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Liuyan LAN
Non-equity Partner / Shenzhen
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Tel 86-755-3325-6406
Email lanliuyan@zhonglun.com
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Practices
Financial Products & Trusts, Cross-border Investment/M&A, Financing
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
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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