Isolde Tsukabayashi

Prior to joining Weil, Isolde worked at leading international law firms in Hong Kong. She is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

Isolde’s representative experience include:*

• The ad hoc group of bondholders in relation to the restructuring of more than US$7 billion of offshore debt of China Aoyuan Group Limited and its subsidiary, Add Hero Holdings Limited, which included more than US$3 billion of offshore bond debt. (awarded Asia-Pacific Restructuring Deal of the Year for 2024 at the IFR Awards).
• EQT Private Capital Asia (formerly Baring Private Equity Asia) on the sale of HCP Global Packaging, a global leading cosmetics packaging manufacturer (awarded Cross Border Deal of the Year by China Business Law Journal).
• Mr. Rick Yan (Co-Founder and CEO of 51job, Inc.) on the US$4.3 billion US take-private of 51job, Inc., China’s largest online recruitment service provider (awarded Deal of the Year by China Business Law Journal and TMT Deal of the Year by Asia Legal Awards).
• EQT Private Capital Asia (formerly Baring Private Equity Asia) on the US$600 million facility in connection with take-private of Hexaware Technologies (awarded Best Indian LBO deal by The Asset Country Awards and Best Leveraged/Acquisition Finance and Best Loan by Global Capital Asia Awards).
• Warburg Pincus, General Atlantic, Ocean Link Partners and Mr. Michael Yao on the US$8.7 billion take-private of 58.com, China’s largest online classifieds marketplace (awarded Finance Deal of the Year by Asia Legal Awards, Thomson Reuters ALB Hong Kong Awards and China Law & Practice Awards).
• Blackstone on the financing for its investment in the Embassy Office Parks REIT in India (awarded Finance Deal of the Year by IFLR1000 India Awards).
• Noble Group on its multi-billion dollar global restructuring (awarded Finance Deal of the Year: Insolvency and Restructuring at The Asia Legal Awards, and Restructuring Deal of the Year at the IFLR Asia Pacific Awards)

*Includes matters handled prior to joining Weil