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  • Fangwei ZHANG

    Equity Partner / Beijing

  • Tel +86-10-5957-2288

    Email Zhangfangwei@zhonglun.com

  • Practices

    Labor & Employment, Private Equity & Investment Funds, Chinese Mainland Capital Markets

  • Industries

    Healthcare, Information & Intelligence Technology

CV

Fangwei ZHANG

Mr. Fangwei Zhang is a professional lawyer in the fields of labor and employment law. Mr. Zhang has accumulated a wealth of experience in employment matters. He provides full range of legal services in the fields of labor and employment law, including providing various labor and employment legal advice as annual legal counsel assisting in establishing compliance review and risk prevention system of labor and employment, reviewing and improving equity incentive plans and agreements, handling employee placement and economic layoffs in special circumstances such as mergers and acquisitions, listings, liquidations, etc., addressing legal matters regarding labor dispatch and outsourcing, handling labor related arbitration and litigation, as well as advising in other labor and employment-related emergency and crisis.

Mr. Zhang also specializes in providing legal services to startups SMEs, and micro-enterprises from their inceptions to the well-established stage. He also has rich experience in investment and financing and extensive expertise in the entire IPO process. He has assisted numerous well-known investment institutions and enterprises at various stages of development in completing hundreds of investment and financing transactions, committed to fueling his clients’ growth.

Representative Matters

Labor and Employment

  • Represented a well-known central state-owned enterprise in a labor dispute arising from issues related to employee title evaluation and compensation

  • Represented a public institution under a ministry of the State Council in a labor dispute concerning the termination of an employee's labor contract and payment of economic compensation

  • Represented a well-known state-owned enterprise in a labor dispute related to the claim of double wages by a senior executive at one of its subsidiaries

  • Represented an intelligent driving software company in a labor dispute involving 21 former employees seeking economic compensation, annual bonuses, and other claims

  • Represented a public relations management company in a labor dispute resulting from termination of employment fraudulent misrepresentation of credentials

  • Represented a high-tech biopharmaceutical company in a labor dispute arising from non-confirmation of employment during the probationary period due to failure to satisfy hiring conditions

  • Represented an artificial intelligence company in a labor dispute brought by a former senior executive seeking unpaid salaries and compensation for wrongful termination of the labor contract
    Represented a foreign-owned advertising company in a labor dispute where a former employee who sought double salaries for not signing a labor contract, along with bonuses, overtime pay, and compensation for wrongful termination of the labor contract

  • Represented a public relations management company in a labor dispute arising from the dismissal of a former employee due to position elimination

  • Represented a design institute in a labor dispute resulting from a senior executive's performance evaluation

  • Represented a lithium battery manufacturing company in a labor dispute resulting from a former employee's violation of a non-compete agreement

  • Represented an entertainment management company in a labor dispute involving a senior executive's non-compete obligations

  • Provided legal services to a public institution under a Ministry of the State Council in handling an employee's labor arbitration and complaints

  • Provided legal services for the employee redeployment matters involved in the merger and restructuring of a well-known multinational chemical enterprise

  • Provided legal services to a well-known multinational chemical company in the redeployment of employees and shutdown of branchesof its affiliated companies in China

  • Provided legal services to a well-known multinational electrical manufacturing company in redeployment ofemployees of its affiliated companies in China

  • Provided legal services to a well-known state-owned enterprise's trade union committee in its divestiture from shareholding

  • Provided legal services to a well-known central state-owned enterprise in a work injury dispute involving an employee

  • Provided ongoing compliance advisory services for employee benefits and incentive plans, confidentiality and non-compete agreements, labor dispatch and outsourcing, employee redeployment and layoffs, and other matters to clients including government agencies, international organizations, state-owned enterprises, growth enterprises, private equity funds, telecommunications, information technology, and traditional manufacturing enterprises.


Private Equity and Investment Funds

  • Advised FAW Equity Investment (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. on its investment in Series C financing of SiEngine Technology Co., Ltd., pre-IPO round of financing of Henan Huiqiang New Energy Material Technology Corp., Ltd., Series A financing of a semiconductor company, Series B+ financing of a battery material company, Series A+ financing of an IoM vehicle platform company, and other projects

  • Advised Hosencare Brothers (New Hope Medical Industry Fund) on its investment in Series A financing of Qingdao Nuoan Baite Biotechnology, Series C2 financing of CH Biomedical, Series A financing of Suzhou Huadao Biological Pharmaceutical, Series C1 financing of Nanjing Iaso Biotherapeutics, Series B+ financing of Beijing Beilai Biotechnology, Series A financing of Shandong Zhuoye Medical Technology, Series B financing of Standard Testing Group, among others

  • Advised Asset Management Company under China Reform Holdings Corporation Ltd. and Oriental Pearl Group (600637.SH) on their acquisitions of non-state-owned equity in Shanghai Lao Feng Xiang Co., Ltd., a subsidiary controlled by Lao Feng Xiang Co., Ltd. (600612.SH)

  • Advised China Reform Holdings Group on its investment in Zhonglin Leizhou Forestry Bureau, a subsidiary of China Forestry Group, and a certain photovoltaic new energy project under China National Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.

  • Advised China Everbright on its investment in Montage Technology (688008.SH), which is among the first companies that have listed on SSE STAR Market, with services covering the entire process of the investee’s privatization and delisting as well as listing on the STAR Market

  • Advised Langrun Fund on its investment in Tiandaqingyuan Communication, Yu-Yu-To, Hunan Runcore INNOVATION, Huzhou Dongfang Automobile, etc.

  • Advised MediaTek (2454.TW) on its investment in Howdy Microelectronics

  • Advised ZhongsaiXinhe on its investment in Xinhua New Media, Youshan Capital on its investment in Chongqing Xinjing Special Glass, Huagai Capital on its investment in Datong Insurance, Haichuang Tiancheng on its investment in a biotechnology company, and other projects

  • Advised Moore Threads on acquiring seed round, angel round, Series Pre-A, Series A, Series B, and Series B+ (with ESOP) financing, with the Series A financing honored as Deals of the Year by China Business Law Journal

  • Advised Moore Threads on its investment in Light Cloud (angel round), Super Fuel Semiconductor (Series A), and 51WORLD (Series E)

  • Advised on Series A and Series B financing of Shanghai Zhizhong MEDICAL

  • Advised on Series C and Series C+ (with ESOP) financing of Suzhou HunterSun

  • Advised on Series A and Series B (with ESOP) of Beijing Bangandi Information Technology Co., Ltd.

  • Advised on Series B financing of Beijing Kuche Yimei Network Technology Co., Ltd., with the strategic investor being Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd.

  • Advised on the financing (including ESOP) of Medical Voice Medical Affairs (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd.

  • Advised on Series A, A+, Pre-B financing (including ESOP) of Beijing Rock-Ai

  • Advised on the financing of Fujian Genohope Biotech Co., Ltd.

  • Advised on the financing of Beijing Zhishu Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

  • Advised on the financing of Chengqi Zhizao (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd.

  • Advised on the financing of Beijing Anjie Zhihe Technology Co., Ltd.

  • Advised on the financing of Suzhou Xiancheng Technology Co., Ltd.


Capital Markets

  • Advised China Railway Signal & Communication Corporation Limited (688009.SH) on its listing on SSE STAR Market (awarded Deals of the Year by China Business Law Journal)

  • Advised Sinotrans Limited (00598.HK) on its absorption of Sinotrans Air Transportation Development Co., Ltd. (600270.SH) by share swap and the A-share listing of the resulting company (awarded Deals of the Year by China Business Law Journal in 2014)

  • Advised Bangyan Technology Co., Ltd. on its listing on SSE STAR Market

  • Advised Shandong Hi-tech Spring Material Technology Co., Ltd. on listing on ChiNext

  • Advised Shandong Haike Holding Ltd. on its acquisition of Shandong Huapeng Glass Co., Ltd. (603021.SH)

  • Advised Shandong Huapeng Glass Co., Ltd. on its material assets restructuring and backdoor listing of  Dongying Hebang Chemical Co., Ltd.

  • Advised Dongxu Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd. on its non-public offering and purchase of assets using funds raised through the offering, with the deal constituting back door listing and including an ESOP 

  • Advised Caixin Group Co., Ltd. on its acquisition of Guoxing Rongda Real Estate (000838.SZ)

  • Advised Nanjing Xinjiekou Department Store Co., Ltd. (600682.SH) on its acquisition of House of Fraser, a British commercial chain enterprise, which entailed material asset restructuring of the client

  • Advised Nanjing Xinjiekou Department Store Co., Ltd. (600682.SH) on its acquisition of China Cord Blood Bank (NYSE: CO), which entailed material asset restructuring of the client

  • Advised Nanjing Xinjiekou Department Store Co., Ltd. (600682.SH) on its acquisition of various medical and pharmaceutical assets in Israel, Hong Kong SAR, and China’s mainland, with the deal constituting material asset restructuring

  • Advised Hainan Kaisa Shijia Beverage Co., Ltd. on its acquisition of Hainan Airtravel Beverage Manufacturer Co., Ltd. (872009.OC)

  • Advised China Railway Signal & Communication Co., Ltd. on its strategic investment in Kaifa Electric (300407.SZ) through equity transfer and convertible debts

  • Advised Aisino Co., Ltd. (600271.SH) on its acquisition of a web-based financial enterprise

  • Advised Beijing Bangandi Information Technology Co., Ltd. (839194.OC) on its acquisition of Beijing Excellence Smart Technology Co., Ltd.

  • Advised Jiangsu Hongtu High Technology Co. Ltd. (600122.SH) on its acquisition of IDT International Ltd. (00167.HK)

  • Advised Jinzhou New China Dragon Molybdenum Co., Ltd. (603399.SH), Guoxing Rongda Real Estate (000838.SZ), and Qumei Home (603818.SH) on their respect non-public offerings and Beijing Bangandi Information Technology Co., Ltd. (839194.OC) on its private placement

  • Advised A-share listed companies on reducing their ownership of other companies, including Metal One Corporation reducing its holdings of HyUnion Holding Co., Ltd (002537.SZ) stocks, Marubeni Corporation reducing its holdings of Cecep Guozhen Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. (300388.SZ) stocks, and China Crane Investment Holdings Limited reducing its holdings of Jiangsu Rainbow Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (002483.SZ) stocks

  • Advised on the NEEQ listing of Zhongmian Seed Technologies Co., Ltd. (832019.OC), Beijing Bangandi Information Technology Co., Ltd. (839194.OC), and other companies

  • Advised on the delisting of Hunan Vary Tech (833311.OC), Beijing Alignmed Health Technology Joint-Stock Co. (835867.OC), and other companies from NEEQ


Retainer-based Services

Provided retainer-based legal services to China Railway Signal & Communication (688009.SH, 03969.HK), MediaTek (2454.TW), Chinalco Capital Holding Co., Ltd., Wuhan Fingu Electronic Technology (002194.SZ), Best Food Holding Company Limited (01488.HK), FAW Equity Investment, Global Energy Interconnection Group Co., Ltd., Moore Threads, Suzhou HunterSun, Rock-Ai, HNA Tourism Management Holding Co., Ltd., Zhongmian Seed Technologies (832019.OC), Beijing Bangandi Information Technology (839194.OC), Hebei State-owned Assets Holding Operation Co., Ltd., Omlong Medical Equipment (Beijing), Beijing Zhongke IOT Security Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing Guoan Investment Co., Ltd., Beijing Optical Core Intelligent Computing Technology Co., Ltd.,China Petroleum Exploration and Development Corporation, and several other companies

Memberships & Affiliations

Graduate External Tutor, Law School, Beijing Foreign Studies University

Practice Tutor, Law School, East China Normal University

Industry Tutor of Master of Taxation (MT) Program, School of Economics, Minzu University of China

Committee Member, Employment and Social Security Law Committee, Beijing Lawyers Association

Deputy Director, Corporate Practice Research Association, Beijing Chaoyang District Lawyers’ Association

Director, Zhong Lun Charity Foundation

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    PRC Bar
    Chinese Securities Professional Qualification

  • Education

    LL.M., Peking University
    B.A. in Literature, Central China Normal University

  • Professional Experience

    Partner, Associate, Zhong Lun Law Firm, July 2009 to present

  • Languages

    Chinese
    English