Cheryl Yuan

is a corporate partner in the Shanghai office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Cheryl represents private equity funds and private and public companies in complex business transactions, including leveraged buyouts, take-privates, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, middle market and growth equity investments, distressed acquisitions and general corporate matters. Cheryl has broad experience counseling clients in a variety of industries including healthcare, media, technology, consumer products, specialty chemicals, manufacturing, aviation and business services.

Cheryl has handled matters on behalf of several private equity clients, including Vestar Capital Partners, ABRY Partners, Apax Partners, FTV Capital, Irving Place Capital, Sentinel Capital Partners, ICV Partners and Lincolnshire Management and various public and private companies, including Kellogg Company, Tronox Incorporated, Stuart Weitzman, LLC, Health Grades, Inc., IMG Worldwide, Inc. and The Sun Products Corporation.