Named by Asian Legal Business (ALB) as one of "2015 China’s Top 15 Rising Lawyers" and The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2016) as "Recommended Lawyer" in the M&A and TMT areas, Mr. Yu has long focused his practice on the areas of foreign direct investment (FDI), mergers and acquisitions (M&As), private equity/venture capital, fund formation, cross-border technology transfer and other general corporate matters. Before joining Global Law Office, Mr. Yu had over ten-year experience with leading international and domestic law firms and gained extensive experience in representing multinational corporations, state-owned enterprises and private companies on their inbound/outbound investments, M&As and restructuring transactions. The legal services rendered by him typically include, among others, structuring the transactions, conducting legal due diligence, drafting, reviewing and negotiating documents, advising on the associated compliance and regulatory issues as well as assisting with the closing matters.The projects that Mr. Yu has been involved in encompass a wide spectrum of industries, including machinery, chemical, logistics, TMT, consumer staples, environment service, pharmaceuticals/healthcare, clean energy, commercial property, entertainment, education and tourism. The clients he served include financial investors such as the Carlyle Group, Bain Capital, SBCVC, SIG, Matrix, Northern Light, Greenwoods and Ping An Ventures as well as industrial giants such as Tencent, Dow Chemical, Total Group, Caterpillar, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Cooper Tire, POSCO, Citibank, Marks & Spencer (M&S), Wuhan Iron & Steel (Wisco), Sinochem, Shanghai Electric and Shanghai GM. Mr. Yu was also retained by the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination to prepare various sponsorship agreements and attend the relevant negotiation secessions for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.