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  • Jackie CHEN

    Equity Partner / Shanghai

  • Tel +86-21-6061-3666

    Email chenchun@zhonglun.com

  • Practices

    Investment/M&A & Corporate Governance, Cross-border Investment/M&A, Private Equity & Investment Funds

CV

Jackie CHEN

Ms. Chen has considerable experience in foreign direct investment. She has represented many multinational companies in greenfield investments and acquisitions in China, delivering services covering setup of joint ventures, wholly foreign-owned enterprises and VIE structures, share acquisition, asset acquisition, corporate restructuring, etc. Ms. Chen has also been advising the onshore subsidiaries of these multinational companies on their general corporate and commercial compliance related matters, across a variety of business sectors including automobile, automobile parts, iron and steel, real estate, travel and leisure, healthcare, financial services, etc.

Ms. Chen has accumulated substantial experience in the banking and trust area. She has represented borrowers in various kinds of bank financings and has also advised several multinational companies on their establishment of China Business Trust as well as the ensuing restructuring matters.

In addition, Ms. Chen has also advised venture capital and private equity funds on their investment into portfolio companies among various business sectors.

Representative Matters

Merger and Acquisition

  • Represented the consortium comprising HOPU, Hillhouse Capital, SMG, BOCGI, and Vanke in its USD 11.6 billion acquisition of all the issued and paid-up ordinary shares in Global Logistic Properties Limited, with the mandate being the largest private equity buyout deal in Asia so far and the largest cross-border transaction completed by Chinese entities in 2017

  • Represented Converge Technology Solutions Corporation in its acquisition of TIG Group and provided full-spectrum PRC legal services

  • Represented Advanced Energy Industries in its acquisition of SL Power Electronics Corporation and SL Delaware Holdings, Inc. and provided full-spectrum PRC legal services

  • Represented Emerson Electric Co. in its acquisition of Mita-Teknik, a leading company in the wind energy industry, and provided full-spectrum PRC legal services

  • Represented ReSource Pro, LLC in selling its business process outsourcing services and business practice management services worldwide (China part) and provided full-spectrum PRC legal services

  • Represented Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) in its indirect acquisition of two logistic real estate projects in China and provided full-spectrum PRC legal services

  • Represented The Jackson Laboratory in its establishment of a joint venture with Anitech for manufacturing of laboratory animals and provided full-spectrum PRC legal services

  • Represented Purolite Corporation in its restructuring and sale of its resin business and provided full-spectrum PRC legal services including due diligence, restructuring, and transactional documents 

  • Represented Omni Logistics, LLC in its acquisition of AGW Group companies and provided full-spectrum PRC legal services including due diligence, transactional documents drafting and review, etc.

  • Represented Omni Logistics, LLC in its acquisition of Trinity Logistics and provided full-spectrum PRC legal services including due diligence, restructuring and other transactional documents

  • Represented DEKRA in its divestment of PRC vehicle inspection business and provided full-spectrum PRC legal services

  • Represented Western Digital Cooperation in its full disposal of its PRC subsidiary and provided full-spectrum PRC legal services

  • Represented Armstrong World Industries in its full disposal of its PRC subsidiary and provided full-spectrum PRC legal services

  • Represented TKH Group NV in its full disposal of its PRC subsidiary and provided full-spectrum PRC legal services

  • Represented a large multinational company in Germany in its internal restructuring in the Greater China Area and provided full-spectrum PRC legal services

  • Represented a Swiss private equity fund to buyout a business unit of a well-known multinational company with global-wide presence and provided PRC legal advice regarding certain top-level managers' investment along with the fund

  • Represented VIKING Life-Saving Equipment A/S in its acquisition of Norsafe, a Norwegian boatbuilder

  • Represented Aboitiz Equity Ventures in its acquisition of Gold Coin Group

  • Represented Colfax Corporation in its acquisition of Gas Control Equipment

  • Represented Acuity Brands in its sale of a domestic company and a HK subsidiary to a PRC buyer

  • Represented Acuity Brands, Inc. in its acquisition of IOTA Engineering and its subsidiaries

  • Represented SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH AG in its establishment of a joint venture with Decent Group (one of the Tsingshan Group companies)

  • Represented Outokumpu in its divestment of its PRC joint venture, Shanghai Krupp Stainless Co., Ltd. in two tranches, which included equity transfers at both domestic and offshore levels and price adjustment mechanism

  • Represented TAGAL, a joint venture of Anseel and ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG, in its formation of a Sino-foreign joint venture in Chongqing with Pansteel and ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG

  • Represented TAGAL in its formation of a Sino-foreign joint venture in Guangzhou with Ansteel and Guangzhou Automobile Group Business Co., Ltd. (GAC)

  • Represented International Paper in its PRC entities' restructure and divestments of its business departments

  • Represented SPX Corporation in its joint venture projects, manufacturing project, sale of business units, equity transfers, etc.

  • Represented Middleby Corporation in its asset acquisition of a leading manufacturer of induction cooking equipment for the commercial food service industry

  • Represented Middleby Corporation in its asset acquisition of a beverage-dispensing equipment manufacturer

  • Represented Tyco in its acquisitions of PRC companies, establishments of new entities, manufacturing project, restructure of its PRC entities, sale of business units, etc.

  • Represented Magna in its asset acquisition of an automobile parts supplier in China

  • Represented Visteon in its acquisition of the automotive electronics business of Johnson Controls

  • Represented Richline Group, Inc. in its acquisition of The Aaron Group's business in China

  • Represented Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor Co., Ltd. and Sunpower Manufacturing Corporation Limited in their establishment of a joint venture with Dongfang Electric Corporation


Banking and Finance

Syndicated Loan and Project Finance

  • Advised the consortium comprised of HOPU, Hillhouse Capital, SMG, BOCGI, and Vanke on its financing strategy for acquiring Global Logistic Properties, with the mandate being the largest private equity buy-out deal in Asia so far and the largest cross-border transaction completed by Chinese entities in 2017

  • Represented a leading steel company in its CNY 1 billion syndicated term loan and revolving facility financing and CNY 1.1 billion syndicated term loan and revolving facility

Working Capital Facility

  • Represented the Chinese subsidiaries of Magna in their working capital facilities extended by Citibank, Royal Bank of Scotland, and Bank of Communications

  • Represented the Chinese subsidiaries of ThyssenKrupp on their working capital facilities extended by Agricultural Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Commerzbank, etc.

Structured Finance

  • Drafted templates for DBS's account receivables purchase business in PRC

  • Represented DBS in its purchase of account receivables


Business Trust

  • Represented dozens of MNCs in respect of their trust establishment and ensuing restructuring matters, services covering drafting trust contract and ancillary documents, PRC legal advice regarding the validity of the China business trust, advice on trust structure, as well as advice on management and operation, restructuring, and termination and property distribution of trusts

Related

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    PRC Bar
    New York State Bar

  • Education

    LL.M., New York University, 2010
    LL.B., Beijing Foreign Studies University, 2009

  • Professional Experience

    Equity partner and non-equity partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm, 2017 to present
    Counsel and associate, Broad & Bright Shanghai Office, 2011-2017
    Associate, King & Wood Mallesons New York Office, 2010-2011

  • Languages

    Chinese
    English