Anna Yu is a partner of Han Yi, specializing in the areas of private equity/M&A and strategic and minority investments. With nearly two decades of active practice, Ms. Yu has developed extensive experience advising numerous private equity firms, institutional investors, public and private corporate giants and industry leaders in a wide range of complex transactions, including cross-border mergers and acquisitions, buyouts, strategic and minority investments, exits through trade sales and IPOs. Ms. Yu also regularly counsels on restructurings, divestitures, spin-offs, intellectual property matters, regulatory compliance and transaction-related dispute resolution. As a member of our firm which emphasizes a boutique and customized approach, Ms. Yu is dedicated to delivering best quality legal services tailored to the unique needs of each client, and providing business-driven solutions that tackle complex challenges efficiently and cost-effectively..

While industry-agnostic, Ms. Yu’s expertise encompasses diverse sectors including technology, media and telecommunications (TMT), consumer and retail, healthcare and life sciences, advanced manufacturing and materials, infrastructure, financial services, as well as hotels and real estate.

Prior to joining Han Yi, Ms. Yu worked as a corporate associate in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis and the Shanghai office of Jingtian & Gongcheng for several years, during which time she serviced private equity clients, large-scale PRC state-owned enterprises as well as public and private companies involving M&A, capital market, fund formation and other general corporate matters.

Over the past several years, Ms. Yu has been recognized as one of the “Leading Partners” in China’s private equity practice area by The Legal 500, and as a “Rising Star Partner” in both private equity and technology and telecoms sectors by IFLR1000. She co-authored the inaugural edition of Chambers' 2019 Global Practice Guide for Private Equity in China and lectured at a few leading private equity industry forums.

Ms. Yu was educated at the University of Chicago (LL.M.) and East China University of Political Science and Law (LL.B.). She is admitted to the Chinese bar and qualified to practice in the State of California. Ms. Yu is fluent in English and Chinese.