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Jing YUAN
Equity Partner / Qingdao
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Email jingyuan@zhonglun.com
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Practices
Investment/M&A & Corporate Governance, Compliance & Investigation, Chinese Mainland Capital Markets
Jing YUAN
Ms. Yuan is mainly engaged in legal affairs in the fields of financing, M&A, compliance, foreign investment, securities, and investment funds, etc. She has participated in a number of socially influential transactions, such as the investment in Chery Group by relevant entities of Qingdao City, etc. Ms. Yuan has rich practical experience in the acquisition of listed companies, investment by listed companies, state-owned enterprises or government guidance fund in facilitating and attracting business, and has a unique understanding and rich practical experience in compliance matters of state-owned enterprises and listed companies.
Representative Matters
M&A
Acted as lead counsel to CIMC (000039) in its acquisition of 100% of Maersk Container Industry and its reefer container business of Maersk Group
Acted as lead counsel to Qingdao investment entity in connection with the acquisition of Chery Holdings and Chery Automobile by Qingdao Wudaokou Fund
Acted as lead counsel to Qingdao state-owned joint investment entity in its overseas investment in the Daily Fresh project
Acted as lead counsel to Qingdao City Investment Group in its investment in Chinese Express (Gaohe Auto) project
Acted as lead counsel to Qingdao Haiming City Development Co, Ltd., in purchasing Parkson Plaza located in Qingdao
Acted as lead counsel to Haier Kaos in a number of M&A projects in the internet industry
Acted as lead counsel to Inspur Co, Ltd., in its joint venture and production cooperation projects with Cisco of the United States
Acted as lead counsel to Inspur Co, Ltd., in industrial acquisition and joint venture projects with Diebold Corporation of the United States
Acted as lead counsel to Sime Darby Group of Malaysia in a project to dispose of divested domestic assets
Acted as lead counsel to Haier Group in a joint venture project with LIXIL Corporation of Japan
Acted as lead counsel to Cainiao in its strategic investment in RRS.com Logistics project
Acted as lead counsel to Haier Group in a project to restructure its water purification business with Strauss Water HK Trading Company Limited of Israel
Acted as lead counsel to Macquarie Investment Bank of Australia in its acquisition of a commercial real estate project in China
Acted as lead counsel to Keppel Land China Limited of Singapore in a domestic real estate investment project
Acted as lead counsel to Shandong Kai Tai Group, New Ankai Power Technology Company Limited, and Rizhao Fubon Group in cross-border investment and overseas asset restructuring projects
Acted as lead counsel to the Tsingtao Group in various beer brand acquisition projects
Acted as lead counsel to Haier in a mixed ownership reform project with Sinopec Sales Co.
Acted as lead counsel in a project of the acquisition of a controlling interest in a listed company by Yantai Caijin Investment Holding Co.
Acted as lead counsel to the project of acquisition of Weilong shares by Shandong Xincheng Hengye Group Co.
Acted as lead counsel to the project of acquisition of GE home appliances business in the United States by Haier Smart Home (600690)
Acted as lead counsel to Alibaba and Haier Smart Home (600690) for a joint investment in Haier Group's multimedia business
Acted as lead counsel to Haier Smart Home (600690) in its acquisition of Fisher Paykel in New Zealand
PE
Advised Qingdao Science and Technology Innovation FOF, Qingdao Guidance Fund, Qingdao Luxin Modern Marine Industry Investment Fund, and CRRC Fund
Advised Carlyle Group on its investment of a private company in Dezhou;
Advised Aureos Fund on its investment of Danlex Food
Advised Shandong Ocean Mingshi Industry Fund on a primary land development project
Advised Blue Economy Zone Industrial Fund on several private equity investment projects
Advised Qingdao Steel Industrial Fund (LLP) on the relocation of old enterprises project
Advised Qingdao West Coast Development Fund on the shantytown renovation project
Provided legal services for the registration of fund manager to Haier Venture Capital Co., Ltd. and Qingdao Hailifangzhou Equity Management Co., Ltd., etc.
Honors and Awards
For Individual
Outstanding Lawyer of Qingdao, Qingdao Justice Bureau
Memberships & Affiliations
Member of Expert Pool, Qingdao New and Old Energy Conversion Guidance Fund
Supervisor of Party Discipline and Integrity, Qingdao Municipal Securities Regulatory Bureau
Member, Legal Advisory Group for Protection of Rights and Interests of Minority Investors in Qingdao Capital Market
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Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications
Chinese Bar
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Education
University of Groningen, LLM
Tsinghua University, Master of Law -
Professional Experience
Equity Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Counsel, King &Wood Mallesons
Paralegal, Wincon Law Firm -
Languages
Chinese
English