O’Melveny Worldwide

Wuxiao Liang is an associate in O’Melveny’s Shanghai office. He has participated in projects covering mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, private equity/venture capital investment, joint ventures, outbound investments, foreign direct investments, and general corporate matters across various industries covering life sciences, healthcare, technology, automotive, energy, real estate, media and entertainment.

Wuxiao was the winner of 2015 O’Melveny & Myers Legal Scholarship.

Prior to joining the firm in 2016, he interned with a Chinese domestic law firm and a Hong Kong listed company.

Capital Markets

  • eHi Car Services in its US$325 million Regulation S high-yield bond offering due 2027
  • CICC as the sole sponsor and overall coordinator in the approximately US$31 million IPO of Qyuns Therapeutics Co., Ltd. (2509.HK) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • OrbusNeich Medical Group (6929.HK) in its US$62 million IPO and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • 3D Medicines Inc. (1244.HK) in its US$52 million IPO and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • Gushengtang Holdings Limited (2273.HK) in its US$104 million IPO and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • Keymed Biosciences Inc. (2162.HK) in its US$398 million IPO and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • Hua Medicine (2552.HK) in its US$110 million IPO and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • ABCI Captial Limited, CICC Hong Kong Securities Limited and other underwriters in the H-share IPO of Lushang Life Services Co., Ltd (2376.HK) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • China Securities (International) Corporate Finance Company Limited, as the sole sponsor and lead underwriter, in the US$133 million IPO of mobile game publisher FingerTango Inc.(6860.HK) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • China Securities (International) Corporate Finance Company Limited, as the sole sponsor and lead underwriter, in the US$40 million IPO of mobile game publisher Digital Hollywood Interactive Limited (2022.HK) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • Pharmaron (3759.HK) in its Regulation S private offering of US$600 million of zero coupon convertible bonds due 2026
  • eHi Car Services (NYSE: EHIC) in its Regulation S private offering of US$400 million Senior Unsecured Notes

Mergers and Acquisitions

  • Pacific Alliance Group (PAG) in its US$756 Million acquisition of three office towers in China and its subsequent disposal of its investment portfolio
  • TTM Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTMI) in its US$660 million sale of substantially all of its China-based mobility business to Chinese consortium AKMMeadville Electronics (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
  • eHi Car Services (NYSE: EHIC) in its US$937.5 million going private transaction
  • the three founders of Nanjing USA, Inc. in their trade sale to Roo Hsing Co., Ltd., a Taiwan listed company
  • Nissan (China) Investment Co., Ltd. in its acquisitions of a majority stake of a China-based insurance brokerage company and a China-based financing leasing company
  • Warner Brothers in its exit from China joint ventures
  • Targus Cayman HoldCo Limited in its sale valued at approximately US$250 million
  • a Shenzhen Stock Exchange listed company in its acquisition of a U.S.-based medical device manufacturer
  • a Shenzhen Stock Exchange listed sport manufacture company in its proposed acquisition of a U.S.-based sport and entertainment company
  • a U.S. energy company in its divestment from its joint venture in China
  • a U.S. medical equipment manufacturer in its sales of 100% of its equity to a Chinese bidder

Private Equity/Venture Capital

  • a leading Shanghai-based IDC service provider in its Series A/pre-IPO financings
  • Hua Medicine in its US$117 million Series D and Series E financings
  • a leading Suzhou-based antibody therapeutics company in its Series C and C+ financing
  • a leading Hangzhou-based cloud computing and big data service provider in its Series B financing
  • a leading Zhuhai-based monoclonal antibody drugs biotech in its US$150 million Series A financing
  • Autohome Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHM) in its US$100 million convertible bonds investment in a leading Chinese online vehicle sales company
  • a leading Asian venture investment fund in its exchangeable bonds investment in a Chinese energy group
  • a Shanghai-based state-owned investment management company in its PIPE investment in an NYSE-listed U.S. high-tech manufacture company
  • a leading Chinese information technology services provider listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in its investment in a U.K.-based leading telematics company
  • a leading China-based genomic company in its investment in and licensing technology from a U.K.-based genomic analytics company
  • a Chinese listed medical company in its proposed investment in a NASDAQ-listed Israel clinical-stage biotherapy company
  • a Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed holding company in its PIPE investment in an NYSE-listed leading theme park and entertainment company
  • a U.S.-based industrial group in its investment in an NYSE-listed Chinese e-commerce company
  • various venture capital deals including representations of internationally recognized venture capital funds and start-up or pre-IPO companies

Joint Ventures, Foreign Direct Investment and General Corporate

  • Accuray (NASDAQ: ARAY) in its formation of a joint venture with China Isotope and Radiation Corporation to manufacture and sell radiation oncology systems in China
  • a U.K.-based alternative energy technology company in its establishment of a joint venture enterprise with its Chinese partner in China
  • a U.S. sheet music publisher on its China development and cooperation strategies
  • several foreign non-profit organization on their establishment and operation in China
  • general corporate matters of multinational companies' subsidiaries and rep offices in China

Languages

  • Mandarin Chinese
  • Cantonese
  • English

Admissions

  • New York

Education

  • Columbia Law School, LL.M.: Dean’s Honors, Best in Class Award
  • East China University of Political Science and Law, LL.B.: with highest honor

Honors & Awards

  • O’Melveny & Myers Shanghai Legal Scholarship
  • Ge Jun Talent Award, East China University of Political Science and Law

Professional Activities

Bar Exam

  • Passed Chinese Bar Exam

Editor

  • Yearbook on International Investment Law and Policy (Oxford University Press)
  • Columbia Journal of Asian Law