Mr Wei Gao > Haiwen & Partners > Beijing, China > Lawyer Profile

Haiwen & Partners
20/F FORTUNE FINANCIAL CENTER
5 DONG SAN HUAN CENTRAL ROAD
CHAOYANG DISTRICT
100020
China
Wei Gao photo

Work Department

Capital Markets, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity

Position

Partner

Career

Mr Gao is a Partner of Haiwen & Partners, resident in the Beijing office. Mr. Gao’s practice focuses on securities offering, merger & acquisition and general corporate matters.

Mr. Gao joined Haiwen in 2002 and became a partner in 2011.

Languages

Mr. Gao's native language is Chinese and he is fluent in English.

Education

Mr. Gao received his LL.B. degree in 2002 from Peking University.

Lawyer Rankings

China > Capital markets: PRC firms

The ‘efficient and professional’ capital markets team at Haiwen & Partners acts for a range of investment banks and PRC companies in listings,securities offerings and related restructuring transactions. Beijing-based practice head Wei Gao has strong experience in public M&A and assists listed clients with completing A-Share issuance. Ning Du counts major SOEs and PE firms as his key clients. Huang Lixin works from both Beijing and Hong Kong, and is regularly instructed on offshore bond issuance, which concerns both English law and PRC law. Also in Beijing, Yao Wang, a real estate expert, regularly work on asset-backed securitisation matters.

China > Corporate and M&A: PRC firms

Haiwen & Partners boasts a ‘professional and reliable’ team that represents buyers, sellers, lenders, and financial advisors in planning and executing M&A transactions. The practice is led by Jiping Zhang from Beijing, who advises international financial institutions, Chinese enterprises, and multinational corporations, with a particular focus on cross-border M&A investments. Wei Gao is known for his proficiency in transactions involving state-owned enterprises and Jackson Tang specialises in cross-border transactions involving both private and public companies, with expertise in the healthcare, TMT, and retail industries. Eric Liu, who joined from Zhao Sheng Law Firm in December 2023, brings significant experience in outbound investments in the mining, infrastructure, and energy sectors. The team also welcomed Zhao Sheng Law Firm‘s Benran Huang in February 2024.