Di’s combination of technical excellence, commercial acumen, and forward-thinking leadership cements her status as one of the most influential rising stars in the industry.
Biography
Di Yu is a partner in our global M&A and Corporate practice, based in London.
Di has extensive experience advising corporates and financial sponsors on a wide range of corporate and M&A transactions, including public and private M&A, joint ventures, complex corporate reorganisations, primary and secondary raisings and general corporate advisory matters.
Clients value Di for her commerciality and creative problem-solving skills, as well as her track record in navigating high-profile, complex transactions on a strategic and tactical level. Di has particular experience advising on transactions involving challenging regulatory, governmental and PR angles.
Di has particular expertise in the technology, media and entertainment, financial institutions, consumer retail, infrastructure and energy transition sectors. Di also advises clients on AI-related issues and is a member of White & Case's AI Taskforce.
Di led the team which won Corporate Team of the Year at The Lawyer Award 2025.
Experience
- Advising Deliveroo plc on its £2.9 billion sale to DoorDash.
- Advising Deliveroo plc on various corporate matters including its exit from Hong Kong.
- Advising Sir Paul Marshall and Old Queen Street Ventures Limited on their acquisition of The Spectator magazine and all aspects of the Telegraph / Spectator auction process, following a receivership process undertaken by Lloyds Banking Group and the acquisition of a call option over the assets by RedBird IMI.
- Advising Agility Global plc on its restructuring and segregation of assets and $4.5 billion listing of a subsidiary on the main market of ADX and simultaneous distribution-in-kind.
- Advising International Game Technology plc on its $6.2 billion merger with Everi Holdings Inc.
- Advising UniCredit S.p.A on corporate M&A transactions.
- Advising a leading European commodities exchange on corporate M&A transactions.
- Advising Gorillas, one of the world’s largest on-demand grocery delivery companies, on its sale to Getir for $1.2 billion.
- Advising Shell plc on its simplification including establishing a single line of shares and moving its tax residence from the Netherlands to the UK.*
- Advising Just Eat Takeaway.com on its all share takeover of Just Eat plc and acquisition of Grubhub Inc.*
- Advising Aggreko plc on its recommended all cash acquisition by I Squared Capital and TDR Capital for £2.3 billion.*
- Advising Michael Kors on its £896 million recommended cash acquisition of Jimmy Choo plc.
- Advising Daily Mail and General Trust plc on its £3.1 billion reorganisation, comprising a recommended cash offer by Rothermere Continuation Limited and special distribution of cash and shares in Cazoo Group Limited.*
- Advising Interserve Group Ltd on the sale of RMD Kwikform Group to Altrad Group.*
- Advising Aker Horizons on its €675 million acquisition of a 75% interest in Mainstream Renewable Power.*
- Advising Centrica plc on the sale of its North American energy supply, services and trading business, Direct Energy, to NRG Energy Inc. for $3.6 billion.*
*Experience prior joining White & Case LLP
UK Women Rising Stars 2025
Corporate Team of the Year (winner – team led by Di), The Lawyer 2025
Transatlantic Firm of the Year (shortlist), The Lawyer 2025
#1 US law firm advising UK listed companies, Adviser Rankings, September 2025
