Rong Fang

Practice Areas

REITs and ABS, Real estate, infrastructure, PPP, government procurement

Career

Ms. Fang has extensive experience in REITs and ABS deals. She has advised on over 50 Quasi-REITs and CMBS/CMBN projects, accounting for over 50% market share of similar products in China. Notable deals include the first expandable REIT deal, the first logistics and real estate storage rack REIT deal, the first continuous issuance REIT deal, the first RMB 10 billion storage rack rental housing REIT deal, the first interbank market REIT products deal, and many others. Since the NDRC and CSRC launched the pilot work of real estate investment trusts (REITs) in 2020, Ms. Fang have advised the most of the 9 REITs projects, which include expressway, waste treatment, industrial park, etc. Ms. Fang is an expert in real estate and infrastructure, and has participated in projects including land acquisition, project finance, investments, mergers and acquisitions. She has represented clients from a broad range of industries, including water services, area development, rail transit, highways, hydropower, wind power, garbage disposal, etc. Ms. Fang has taken the lead in advising on PPP projects structured in form of BOTs, TOTs, etc., and has provided legal services for clients at all levels.

Awards

Languages Spoken

Chinese, English

Education