Merger and Acquisition

• Represented the consortium comprising HOPU, Hillhouse Capital, SMG, BOCGI and Vanke on its USD 11.6 billion acquisition of all the issued and paid-up ordinary shares of Global Logistic Properties Limited. It is so far the largest private equity buy-out deal in Asia 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 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 multi-national 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 local presence all over the world, 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, the Norwegian Boatbuilder

• Represented Aboitiz Equity Ventures for its Acquisition of Gold Coin Group

• Represented Colfax Corporation for its Acquisition of Gas Control Equipment

• Represented Acuity Brands in its sales 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 on its establishment of a joint venture with Decent Group (one of the Tsingshan Group companies)

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

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

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

• Represented International Paper on its PRC entities’ restructure and divestments of its business departments

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Represented Richline Group, Inc. on 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

1. Syndicated Loan and Project Finance

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

• Represented a leading steel company on its RMB1 billion syndicated term loan and revolving facility financing and RMB1.1 billion syndicated term loan and revolving facility

2. Working Capital Facility

• Represented the Chinese subsidiaries of Magna on 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.

3. Structured Finance  

• Represented DBS in drafting templates for DBS’s account receivables purchase business in PRC

• Represented DBS on its purchase of account receivables

Business Trust

• Represented dozens of MNCs in respect of their trust establishment and the following restructuring matters, including drafting trust contract and ancillary documents, providing PRC legal advice regarding the validity of the China business trust, providing advices on trust structure, providing advices on trust management and operation, trust restructuring, as well as trust termination and trust property distribution.