Selected experience
Representative Matters
Anonymized, non-identifying summaries of representative experience. This selection is added to over time; further detail on relevant experience is available on request.
Over more than two decades of practice, I have advised listed companies, state-owned enterprises, private businesses, investment institutions and financial institutions on corporate transactions, capital markets matters, cross-border investments, financing arrangements and complex commercial disputes. My experience spans the full corporate lifecycle, from restructuring and capital raising to acquisitions, governance and dispute resolution.
Corporate Transactions & Capital Markets
- Advised on the restructuring, initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, equity financings and strategic reorganisations of listed companies, state-owned enterprises and privately owned businesses across sectors including healthcare, hospitality, retail, semiconductors, advanced manufacturing and consumer products.
- Currently advises companies pursuing listings on China's capital markets, including businesses operating in the restaurant, pharmaceutical retail, environmental services, advanced manufacturing, cultural and technology sectors.
- Advises state-owned enterprises on corporate restructurings, strategic acquisitions, equity transfers, governance reforms and business reorganisations.
- Regularly advises founders, controlling shareholders and management teams on corporate governance, ownership structures and transaction execution.
Cross-Border Transactions
- Advised European strategic investors and private equity investors on acquisitions of Chinese businesses, including transaction structuring, legal due diligence, regulatory matters and transaction implementation.
- Advised on significant Sino-foreign joint venture projects during the early development of China's financial markets.
- Regularly supports overseas law firms, multinational businesses and foreign investors on PRC legal issues arising from investments and commercial activities involving Chinese companies.
Financing & Investment
- Advised investment funds, financial institutions and state-owned enterprises on a broad range of financing transactions, including public and private bond issuances, medium-term notes, capital instruments, asset-backed securities, project revenue bonds and other debt capital market products.
- Provided legal support for financing programmes undertaken by provincial investment groups, municipal financing platforms and other major state-owned enterprises across Hunan Province.
- Advises investment institutions on fund structures, financing arrangements, investment transactions and regulatory matters.
Corporate Governance & Business Transitions
- Advises companies, investors and controlling shareholders on corporate governance, shareholder arrangements, management succession, ownership transitions and business continuity.
- Regularly advises businesses undergoing significant organisational change, including restructurings, ownership reorganisations and strategic corporate transactions.
Commercial Disputes
- Represented financial institutions, trust companies and investment managers in complex disputes involving trust products, securities financing, private investment funds, margin financing and shareholder rights.
- Acts in complex commercial disputes arising from investment transactions, financing arrangements and corporate control.
Ongoing Advisory
I act as long-term external counsel to listed companies, state-owned enterprises, private businesses, investors and financial institutions on corporate governance, strategic transactions, financing, regulatory compliance and other strategic corporate and commercial matters.