February 11, 2026
HONG KONG, February 11, 2026: International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that Peng Yu is rejoining the Firm as a partner in the Global Private Equity Group and will be based in the Hong Kong office. Peng started his career at Weil in the Hong Kong office and is the 18th partner to return to the Firm since the beginning of 2023.
Peng focuses his practice exclusively on private equity matters and mergers and acquisitions. He has extensive experience advising global and regional private equity and corporate clients on a wide range of strategically important transactions, including buyouts, take-privates, PIPEs, growth capital investments, divestitures, joint ventures and other cross-border transactions, particularly those with a China nexus.
“We are thrilled to welcome Peng back home to Weil as we continue to expand our market-leading Global Private Equity practice,” said Weil Executive Partner Barry Wolf. “His deep experience advising on high-stakes, mission-critical transactions will be an immediate asset to clients in Asia and globally.”
“Peng is widely recognized as a top PE lawyer with broad expertise in the China market, in particular,” said Gary Holtzer, the partner on Weil’s Management Committee overseeing Asia strategy. “His arrival reinforces our strong track record for delivering top-tier service to our sophisticated global clients.”
Peng rejoins Weil from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he was a partner in that firm’s Hong Kong office.
“Weil is recognized around the world for its leadership on complex, high-profile corporate matters,” Peng said. “I am thrilled to be returning to Weil during such a dynamic time for the Private Equity practice and look forward to helping drive that success forward for our clients in Asia and around the globe.”
About Weil’s Private Equity Practice
Weil's global Private Equity practice is recognized by the industry as being one of only a very small number of elite market leaders in this field. Our clients include many of the highest-profile private equity funds, sovereign wealth funds and pension funds, as well as family offices and other equity financial investors. Weil advises more than 300 private equity clients worldwide, ranging from middle-market buyout firms to each of the 10 largest global private equity funds and 80% of the top 25 largest global private equity funds as ranked by PEI 300 2024. Our advice covers all aspects of the full life cycle of investments.About Weil’s Hong Kong Office
Weil’s practice in Asia-Pacific focuses on complex, high stakes transactional matters for corporate and private equity clients, and complex restructuring and insolvency matters for debtors and creditors. These include domestic transactions in one jurisdiction and cross-border transactions that are impacted by multiple jurisdictions worldwide. Our Hong Kong office advises clients on matters across the entire Asia-Pacific region, including China, India, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, South-East Asia and Australia/New Zealand. We also advise on multi-jurisdictional cross-border transactions involving Asia-Pacific, North America and Europe.
About Weil
Founded in 1931, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP has been a preeminent provider of legal services for more than 90 years. With approximately 1,200 lawyers in offices on three continents, Weil has been a pioneer in the marketplace and a first-mover in the establishment of many significant practice areas. The Firm’s four departments, Corporate, Litigation, Restructuring, and Tax, Executive Compensation & Benefits, and more than two dozen practice groups are consistently recognized as leaders in their respective fields.
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