Heng Yong
Of Counsel
Corporate, M&A, and Business Transactions Attorney
Heng Yong advises business owners, founders, investors, fund sponsors, family offices, and mission-driven organizations on corporate, transactional, and business matters.
He works with companies across the full business life cycle, from formation and early-stage growth to financing, strategic transactions, ownership transitions, and exits. Heng helps clients make foundational decisions around ownership, control, incentives, investor rights, governance, transaction structure, acquisitions, restructurings, and liquidity events. He also serves as outside general counsel to operating companies, advising on commercial contracts, strategic relationships, vendor and customer arrangements, and day-to-day legal issues that arise as businesses grow.
Corporate, M&A, and Business Transactions
Heng advises buyers, sellers, founders, investors, and privately held companies on acquisitions, divestitures, reorganizations, joint ventures, commercial arrangements, and other strategic transactions. His work includes asset purchases, equity purchases, statutory mergers, internal restructurings, rollover equity arrangements, and complex multi-party transactions involving operating businesses, real estate assets, and investment interests.
He guides clients through each stage of the deal process, from term sheets and diligence to definitive agreements, closing deliverables, and post-closing matters.
Heng brings a practical, business-focused approach to transaction execution. He helps clients identify legal and commercial pressure points early, preserve negotiating leverage where possible, and move deals toward a clear, workable, and value-conscious closing path.
Private Investment and Fund Formation
Heng advises fund sponsors, investors, startups, and operating companies on private investment structures, fund formation, private placements, convertible instruments, investor documentation, and early-stage financing matters.
He assists with the formation of investment vehicles and management entities, preparation of offering and governing documents, investor subscription materials, and coordination of securities, tax, regulatory, and governance considerations involved in private investment transactions.
Tax-Exempt and Mission-Driven Organizations
Heng advises private foundations, public charities, religious organizations, mission societies, athletic organizations, and other tax-exempt entities on formation, governance, exemption applications, state registrations, compliance matters, and general corporate needs.
He helps nonprofit and mission-driven clients prepare governing documents, pursue federal tax-exempt status, address state registration requirements, and develop governance frameworks that support charitable, religious, educational, athletic, and international development missions.
- Virginia
- Washington
- J.D., Regent University School of Law
- University of California, Berkeley
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Business Formation and Governance
- China-U.S. Business Expansion
- Fund Formation
- Private Investment and Capital Raises
- Commercial Real Estate Transactions
- Corporate Reorganizations
- Tax-Exempt Organizations
Corporate Reorganizations and Growth Structuring
Advised operating companies across the restaurant, food and beverage, insurance, retail, and service industries on corporate reorganizations, affiliated-entity consolidations, holding company structures, and pre-transaction restructurings designed to align ownership, operations, tax planning, and growth strategy.
$125 Million Private Equity Fund
Represented a fund sponsor in the formation of a $125 million private equity fund with Delaware and Cayman parallel structures.
$26 Million Sale to Private Equity Buyer
Represented a fire and smoke damage restoration company in its $26 million equity sale to a private equity buyer, including rollover equity.
$39 Million Convertible Debenture Financing
Represented a U.S. medical-grade biocidal coating company in a $39 million convertible debenture financing.
Pharmacy Sale to National Pharmacy Chain
Represented the owners of an independent pharmacy in the sale of the business to a national pharmacy chain.
Multi-State Insurance Brokerage Merger
Represented an insurance brokerage in a statutory merger combining entities organized in multiple states, including a pre-merger F reorganization.
Aircraft Maintenance Business Sale
Represented the seller of an aircraft repair and maintenance business in a stock sale.
Private Equity Portfolio Acquisitions
Represented a private equity group as recurring deal counsel in a series of lawn care and landscaping portfolio company acquisitions valued at up to $30 million.
International Furniture Company Reorganization
Represented a U.S.-based international furniture company in a reorganization designed to position the business for a planned owner exit and sale, coordinating with estate planning and international tax specialists on trust, entity, intellectual property, and cross-border tax considerations.
$84 Million Dealership Acquisition
Represented a regional dealership group in an $84 million acquisition of two dealerships involving operating businesses and underlying real estate assets.
$56 Million Dealership Acquisition
Represented a regional dealership group in a $56 million acquisition of two dealerships involving business and real estate assets.
Tax-Exempt Organization Formation and Governance
Counseled private foundations, religious organizations, mission societies, and nonprofits supporting international microfinance on formation, governance, tax-exemption applications, state registrations, and general corporate matters.