Jian Zhang

James Zhang is the head of our capital markets practice. He specializes in capital markets, restructuring, M&A, and PE/VC. His experience covers industries such as telecoms, media, high-tech, healthcare, FMCG, logistics, finance, insurance, environment, real estate, shipping, energy, mining, and manufacturing.

James has extensive experience in capital market-related investment and financing, providing legal services to various state-owned, large-scale private, and emerging companies, and advising on numerous high-profile capital market transactions. Many of his projects have set industry benchmarks, such as COSCO Shipping’s acquisition of Orient Overseas (International) Limited at HKD49.2 billion; the RMB33.8 billion A+H share issuance of China Merchants Bank; the spin-off and listing of Hutchison Whampoa’s real estate business; and the merger of China CNR Corporation and China CSR Corporation. These transactions were shortlisted for Equity Deal of the Year awards in their respective years.

James enjoys significant market recognition in domestic and overseas listing matters. In domestic listings, he has advised on groundbreaking IPOs, including Hillstone Networks (688030.SH) and MicroPort (688351.SH). In overseas listings, he has led high-profile projects with complex transaction structures and market-leading issuance sizes, such as the IPO of JD Group, JD Health, JD Logistics, Goodme (古茗茶饮), and ZG Group (找钢集团). Notably, the IPO of JD Industrial led by Mr. Zhang was the first overseas listing project accepted by the CSRC following the implementation of the Trial Administrative Measures of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies. To date, James’s team has filed numerous overseas securities offering and listing projects with the CSRC and has developed extensive experience in communicating with regulatory authorities.

James has been highly recommended by Chambers and Partners Global Guide, Chambers and Partners Greater China Region Guide, The Legal 500, IFLR1000, China Business Law Journal, and LEGALBAND in the capital markets area.

James is a member of the Securities Law Professional Committee of Beijing Lawyers Association and the Securities Business Research Association of Beijing Chaoyang Lawyers Association.