Guantao Law Firm‘s practice comprises experts in financial institution-related asset management, securitisation, bonds, and debt financing instruments. The practice also covers cross-border bonds, financial derivatives, and financial regulatory and compliance management. It additionally assists with financial institutions’ risk disposal work. The Beijing-based team showcases: Weihong Tan, who has longstanding experience in advising state-owned, joint-stock and policy banks, as well as asset management, group finance and insurance companies; financial and administrative law specialist Liqiu Lv; insurance fund investment expert Haizhen Guo; and Carl Liu, the firm’s lead partner for trust matters. The practice also features Ronald Xu, who is experienced in cross-border infrastructure project financing; while Shuang Wu is the name to note in Shenzhen.
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Key clients

  • China Life Investment Management Company
  • Henan Modern Service Industry Fund Management Co
  • China Jingu International Trust Co
  • China Development Bank (Hong Kong Branch)
  • China Development Bank (Head Office)
  • China Development Bank (Shanxi Branch)
  • Shenzhen China Resources Yuanda Asset Management Co
  • Shanghai Linling Asset Management Co

Work highlights

Assisted China Life Investment Management Company with the Shanghai Caohejing Hi-Tech Park Development Corp investment project.
Assisted Henan Modern Service Industry Fund Management Co with establishing a special platform, so as to participate in Zhengzhou Bank’s non-performing asset disposal project.
Assisted China Development Bank Hong Kong Branch with the provision of a loan to the Amalgamated Banks of South Africa Group.

Practice head

Weihong Tan

Other key lawyers

Liqiu Lv; Haizhen Guo; Carl Liu; Ronald Xu; Shuang Wu