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  • Yunfan HE

    Equity Partner / Chengdu

  • Tel +86-28-6208-8066

    Email heyunfan@zhonglun.com

  • Practices

    Chinese Mainland Capital Markets, Cross-border Investment/M&A, Hong Kong & Overseas Capital Markets

  • Industries

    Mining & Natural Resources, Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences, Intelligence Technology & Application

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Yunfan HE

M&A and Restructuring: Mr. He has advised many well-known state-owned and private enterprises on their M&A and restructuring projects. The transactions involved a wide range of industries, including domestic and overseas listed companies. In addition, Mr. He has also advised several noted investment funds on their establishment, equity investment and post-investment management.

Capital market: Mr. He has advised more than 20 domestic and foreign listed companies on their major asset restructuring, private placement, rights issue, convertible bonds, corporate bonds, investment acquisitions, equity incentives and corporate governance. Also, Mr. He has advised dozens of enterprises on their IPOs in China and Hong Kong (red chips and H shares) as legal advisers to the companies and underwriters, involving biomedicine, electronic information, military aviation, energy and minerals, chemical and environmental protection, financial services, food, entertainment, etc.

Foreign investment and financing: Mr. He has advised plenty of well-known foreign enterprises on their governance and establishment of joint ventures; advised large-scale local enterprises on their overseas investments and acquisitions in more than a dozen foreign countries; and advised domestic enterprises on their overseas issuance of bonds and overseas syndicated loans.

Representative Matters

  • Provided legal services for the A-share listing of Kanghua Biological (300841.SZ)

  • Provided legal services for the A-share listing of Huarong Chemical (301256.SZ)

  • Provided legal services to the underwriter in the A-share listing of Enwei Medicine (301331.SZ)

  • Provided legal services to Tianqi Lithium (002466.SZ) in its major asset reorganization and acquisition of a partial stake in a Chilean chemical mining company for approximately CNY 30 billion

  • Provided legal services for the capital increase and share expansion of Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia Pty Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tianqi Lithium Industries (002466.SZ), and the introduction of IGO Limited, an Australian listed company, as its strategic investor

  • Provided legal services to Tianqi Lithium (002466.SZ) for its major asset reorganization and acquisition of China-based assets of Galaxy Resources (ASX: GXY)

  • Provided legal services to Aerospace Intelligent Manufacturing Technology Co., Ltd. (FKA Lekai New Materials) (300446.SZ) for acquiring equity in Chengdu Aerospace Molding Co., Ltd. and Chuannan Aerospace Energy Technology Co., Ltd. through the issuance of shares and fundraising

  • Provided legal services for the major asset reorganization and acquisition of Ningxia Huanmei Dairy Development Co., Ltd. by New Hope Dairy (002946.SZ)

  • Provided legal services for the non-public offering of shares by Tiankang Bio (002100.SZ)

  • Provided legal services to the underwriter for the non-public offering by Seres (601127.SH)

  • Provided legal services to Tianqi Lithium (002466.SZ) for its non-public offering

  • Provided legal services for the non-public offering of New Hope Liuhe (000876.SZ)

  • Provided legal services for the convertible corporate bond issuance of New Hope Liuhe (000876.SZ)

  • Provided legal services to Zhimingda (688636.SH) for its non-public offering of shares

  • Provided legal services for the non-public offering of Chuanrun Co., Ltd. (002272.SZ)

  • Provided legal services for Shudao Investment Group Company's tender offer to acquire Hongda Co., Ltd. (600331.SH) and related merger filing

  • Provided legal services to Henan Xinchan Software Co., Ltd. for establishing a merger and acquisition fund to acquire the controlling stake in Rongke Technology (300290.SZ)

  • Provided legal services for the acquisition of control of Hongri Pharmaceutical (300026.SZ) by Chengdu Xingcheng Investment Group Co., Ltd.

  • Provided legal services to Sichuan Tourism Investment Group Co., Ltd. for acquiring control of Simei Media (002712.SZ)

  • Provided legal services for New Hope Group Limited's acquisition of control of Xingyuan Environment (300226.SZ)

  • Provided legal services for the strategic investment in Lianshi Aviation (000697.SZ) by Sichuan Development Holdings Co., Ltd.

  • Provided legal services to Huihua Fund Management Co., Ltd. for its participation in the market-oriented debt-to-equity swap of AVIC Power (600893.SH)

  • Provided legal services for strategic investment in Yongxiang Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Tongwei Co., Ltd. (600438.SH), by several investors including CITIC Financial Asset Management Company

  • Provided legal services to Xinzhu Co., Ltd. (002480.SZ) for establishing a tram production joint venture with a Spanish company

  • Provided legal services to Kolon Pharmaceuticals (002422.SZ) for establishing a joint venture for infusion products in Sri Lanka

  • Provided legal services to Beken Energy (002828.SZ) its investment in Canadian oil fields

  • Provided legal services to Sichuan Investment Energy (600674.SZ) for its issuance of CNY 4 billion ultra-short-term financing

  • Provided legal services to Shenghe Resources (600392.SH) for its issuance of CNY 1.5 billion medium-term notes

  • Provided legal services to Sichuan Jiuzhou Electrical Appliance Group Co., Ltd. (000801.SZ) for its acquisition of the radio frequency business under Jiuzhou Electric

  • Provided legal services for New Hope Group's CNY 10 billion corporate bond issuance

  • Provided legal services for the issuance of CNY 6 billion high-quality corporate bonds by Sichuan Investment Group

  • Provided legal services for the issuance of CNY 5 billion exchangeable corporate bonds by Shudao Group

  • Provided legal services for the issuance of CNY 6 billion corporate bonds by Sichuan Financial Holdings

  • Provided legal services for several asset securitization projects of New Hope Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.

  • Provided legal services for the dual listing of Tianqi Lithium (9696.HK) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

  • Provided legal services for the Hong Kong listing of New Hope Properties (3658.HK)

  • Provided legal services for the Hong Kong listed of China Polymetallic (2133.HK)

  • Provided legal services for the Hong Kong listing of Fenglin Group (1152.HK)

  • Provided legal services for the Singapore listing of Asia Chem Group (SGX: 5WV)

  • Provided legal services to Tianqi Lithium (9696.HK) for its H-share placement and issuance of H-share convertible corporate bonds

  • Provided legal services to Hope Education (1765.HK) its acquisition of a foreign university

  • Provided legal services for the acquisition of iron ore assets by China Iron & Titanium (0893.HK)

  • Provided legal services for Sichuan Investment Group's acquisition of China Metal Resources Utilization Limited (1636.HK)

  • Provided legal services for Sichuan Investment Group's cornerstone investment in Energy Investment Development (1713.HK)

  • Provided legal services for Sichuan Development's cornerstone investment in Shenwan Hongyuan (6806.HK)

  • Provided legal services for New Hope Group's strategic investment in Feihe Dairy (6186.HK)

  • Provided legal services for CIMC Group's acquisition of assets under China Fire (0445.HK)

  • Provided legal services for Sichuan Development 's overseas issuance of US dollar bonds (the world's first bond listed in the Hong Kong, Macao, and Luxembourg interconnection markets)

  • Provided legal services for New Hope Group's overseas issuance of US dollar bonds

  • Provided legal services for the project led by Sichuan Financial Holding Group to restructure and establish Sichuan Bank

  • Provided legal services for the restructuring and capital increase of the solar energy company under Dongfang Electric Corporation

  • Provided legal services for China State Construction Changjiang Construction's acquisition of Mianyang Jiacheng and the related merger filing

  • Provided legal services for the acquisition of a medical device group by Sichuan Investment Group

  • Provided legal services for Sichuan Energy Investment Group's acquisition of Sichuan Guoli project

  • Provided legal services for Sichuan Development's acquisition of Inner Mongolia Ducheng Mining Co., Ltd. and its overseas mining assets

  • Provided legal services for Sichuan Port Investment's acquisition of multiple warehouse property assets

  • Provided legal services for Guangdong Yuehai Group's establishment of an aluminum products joint venture in Vietnam

  • Provided legal services for Sichuan Jinjiang Electronics' acquisition of a U.S. medical equipment company

  • Provided legal services for a restructuring project in Southeast Asia of Sichuan Tequ Investment Group Co., Ltd.

  • Provided legal services for New Hope Group's acquisition of Qiancheng Investment

  • Provided legal services for Chengdu High-tech New Economy Investment Company and several investors' investment in Chengdu Chenxian Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.

  • Provided legal services for the investment in the Sinoergy mining project by the Sichuan Business Return Home Investment Fund

  • Provided legal services for Sichuan Hite Aviation Investment Fund's investment in Sichuan Aileida Food

  • Provided legal services for Kaibo Yinke Investment Fund's investment in Jinxing Shares

  • Provided legal services to Biotec Biotech for selling control to Sinovac Biotech

  • Provided legal services for multiple rounds of financing to Chuanwazi Food

  • Provided legal services for multiple rounds of financing to Maxicon Biotech

  • Provided legal services for the establishment of an operating terminal joint venture between Southern Hope Industrial Co., Ltd. and an American company

  • Provided legal services to Dell (China) Co., Ltd. for establishing a subsidiary in Chengdu and for its day-to-day operations

  • Provided legal services for Shell (China) Limited's transfer of its subsidiary in Sichuan Province

Honors and Awards

International Legal Professional, All China Lawyers Association

International Legal Professional, Sichuan Lawyers Association

International Legal Professional, Chengdu Lawyers Association

Outstanding Young Lawyer in Sichuan, 2018-2020

Recommended in Asia Pacific and China, The Legal 500

Band 3 in Corporate/Commercial: Sichuan: Non-contentious (PRC Firms), Chambers Greater China Region

Highly regarded, IFLR 1000, 2023

Western Region Rising Lawyers - Non-local Firm, ALB

Memberships & Affiliations

Member, Foreign Related Legal Service Committee of All China Lawyers Association

Director, Foreign Affairs Committee of Sichuan Lawyers Association

Practical education expert of the School of Economic Law, Southwest University of Political Science and Law

Related

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    PRC Bar
    New York State Bar
    Audit Qualification

  • Education

    DBA, Audencia Business School
    LL.M., Chicago-Kent College of Law
    LL.B., Southwest University of Political and Law Science
    Visiting scholar, College of William & Mary

  • Professional Experience

    Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm
    Associate, King &Wood Mallesons, Chengdu Office

  • Languages

    Chinese
    English