Elyn Xing is a partner in the firm’s Private Equity group and Private Investment Funds practice. Her practice focuses on advising sponsors of private investment funds, co-investment vehicles and separately managed accounts, covering numerous sectors and strategies, including debt, real estate, growth capital and emerging markets funds. Ms. Xing is a native Mandarin speaker with extensive international experiences in advising both Asian and global fund sponsors/managers.
Experience
Ms. Xing has advised on fund formation and other investment related matters for multiple private equity firms and institutions, including Advantage Partners, Alibaba Group, Atypical Ventures, Blackstone, CDH Investments, Excelsior Capital, HarbourVest Partners, Hillhouse Investment, Hony Capital, Huatai International, Morgan Stanley (North Haven Private Equity), New Horizons China, NewQuest, PAG, Sequoia China, Shunwei Capital, Southern Capital, SSG Capital (now Ares SSG), YF Capital and YF life insurance.
Professional Experience
Prior to joining Goodwin, Ms. Xing was an associate of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York and Hong Kong and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP in Hong Kong.
Credentials
Education
LLM2013
Stanford University
LL.M., Common Law2008
University of Hong Kong
LLB2003
Beijing Technology and Business University
Admissions
Bars
- New York
- HK Registered Foreign Lawyer (New York)