Ada ZengFounding Partner

LL.B., Peking University
LL.M., University of Southern California

 

Admitted to practice in the PRC, California and New York

Areas of expertise

Domestic/Foreign M&A and Financing, Private Equity/Investment Funds, Data Protection & Compliance

Professional experience

Attorney Ada ZENG has practiced at renowned law firms including King & Wood, J&T, and V&T, and has over 15 years of experience in providing comprehensive legal services across the entire private equity fund lifecycle—from fundraising and investment to management and exit. She also brings decades of hands-on expertise in domestic and cross-border M&A transactions involving technology and innovation-driven enterprises.
Attorney ZENG is highly adept at navigating complex and multi-layered transaction structures. She excels in identifying clients’ core interests and latent risks, and leverages her deep understanding of market dynamics and commercial logic to swiftly craft optimal transaction strategies and solutions that deliver on clients’ commercial objectives.
In M&A and Restructuring, she is known for designing ‘pragmatic, innovative, efficient, and cost-effective’ transaction structures. Through creative structuring that aligns the interests of multiple parties, she significantly reduces execution risks and transaction costs, thereby facilitating a number of complex win–win deals.
In Private Equity and Investment Fund, Attorney ZENG has repeatedly resolved high-stakes disputes between funds and technology companies. Whether dealing with shareholder control dispute, key personnel departures, management accountability, or incentive and exit arrangements for core employees, she consistently delivers actionable, comprehensive legal strategies that help clients avoid conflict, reach consensus, and maximize both growth and value.

 

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