GangQiao (John) Wang joined Ropes & Gray in 2010 and is counsel practicing in the corporate department. He is a member of the asset management group. John has extensive asset management experience in advising U.S. and global alternative asset managers in a wide range of matters related to fund formation and capital raising, governance, compliance and internal operations. John’s experience includes advising clients on the formation and operation of private equity funds, healthcare funds, credit funds, venture capital funds, infrastructure funds, funds of funds and separate accounts. John also represents U.S. and international institutional investors (including endowments, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, funds of funds, private foundations, and family offices) in investing in U.S., European, Asian and Latin American leverage buyout, venture capital, real estate, energy, mezzanine and hedge fund investments, in primary, secondary and coinvestment transactions.
Prior to joining Ropes & Gray, John worked as an intern at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in New York City and the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland. Prior to studying at Harvard Law School, John worked in a law firm in Shanghai and taught Chinese law as a full time faculty member at Fudan University Law School in Shanghai. He has passed the National Bar Examination of P.R. China.
Experience
Fund sponsor/general partner
- Represented a private equity sponsor in its domestic and international offering of a $2+ billion leveraged buy-out private equity fund.
- Represented a private investment sponsor in its domestic and international offering of a $1+ billion leveraged buy-out private equity fund.
- Represented a private investment sponsor in its domestic and international offering of a $3+ billion leveraged buy-out private equity fund.
- Represented a venture capital sponsor in its domestic and international offering of a $500+ million venture capital fund.
- Represented a venture capital sponsor in its domestic and international offering of a venture capital fund.
- Represented a middle market healthcare private equity fund in its domestic and international offering of a $400+ million healthcare private equity fund.
- Represented a fund of funds sponsor in its domestic and international offerings of a series of fund of funds and separate accounts.
- Represented an institutional investment adviser in its domestic and international offerings of mezzanine debt funds and separate accounts.
Institutional investor/limited partner
- Represented U.S. and international institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, funds of funds, university endowments and charitable foundations in connection with their investments in U.S., European, Asian and Latin American leverage buyout, venture capital, real estate, energy, mezzanine and hedge fund investments.
- Represented university endowments, fund of funds, and sovereign wealth funds in co-investment transactions.
Transactions
- Represented institutional investors in secondary transactions.
- Represented private equity funds in co-investment arrangements.
- Represented clients in connection with debt financing, mergers and acquisitions, joint venture, and public securities offering.
Compliance
- Advised private equity and venture capital advisers on various compliance and regulatory issues.