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  • Jihong LAI

    Equity Partner / Shenzhen

  • Tel +86-755-3325-6666

    Email laijihong@zhonglun.com

  • Practices

    Chinese Mainland Capital Markets, Hong Kong & Overseas Capital Markets, Litigation & Arbitration

  • Industries

    Information & Intelligence Technology, Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences

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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

  • 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