Law firm Cooley has announced the appointment of a former Morrison & Foerster executive as its new China partner, while US asset manager PineBridge has made a senior hire in Southeast Asia.
Cooley appoints Ruomu Li in Shanghai office
Law firm Cooley has announced the appointment of Ruomu Li as partner in the firms’ business department based in Shanghai.
Li, who joins from Morrison & Foerster, will focus on mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions in the technology and life sciences industries, according to the announcement.
Cooley said Li has extensive experience representing strategic and financial investors and target companies in the US, across China, and internationally on a broad range of M&A, private equity (PE), and venture capital transactions.
At Morrision & Foerster, Li served as a partner in the M&A, PE investments, and buyout practices.
“Ruomu’s impressive and unique experience makes her an immediate asset for clients as we continue to see demand for her capabilities across Asia and beyond,” said Christina Zhang, partner in charge of Cooley’s Shanghai office.
Cooley has nearly 1,500 lawyers across 18 offices in the US, Asia, and Europe and a total workforce of more than 3,000. The firm guided more than 1,600 M&A transactions valued at over $785 billion since 2017.
Glenn Tan joins PineBridge as senior VP
US-based asset manager PineBridge has named Glenn Tan as its senior vice-president and head of Southeast Asia institutional sales, according to an announcement.
Tan, who was former institutional business development director at Nikko Asset Management, will be based in Singapore and responsible for developing PineBridge’s relationships and building its business across the region.
At Nikko Asset Management, Tan was institutional business development director. He was previously regional relationship manager at Brandywine Global Investment Management.
Clinton Grobler, head of Australia & Asia institutional client group at PineBridge, acknowledges that Southeast Asia continues to be a critically important market for the asset manager.
As of September 30, 2022, the firm managed $133.4 billion across global asset classes for investors around the world.