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Jihong LAI
Equity Partner / Shenzhen
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Email laijihong@zhonglun.com
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Practices
Chinese Mainland Capital Markets, Hong Kong & Overseas Capital Markets, Litigation & Arbitration
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Industries
Information & Intelligence Technology, Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
Jihong LAI
Mr. Lai's main practice areas are Chinese Mainland Capital Markets, Hong Kong & Overseas Capital Markets, Litigation & Arbitration.
Representative Matters
Equity Finance
Acted as PRC legal counsel for China Resources Group in its purchase of Project Shenzhen International Trust Investment Co., Ltd
Acted as PRC legal counsel for TMW Asia Property Fund I GmbH Pramerica Real Estate Investors (Asia) Pte. Ltd in its purchase of Project Yijing Central Walk Shopping Mall
Advised Hong Kong Shui On Assets Management Co., Ltd / China Central Property Co., Ltd, a British AIM listed company on its purchase of many projects under construction
Advised Sunlight Group Investments, a Singapore listed company, on its acquisition of a Guangdong based company
Advised Zhaoheng Hydropower on its OCTBB listing and Series A and Series B financing involving Olympus Capital, Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Fund and FountainVest Capital
Advised Hong Kong Highpower Technology on its listing on American Stock Exchange and then transferring to NASDAQ
Advised China Information Security Technology on its OCTBB listing and its transferring to NASDAQ
Advised a number of companies (including 002256, 300012, 300044, 002316, 300051, 002446, 300130)on their listing on Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
Advised some US based private equity investment funds and direct investment institutions as well as domestic Chinese venture capital in investment in domestic main land Chinese enterprises and listing abroad of the invested companies. The Funds involved included: Orchid Asia, CITIGROUP CVCI, CLSA, JP MORGAN, INTEL CAPITAL, TPG, TDF, CDH, Carlyle Group, Mayfield, GSR Ventures, Walden,Pinnacle Fund, DKR Soundshore Oasis Fund, H&Q Asia Pacific,China Science and Merchants Capital Management, Fortune Venture Capital, China Merchants Technology Holdings Co., Ltd, Shenzhen Venture Capital. Industry-Academy-Research. Enterprises involved included Shenzhen State Micro Technology Co., ltd. Shenzhen Arkmicro Technologies Inc. Shenzhen Comix Stationery Co,. Ltd. Guangdong Haid Group. Shenzhen Rainbow Fine chemical industry Co., Ltd. Shenzhen Lifetech Scientific Inc. Lucky Star Aviation Service Group Co., Ltd. Guangxi Yuchai Engineering Machinery Company Limited, Yunnan Longsheng Green Industry Co., Ltd. Shinecom Network (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. etc
Debt Finance
Advised Norway Import and Export bank on providing a Shenzhen-based enterprise with the Seller’s Credit on Export for the purchase of a ship
Acted as the legal counsel for CCB, ICBC, ABC, NDB and BOC in Guangdong LNG project, the first syndicated loan to LNG project and also first limited recourse project financial loan
Advised a foreign funded bank in its financing Hainan Airlines and Mailan Airport with revolving loans
Advised a Hong Kong based bank in its financing project of Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd
Advised Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd Shenzhen Branch, ICBC (Asia) Co., Ltd, CITIC KA WAH BANK, China Merchants Bank, Dahsing Bank Shenzhen Branch on drafting and revising relevant standard templates and compliance
Assisted many banks and financial institutions and assets management companies in liquidating and collecting and through such methods as litigation and arbitration
Structured Finance
Acted as legal counsel for special projects for China Merchants Bank, providing legal service regarding securitization of credit assets
Acted as legal counsel for special projects for ICBC, providing legal service regarding indirect syndicate loan and structural finance, etc
In March 2007, Advised CITIC trust Co., Ltd., ICBC Shenzhen Branch and OCT Group on the establishment of the first REITS project-the Trust Plan of transfer of the right to profit of rent
Advised China Nanshan Development (Group) incorporation on the issue of Short-term Finance Bond
Advised Lion Fund Management Co., Ltd. on the issue of Lion Currency Market Fund, the first Currency Market Fund in China
Foreign Direct Investment
General legal service to McDonald(including litigation and arbitration; the US based Heinz (including Heinze Meiweiyuan (Guangzhou)Food Co., Ltd. and Heinze China investment Co., Ltd.)projects of “the establishment of investment company" and “product liability litigation"; The Carlyle Group’s investment in Dongguan New Energy Sources equity purchase. The Japan based Canon Inc (including Canon China Investment Co., Ltd. Guangzhou Branch) Zhanjiang Canon’s liquidation; Mitsubishi Corporation “disputes relative to sale of the Three Gorges Equipments"; the Japan based Mitsubishi Corporation Liyang “establishment of Huizhou Dayawan and customs affairs"; Toshiba “merger by consolidation of Shenzhen and Beijing commercial financing Co., Ltd.; Internal restructuring of Shenzhen Ricoh. Liquidation of Shenzhen subsidiary and Guangzhou subsidiary of Evonik Degussa. General legal service to Singapore Petroleum Company(including its China’ Xinjiang Gas Co., Ltd.);Hong Kong Sino Land “Xiangmihu No.1"; Cheung Kong Holdings limited “Zengcheng Real Estate" project; Guangxi Yuchai Engineering Machinery Company Limited restructuring; Singaporean IPCO Co., Ltd. “Equity Transfer of Guangdong Qinlian Highway Co., Ltd. etc
Honors and Awards
For Individual
Honored as Entrepreneurial Star of the Second-Circle Returned Overseas Chinese Youth of Guangdong Province in 23rd December 2003
Ranked as Elite Lawyer or Recommended Lawyer for Y2010’s Capital Market by New Fortune Magazine (one of two most influential financial magazines in China )or LawFirm’s 50 Magazine
Memberships & Affiliations
Member, The 4th CPPCC Shenzhen Committee
Executive Director, The 5th Standing Committee of Shenzhen Congress
Director, Shenzhen General Chamber of Commerce
Director, Shenzhen Youth Federation
Legal Counsel, Government of Futian District, Shenzhen City
Independent Director, Shenzhen Changcheng Investment Holding Co., Ltd.
Executive Director, Youth Panel of Guangdong Returned Overseas Chinese Federation
Member, Standing Committee of Youth Committee of Overseas Chinese Federation of Guangdong Province
Publications
“Study on Several Issues on Securitization”, Modern Law Science, 2002
“Study on Securitization Mode in Japan”, Study on Frontier Issues in Economic Law, China Procuratorate Press, 2004
“NEW LEGISLATION ON FRACNSHISES IN CHINA”, Asialaw, February 2005
“SECURITIZATION OF CREDIT ASSETS VS SECURITIZAITON OF CORPORATE ASSETS”, China Legal Watch, March 2006
“Introduction of Modes of RTC securitization in US”
Related
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Deals Related
Zhong Lun Advises Black Sesame on Chapter 18C IPO on HKEX
Zhong Lun Law Firm, acting as the issuer’s PRC legal advisor in its initial public offering, has provided long-term legal services to Black Sesame, supporting the client through various rounds of financing.
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Events Related
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Awards Related
Zhong Lun Awarded
2008-11-10
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Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications
PRC Bar, 1992
Graduation Certificate for Training of Senior Managers of Listed Companies by Shenzhen Stock Exchange, 2007.9 -
Education
PhD in Finance, Xiamen University, 2007
Master of Laws and Finance, Boston University School of Law, 2000
LL.M in International Banking and Financial Law, Peking University School of Law, 1996
LL.B in Commercial Law, Sun Yat-sen University School of Law, 1991 -
Professional Experience
Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm, 2002.6 to present
Partner, Huang & Partners Attorneys at Law, 2001.1-2002.6
Founding Partner, Henry & Co. Law Office Shenzhen Office, 1995.1-1998.5
Attorney at Law, The State Owned Law Firm of Zhenchang, 1991.7-1995.1 -
Languages
Chinese
English