
Global Law Office advises a raft of foreign and domestic private equity and venture capital funds on their portfolio investments in China. The team also assists onshore and offshore companies with private equity financings, fund formation, investment structures, legal due diligence, transaction documents, and obtaining government approvals. The practice is co-led from Shanghai by Steven Yu, an adviser to funds and internet giants on their investments in China-based TMT companies; and Jeffrey Zhu, who acts for a range of major private equity clients. The group further showcases private equity and venture capital specialist Jinrong Liu; Shifang Guo, an expert in cross-border M&A, and private equity and venture capital investments; and Evan Sun, whose workload covers the education, food, chemicals, manufacturing, automobile, finance, pharmaceuticals, telecoms, internet, and entertainment sectors. Guo Jia and Michael Yu are other names to note.
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Key clients
- China Merchants Capital
- National Council for Social Security Fund
- Blackstone
- GLP Hidden Hill Capital
- Primavera Capital
- ESR
- YF Capital
- Xiaomi & Shunwei Capital
- State Development & Investment Corp
- Continental
Work highlights
- Advised Apollo on its investment (by way of merger) in Argos, the transaction amounting to approximately $8.2bn.
- Advised Shandong High-Speed Holdings on Its subscription of new shares (valued at $300m), and its strategic investment in VNET.
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Practice head
Steven Yu; Jeffrey Zhu
Other key lawyers
Jinrong Liu; Shifang Guo; Evan Sun; Guo Jia; Michael Yu; Alex (Chengwei) Liu; Xianlai Liu; Jun Qian; Cheng Li; Jihong He; Zhibin Li; Qiuning Kang; Jessie Lan Luo; Stella Jiang; James Wu; Zora Zhang; Ealing Cheng; Yuxin Wu