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Haifeng advises sponsors of domestic and international asset managers as well as institutional investors on all aspects of fund formation, including investment fund manager registration, fundraising, management vehicle structuring and carried interest allocation.

Overview

As an experienced M&A lawyer, he acts for both strategic and financial buyers and sellers across a broad range of industries, with particular expertise in advising Search Fund clients. Haifeng provides strategic and practical guidance throughout the transaction lifecycle, combining technical legal expertise with sound commercial judgement to support entrepreneurial and growth-oriented transactions.

Fluent in Chinese, Haifeng represents leading corporations and investment funds from Mainland China, Hong Kong and Singapore in connection with their investments and acquisitions in Canada. He frequently collaborates with the Asia offices of major international law firms on cross-border transactions and complex matters involving Canadian entities and assets.

Client Work

Waterous Energy Fund in its C$1.4-billion third flagship fund formation
Waterous Energy Fund in its purchase of subscription receipts of Strathcona Resources Ltd. for an aggregate purchase price of $661.7 million
A Calgary-based oil and gas private equity firm in the organization and close of its third flagship fund, with close to C$1 billion in total capital commitments
A Calgary-based oil and gas private equity firm as majority shareholder in a C$757-million acquisition
A Chinese spirit company on Canadian federal and provincial regulatory requirements in connection with distribution of liquor and wine in Canada
A Chinese online travel agency in its Canadian expansion

Education & Bar Admissions

Education

  • Quest University Canada, B.A., 2012
  • University of Calgary, J.D., 2015

Bar Admissions

  • Alberta, 2016
  • British Columbia, 2021