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  • John SHENG

    Equity Partner / Shanghai

  • Tel +86-21-6061-3666

    Email johnsheng@zhonglun.com

  • Practices

    Cross-border Investment/M&A, Financing, Debt Restructuring & Non-performing Assets

  • Industries

    Real Estate, Media-Sports & Entertainment

CV

John SHENG

Mr. John Sheng, with nearly 20 years of experience in legal practice, is seasoned in cross-border investment, merger and acquisition, cross-border financing, debt restructuring, non-performing assets disposal, etc. In the area of real estate, John has been focusing his practice on investment in and operation of commercial property, office buildings, logistics property, information data centers, life science parks and other projects, and has provided legal services for many leading international investment funds and multinational companies, including CPPIB, KKR, Macquarie, Apollo, PAG,Hines, Ares SSG,Starcrest , Hysan, Mirae Asset,CBRE, Mapletree, Phoenix Property Investors, etc. John also has extensive experience in the entertainment industry. The mandates he has worked on include representing the buyer in the acquisition of the Fortune magazine, and providing exclusive legal services to internationally well-known artists. John adopts a practical approach to his work and constantly delivers novel, reasonable and feasible transaction schemes and legal advice to his clients.

Representative Matters

Real Estate Investment and Financing

  • Represented Goldman Sachs on its co-investment in a residential project with PAG

  • Represented KKR on its first real estate investment project in China

  • Represented Ares ASSG on various financing projects in relation to residential properties and commercial complex properties

  • Represented Apollo on its investment in various real estate projects in China

  • Represented CPPIB on its financing projects through a real estate JV platform

  • Represented PAG on various financing projects in relation to real estate developers


Real Estate Development and Construction

  • Represented Shanghai Shen Di Group on its joint investment in Shanghai Disney Resort project with Walt Disney

  • Represented Hines on the bidding, development and operation matters of Shanghai One Museum Place

  • Represented Sun Hung Kai Properties on the bidding, development and operation matters of Shanghai IFC Mall and IAPM Mall


Acquisition-Shopping Malls

  • Represented PPI on its acquisition of various real estate projects in China

  • Represented Cathay Real Estate on its sale of two integrated shopping malls (The Mall Nanxiang and The Mall Jinqiao) located in Shanghai, China


Acquisition-Office Buildings

  • Represented Mirae Asset on its acquisition of Mirae Asset Tower in Shanghai, China

  • Represented Hysan on its acquisition of Lee Gardens Shanghai, which is its first real estate investment in mainland China

  • Represented HSL and the consortium formed between investors and itself on its acquisition of various real estate projects, including Longyu International Business Plaza in Shanghai, China

  • Represented Chelsfield on its acquisition of various real estate projects, including Midtown Jing An in Shanghai, China

  • Represented Starcrest on its acquisition and sale of various real estate projects, including Pharma Valley in Shanghai, China


Acquisition-Logistics and Warehousing

  • Represented Macquarie on its investments and acquisitions in logistics platforms in Shanghai, Kunshan, Jiaxing and Xi’an, China

  • Represented Vailog Group on its strategic co-investment in the warehousing & logistics platform and the subsequent acquisitions of the projects in Changzhou, Shenyang and Shanghai, China

  • Represented Metcold on its investment in logistics platforms in Beijing, Changshu, Hainan, Huizhou, Taicang and Wuxi, China


Acquisition-Internet Data Center

  • Represented Standard Chartered Private Equity on its investment in IDC projects in China

  • Represented Star crest on investment in IDC project in China

  • Represented Warburg Pincus on its investment in IDC project in China


Senior Living Real Estate

  • Represented Lendlease on its investment and operation in relation to a senior living real estate in Qingpu District, Shanghai, China

  • Represented ORPEA Group on its operation matters


Leasing and Asset Management

  • Represented Hines on the leasing, operation and asset management matters of Shanghai One Museum Place

  • Represented Hysan on the leasing, operation and asset management matters of Lee Gardens Shanghai

  • Represented HSL on the leasing, operation and asset management matters of Central Park Jing’an and Central Park Pudong

  • Represented Mirae Asset on the leasing, operation and asset management matters of Mirae Asset Tower


Related

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    PRC Bar, 2005

  • Education

    LL.M., Washington College of Law, American University, 2003
    LL.M., College of Law, City University of Hong Kong, 2002
    LL.B., Law School, Shanghai University, 2001

  • Professional Experience

    Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm, 2010 - present
    Associate, Zhong Lun Law Firm, 2003

  • Languages

    Chinese
    English