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Catherine F. CHEN
Equity Partner / Shanghai
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Tel +86-21-6061-3666
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Practices
Private Equity & Investment Funds, Hong Kong & Overseas Capital Markets, Chinese Mainland Capital Markets
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Industries
Real Estate, Transportation & Logistics, Tourism & Hospitality, Insurance, Telecom & Information, Intelligence Technology & Application, Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
Catherine F. CHEN
Catherine F. Chen practices in areas including private equity and investment funds, Hong Kong and overseas capital markets, as well as Chinese mainland capital markets.
Representative Matters
Catherine has accumulated extensive experience in and concentrates her practice on a wide range of private equity funds, spanning PE/VC, various industry investments, real estate, artwork, and other alternative investments. Her services cover their raising, establishments, investments, merger and acquisition, and capital markets in general.
Catherine has advised dozens of PE funds on their establishments, numerous PE/VC funds on domestic investments, and a great number of enterprises on outbound and inbound IPOs. She boasts all-round practical experience in various industries, including but not limited to finance, media, telecom, education, healthcare, retail, energy, consumer, etc.
Honors and Awards
Shanghai Outstanding Female Lawyer award, March 2018
Top 10 Prominent Yong Lawyer of Pudong New Area, Shanghai, 2014
Outstanding Lawyer in Investment Fund Area, Chambers and Partners, 2014-2018
Leading Individual in Investment Funds, LEGALBAND, 2015-2018
Memberships & Affiliations
Secretary General, CEIBS Alumni PE Association Shanghai
Member, Fund Research Committee, Shanghai Bar Association
Postgraduate Mentor (parttime), East China University of Politics Science and Law
Related
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Deals Related
Zhong Lun Advises Everest Medicines on Top-up Placement
Zhong Lun Law Firm acted as the PRC advisor to Everest Medicines in this placement.
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Events Related
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Awards Related
35 Zhong Lun Lawyers and 29 Areas Ranked by asialaw 2025
Zhong Lun has 29 practice/industry areas and 35 lawyers recommended, and 20 of these areas were lauded as “Outstanding/Tier 1” or “Highly Recommended”.
2025-12-12
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Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications
PRC Bar
PRC Certified Public Accountant -
Education
LL.M., Columbia Law School
EMBA, China Europe International School
LL.M. and LL.B., East China University of Political Science and Law -
Professional Experience
Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Partner, Richard & Co. Law Firm -
Languages
Chinese
English