Band 4
Provided by Chao Gao
Private equity and venture capital, Mergers and acquisitions, Foreign direct investment, Capital markets, Investment fund formation and operation
Mr. Gao has extensive experience in a variety of fields and industries. His major practice areas include mergers and acquisitions, formation and deployment of private equity funds, securities offerings, and corporate restructurings. Mr. Gao has been legal counsel to numerous leading investment institutions, multinational companies, and unicorn companies, for their various cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and financing projects in industries covering internet, computer software, entertainment media, education and training, consumer and retail, and healthcare services. Over the years, Mr. Gao has been actively involved in structuring and establishing onshore and offshore China-focused private equity funds for both foreign and domestic fund sponsors and investors, and has represented many well-known institutional investors and industrial investors in various private equity investments and M&A transactions. Mr. Gao has also advised issuers as well as underwriters in several high-profile overseas IPOs involving Chinese companies or operations.
Member of the PRC Bar
Chinese, English
Shanghai University of International Business and Economics
LL.B.
Leading Lawyer in Private Equity
Chambers Greater China Region, 2024-2026
The A-List: Visionaries
China Business Law Journal, 2024-2025
Highly Regarded Lawyer in Private Equity
IFLR1000 China, 2023-2025
Managing Partner of the Year: East China
ALB
2025
External Counsel of the Year
In-House Community, 2022-2024
2021 China Top 15 Lawyers – Consumer and Retail
Legalband
2021
Provided by Chambers
Gao Chao frequently handles late-stage private equity financing mandates as well as divestment transactions. He is also well versed in handling fund formation and investment matters as well as M&A deals.
高超律师经常处理后期私募股权融资委托以及撤资交易。他还精通处理基金设立和投资事务以及并购交易。
Provided by Chambers
Gao Chao has provided consistently high-quality service over the past few years. He is very professional, with a high level of commercial awareness, and is very collaborative and responsive.
Gao Chao is supportive of the company's business, responds quickly to our needs and is highly professional.
高超律师过去几年一直提供高质量的服务。他非常专业，具有很强的商业意识，而且非常善于合作，反应迅速。
高超律师比较支持公司业务，需求响应较快，专业性强。
Gao Chao has provided consistently high-quality service over the past few years. He is very professional, with a high level of commercial awareness, and is very collaborative and responsive.
Gao Chao is supportive of the company's business, responds quickly to our needs and is highly professional.
高超律师过去几年一直提供高质量的服务。他非常专业，具有很强的商业意识，而且非常善于合作，反应迅速。
高超律师比较支持公司业务，需求响应较快，专业性强。
Provided by Han Kun Law Offices
Education
Financial Investors
Health and Life Sciences
Retail and Consumer
Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT)