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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Participated in multiple M&A deals, covering different industries such as technology, healthcare, and insurance, offered pre-sign due diligence and post sign integration service.

Greater St. Louis Area

• Accomplished adjacent market analysis and mapped out all players of ecosystem, identified two potential acquisition targets, reshaped strategies to enter $10B food traceability market• Performed research on internet-of-things solutions, proposed strategies to develop partnerships between top tier technology players and company’s temperature monitor business, earning adoptions across management team• Spearheaded consolidation of top 20 institutional shareholders’ voting guidelines, integrated into corporate governance to strengthen relationships with investors

Beijing City, China

• Led 3-person team in Hongta Securities' largest cross-border project, advising Chinesepublic company acquiring NYSE public company valued at over $1B• Constructed financing plans for one early stage IPO, advised CEO and CFO in negotiationwith PE/VC companies, achieving over $2M of capital infusion• Analyzed 5 Chinese public companies as potential acquisition targets for Fortune 500 company, pitched acquisition plans as the buy-side adviser to generate new M&A deal over $200M• Directed the administrative work in Beijing Office, reported weekly deal development toManagement Director in headquarters, won "Employee of the Year Award" as a result

Beijing City, China

• Managed 7-person team to perform quality control of over 150 investment banking deals,minimizing risks and receiving zero administrative penalties from Chinese SEC• Collaborated with legal and accounting advisers to maintain quality control, ensuring everyinvestment banking deal was executed on time and met Chinese SEC's requirements• Designed training programs for newly hired employees to ensure department talentdevelopment, reducing on-board time by 70%

Beijing, China

• Reviewed more than 80 deals, including one IPO (over $30M, automobile industry), oneback-door listing (media industry), 2 asset restructurings (technology industry), 3 follow-onofferings (over $250M, agriculture and manufacture industries)• Participated in one cross-border asset acquisition in Oil & Gas industry (valuation over$500M); propelling Chinese public company successfully transforming business model andgenerating market value growth over 150%• Standardized 20 investment banking business contracts to streamline internal accountingand legal compliance procedures, all contracts still in use as the company standard

Beijing City, China

• Represented corporate clients in over 40 corporate financing projects including PE/VCfinancing, stock ownership incentive, IPOs, follow-on offerings, and M&As• Drafted and negotiated transaction documents, conducted due diligence and reported legal opinions for more than 30 companies, helping launch 4 IPOs

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Laws - Llb, Law

Activities and Societies: Volunteer: taught sign language to provide assistance for deaf people Wusi Scholarship, 2006-2007 (top 5%).

Bachelor Of Economics, Economics