About
Oversees the Special Investments business; joined in 2017 after over 15 years at China Cinda focused on distressed assets, M&A and special situations. He is a qualified lawyer in China.
Experience
- Octopus CapitalChief Investment Officer & Head of Real Assetscurrent2026 — present
- Octopus CapitalHead of Real Estate2023 — 2025London Area, United Kingdom
- Octopus CapitalHead of Corporate Development2021 — 2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Octopus CapitalHead of Care Homes2019 — 2021London Area, United Kingdom
- Octopus CapitalInvestment Director2017 — 2019
- Allen & OveryAssociate - Corporate & commercial litigation2011 — 2017London Area, United Kingdom
- Allen & OveryTrainee - Derivatives & structured finance, M&A, commercial litigation2009 — 2011London, United Kingdom and New York City, USA
- British ArmyPlatoon Commander (2nd Lieutenant) - Gap Year Commission2003 — 2004RMA Sandhurst and Pirbright, UK
Skills & more
Investments2Legal Advice4Business Strategy2Business Development1Corporate Finance1Project Management2Cross-border TransactionsFund managementMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Real Estate FinancingPrivate EquityCorporate Governance1
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Corporate LawCommercial LitigationDispute ResolutionManagementAnti-briberyHealthcare Real EstateReal Estate Investment Trust (REIT)From Kenan's professional profile.
Colleagues at CITIC Capital Holdings
Abdulla Ali AL-KUWARI
Head of Industrials at CITIC Capital Holdings
Aisha Yousuf AL-MOHANNADI
Legal Counsel at CITIC Capital Holdings
Annie Fung
Chief Operation Officer, Senior Managing Director at CITIC Capital Holdings
Catherine LEUNG
Vice General Manager, Strategy Development Department at CITIC Capital Holdings
Emil Cheung
Senior Managing Director, Managing Partner at CITIC Capital Holdings
Eric Chan
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Investment Officer, Senior Managing Director at CITIC Capital Holdings
Fanglu Wang
Senior Managing Director, Managing Partner at CITIC Capital Holdings
Guorong Qian
Vice Chairman at CITIC Capital Holdings
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kenan Wang?
- Oversees the Special Investments business; joined in 2017 after over 15 years at China Cinda focused on distressed assets, M&A and special situations. He is a qualified lawyer in China.
- Where does Kenan Wang work?
- Kenan Wang is Senior Managing Director at CITIC Capital Holdings.
- Where did Kenan Wang go to school?
- Kenan Wang studied at Cambridge Judge Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); The University of Law (Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL)); Durham University (Bachelor of Arts (BA), Economics).
Same school
Also attended Cambridge Judge Business School55
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Also attended The University of Law42
Alice PillarInvestor at Moonfire VenturesTom McGinnGeneral Counsel at NorthzoneSylvia ElderInvestor at MedicxiThea CrawshawInvestor at Index VenturesZi-Yang LimHead of Legal at Jungle VenturesWendy ChowLegal & Compliance Associate at The Spartan Group
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Also attended Durham University241
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Also attended Oundle School8
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Shared employers
Also worked at Octopus Capital3
Also worked at Allen & Overy53
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Also worked at British Army28
Mimi YagoubHead of Operations and Communications at One Way VenturesAlexander StevensVenture Partner at Planet A VenturesHaley JohnsonPrincipal, Structured Capital at Level EquityAsh RustManaging Partner at Sterling RoadChristina DrakosDirector at Advent InternationalMartin RigbyManaging Director at ETCapital
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