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John SHENG
Equity Partner / Shanghai
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Tel +86-21-6061-3666
Email johnsheng@zhonglun.com
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Practices
Cross-border Investment/M&A, Financing, Debt Restructuring & Non-performing Assets
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Industries
Real Estate, Media-Sports & Entertainment
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
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Deals Related
Zhong Lun Advises on Hines’ First Logistics Venture in China
Zhong Lun represented Hines in this transaction and provided a full spectrum of cross-border legal services from legal due diligence, review, negotiation and finalization of the transaction documents, financing documents and closing of the transaction.
2020-11-26
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Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications
PRC Bar, 2005
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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