<article>Both Shunwei Capital and Allen &amp; Overy have appointed new partners who have extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions and technology platforms.</article>

Both Shunwei Capital and Allen &amp; Overy have appointed new partners who have extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions and technology platforms.
<h3>Shunwei Capital appoints former Sinovation Ventures exec </h3>
Chris Lai, a former venture partner at <a href="http://Sinovation Ventures">Sinovation Ventures</a>, has moved to <a href="http://Shunwei Capital">Shunwei Capital</a>, a venture capital firm founded by Xiaomi’s founder Lei Jun.
In his new position, Lai will focus on early-stage investments across mobile internet, smart hardware and other sectors at Shunwei Capital, according to the firm’s announcement.
Since 2007, Lai has been focused on supporting startups in the mobile internet, automotive, education and IoT fields. He led and participated in the investment in chauffeured car service provider Yidao Yongche, smartphone and selfie application developer Meitu Inc and K-12 online education platform VIPKID.
Before working at Sinovation and Morningside Ventures, Lai was the founder and CEO of automotive startup Jiadao.
He holds a B.A. degree from Tsinghua University and an MBA degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Shunwei Capital, founded by Lei Jun and Tuck Lye Koh in 2011, manages three US-dollar funds worth $1.75 billion and two RMB-funds worth RMB2 billion ($313 million).
Meanwhile, Sinovation Ventures, founded by former president of Google China Kai-Fu Lee, manages $1.8 billion across both US dollar and RMB funds.
<h3>Allen &amp; Overy appoints new partner</h3>
Jack Wang, a former partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, has been appointed a partner at <a href="http://Allen &amp; Overy">Allen &amp; Overy</a>’s Shanghai office as part of the firm’s continuing expansion of its China-focused corporate M&amp;A practice.
Wang has more than 20 years of experience in cross-border M&amp;A, private equity and general corporate transactions and has a track record advising international and Chinese investors across a range of sectors including automotive, consumer and healthcare.
This follows the appointment of Corporate M&amp;A partners Wayne Lee, Lina Lee and Jonathan Hsui as well as the relocation of Michael Jacobs across the firm’s Greater China offices since 2016.
“Cross-border M&amp;A into and out of China remains active despite recent policy developments driven by the Chinese Government, said Victor Ho, China managing partner. “We are very excited to have a corporate practitioner of Jack’s caliber join our team and his arrival will further strengthen our M&amp;A and private equity capabilities, servicing both our international and Chinese clients”.
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Chris Lai, a former venture partner at Sinovation Ventures, has moved to Shunwei Capital, a venture capital firm founded by Xiaomi’s founder Lei Jun.

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