Jiayin Liao is an associate in Hughes Hubbard’s corporate department. He has a broad range of experience
representing clients in securities and corporate governance matters as well as
mergers, stock and assets purchases, joint ventures and financing transactions. Jiayin has also represented a wide variety of
Asia-based clients in strategic corporate transactions.
Highlighted Matters
Representation of Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. in its sale to parent company and majority shareholder Santander Holdings USA Inc. in a $2.5 billion deal that took the Dallas-based auto lending and consumer finance company private
Representation of Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. II, a SPAC backed by Kensington Capital Partners, in its
$230 million initial public offering and $1.5
billion merger with Wallbox Chargers SL, a Barcelona-based
manufacturer of electric vehicle charging stations
Representation of Tao Group Hospitality in a deal to acquire majority control of Hakkasan Group, creating a
premium hospitality powerhouse that includes a global
portfolio of brands and properties with significant potential
for future growth