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Liuyan LAN

Ms. Liuyan Lan has worked in the legal profession since 2011 , focusing on cross-border investment and financing, mergers and acquisitions, as well as corporate and commercial matters. Throughout her career, she has accumulated solid practical experience in these areas. Her interdisciplinary expertise spans across law, business, taxation, and finance, enabling her to provide legal services aligned with clients' commercial needs. Years of extensive involvement in cross-border projects equips Ms. Lan with experience to coordinate complex transactions and work across different legal systems, and her track record is especially notable in handling matters involving both the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong SAR.

Representative Matters

Cross-border Investment and M&A

  • Advised Nord Anglia Education on acquiring a school for expatriate children, an international school, and a bilingual school in Nanjing, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou, respectively

  • Represented China Re Group in its sale of shares in European logistics asset group Logicor

  • Represented Cinda HK in the public listing and sale of the Kimberley Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, and in the subsequent sale of the hotel to CTS Group

  • Represented CICC Qianhai Fund in its 100% equity acquisition of a Hong Kong wireless charging company

  • Advised a subsidiary of Singapore Power on forming a joint venture to acquire and operate several rooftop distributed photovoltaic projects

  • Represented Maison Capital in its equity investment in a leading baby and toddler food brand

  • Advised Guangdong Guanghui Investment on its acquisition of interests in a healthcare products brand and its target companies, including U.S. entities

  • Acted for Shenzhen Yolearn, an online education company, in its Series Pre-A and Series A financing rounds

  • Represented Poseidon Hill Capital in its equity investment in a digital content services company in the Chinese mainland

  • Represented Poseidon Hill Capital in an equity transfer project

  • Represented Oriza Seed Fund in an investment project involving a Taiwan-based company

  • Advised Longkai Investments (Hong Kong) on its Series A+ financing in a corporate welfare management company

  • Acted for CITIC Capital in a joint venture project establishing a real estate fund in Australia

  • Represented Dajia Life in its pre-IPO equity investment in an overseas retail trading company

  • Represented Redbud Capital in its investment in an overseas family office

  • Represented Beijing Sift Capital in its equity investment in an Israeli company

  • Advised Guangxi Zhongken Taizheng on its proposed investment in a dairy enterprise overseas, including structural analysis and agreement review

  • Represented ION Geophysical Corporation in the transfer of equity in a Sino-foreign joint venture company


Loans and Financing

  • Advised China Development Bank on a RMB working capital loan to an overseas subsidiary of a state-owned enterprise

  • Represented China Merchants Bank in a cross-border direct lending project

  • Provided legal services to OCBC Bank for an onshore-offshore coordinated loan project relating to Shanghai Pharma Valley

  • Provided legal services to OCBC Bank for an onshore-offshore coordinated loan project relating to Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park

  • Represented UOB in providing onshore-offshore coordinated loan facilities to an affiliate of a central SOE-backed real estate company

  • Represented BOC HK, as lead bank, in a club loan project and subsequent LIBOR transition-related agreement amendments

  • Represented Tai Fung Bank in a loan facility to an affiliate of a new energy vehicle company

  • Represented Tai Fung Bank in a loan facility to a subsidiary of a state-owned comprehensive supply chain services enterprise

  • Advised SIG-I Europe Mezz II SP in its loan facility to a Hungarian fashion brand

  • Provided legal assistance to Ping An Bank Offshore Business Center in a privatization loan facility for Luoxin Pharmaceutical Group

  • Represented CMB International in more than ten loan projects

  • Advised SPD Bank on an offshore USD M&A loan project

  • Represented Tianjin Bank in a syndicated USD term loan facility project

  • Advised CNNC Financial on multiple bank credit facility projects

  • Represented CNCB Investment in connection with the inter-creditor agreement of a cross-border loan project

  • Provided legal services to HSBC in a USD loan facility and a subsequent increase of credit lines

  • Represented Great Wall International in two extensions of a cross-border loan project


Financial Products and Trusts

  • From August 2017 to June 2018, provided seconded legal services to an insurance asset management company, advising on insurance fund utilization and related matters

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    PRC Bar
    New York State Bar

  • Education

    LL.M., Columbia Law School
    LL.B.&B.Econ., Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

  • Professional Experience

    Non-equity partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm
    Legal Counsel, Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group

  • Languages

    Chinese
    English