About

Provided by Zhong Lun Law Firm

Investment/M&A is one of our core practice areas and has been widely recognized as a leading practice in the market. In recent years, we have represented many reputable domestic and international multinationals and listed companies in an array of complex and eye-catching restructuring, M&A and various other transactions and assisted many hi-tech businesses in their development and expansion. Our lawyers have demonstrated their core strength of leveraging practical experience and cross-expertise collaboration to provide integrated services for clients and have impressed the clients with their insightful understanding of Chinese laws and regulatory environment, comprehensive knowledge of tax, finance and business, deep understanding of client's needs and consistent ability to provide the best solutions.


Our investment/M&A services cover

  • Industry access policy consulting
  • Transaction structuring, tax planning and other transaction related matters
  • Legal due diligence
  • Drafting and negotiation of transaction documents
  • Regulatory approval-related matters involved in transactions
  • Provision of legal opinions as required by clients or regulators
  • Integration of pre-closing, transitional and post-closing stages of transactions  
  • Merger filings
  • National security review
  • Corporate equity restructuring
  • M&As by foreign capital, negotiation on Sino-foreign equity or contractual joint ventures and designing of transaction structures
  • Construction, operations and sales of manufacturing or real estate projects

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms) - China

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What the Team is Known For

Zhong Lun Law Firm has a highly rated team with extensive experience in M&A, restructuring, strategic investment and alliances. Its corporate department maintains a strong track record in advising clients from a variety of industries such as TMT, financial services and utilities. It acts for large domestic corporations on cross-border transactions. The team also possesses knowledge of the semiconductor industry to add to its already impressive wealth of industry-specific expertise. It is a go-to team for more complex mergers and acquisitions effected via share swaps or joint equity issuances.

业务优势

中伦律师事务所受到高度好评的团队拥有并购、重组、战略性投资和结盟业务的广泛经验。其公司法部门在为TMT、金融服务和公用事业等多个行业的客户提供咨询方面保持着良好的记录。中伦的公司并购团队也拥有半导体行业的知识,这为其已经相当可观的行业专业知识再添一城。同时该团队是换股或者共同发行股权等较为复杂合并收购交易的首选律师团队。

Work Highlights

  • Zhong Lun represented Ascendent Capital Partners as the lead investor in the privatisation of the Nasdaq-listed Hollysys Automation Technologies.

  • 中伦代表上达资本作为领投方,参与于纳斯达克上市的和利时自动化科技有限公司的私有化。

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Anthony Zhao
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Anthony Zhao
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Eminent Practitioners
Anthony Zhao is the managing partner of Zhong Lun and is highly regarded in the market for his expertise in corporate law and investment matters. He is also held in high esteem for his expertise in private equity investment.
赵靖律师是中伦的管理合伙人,因其在公司法和投资事务方面的专业知识而在市场上享有盛誉。他还因其在私募股权投资方面的专业知识而备受推崇。
Hong Li
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Hong Li
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Band 1

Audry Li is a top-tier corporate lawyer who is regularly mandated by state-owned enterprises and private corporate clients to assist with big-ticket M&A. She co-heads the firm's investment and M&A practice group, and also advises on corporate regulatory matters.

李红律师是一名顶级公司法律师,经常受国有企业和民营企业客户委托,协助进行大额收购和兼并。她是律所投资和并购业务组的联席负责人,并就企业监管提供建议。
Scott Guan
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Scott Guan
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Band 1
Scott Guan is well regarded in the market for his proficiency in corporate/M&A mandates, particularly inbound strategic investments into China. He also regularly advises corporate clients on commercial dispute resolution issues, including litigation and arbitration.
管云翔律师因精通公司并购事务而在市场上享有盛誉,特别是对中国的入境战略投资。他还定期就商业争议解决问题向企业客户提供咨询,包括诉讼和仲裁。
Carl Li
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Carl Li
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Band 2

Carl Li is a senior partner who specialises in corporate regulatory and transactional mandates. He handles both inbound and outbound investment projects on behalf of foreign and domestic corporate clients.

His ability to distil complex regulatory frameworks into actionable risk-mitigation strategies has consistently delivered measurable value to our company.

He is a well-trained and strategic-thinking lawyer. He also has very good commercial awareness.

李雄律师是一名高级合伙人,专门从事公司合规和交易业务。他代表国内外企业客户处理境内外投资项目。

他是一位训练扎实、具有战略思维的律师。他还拥有非常敏锐的商业意识。

他能够将复杂的监管框架提炼成可执行的风险缓解策略,这始终为我们公司带来可衡量的价值。

Julia Ying Zhu
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Julia Ying Zhu
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Band 3
Julia Zhu is a respected corporate lawyer who is well versed in cross-border M&A and investments, notably regarding assets in the energy sector. She also has extensive expertise in domestic and overseas capital markets transactions.
朱颖律师是一位受人尊敬的公司律师,精通跨境并购和投资,尤其是能源领域的资产。她在国内外资本市场交易方面也拥有丰富的专业知识。
Zhe Yu
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Zhe Yu
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Band 3
Yu Zhe is an active and capable lawyer with an investment-focused practice. He is regularly mandated to advise on a range of both domestic and cross-border financing projects and acquisitions.

Yu Zhe is highly professional in mergers and acquisitions as well as in foreign investor-related matters. He has excellent language and writing skills.

He is very good at communication, interpreting complex legal issues into simple language that is easy for our business team to understand.

余哲律师是一位活跃且有能力的律师,专注于投资业务。他经常受命就一系列国内和跨境融资项目和收购提供建议。

他非常擅长沟通,能将复杂的法律问题用简单易懂的语言解释给我们的业务团队听。

余哲律师在并购领域非常专业,是外资这方面比较强的律师,语言能力和写作水平都很高。

Bingyin Zhao
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Bingyin Zhao
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Band 5

Zhao Bingyin receives frequent mandates on acquisition, investment and fundraising in the real estate and logistics sectors. He also possesses extensive knowledge of insurance law.

He keeps up with the market and is well versed in regulatory requirements and the investment market.

赵丙印律师经常接到房地产和物流行业的收购、投资和融资业务委托。他还拥有广泛的保险法知识。

他与时俱进,熟悉监管规定以及投资市场。

Bo Cheng
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Bo Cheng
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Band 5

Cheng Bo has a robust financial services practice that provides sophisticated advice to institutional investors on M&A, including through the use of SPACs. He is also well versed in Hong Kong and overseas capital markets listings.

Chen Bo is very strong in communication. He can quickly grasp our needs and coordinate resources from relevant lawyers both domestically and internationally to assist us.

程博律师拥有强大的金融服务业务,为机构投资者提供有关并购的成熟建议,包括通过使用特殊目的收购公司(SPAC)。他还精通香港和海外资本市场上市。

程博律师沟通能力很强,能够迅速把握我们的需求,并协调国内外相关律师的资源来协助我们。

Jun Cheng
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Jun Cheng
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Band 5

Cheng Jun has a distinguished reputation for his focus on advising Chinese corporates in their outbound transactions. He is particularly proficient in the energy sector, and is also knowledgeable of the automotive and manufacturing industries. Clients who seek his advice on cross-border deals benefit from his trilingual skills and his dual qualifications in the PRC and in France.

He is very professional, and is fluent in English and French. He is experienced and has handled many projects, so his suggestions on structural design can meet the needs of both buyers and sellers.

程军律师专注于为中国大型公司提供海外交易的法律建议,并因此脱颖而出。他尤其精通能源行业,同时对汽车和制造业也非常了解。寻求他的跨境交易建议的客户,受益于他精通三种语言的能力以及在中国和法国的双重执业资格。

他非常专业,英语和法语都很好。他经验丰富,经手过很多项目,因此他在结构设计方面的建议能够满足买卖双方的需求。

Ranked Lawyers at
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Anthony Zhao
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Anthony Zhao
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Eminent Practitioners
Hong Li
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Hong Li
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Band 1
Scott Guan
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Scott Guan
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Band 1
Carl Li
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Carl Li
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Band 2
Julia Ying Zhu
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Julia Ying Zhu
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Band 3
Zhe Yu
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Zhe Yu
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Band 3
Bingyin Zhao
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Bingyin Zhao
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Band 5
Bo Cheng
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Bo Cheng
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Band 5
Jun Cheng
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Jun Cheng
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Band 5