Recently, the internationally renowned legal media outlet GCPProfiles announced the “2026 GCP China 40 Under 40” list. Li Kaixu, partner at Kingland Partners, was recognized for her outstanding professional capabilities and extensive practical experience in the fields of investment and financing, as well as intellectual property, becoming one of the young legal professionals selected for the list.
Kaixu LI, Partner
Li Kaixu has long focused on investment and financing, long-term equity investment and related transactions, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and the establishment and fundraising of RMB and USD private equity funds. Her practice also covers domestic and overseas capital markets, industrial mergers and acquisitions, and equity investment and financing. She has extensive experience in transaction structuring, commercial negotiations, due diligence, and risk control, and has assisted numerous domestic and international clients in completing various complex transactions.
The clients served by Shi Diwei include state-owned enterprises, TPG, Primavera Capital, Hillhouse Investment, ESR, private equity funds, and technology companies in sectors such as semiconductors, biotechnology, and consumer retail. Her representative matters include assisting well-known private equity funds in completing multiple rounds of equity financing and strategic investments, and advising on the design and implementation of red-chip structures and overseas listings.
Before joining Kingland Partners, Li Kaixu practiced at a leading investment bank. Her representative matters include advising on the acquisition of semiconductor assets by a private equity fund backed by a leading state-owned capital investment and operation company, as well as providing legal services in connection with the acquisition of a semiconductor wafer manufacturing company by a well-known private equity fund. She also advised a major domestic semiconductor design company on its red-chip restructuring and Hong Kong IPO, among many other projects. In his practice, LiKaixu combines legal expertise with industry observation to provide clients with practical and forward-looking legal solutions, and has earned broad recognition from clients and the market for her efficient delivery capabilities and meticulous professional judgment.
GCPProfiles is a global legal media and legal talent evaluation and research organization headquartered in Singapore, dedicated to comprehensive research and evaluation of the legal market in the Asia-Pacific region and globally. Its annual rankings focus on identifying young legal professionals with exceptional professional capabilities, industry influence, and development potential, and have become one of the key references reflecting the vitality of the legal industry.
