Liang Meng
Chief Executive Officer at Ascendent Capital Partners (China) Ltd.
Profile
Mr. Meng is Founding Managing Partner and CEO of Ascendent Capital Partners.
Prior to founding Ascendent Capital Partners, Mr. Meng was a Managing Director of D.
E.
Shaw & Co., where he started and managed the firm’s Hong Kong office and was founder and CEO of D.
E.
Shaw’s Greater China Private Equity Unit.
Before joining the D.
E.
Shaw group, Mr. Meng was a Managing Director of JP Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited and co-head of that firm’s China investment banking activities.
He served on JP Morgan’s Asia Pacific M&A Committee and China Business Engagement Committee.
During his over a decade investment banking career, Mr. Meng led and completed over US$40 billion equity, debt, hybrid, and restructuring transactions in the U.S.
and Asia Pacific.
Mr. Meng earned his M.B.A.
from the Yale School of Management, where he currently is the Co-Chairman of the Greater China Advisory Board.
Mr. Meng is a Donaldson Fellow of the Yale School of Management
Liang Meng active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Ascendent Capital Partners (China) Ltd.
 Ascendent Capital Partners (China) Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Ascendent Capital Partners China Ltd (Ascendent Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2011 by Liang Meng. The firm is headquartered in Hong Kong. | Chief Executive Officer | 2010-12-31 |
WM Tech Corp. Ltd.
 WM Tech Corp. Ltd. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services WM Tech Corp. Ltd. is an investment holding company, which engages in the operation of wholesale, retail, and online sales channels of goods. It also provides in-store purchase and home delivery services; business customer services; digitalized supply chain; digitalized membership management; digitalized merchandise management; digitalized store operation and management; and digitalized order fulfillment. The company was founded by Wen Zhong Zhang in October 1994 and is headquartered in Beijing, China. | Director/Board Member | 2020-05-31 |
Former positions of Liang Meng
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Gravitas Education Holdings, Inc.
 Gravitas Education Holdings, Inc. Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Gravitas Education Holdings, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of kindergarten and play-and-learn center services through its subsidiaries. The firm also licenses its separately developed courses and sells educational products. It operates through the following segments: PRC Kindergartens; PRC Play-and-Learn Centers; Singapore Kindergartens, Student Care Centers and Others; and Others. The company was founded by Chi Min Cao and Yan Lai Shi in 1998 and is headquartered in Beijing, China. | Director/Board Member | 2020-12-30 |
D.E. Shaw & Co., Inc.
 D.E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance D.E. Shaw & Co., Inc. engages in the provision of investment advisory services. The firm offers services to pooled investment vehicles. The company was founded by David E. Shaw in 1988 and was headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2011-02-28 |
D. E. Shaw & Co., (Asia Pacific) Ltd.
 D. E. Shaw & Co., (Asia Pacific) Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance D. E. Shaw & Co., (Asia Pacific) Ltd. (D E Shaw-Asia Pacific) is the Hong Kong-based alternative investment subsidiary of D.E. Shaw & Co. LP in the US, founded in 1988 by David E. Shaw. Registered in Hong Kong in 2007, the firm invests in a wide range of companies and financial instruments within both the major industrialized nations and emerging markets. They also help to advance societal interests, developing and deploying technologies to convert waste to energy and producing energy from biofuels and wind power. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2010-12-31 |
J.P. Morgan Securities (China) Co., Ltd.
 J.P. Morgan Securities (China) Co., Ltd. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance J.P. Morgan Securities (China) Co., Ltd. engages in the provision of fiancial products and services for Chinese and international clients. Its services include securities brokerage, securities investment advisory, principal trading, and securities underwriting and sponsorship. The company was founded on August 22, 2019 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2007-03-31 |
| Credit Suisse First Boston Corp. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Liang Meng
| Chapman University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Yale School of Management | Graduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 8 |
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D.E. Shaw & Co., Inc.
D.E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance D.E. Shaw & Co., Inc. engages in the provision of investment advisory services. The firm offers services to pooled investment vehicles. The company was founded by David E. Shaw in 1988 and was headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
| Credit Suisse First Boston Corp. | Finance |
J.P. Morgan Securities (China) Co., Ltd.
J.P. Morgan Securities (China) Co., Ltd. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance J.P. Morgan Securities (China) Co., Ltd. engages in the provision of fiancial products and services for Chinese and international clients. Its services include securities brokerage, securities investment advisory, principal trading, and securities underwriting and sponsorship. The company was founded on August 22, 2019 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China. | Finance |
D. E. Shaw & Co., (Asia Pacific) Ltd.
D. E. Shaw & Co., (Asia Pacific) Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance D. E. Shaw & Co., (Asia Pacific) Ltd. (D E Shaw-Asia Pacific) is the Hong Kong-based alternative investment subsidiary of D.E. Shaw & Co. LP in the US, founded in 1988 by David E. Shaw. Registered in Hong Kong in 2007, the firm invests in a wide range of companies and financial instruments within both the major industrialized nations and emerging markets. They also help to advance societal interests, developing and deploying technologies to convert waste to energy and producing energy from biofuels and wind power. | Finance |
Ascendent Capital Partners (China) Ltd.
Ascendent Capital Partners (China) Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Ascendent Capital Partners China Ltd (Ascendent Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2011 by Liang Meng. The firm is headquartered in Hong Kong. | Finance |
Gravitas Education Holdings, Inc.
Gravitas Education Holdings, Inc. Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Gravitas Education Holdings, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of kindergarten and play-and-learn center services through its subsidiaries. The firm also licenses its separately developed courses and sells educational products. It operates through the following segments: PRC Kindergartens; PRC Play-and-Learn Centers; Singapore Kindergartens, Student Care Centers and Others; and Others. The company was founded by Chi Min Cao and Yan Lai Shi in 1998 and is headquartered in Beijing, China. | Consumer Services |
Silver Crest Acquisition Corp.
 Silver Crest Acquisition Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Silver Crest Acquisition Corp. operates as a blank check company. It was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded on September 3, 2020 and is headquartered in Hong Kong. | Finance |
WM Tech Corp. Ltd.
WM Tech Corp. Ltd. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services WM Tech Corp. Ltd. is an investment holding company, which engages in the operation of wholesale, retail, and online sales channels of goods. It also provides in-store purchase and home delivery services; business customer services; digitalized supply chain; digitalized membership management; digitalized merchandise management; digitalized store operation and management; and digitalized order fulfillment. The company was founded by Wen Zhong Zhang in October 1994 and is headquartered in Beijing, China. | Distribution Services |
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