Xuanyi Liu

Xuanyi Liu
Partner

50 Collyer Quay

Singapore, Singapore 049321

xliu@mofo.com

65 69222023

EDUCATION

Singapore Management University, LL.B.

Singapore Management University, Mgt

Xuanyi Liu represents fund sponsors and institutional investors in the formation of, and investments in, private funds across all strategies, including buyout, growth, venture capital, real estate, private credit, climate, and infrastructure funds, as well as separate accounts, investment clubs, platforms, and co-investment programs. He regularly works with sponsors based in Asia, the United States, or Europe on the formation of Asia-focused funds, including funds investing across China, India, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, and Australia. As part of his practice, Xuanyi counsels sponsors on fund management JVs, team spinouts, upper-tier structuring, carried interest plans, fund operations, and regulatory matters.

Xuanyi has extensive experience in fund secondaries and liquidity solutions across a wide variety of different structures. He regularly advises sponsors and buyers on both GP‑led secondaries (including continuation funds, preferred equity deals, NAV financings, strip sales, conversions into open-end structures, and GP-led tenders) and traditional LP portfolio transactions. Notably, Xuanyi has significant experience helping sponsors and buyers to navigate the legal, tax, regulatory, and commercial landscape of Asian GP-led transactions, having worked on landmark and first-in-market transactions in China, India, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia. 

Xuanyi has been recognized in consecutive editions of the Legal 500 Asia Pacific – Singapore: Investment Funds (Rising Star, 2024; and Leading Associate, 2025). He has been commended as a “top-tier lawyer” and “stand-out individual” who is “experienced and practical in giving advice.”

He is a member of the Young Professionals Committee of the Singapore Venture and Private Capital Association.

Rankings

Singapore: Investment Funds (Rising Star, 2024; and Leading Associate, 2025)

Legal 500 Asia Pacific