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Fangda Partners

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Our strength lies in our profound understanding of commercial factors for each transaction. ​

We have always combined our professional skills along with our commercial sense to provide practical and constructive solutions to legal matters.

Our strength lies in the combination of our local resources and our global vision.​

Our strong local business capabilities and global thinking when providing legal services make us the most competitive player in cross-border M&A deals when involving China factors.

Our strength lies in our ability to integrate first-class PRC legal resources that are relevant to M&A practice.
We have top tier practice groups, such as dispute resolutions, antitrust, IP, financing, and regulatory and compliance etc. Our M&A group works closely with these practice groups to provide our clients with comprehensive and multi-perspective services.

Our firm is committed to be clients’ first choice for the most challenging M&A deals and the toughest legal issues.

We are highly experienced in various types of M&A transactions, including:

  • negotiated acquisitions of private companies
  • mergers or tender offer of listed companies
  • privatization of listed companies
  • leveraged buyout
  • corporate governance
  • cross-border mergers and acquisitions
  • cross-border joint ventures
  • spin off and restructurings

We provide legal services to different types of parties:

  • strategic buyers
  • financial investors
  • sellers
  • financing providers
  • independent directors and independent financial advisors of listed companies

Clients (10)

  • Envision Group
  • Eddingpharm Group (Cayman) Holdings Limited
  • KKR
  • Alibaba
  • EQT Partners
  • CICC
  • China Mobile Capital
  • Ant Finanicial
  • YF Capital
  • Warburg Pincus

Industries (11)

  • Automobiles
  • Banking and financial service
  • Consumer goods
  • Construction
  • Education
  • Energy
  • Food
  • Healthcare & life science
  • Mining & resources
  • Real Estate
  • TMT

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms) - China

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Fangda Partners maintains its leading market position, demonstrating impressive experience in handling big-ticket M&A. Its corporate department frequently acts on complex, cross-border mandates for an enviable roster of clients. The team's sector specialisms include TMT, financial services, real estate and utilities, and it is also adept at advising on private equity deals, venture capital investments and financing transactions. Fangda is widely admired for the impressive scope of its team and capabilities.

业务优势

方达律师事务所保持着在市场中的领先地位，在重大并购交易中经验卓越。其公司部门经常为众多令人羡慕的客户处理复杂的跨境委托。该团队在通信媒体、金融服务、房地产和公用事业等行业有所专长，同时还擅长私募股权交易、风险投资和融资业务。方达令人印象深刻的业务范围与能力广受称道。

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Work Highlights

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  • Fangda acted for Johnson Controls International in the sale of its residential and light commercial HVAC business to the Bosch Group, a deal valued at USD8.1 billion.

  • 方达律师事务所代表江森自控出售其住宅和轻型商用暖通空调业务给博世集团，该交易金额达81亿美元。

Strengths

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  • The team of lawyers with diverse backgrounds is able to overcome the challenges caused by many regulatory, cultural and linguistic differences in major cross-border transactions.

    Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms) respondentGlobal

  • We prefer Fangda on China's mega deals. It can reach to the level of international magic circle law firms, while its local capabilities are stronger than multinational firms.

    Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms) respondentGlobal

  • 在中国的大型交易中，我们更倾向选择方达。他们能够达到国际顶尖律师事务所的水平，同时在本土化方面也比跨国律师事务所更胜一筹。

    Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms) respondentGlobal

  • 律所拥有多元化背景的专业律师团队，能够在跨境重大交易中克服诸多监管、文化及语言差异带来的挑战。

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Norman Zhong
    Norman Zhong

    Norman Zhong

    Norman Zhong is an experienced partner who specialises in commercial and corporate law - especially high-value acquisitions and mergers. He is active on both domestic and outbound acquisitions, and splits his time between the firm's Shanghai and Hong Kong offices.

    钟奇律师是一位经验丰富的合伙人，专注于商业和公司法，尤其是高额的收购和合并。他积极参与国内和境外收购，并在方达的上海和香港分所工作。

    • Norman is very knowledgeable about deals of different sizes across China. He has a good understanding of the market; he is able to explain local laws in plain language and provide practical advice.

      Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms) respondentGlobal

    • 钟奇律师对中国各地不同规模的交易非常了解。他对市场有着深刻的理解，能够用通俗易懂的语言解释当地法律，并提供切实可行的建议。

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  • Andrew Zhang
    Andrew Zhang

    Andrew Zhang

    Andrew Zhang is a senior partner with a wealth of experience in handling a wide range of corporate finance matters. He is routinely sought out to advise corporate clients on M&A in addition to joint venture arrangements and strategic investments.

    张振宇律师是一位资深合伙人，在处理各类企业融资事务方面拥有丰富的经验。除了合资安排和战略投资之外，他还经常为企业客户提供并购方面的建议。

    • He is a lawyer with deep industry experience and business understanding.

      Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms) respondentGlobal

    • Andrew's strategic insights and meticulous attention to detail were invaluable in navigating the complexities of the deal. He provided clear, actionable advice that helped us make informed decisions.

      Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms) respondentGlobal

    • 他是一位拥有深厚行业经验和商业洞察力的律师。

      Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms) respondentGlobal

    • 张振宇律师的战略洞察力和一丝不苟的细节把控对于我们应对交易中的种种复杂情况至关重要。他提供了清晰且切实可行的建议，帮助我们做出明智的决策。

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  • Miles Ma
    Miles Ma

    Miles Ma

    Miles Ma co-heads the law firm's practice. He is sought after by domestic and international household names for cross-border acquisitions, investments and disposals.

    马凌君律师是律所并购业务的联席负责人。他在跨境收购、投资和出售业务方面受到国内外知名客户的追捧。

    • Miles is very strong in communication and can explain complex issues to a layman.

      Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms) respondentGlobal

    • What impressed us was not only his professionalism but also how quickly he formed a team, how he managed it and how he thought outside the box. The value he brought was beyond that of a legal adviser.

      Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms) respondentGlobal

    • 令我们印象深刻的不仅是他的专业精神，还有他组建团队的速度、管理团队的方式以及他跳出固有思维模式的创新能力。他带来的价值远超一名法律顾问。

      Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms) respondentGlobal

    • 马凌君律师的沟通能力很强，能够向外行人解释复杂的问题。

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  • George Xu
    George Xu

    George Xu

    George Xu is a Shanghai-based partner whose legal expertise covers a wide range of transactional legal mandates. He can turn his hand to corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and both domestic and cross-border investment projects.

    徐雪松律师是一位常驻上海的合伙人，其法律专业知识涵盖广泛的交易业务。他可以处理公司法、并购以及国内和跨境投资项目。

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  • Leo W Lou
    Leo W Lou

    Leo W Lou

    Leo Lou has experience in advising domestic buyers on M&A and privatisation deals. He is also equipped to advise on IPOs.

    楼伟亮律师在为国内买家方提供并购和私有化交易方面的咨询服务方面经验丰富，他也具备为IPO提供咨询的能力。

    • Leo is good at handling complex legal matters; he is able to provide practical suggestions that are tailored to his clients' business needs.

      Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms) respondentGlobal

    • 楼伟亮律师擅长处理复杂的法律事务，并能结合客户的业务需求提供切实可行的建议。

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  • Yingjie Wang
    Yingjie Wang

    Yingjie Wang

    Wang Yingjie is a rising star in the corporate sphere. She possesses expertise in acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures as well as in private equity investments. She advises on high-profile deals for household names in the TMT, financial services and pharmaceutical industries.

    王颖婕律师是公司法领域一位新星律师。她在并购、出售、合资以及私募股权投资方面拥有丰富的经验。她为TMT、金融服务和制药行业的知名企业提供高规格交易的法律建议。

    • She coordinated resources internally, handled difficult negotiations and fought for our benefits and rights.

      Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms) respondentGlobal

    • She always has a grasp of regulatory trends in various jurisdictions, providing clients with insightful guidance and assisting them with making judgements on critical issues.

      Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms) respondentGlobal

    • 她协调内部资源，处理棘手的谈判，积极捍卫我们的权益。

      Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms) respondentGlobal

    • 她总是能够敏锐地把握各个司法区域的监管动向，为客户提供富有洞见的专业指引，协助客户在重大问题上提供判断。

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