Jie Min is a Partner in Simpson Thacher’s Corporate Department, where she focuses on mergers and acquisitions and private equity. She regularly advises corporate clients and private equity funds in connection with a variety of public and private M&A, leveraged buyouts, minority and strategic investments, and other corporate matters across a broad range of industries.

Jie has been recognized as “Notable Practitioner” for M&A by IFLR1000 China, and a “Rising Star” and “Leading Associate” for Corporate and M&A: Foreign Firms and Private Equity: Foreign Firms by Legal 500 Asia Pacific annually since 2023.

Together with her colleagues on Simpson Thacher’s Great China M&A team, Jie has successfully executed numerous landmark transactions—earning the group multiple “Deal of the Year” and “PE/MA Firm of the Year” awards. Most importantly, clients consistently commend the team for its creative problem-solving and exceptional ability to navigate high-stakes, complex deals.

Yang Wang is a Partner in Simpson Thacher’s Corporate Department. He advises clients on mergers, leveraged buyouts, equity investments, joint ventures and other complex corporate transactions.

Yang has been recognized as a “Band 1” practitioner in Corporate/M&A (China-based International Firms) by Chambers, rated as “Highly Regarded” by IFLR1000, and credited with at least one “Deal of the Year” every year in the past decade by various publications and agencies.  Despite these accolades, Yang takes greater pride in client feedback for the STB China M&A/PE team he leads.  According to Legal 500, which rates the STB China M&A/PE team as “Tier 1,” clients have described the team as “a go-to [team] for high-stakes or complex transactions” and highlighted that “despite their past accomplishments and sterling credentials, [the STB China M&A/PE team] remains highly responsive, adaptable and eager to serve clients.”