Merits & Tree Law Offices' group takes on mandates related to outbound investments in mining, new minerals and resources, as well as clean energy projects, including wind, solar, and hydrogen energy, as well as working with clients to meet ESG goals. WIth expertise advising SOEs and PE funds alike, the team is co-led by Jerold (Yan) Zheng, and Jingjing Zhong who specialises in private equity and venture capital investments and M&A. Kelly Zheng handles capital markets matters, investments, and financing projects. Xiaohui Zheng and Qinghong Cai are further key contacts.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The team has extremely high responsiveness and rich project experience, and is capable of accurately understanding clients' commercial needs.'
  • 'Junru Zhu performs excellently as a core member of the team.’

Key clients

  • State Grid Corporation of China China Huaneng Group Co., Ltd. Xiaomi Corporation China Resources Power Holdings Company Limited China Three Gorges Renewables (Group) Co., Ltd. State Power Investment Corporation Chalco Iron Ore Holdings Limited Aluminum Corporation of China Limited Schneider Electric (China) Co., Ltd. China Gezhouba Group Co., Ltd. China Petroleum Kunlun Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Chalco Hong Kong Southeast Asia Investment Co., Limited Vestas Wind Technology (China) Co., Ltd. PertroChina Kunlun Gas Co., Ltd. Inner Mongolia Eerduosi Resources Co.,Ltd. NIO Inc. Li Auto Inc. Chevron (China) Investment Co., Ltd. State Grid Sichuan Electric Power Company Autoliv (Shanghai) Vehicle Safety System Technical Center Co., Ltd. Ningbo Orient Wires & Cables Co. Ltd. Riyue Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. Henan Silane Technology Development Co., Ltd. Pingdingshan Tianan Coal Mining Co., Ltd. China Three Gorges Renewables (Group)Co., Ltd. Sichuan Branch Mogo.ai Information Technology Co., Ltd Advanced Soltech Renewable Energy (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd. Shenzhen Denza New Energy Automotive Co., Ltd. Sichuan Union Shine New Energy Sci-Tech Co., Ltd. NIO Power Investment (Hubei) Co., Ltd. Schneider Electric (China) Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch Shanghai Schneider Industrial Control Co., Ltd. Shanghai FengLing Renewables Co., Ltd NARI Group Corporation State Grid Sichuan Electric Power Company Panzhihua Power Supply Company Sichuan Chuantou New Energy Co., Ltd. State Grid Sichuan Electric Power Company Mianyang Power Supply Company Kunlun Energy Co., Ltd. Tianjin Kangzhan Guangming New Energy Co., Ltd.​ GLP New Energy (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Luoteng (Hangzhou) Equity Investment Partnership Enterprise (Limited Partnership)​

Work highlights

Providing services to Chalco Iron Ore Holdings Limited in relation to the Simandou Integrated Mine and Infrastructure Project.
Practice head

Jerold (Yan) Zheng; Jingjing Zhong

Other key lawyers

Kelly Zheng; Xiaohui Zheng; Qinghong Cai; Junru Zhu