一名身着海军服和浅蓝色衬衫的男子对着镜头微笑,背景是一个模糊的公司法律办公室。

布莱恩-C-惠勒

合作伙伴

布莱恩-C-惠勒

合作伙伴

布莱恩·惠勒是一位经验丰富的战略顾问,数十年来为众多行业的客户提供法律与商业指导。无论是在私人执业还是企业内部任职期间,布莱恩都积累了深厚的并购经验——尤其擅长涉及科技与生命科学领域风险投资企业的跨境并购交易、成长型股权投资、私募股权投资以及基金架构设计。

Brian’s legal acumen extends beyond private practice to his significant in-house tenure at companies on the cutting-edge of the technological revolution. The former general counsel and head of corporate development of Heni, an international technology and art services company, Brian spent five years at SoftBank Investment Advisers, where as managing partner and general counsel he was involved in all aspects of the firm’s formation, expansion, operations, and management, particularly with regards to fund formation, fundraising, fund regulatory matters, and LP relations. At Softbank, Brian led a global team to design a structure for the Softbank Vision Fund, the world’s largest technology-focused investment fund at over US$130bn in invested capital, and managed the fundraising, investing, and compliance functions for the fund.

Prior to moving in-house, Brian was a partner at a global law firm in its Palo Alto office. Proficient in Japanese, Brian previously practiced in Tokyo for seven years and in London for four years.

代表经验

  • Represented General Catalyst in Local Kitchen’s Series C Preferred Stock Financing and recapitalization
  • Represented a venture capital firm in its investment in Exo Imaging, Inc.’s Series D financing
  • Represented Samsung Ventures in it’s investment in NinjaTech AI, Inc.
  • Represented Samsung Ventures as an investor in the $64 million Series A funding round for Cartesia AI
  • Represented a venture firm in its participation in Icon Technology, Inc’s Series C financing
  • Represented a computer parts manufacturer in its LP investment in Alchemist Accelerator Fund III
  • Represented TCG Crossover (TCGX) as lead investor in $105m Series B round into Pathalys Pharma, Inc
  • Represented NASDAQ-listed Move, Inc., operator of realtor.com, in its US$995 million sale to News Corporation*
  • Represented ProteinSimple in its US$300 million sale to Techne Corporation*
  • Represented CardioKinetix in its US$50 million financing and entry into a merger option agreement granting Edwards Lifesciences Corporation the right to acquire the company*
  • Represented Kik Interactive, Inc. in its acquisition of Endemic Mobile, developer of the Relay GIF messaging app*
  • Represented Paratek Pharmaceuticals in its acquisition of NASDAQ-listed Transcept Pharmaceuticals and its related US$93 million financing*
  • Represented Jaspersoft in its US$185 million sale to TIBCO Software, Inc*
  • Represented Griffin Holdings LLC in its acquisition of NASDAQ-listed Tufco Technologies, Inc*
  • Represented Jazz Pharmaceuticals in its acquisition of the rights to ADX-NO5 from Aerial BioPharma*
  • Represented Brocade Communications in the sale of its adapter and mezzanine card business to Qlogic Corporation*
  • Represented NextBio in its sale to Illumina, Inc*
  • Represented Simcere Pharmaceutical Holding in a broad-ranging strategic partnership with Merck & Co., Inc. for the sale and potential manufacturing of medicines in China, including the establishment of an equity joint venture and the co-marketing and co-promotion of various Merck- and Simcere-branded medicines*
  • Represented FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation in its US$995 million acquisition of NASDAQ-listed SonoSite, Inc*
  • Represented the special committee of the board of directors of China Real Estate Information Corporation in its US$278 million acquisition by its majority shareholder E-House (China) Holdings Limited*
  • Represented SINA Corporation in connection with its investments in Tudou Holdings Limited and E-House (China) Holdings Limited and various other general corporate matters*
  • Represented Shiseido Company, Limited in its US$1.7 billion acquisition of NASDAQ-listed Bare Escentuals, Inc*
  • Represented Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. in its acquisition of Banco WestLB do Brasil S.A. from WestLB AG; its US$120 million investment in and strategic alliance with Evercore Partners Inc.; and its US$1.2 billion investment in Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc*
  • Represented Goldman Sachs Principal Investments Area in investments in a PRC-based media company and a Korean pharmaceutical company*
  • Represented The Longreach Group in its US$694 million acquisition of a 51 percent interest in EnTie Commercial Bank, Ltd*

* 加入 Foley 之前处理的事务。

社区参与

  • Advisory Board Member, Women in Business Law Initiative, University of California, Berkeley School of Law, 2018-2021
  • Board of Managers, Stonestown Family YMCA

语言

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