Yian represents public and private companies, investment banks and sponsors in a broad range of corporate transactions, including securities offerings, public company reporting and compliance, venture capital, debt financing, mergers and acquisitions, and other general corporate and commercial matters.

Experience

Representative matters

Public Company Reporting and Compliance

Advantage Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ: ADV), in its general corporate, SEC compliance and corporate governance matters. 

ALJ Regional Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALJJ), in its general corporate, SEC compliance and corporate governance matters.

Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX), in its general corporate, SEC compliance and corporate governance matters.

Intapp, Inc. (NASDAQ: INTA), in its general corporate, SEC compliance and corporate governance matters.

Securities Offerings

Equity

Intapp, Inc. in connection with its $314.0 million initial public offering.

Aemetis, Inc. in connection with its at-the-market offering for up to $100.0 million in shares of its common stock.

The underwriters in connection with Nkarta Inc.’s (NASDAQ: NKTX) $289.9 million initial public offering.

Waha Capital in connection with its purchase of $50.0 million of Series B Preferred Shares of Despegar.com, Corp. (NYSE: DESP) in a private placement.

Buildgroup in connection with its purchase of $80.0 million of Series A Preferred Stock of Benefitfocus, Inc. (NASDAQ: BNFT) in a private placement.

The underwriters in connection with the follow-on public offering of 6,700,000 shares of common stock by Adesto Technologies Corporation.

Passport Capital in connection with a registered direct offering of a $50 million warrant to purchase up to 1.25 million shares of common stock of Overstock.

The placement agent in connection with At-the-Market offering for up to $20,000,000 in shares of common stock for Ion Geophysical Corporation.

Qunar Cayman Islands Limited in connection with its SEC-registered follow-on offering of $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of ADSs.

The underwriters in connection with the $1.1 billion public offering of 24,000,000 shares of Common Stock (including the exercise of an overallotment option of 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock) and 4,000,000 shares of 5.375% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock of Dynegy Inc.

Aessense Corporation in connection with the issuance and sale of its Series A Convertible Preferred Shares.

Lotlinx, Inc. in connection with the issuance and sale of its Series D Preferred Stock.

UBS Investment Bank in connection with Series D financing of Sungevity Inc.

Debt

The underwriters in connection with the SEC-registered offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of investment-grade notes by Flir Systems, Inc. 

The underwriters in connection with the offering of $550 million aggregate principal amount of senior subordinated notes by Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: PAG).

The underwriters in connection with the SEC-registered offering of $2.5 billion aggregate principal amount of investment-grade notes by eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY).

The underwriters in connection with the SEC-registered offering of $4.0 billion, $5.0 billion, $3.5 billion and $3.75 billion aggregate principal amounts of investment-grade notes by Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN).

The underwriters in connection with the inaugural Euro notes Regulation S offering of €3.0 billion aggregate principal amount of notes by Mylan N.V. 

Theravance Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBPH) in connection with its issuance and sale of $230,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023.

The initial purchasers in connection with the Rule 144A/Reg S offering of $1.9 billion aggregate principal amount of 7.125% senior notes due 2023 by PetSmart, Inc. 

The initial purchasers in connection with the offering of $5.1 billion aggregate principal amount of notes issued in the form of units by wholly owned subsidiaries of Dynegy Inc.

Mergers, Acquisitions and Other Strategic and Financing Transactions

ALJ Regional Holdings, Inc., in connection with the following matters: Acquisition of the Color Optics division from AKI Inc., doing business as Arcade Beauty; acquisition of the business process outsourcing assets from Vertex Business Services, LLC; acquisition of the Moore Langen printing division assets from LSC Communications, Inc.; acquisition of the membership interests of Realtime Digital Innovations, LLC.; disposition of the membership interests of Floors-N-More, LLC (d/b/a Carpets N’ More).; entry into its $95.0 million senior term credit facility and $32.5 million senior revolver facility.

Mubadala Development Co. in connection with the following matters: various transactions related to its holdings of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD); subscription of ordinary shares and Class A Variable Funding Subordinated Notes of Midcap Financial; purchase of Series F Preferred Shares in Snap Inc. (NASDAQ: SNAP).

A family office in connection with a $50.0 million term and $15.0 million revolver margin loan facility.

Qualifications

Admissions

New York, 2014
California, 2016

Academic

B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 2010
J.D., Columbia University, 2013

Languages

English, Mandarin Chinese
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.