Noted for its handling of ‘complex cross-border transactions’, the corporate and M&A team at Haiwen & Partners covers the full spectrum of transactional mandates. The practice is well-versed in a broad range of industries, including life sciences, tech, and financial services. Practice head Jiping Zhang services a diverse client base of financial institutions, multinational corporations, and state-owned enterprises. Jiangshan (Jackson) Tang’s practice centres on M&A, corporate finance and FDI, while Xixiang Lin supports clients through navigating regulatory frameworks, due diligence, and documentation drafting and negotiation. Benran Huang is sought after by international and Chinese private equity funds and sovereign funds, as well as tech companies and financial and strategic investors.
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Testimonials
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'Highly professional, highly commercially sensitive, flexible, and professional negotiation skills and agreement-reaching solutions.’
Lawyer Eric Liu has rich experience, broad thinking, rigorous work, and high business sensitivity. Lawyer Guannan Zhang is efficient, fluent in English, highly professional, and passionate about work.’
‘Haiwen M&A team has been extremely helpful in navigating in PRC legislation and assisting with a very complex cross-border transaction.’
‘Hao Su and Runze He from M&A practice of Haiwen are very helpful, responsive and ready to assist.’
'Worked with the M&A team of Haiwen on a drug development model development project. The team's core competitiveness stems from a deep understanding of the entire drug research and development industry chain, and can accurately match the unique key demands of the industry. They excel in seamlessly integrating scientific R&D logic and business objectives into the design of transaction structures, ensuring that the terms are both legally rigorous and effectively serve the business objectives.’
'They are deeply involved in the pharmaceutical field and can quickly identify core legal and commercial pain points in the cooperation model, providing solutions that hit the nail on the head. Have a keen sense of relevant legal risks to ensure that document design is prevented before they occur. At the same time, they are always able to give clear and actionable strategic suggestions in a timely manner, all of which are guided by promoting the implementation of the project and maximizing business flexibility under the premise of controllable risks.’
Key clients
- GUOTAI JUNAN SECURITIES CO., LTD.
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Guoxin Development Investment Management Co., Ltd.
- Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd.
- China Telecom
- Genor Biopharma Holdings Limited
- AUO Corporation
- Baiyin Nonferrous Group Co., Ltd.
- XINGDA INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
- New Frontier Group (新风天域)
- Tencent Group
- CITIC Securities International Company Limited
Work highlights
Represented Huawei's Car BU business unit, Yinwang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., in accepting investments from Changan's joint venture Avatr Technology and Seres Group, with a deal value of RMB 23 billion.
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Practice head
Jiping Zhang
Other key lawyers
Jiangshan (Jackson) Tang; Eric Liu; Xixiang Lin; Hao Su; Runze He; Guannan Zhang; Benran Huang