Philippines, including funding from KKR, Tencent, PLDT, IFC, SIG Venture Capital, EDBI and First Pacific
• LimeTree Capital on the investments by KKR and ADM Capital in WE PARK, a commercial car park assets platform held by LimeTree Capital
• FountainVest on:
  
  • its acquisition of Ziwi, a New Zealand-based pet food company
  • the acquisition by Ziwi, a FountainVest portfolio company, of Freeze Dried Foods, a New Zealand-based company and a global leader in continuous freeze drying
• Global private equity firm, as a finalist bidder, in the auction sale of Global Switch
• Global private equity firm as a finalist bidder in the auction sale of Straive by Partners Group
• Apax on:
  
  • the acquisition by Azentio Software, a Singapore-headquartered software products business owned by funds advised by Apax, of certain banking software assets in Asia, the Middle East and Africa from Path Solutions
  • Azentio Software’s acquisition of Beyontec, a leading insurance technology company focused on the US, the Middle East and Asia
• Warburg Pincus on the establishment of a real estate co-investment platform with GIC
• HPEF Capital Partners on the sale of its majority interest in The Executive Centre, a leading provider of premium flexible office space solutions, to KKR and TIGA Investments
• Oaktree on its US$100 million investment in JD Logistics
• Global private equity firm, as a finalist bidder, in the auction sale of Mead Johnson’s Greater China infant formula business

Prior to joining Kirkland & Ellis, Raymond’s representative experience includes:

• Blackstone on its US$550 million sale of Trans Maldivian Airways, the world’s largest seaplane operator, to Bain Capital and Tempus Group
• CPP Investments on:
  
  • its US$300 million co-investment in connection with EQT Private Capital Asia’s US$1 billion acquisition of Virtusa, a global IT services and solutions business with operations in India and Sri Lanka
  • its co-investment in connection with Hexaware Technologies, a leading IT services business in India
• PayPal on its acquisition of GoPay to become PayPal China’s new China payments platform
• Affinity Equity Partners on its US$520 million acquisition of Trimco, a global provider of apparel labeling solutions, from Partners Group
• Pearson on the US$300 million sale of its Wall Street English business to EQT Private Capital Asia and CITIC Capital
• Allianz X, the digital investment unit of Allianz, on its US$75 million investment in WeLab, a Hong Kong-based fintech, in connection with WeLab’s Series C financing round
• JD Capital on its US$1.4 billion acquisition of Ageas’ life insurance business in Hong Kong
• Verlinvest in connection with its investment in Oatly, a Nasdaq-listed company
• InterContinental Hotels on its acquisition of Regent Hotels and Resorts
• ANZ on the sale of its retail and wealth management businesses in Hong Kong, the PRC, Singapore, Indonesia and Taiwan to DBS
• Jardine Cycle & Carriage on:
  
  • its US$520 million acquisition of a 65% stake in LafargeHolcim Vietnam
  • its US$373 million acquisition of LafargeHolcim Sri Lanka
• Dah Sing on the US$1.37 billion sale of its life insurance businesses in Hong Kong and Macau to Fujian Thai Hot
• BTG Pactual on its US$1.34 billion acquisition of BSI

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