Zhong Lun is among the first Chinese law firms to establish presence in the field of private equity and investment funds. We have capitalized on our first-mover advantage and delivered services informed by our industry experience and professional insights. Our practice covers the full life cycle of a private fund’s operations, including establishment and registration of its manager and the formation, operation and management, liquidation and dissolution, private equity investment and financing, and exit of the fund. We give full play to our leading position in capital markets, solid network of cross-border legal services, the synergy created by our pool of legal experts specialized in different areas, and our multifaceted service portfolio that spans the entirety of the industry chain. These strengths consistently set us apart from our competitors in capital markets' subsectors.

We have assisted fundraisers and investors of various private funds in establishment and registration of fund management entities of onshore RMB funds and offshore USD funds, and funds raising and filing. The types of funds we have advised on have extended beyond traditional private funds to QFLP RMB funds and QDLP RMB funds. We have also provided a full range of legal services for daily operations of onshore and offshore private funds as well as fund management entities.

With respect to VC/PE investment, we have provided practical solutions, comprehensive services, and forward-thinking advice to various Chinese and overseas RMB funds, USD funds, other investment institutions, startups, and founders. We have also helped design feasible and flexible structures for listing in China or abroad. Our services range from counseling on intent of investment in seed rounds through to later stages of financing, conducting legal due diligence, drafting and negotiating investment and financing documents, and assisting with transaction closing.

Our outstanding performance in this area has been highly spoken of by a great number of authoritative domestic and international legal media and rating agencies. Notably, we have been distinguished as the VC/PE Investment Legal Advisor of the Year in Zero2IPO' China Venture Capital & Private Equity Annual Ranking, as well as top rankings for many consecutive years from a slew of well-reputed rating agencies such as Chambers and The Legal 500 in the private funds and investment funds categories.