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Fangda Partners Offices

Fangda Partners
24/F, HKRI CENTRE TWO, HKRI TAIKOO HUI
288 SHI MEN YI ROAD
SHANGHAI 200041
China
Visit website 86 21 2208 1166 86 21 5298 5599

Mr Norman Zhong

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+86 21 2208 1138 norman.zhong@fangdalaw.com

Work Department

Corporate and M&A

Position

Partner

Career

Mr. Zhong has extensive experience in M&A, private equity, outbound investment, foreign direct investment, fund formation and corporate finance.

Norman has extensive experience in fund formation and was the main coordinator for a Shanghai-based fund practice. Fund clients include TPG, AMP, Darby Private 4 Equity, Fosun, Golden Brick Capital, Guohe, Guosheng and CLSA, ICBCI, Oriza, VKC, and Yunfeng.

Norman worked with the firm’s Shanghai office before going to Columbia University. After his studies Norman worked as an associate in the M&A and Corporate Finance departments of Sullivan & Cromwell and Skadden Arps (both in New York). Norman rejoined Fangda Partners as counsel in 2009.

After becoming a partner, Norman was the hiring partner mainly responsible for hiring in the Shanghai and Hong Kong offices from 2012 to 2018. Norman is currently the head of the firm’s General Industries Group, with around 90 fee earners.

Norman has been recognized as a Leading Lawyer in China in Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity/Venture Capital by the IFLR1000 – The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms for every year since 2011 and in Mergers & Acquisitions by Chambers for every year since 2017. Norman also authored the China chapter of the 10th edition of the Mergers & Acquisitions Review.

Languages

English, Chinese

Education

Columbia University School of Law, JD
Fudan University School of Law, LLM
University of International Business & Economics, LLB

Lawyer Rankings

China > Corporate and M&A: PRC firms

(Hall of Fame)

Norman Zhong – Fangda Partners

Fangda Partners is a popular choice for highly complex private equity M&A and commercial transactions for clients in a wide range of industries, including healthcare, financial services, and technology. Norman Zhong splits his time between Shanghai and Hong Kong; he recently advised FFH on its joint acquisition (with Bank of China) of the village bank portfolio from a major PRC bank, and fifteen village banks from China Development Bank. Zhong jointly leads the Shanghai team with Miles Ma, who recently advised Blackstone on its acquisition of Shya Hsin’s cosmetics packaging business. Zhong and Ma are supported by a strong team including Beijing-based Jeffery Ding and Michael Han who also has notable experience in Chinese competition matters relating to M&A and joint ventures.

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