Shiduo Xu

Practice Areas

Private Equity & Investment Funds, Chinese Mainland Capital Markets, Litigation & Arbitration

Professional Memberships

External Tutor, UIBE Law School

Publications

Chapter 11 in "International Comparative Legal Guide to: Private Equity 2018", 2018

"Prospects on Fiduciary Duties under Contemporary PRC Company Law", Journal of Law Application, 2006

"UIBE Law Review (I)" (editor), University of International Business and Economics Press, 2005

"Chapter 12 China" in "International Comparative Legal Guide to Private Equity 2019"

Personal

Shiduo David Xu has extensive experience in equity investment, corporate finance, and M&A, with profound expertise in cross-border transactions. His clientele includes various investment funds and start-ups from a wide array of sectors. The wide range of professional credentials has equipped him with an in-depth understanding of equity structuring, corporate governance, design of equity incentives, etc., on top of which, Mr. Xu handled various disputes relating to cross-border M&A, investment, and financing for clients. Tapping into such a solid track record, he is adept in viewing transactions from a dispute prevention perspective that enables him to help minimize disputes beforehand.

Work Highlights

Mr. Xu focuses on PE/VC and capital market practices.

Private Equity and Venture Capital

Represented well-known investors and start-ups in a number of private equity and venture capital transactions, for example, Insta360's Series A, B, and C financings, Soccer World's Series A and B financings, Tong Ban Jie's Series A financing, DianPing's financings, Secoo's Series C and D financings, Miss Candy's Series A financing, Teambition's Series A financing, QingTing FM's Series A financing, ZhongCaiHui's Series A, B, and C financings, Chukong's Series E financing, etc.

Represented Motphys, Xijie Zhachuan, Lingque, Houmo.AI, and HiBO in Financing

Represented Caixin Global in exiting ISI

Represented a top PE fund in its investment in Zhihu

Represented Baidu Venture in its investment in Saphlux, Inc.

Mergers and Acquisitions

Represented a world leading Japanese pharmaceutical company in its acquisition of an entity with the pharmaceutical license, assisted in the establishment of an investment company as a regional headquarters, and participated in organizational restructuring

Represented a world leading multinational pharmaceutical company in its absorption, merger, restructuring, and its business model change in China

Represented a world-leading American instrument and pharmaceutical biotechnology company in the establishment of a biopharmaceutical CDMO joint venture in China and assisted in legal matters related to the construction and leasing of the plant of the joint venture

Represented a well-known multinational company in the sale of its major real estate

Represented Dolphin Browser's parent company and Sohu Changyou in its restructuring of ordinary shares and preferred shares, acquisitions, and a convertible bond issuance

Represented an investment group in its acquisition of preferred shares and common shares in an education group consisting of more than 10 universities

Represented an investment group in its acquisition of an A-share listed company as well as exits by strategic investors

Represented a mobile Internet company in its merger by an A-share listed company and the share/asset purchase, fundraising, PIPE financing, and associated transactions

Represented a leading cross-board pharmaceutical enterprise in its acquisition of the traditional Chinese medicine business of another international group

Represented Telstra in its sale of LMobile

Represented Qantas in its sale of DPEX's China operations

Fund Formation

Represented a well-known international asset management company in its structuring and contemplated establishment of QFLP RMB fund

Represented a Chinese asset management company in the establishment of a QFLP RMB fund manager and provided advice on matters relating to the establishment of funds at home and abroad

Represented a number of leading private equity and venture capital funds to complete establishment of a number of funds based in Cayman Islands

Provided legal advice on matters relating to RMB funds and offshore US Dollar funds, umbrella fund establishment to a Chinese asset management company

Dispute Resolution

Advised a world leading IT consultancy company in more than ten disputes with a large state-owned enterprise on dispute resolution strategy and procedural matters

Advised a world leading steel group in its enforcement of a foreign arbitral award in China

Advised a world leading architectural design service provider in an arbitration on an architectural design contract dispute with a real estate developer in China and won the case

Represented an internationally renowned food processing infant milk powder supplier in its settlement negotiations with Chinese authorities and dealers

Advised an Australia well-known energy company in its lawsuit against its Zhejiang joint venture partner in a joint venture dispute and won the case

Represented a leading Australian machinery maker in its settlement negotiations with a processing trade service supplier in Jiangsu province

Expert in these Jurisdictions

PRC Bar

Experience

Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm

Senior associate, DLA Piper UK LLP

Associate, Mallesons Stephen Jaques

Associate, Minter Ellison

Languages Spoken

Chinese

English

French

German