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  • Kejun GUO

    Equity Partner / Beijing

  • Tel +86-10-5957-2288

    Email guokejun@zhonglun.com

  • Practices

    Chinese Mainland Capital Markets, Hong Kong & Overseas Capital Markets, Private Equity & Investment Funds

  • Industries

    Telecommunications & Internet, Information & Intelligence Technology, Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences, Insurance

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Kejun GUO

Mr. Guo has been recommended by the Chambers Global Guide and the International Financial Law Review (IFLR1000) for many years and has garnered Asia Pacific Deal Lawyer in 2020, China's Top 15 M&A Lawyers in 2019, and other professional awards given by the Asian Legal Journal (ALB). He is widely recognized in the industry.

Mr. Guo's practice spans domestic and overseas IPO, refinancing of listed companies, major asset restructuring of listed companies, fundraising and investment of private equity funds, restructuring of state-owned enterprises, bond issuance, wealth management, and other fields. With well-established expertise across all facets of capital markets, covering the four stages of "fundraising", "investment", "management", and "exit", Mr. Guo is adept in providing clients with high-quality one-stop legal services.

In the past four years, Mr. Guo has played a leading role in 28 domestic and foreign IPOs and 14 mergers and acquisitions of listed companies, all of which have been highly praised by the clients.

Representative Matters

Restructuring & Listing, NEEQ Listing

  • Advised Agricultural Bank of China (601288. SH) on its restructuring

  • Advised Xiamen Hexing Packaging Printing Co., Ltd. (002228.SZ) on its listing

  • Advised Zhejiang Great Southeast Co., Ltd. (002263.SZ) on its listing

  • Advised Jiangsu Zhongchao Cable Corporation (002471.SZ) on its listing

  • Advised Chenguang Biotech Group Co., Ltd. (300138.SZ) on its listing

  • Advised Xiamen Sunrise Wheel Group Co., Ltd. (002593.SZ) on its listing

  • Advised Beijing Jiaxun Feihong Electrical Co., Ltd. (300213.SZ) on its listing

  • Advised Bank of Beijing Co., Ltd. (601169.SH) on its dual-listing (A+H)

  • Advised Jiangsu Pacific Quartz Co., Ltd. (002778.SZ) on its listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange

  • Advised on the IPO of Nanjing Estun Automation Co., Ltd. (002747.SZ)

  • Advised Datang Technology Industry Co. Ltd. (01272.HK) on its restructuring and Hong Kong listing

  • Advised China Datang Corporation Renewable Power Co., Ltd. (01798.HK) on its restructuring and listing

  • Advised the underwriter on the Hong Kong listing of China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited (01848.HK)

  • Advised China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Co., Ltd. on restructuring and red-chip listing in Hong Kong

  • Advised China Datang Corporation on its increase of shareholding in Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd.

  • Advised Telestone Technologies Corporation on new shares issued on NASDAQ

  • Advised Beijing Telestone Tech Co., Ltd.'s parent company on its issuance of new shares on NASDAQ

  • China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited listing in Hong Kong

  • Advised Beijing Dixingtong Trading Co., Ltd. on its Hong Kong listing

  • Advised on the private offering by Macrolink Real Estate Co., Ltd.

  • Advised Sichuan 517Na Technology Co., Ltd. on its restructuring and NEEQ listing

  • Advised H&B Cosmetics Corporation Canton. Ltd. on its restructuring and NEEQ listing

  • Advised Linksus Digiwork Marketing Co., Ltd. on its restructuring and NEEQ listing

  • Advised Beijing Ideal Education Co., Ltd. on its NEEQ listing

 

Mergers and Acquisitions

  • Advised BlueFocus Co., Ltd. on its purchase of assets by issuing shares and by cash as well as its fundraising to support the deal

  • Advised on backdoor listing of Northeast Securities Co., Ltd. through Liulu Co., Ltd. which is based in Jinzhou Economic and Technology Development Zone (000686.SZ)

  • Advised Hubei Energy Group Co., Ltd. on its reconstruction and backdoor listing (shell company: Hubei Sanhuan Co., Ltd., 000883.SZ)

  • Advised on the restructuring by Aviation Industry Corporation of China’s real estate business

  • Advised Sichuan Shuangma Cement Co., Ltd. (000935.SZ) on its issuance of shares and purchase of assets using funds thus raised

  • Advised on the strategic investment by China Life Insurance (Group) Company in China Huarong Asset Management Co., Ltd.

  • Advised China Meheco Co., Ltd. (600056.SH) on its acquisition and  issuance of shares to purchase assets and raise supporting funds

  • Advised Tsinghua Unigroup on the CNY 9 billion investment the client received from Intel Corporation

  • Advised Huapont Pharm. Co., Ltd. (002004.SZ) on its merger with Beijing Yingtai Jiahe Technology Co., Ltd.

  • Advised Loncin Holding Co., Ltd. on its acquisition of Shanghai Fenghua Group Co., Ltd. (600615.SH)

  • Advised Zhejiang Wolong Real Estate Group Co., Ltd. on its acquisition of Mudanjiang New Material Co., Ltd. of Heilongjiang Province (600173.SH)

  • Advised on the strategic investment by China Resources Group in Sanjiu Enterprise Group (with the services covering settling debts of Sanjiu Enterprise Group, establishing a WFOE, and acquiring Sanjiu Medical Co., Ltd. (000999.SZ)

  • Advised Guangdong Rising Assets Management Co., Ltd. on its indirect acquisition of Guangdong Fenghua Technology Co., Ltd. (000636.SZ)

  • Advised Jinzhou Liulu (000686.SZ) – Northeast Securities on its merger and non-tradable shares reform

  • Advised CNHTC Jinan Truck Co., Ltd. (000951.SZ) on acquiring CNHTC by private offering

  • Advised SERC on liquidating 9200MW power generation assets by transfer (“Project 920")

  • Advised China Three Gorges Corporation on its strategic investment in Yunnan Coal Chemical Industry Group Co., Ltd.

 

Issuance of Fixed Income Products

  • Advised China Datang Corporation Renewable Power Co., Ltd. on its public and private issuance of green corporate bonds 

  • Advised Guizhou Shuicheng Mining Industry Co., Ltd. on its issuance of corporate bonds

  • Advised Fengfu Group Co., Ltd. on its issuance of corporate bonds

  • Advised China Huarong Asset Management Co., Ltd. on its issuance of CNY 12 billion financial bonds in 2013

  • Advised China National Nuclear Corporation on its issuance of short term financial notes and corporate bonds

  • Advised China Datang Corporation Renewable Power Co., Ltd. on its  issuance of CNY 6 million super & short-term commercial papers (SCPs)

  • Advised China Datang Corporation Renewable Power Co., Ltd. on its issuance of perpetual medium-term notes

  • Advised China Universal Leasing Co., Ltd. on its issuance of short-term financial notes and medium-term notes

  • Advised Yingda Huitong Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. on its issuance of private placement notes

  • Advised China Resources Group on its issuance of medium-term notes

  • Advised Datang International (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. on its issuance of CNY 500 million bonds

  • Advised China Datang Corporation on its issuance of CNY 2.5 billion RMB-denominated bonds in Hong Kong

  • Advised AVIC Leasing Co., Ltd on its issuance of CNY 500 million RMB-denominated bonds in Hong Kong

  • Advised GD Power Development Co., Ltd. on its issuance of CNY 3 billion corporate bonds

  • Advised China Datang Corporation Renewable Power Co., Limited on its issuance of CNY 2 billion short-term financial notes in 2012

  • Advised China Three Gorges Corporation on its issuance of CNY 10 billion of corporate bonds in 2009

  • Advised GD Power Development Co., Ltd. on its public issuance of CNY 3 billion corporate bonds

  • Advised AVIC Leasing Co., Ltd. on its overseas issuance of bonds

  • Advised China Huarong Asset Management Co., Ltd. on its issuance of CNY 12 billion financial bonds

  • Advised China Datong Corporation on its issuance of CNY-denominated bonds in Hong Kong

  • Advised Tianjin Municipal Construction Group Co., Ltd. on its issuance of construction bonds for municipal projects

 

Funds Establishment and Investment

  • Advised National Development and Reform Commission on drafting the Equity Investment Funds Regulation as well as its implementation rules and filing guidelines

  • Advised on the establishment of Advanced Manufacturing Industry Investment Fund 

  • Advised on the initial funding and establishment of China Railway Development Investment Fund

  • Advised on the establishment of Huatai Merger and Acquisition Investment Fund 

  • Advised on the establishment of Straits Industry Investment Fund

  • Advised on the establishment of CCB International Culture Industrial Investment Fund

  • Advised on Huayu Water Fund's fundraising

  • The City-Cluster along the Yangtze River in Anhui Industrial Transfer Fund

  • Advised  on the establishment of the first BPO private equity fund in China 

  • Advised China Mobile SDIC Investment Management Co., Ltd. on its investment in the LeTV Phone project

  • Advised Jiuxin (Tianjin) Equity Investment Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of CCB International, on its investment in Jiangsu Wujin Stainless Steel Pipe Group Co., Ltd.

  • Advised CCB International Medical Industry Equity Investment Co., Ltd. on its investment in Liaoning Chengda Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

  • Advised CCB International Medical Industry Equity Investment Co., Ltd. on its investment in a tea group company

  • Advised China Jianyin Investment Ltd. on its investment in a container liner company

  • Advised Shanghai Tronfund Management Co., Ltd. on its investment in Jiangsu Natong Pacific Water Treatment Engineering Co., Ltd.

  • Advised China Life Investment Holding Company Limited on its investment in SF Express

  • Advised China Life Investment Holding Company Limited on its investment in China Huarong Asset Management Co., Ltd.

  • Advised Jiantou Investment Co., Ltd. on its investment in Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co., Ltd.

  • Advised CCB International Culture Industrial Investment Fund on its investment in Beijing Galloping Horse Media Co., Ltd.

  • Advised Agricultural Development Bank of China on its investment in the modern seed industry

  • Advised Agricultural Development Bank of China on its investment in China Agricultural Industry Development Investment Fund

Honors and Awards

Recommend in Capital Market and M&A, Chambers

Recommended Lawyer, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific

Memberships & Affiliations

Council, Zhong Lun Charity Foundation

Standing Council, China Venture Capital & Private Equity Association

Independent Director, SIASUN Robot & Automation Co., Ltd.

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    PRC Bar
    New York State Bar

  • Education

    EMBA, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
    LL.M., Southern Methodist University
    LL.M., Peking University
    Bachelor of Economics, Renmin University

  • Professional Experience

    Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm
    Partner, DeHeng Law Offices
    Associate, King & Wood Mallesons
    Staff member, Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China

  • Languages

    Chinese
    English