Leigh is a partner in the Investment Fund Group at Han Kun Law Offices, with extensive expertise in both the RMB and US dollar fund markets. Han Kun is a premier full-service law firm headquartered in China, recognized for its expertise in private equity and venture capital, and boasts the largest investment fund practice group in the country. Since joining the firm in 2012, she has specialized in fund formation, asset management, and cross-border investments. Leigh advises both domestic and international clients on complex investment fund structures, cross-border transactions, and regulatory compliance. Based in Shanghai, she maintains active engagements across Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Leigh is fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese, English, and Korean.

Jim Dubow is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal, splitting his time between Hong Kong and San Francisco. He leads A&M North Asia, one of the firm’s most dynamic and rapidly growing areas.

Mr. Dubow and the Asia team bring A&M’s hands-on and action-oriented approach to private equity, banking and corporate clients in all our disciplines, including pre-acquisition due diligence, performance improvement, restructuring, fraud investigations and data analytics.

Mr. Dubow assists companies and their stakeholders to grow revenue, increase profits and enhance cash return on assets. When control is important to driving change, he has taken Chairman, CEO, CFO, CRO, CTO and Director roles at private equity-owned local companies, multinationals and a Chinese state-owned enterprise (SOE). He has handled operating transformations and assisted companies in raising capital, restructuring debt, navigating regulatory and compliance issues, and completing trade sales. His industry experience spans retail, commodity trading, energy, healthcare and financial services.

Mr. Dubow’s key Asian engagements includes serving as Executive Chairman of a commodity trader following a major debt restructuring; serving as China CEO of a multinational retailer undergoing a comprehensive transformation of product and operations; as CEO of a distressed forestry and wood products company, leading to a sale to a strategic investor; as CFO of an Asia energy company, where he grew the company and guided it to a trade sale to a large SOE, which asked him to lead the post-merger integration; and as CTO of one of the largest Chinese luxury auto dealership groups, where he transformed operations and trade financing.

Prior to joining A&M Asia to establish its China operations, Mr. Dubow was with A&M’s U.S. corporate restructuring practice. There he helped companies improve performance while preparing to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection or sell their assets under court protection, often taking officer positions during the process. Mr. Dubow started his career assisting multinationals in negotiating joint ventures and establish operations in China.

Mr. Dubow earned a bachelor's degree in history (China emphasis), from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA (finance concentration), from the NYU Stern School of Business. He studied at Beijing University during his undergraduate program and is fluent in written and spoken Mandarin.

Michael Chen is a managing director and member of Investment Committee at Centurium Capital. Mr. Chen also serves as a Director of Luckin Coffee (OTC: LKNCY) and Co-chairman of the company’s Sustainable Development Committee, and Co-chairman of ANE Inc. (HKSE: 9956) and Chairman of the company’s ESG Committee. Mr. Chen is an experienced private equity investor in China with a proven track record of successful investments. Prior to joining Centurium, he led Warburg Pincus’ consumer and services investments in China.  Prior to joining Warburg Pincus in 2011, Mr. Chen was a vice president in Crescent Point, a Pan-Asia growth capital fund. Before Crescent, Mr. Chen was an associate in the investment banking division of Morgan Stanley in Hong Kong and a consultant with Accenture in China. He received a B.A. of economics from Fudan University and an M.B.A. from INSEAD.

Mr. Hamm is the President of HOPU Investments. He has nearly 25 years of investing experience. 

 Prior to joining HOPU in 2017, he worked at Hillhouse Capital, CDH Investments and J.P.Morgan, all with a focus on the Technology and Consumer sectors. His investments have twice won AVCJ ‘Deal of the Year’ awards.  He is currently a Trustee at Choate Rosemary Hall, where he leads the Audit Committee and helps oversee the management of its endowment.  He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and studied at Tsinghua University.