Sisi Shen

Practice Areas

Cross-Border Banking & Finance: General financing, project finance, real estate finance, shipping finance, acquisition finance, and aircraft finance.

Career

Sisi Shen is a partner at DeHeng Law Offices (Beijing). Prior to joining DeHeng in 2017, she practised at Global Law Office (2010–2016). She has acted as PRC counsel in more than 600 international banking and finance mandates since the start of her career, developing particular depth in real estate finance and shipping finance.

Professional Memberships

Ms. Shen is an active participant in international legal forums and professional associations relating to banking and finance law. Details of current social or bar association roles may be confirmed directly with the firm.

Publications

China Chapter of *2017 Cross‑border M&A Review*, The Law Reviews (May 2017)

Personal

Ms. Sisi Shen is a partner in the Banking & Finance group at DeHeng Law Offices. She has served as PRC counsel in more than 600 international banking and finance transactions, advising a broad range of global and Chinese financial institutions including ICBC, Bank of China, China Development Bank, Export-Import Bank of China, Deutsche Bank, Citibank, Société Générale, BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse, HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, and Bank of East Asia. She has a distinguished track record in real estate finance and shipping finance, alongside extensive experience in cross-border project finance and general lending. She is recognised as a rising star partner in the latest editions of Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and IFLR1000.

Clients

•Standard Chartered Bank (China) – term loan financing to a financial leasing company for the acquisition of several vessels (shipping finance)

•Standard Chartered Bank – term loan financing to Robi Axiata (telecoms project finance)

•Standard Chartered Bank (China) – uncommitted facilities to Hebei Xuanhua Steel

•Standard Chartered Bank – term loan financing to IBCBIL Finance Co. Ltd

•Standard Chartered Bank (China) – term loan financing to Industrial Bank Financial Leasing

•ICBC Standard Bank – working capital loan to Hong Kong Xiangguang International Holdings

•CDB Hong Kong Branch – financing to Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry Group Co., Ltd.

•CDB – project financing for the San Gaban III hydropower plant in Peru (China Three Gorges Corporation)

•CDB – shipping finance involving six offshore SPVs

•CDB Fujian Branch – financing to Fujian MaWei Shipbuilding Limited and Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding Limited

•Export-Import Bank – two A380 aircraft financings for Minsheng Financial Leasing

•Export-Import Bank (Tianjin Branch) – financing for construction of a shipyard and storage base in Indonesia

•HSBC China – financing of domestic real estate companies

•Bank of East Asia – real estate financing for a PRC commercial property (Global Properties)

•CNCBI – financing to Logan Group

•Santander Bank – financing of an offshore hydropower station with China Three Gorges Corporation

•SHKP – real estate development financing for PRC mainland projects

•Kinetic Creation Global Investments – financing to Joyson Europe for acquisition of Takata assets

Work Highlights

Cross‑border Financing

Legal counsel for China Development Bank in a large‑scale hydropower station construction financing project in Peru.

Legal counsel for China Development Bank in an M&A financing project where it provided loans to a listed company for the acquisition of Sony Electronics’ Chinese subsidiary.

Legal counsel for Shandong Gold in the financing project for its acquisition of the Veladero Gold Mine owned by Barrick Gold in Argentina.

Legal counsel for Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in a large‑scale coal‑fired power plant construction financing project in Turkey.

Chinese legal counsel for an overseas real‑estate enterprise in its onshore‑offshore parallel loan financing project.

Chinese legal counsel for CITIC Bank International Limited in a financing project with a Chinese state‑owned shipping company.

Chinese legal counsel for Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited in an overseas financing project with a foreign logistics enterprise.

Chinese legal counsel for a domestic real‑estate company’s offshore bond issuance and syndicated loan financing transaction, with Huatai Financial Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited and CRIC Securities Co., Ltd. acting as bond issuance agents and financing arrangers.

Chinese legal counsel for China Eximbank in an A380 aircraft financing project for a financial leasing company.

Industry Sector Expertise

Lawyer Shen Sisi focuses her practice on cross‑border banking and finance. She has handled over 500 onshore and offshore banking financing projects, including general financing, project financing, M&A financing, asset‑backed financing (aircraft, vessels and equipment), and real estate financing. Her clients include major investment banks and commercial banks both at home and abroad.

Languages Spoken

Chinese and English

Education

Awards