Acting for domestic and international banks, non-banking financial institutions, borrowers, sponsors and export credit agencies, Llinks Law Offices‘ banking and financing team in Shanghai covers project finance, cross-border deals, and multi-currency transactions. Department head Sandra Lu has notable experience in securities-related investment funds; Elva Lu is regularly mandated by major international and domestic financial institutions; and Raymond Cai advises on property, shipping and leverage finance, along with privatisation-related financing, derivatives, asset-backed securitisation, and non-performing loans. Other names to note are Sue Sun, an adviser to global asset managers on cross-border business; and Tracy Chen, whose wide-ranging workload includes financial institution-related compliance issues.
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Key clients
- China Life Asset Management Company
- Nio Financial Leasing Co
- Bank of China
- China Construction Bank
- Agricultural Bank of China
- Taiping Life Insurance Co
- Bank of Communications
- Shanghai Pudong Development Bank
- Bank of Shanghai
Work highlights
Advised Taiping Life Insurance Co on investing directly in Shenzhen Energy Environmental Co through a capital increase.
Advised a syndicate of nine banks, including Bank of China (Shanghai Huangpu sub-branch) on the issuance of a syndicated loan of RMB6bn to Shanghai Orient Hub Investment Construction and Development Group Co.
Advised Nio Financial Leasing Co on its asset-backed notes.
Practice head
Sandra Lu
Other key lawyers
Elva Lu; Raymond Cai; Sue Sun; Tracy Chen; Daisy Ding