Ocean Lake Capital is a merchant bank — uniting principal investment with investment-banking capabilities under one roof. We invest our own and our partners' capital, and originate and structure cross-border transactions that build enduring value for entrepreneurs and institutions.
PHILOSOPHY — FROM THE OCEAN TO THE LAKE
“Capital, like water, finds its level. Our role is not to dam it, but to channel it wisely.”
Our name is our philosophy. Water rises from the ocean, crosses continents as cloud, and gathers in lakes before returning to the sea — an endless cycle of movement, connection and renewal. Capital, in our hands, flows the same way.
THREE PILLARS
1.Mobility Capital knows no borders. We move capital— and the ideas and expertise that travel with it — efficiently across markets, jurisdictions and cycles.
2.Connectivity We are architects of alignment — originating and integrating complex, multi-party transactions, not merely introducing them.
3.Sustainability We build for decades, not quarters —durable enterprises that compound value across cycles and generations.
Ocean Lake Capital is a firm of institutional-grade expertise with an entrepreneurial temperament. We combine the analytical rigor of the world's largest financial institutions with the creative urgency of founders and builders.
To be the most trusted architect of capital mobility and strategic connectivity in global markets — a firm that does not merely move money, but moves industries forward through the enduring power of aligned interests, patient capital, and sustainable value creation.
Ocean Lake Capital is led by a team of seasoned professionals whose collective experience spans the full spectrum of global capital markets — from venture capital and private equity to public market strategy and cross-border M&A. Our leadership embodies the firm's philosophy of Mobility, Connectivity, and Sustainability in every engagement.
FOUNDER/CIO
Sunny Li is the Founder of Oceanlake Capital Limited. The firm's cross-border M&A and controlling-buyout investments are personally architected and executed by him. He has more than twenty years of experience across technology and finance — formerly Managing Director and Head of the Shenzhen office at CICC, in charge of technology investment and Greater Bay Area strategy; before that, Senior Managing Director at Hopu Investment Management for six years, leading technology and cross-border investments; earlier, he co-founded one of China's first hedge funds.
During his tenure at Hopu, he spearheaded the establishment of the HOPU-ARM Innovation Fund, and as chief architect and lead negotiator of the ARM China joint venture (2017–2018), personally originated, structured and executed the US$775 million controlling transaction — SoftBank's sale of a 51% stake in ARM China to a consortium of China Investment Corporation, Silk Road Fund and Temasek — one of the most iconic cross-border technology buyouts of recent years.
He also led Hopu's cross-border transaction with Nuance that carved its automotive-voice business into today's Nasdaq-listed Cerence; executed the up-to-US$200 million investment in U.S. proton-therapy pioneer Mevion Medical and established its China joint venture; and orchestrated the acquisition of U.S. biotech AMBRX, assembling a consortium of Fosun Pharma, China Everbright and WuXi AppTec — demonstrating his hand in architecting and executing complex, multi-party controlling transactions end to end.
PARTNER
Mr. Sun is currently a partner of Oceanlake Capital Limited . He has more than 16 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions and cross-border investment.
His cumulative investment amount exceeds US$3.5 billion and has achieved investment returns of more than US$6 billion, including Fotona, which has achieved a return of 11.6 times in four years. project. As one of the market leaders in China's overseas mergers and acquisitions, he has led a number of landmark cross-border acquisitions in the fields of advanced manufacturing, technology and medical health and successfully landed in China, creating rich returns for investors. Sun is also a founding partner of Alto Vera Equity, a global M&A investment fund focused on China. Before founding Taiyi Capital, he served as managing director of Junqi Capital and partner of Sequoia China, responsible for M&A investment; previously served as a partner at Hande Capital, responsible for managing Asian teams and global investments; earlier, he served in internationally renowned institutions such as CITIC Capital, Hony Capital and JPMorgan Chase Securities.
Mr. Sun holds a master's degree in business administration from UCLA Anderson School of Business and a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Pittsburgh.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Walter is based in Singapore and focuses on principal investment and cross-border transaction execution at Ocean Lake Capital, with a focus on new energy, new materials, advanced manufacturing and TMT. Before joining Ocean Lake Capital, he was an Investment Vice President in the private equity fund division of Minmetals Innovation Investment, where he led full-cycle investments — from origination and due diligence through valuation, structuring, negotiation and post-investment management — for a RMB 11.5 billion new energy and new materials fund. He began his career at Haitong Securities, spending five years in the Investment Banking Division executing A-share IPOs, equity refinancings and M&A transactions across advanced manufacturing, clean energy and healthcare.
Walter holds a Master in International Business and a Bachelor of Economics from Renmin University of China, and has passed China's Sponsor Representative qualification examination.
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Austin is based in Singapore and focuses on the execution of cross-border M&A and buyout transactions at Oceanlake Capital Limited. Before joining Oceanlake Capital Limited, he invested across venture and private equity at Gobi Partners, Gaocheng Capital and Immensus Capital, with a focus on embodied AI, AI software and hardware, fintech, SaaS, and B2B supply chain.
Austin holds a Master in Finance from ESSEC Business School in France and a bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management from Arizona State University.
