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    Ken Li

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    Ken Li is a partner in the Firm’s Financial Services Group. Ken’s practice focuses on advising U.S. and non-U.S. financial institutions on a range of transactional and regulatory matters. His recent transactional representations have included acquisitions and divestitures involving asset management and wealth management businesses, broker-dealers and insurance companies. Ken also advises investment management and private equity firm clients in various investments and transactions, including with respect to fund formation, structuring and private capital raising, investment advisory and fund structuring matters, governance and disclosures. In addition, Ken routinely advises a variety of financial institutions regarding U.S. banking laws and regulations, including those related to investment management and securities activities, financial reform legislation and merchant banking.

    Ken is also a member of the Firm’s Diversity Committee.

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    Spotlight

    S&C Advises Credit Suisse in Merger with UBS

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    Ken Li Named Law360 Rising Star for Banking

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    S&C Advises J.P. Morgan on Acquisition of Aumni

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    S&C Advises Credit Suisse in Sale of Significant Portion of Securitized Products Group to Apollo Affiliates

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    S&C Is Top Law Firm for Bank M&A Deals in 2021

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    Experience

    Experience

    • Allianz in its sale of Allianz Global Investors US to Voya and related minority investment in Voya
    • Allianz Global Investors in its acquisition of Sound Harbor Partners
    • AIG in its sale of its Affordable Housing platform to Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust
    • Bancolombia in its alternative asset management joint venture with Patria Investments
    • Barclays in its investment in Cloud9 Technologies
    • Blue Pool Capital in multiple strategic investments in asset managers and seed investments in private funds
    • BNY Mellon in its:
      • investment in Chainalysis
      • sale of HedgeMark to Innocap
      • sale of Sumday to Vestwell Holdings

    • Credit Suisse in:
      • its $3.3 billion merger with UBS
      • the sale of its Securitized Products Group and other related financing businesses to Apollo
      • the sale of its Securitized Products trading business to Mizuho
    • The senior management of Cowen Healthcare Investments (“CHI”), in connection with Blue Owl Capital’s acquisition of funds managed by CHI from Cowen Investment Management
    • FTX.US in its acquisition of LedgerX
    • Goldman Sachs in connection with multiple acquisition and investment transactions, including its acquisition of Folio Financial Group
    • JPMorgan Chase in its:
      • acquisition of Aumni
      • sale of Highbridge Principal Strategies
      • cornerstone investment in Resolution Life Group Holdings and entry into a framework agreement between JPMorgan Asset Management and Resolution Life
    • Pershing Square Capital Management and various investment vehicles it advises, in connection with transactions including the acquisition of a 10% stake in UMG Group BV
    • Popular:
      • in secondary sales of shares of common stock of EVERTEC in an underwritten public offering and negotiated repurchase with EVERTEC
      • along with its subsidiary, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, in its acquisition of assets used by Evertec to service certain BPPR channels
    • SVB Financial in its:
      • acquisition of Boston Private
      • acquisition of Leerink Holdings
    • Tokio Marine in its acquisition of Acorn Capital Management and related transactions with Delphi Financial Group
    • UBS Group in connection with multiple transactions, including its integration of Credit Suisse Asset Management
    • Wells Fargo in its:
      • sale of Norwest Equity Partners and a related portfolio of private equity fund interests
      • acquisition of Analytic Investors
      • sale of its Corporate Trust Services business to Computershare
      • sale of Eastdil Secured to a consortium including Guggenheim Partners and Temasek
    • Advice regarding regulatory matters for asset managers and other financial services firms including Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Bank of Montreal, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, JPMorgan Asset Management, National Australia Bank, Natixis, Norwest Venture Partners, Pershing Square Capital Management, Royal Bank of Canada, Wells Fargo Asset Management, UBS Global Asset Management, and others.
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    Rankings and Recognitions

    Rankings and Recognitions

    Ken has been recognized as a 2023 Rising Star in Banking by Law360 and in The 2023 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation (the inaugural edition).

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    News

    News

    • S&C Advises Credit Suisse in Merger with UBS

      June 27, 2023
    • S&C Advises J.P. Morgan on Acquisition of Aumni

      March 29, 2023
    • S&C Advises Credit Suisse in Sale of Significant Portion of Securitized Products Group to Apollo Affiliates

      March 9, 2023
    • S&C Advises FTX in Acquisition of Regulated Crypto Exchange LedgerX

      November 1, 2021
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    Publications, Videos and Podcasts

    Publications, Videos and Podcasts

    • Mentoring at S&C

      Videos
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    Credentials

    Credentials

    Education

    • Columbia Law School, J.D., 2013
    • Harvard University, A.B., 2008

    Bar Admissions

    • New York
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    Related Practices

    Related Practices

    • General Practice
    • Digital Assets
    • Financial Services
    • Investment Management
    • Private Equity
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