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  • Haoze LI

    Senior Counsel / Beijing

  • Tel +86-10-5957-2751

    Email lihaoze@zhonglun.com

  • Practices

    Private Equity & Investment Funds, Hong Kong & Overseas Capital Markets, Cross-border Investment/M&A

CV

Haoze LI

Mr. Li Haoze primarily practices in the fields of investment, financing, and M&A-related legal services. With over a decade of experience, he has advised hundreds of enterprises on their investment, financing, M&A, and listing matters. As a close legal partner, he has witnessed the full growth journey of nearly a hundred startups from inception to unicorn status. He integrates Zhong Lun's overall resources to provide clients with comprehensive, full-chain legal services covering successive financing rounds, M&A, listings, employee equity incentives, intellectual property, labor and employment, general corporate legal affairs, antitrust, data compliance, litigation and arbitration, and many other areas. Mr. Li's clientele includes both numerous startups and major mainstream USD and RMB funds in the market, which enables him to think from the perspectives of both sides of the negotiating table and offer "deal maker" style solutions.

Representative Matters

(M&A)

  • Represented PAG in its multi-billion RMB acquisition of a controlling stake in and capital increase into Youni Dairy, a subsidiary of Yili Group.

  • Represented DeePhi Tech in its multi-hundred-million USD acquisition by Xilinx.

  • Represented FaceU in its multi-hundred-million USD acquisition by Toutiao.

  • Represented SpeedSense Technology in its multi-hundred-million RMB acquisition by JS Global.

  • Represented Yechuishan in its multi-hundred-million RMB acquisition by Heytea.

  • Represented Cardiamed in its multi-hundred-million RMB acquisition of Midaosi.

  • Represented the merger of Tongcheng Shenghuo and Linlinyi.

  • Represented Tencent in its equity investment in Wangyuan Shengtang.

  • Represented Tencent Music in its equity investment in Xigua Music.

  • Represented Tencent in its controlling investment in Virtual Life.

  • Represented Perfect World in its acquisition of a controlling stake in Zongheng Literature from Baidu.


Venture Capital & Private Equity Investments

  • Represented Moonshot AI (Kimi) in multiple rounds of financing and provided full-scope legal services.

  • Represented WQXQ (Infinilink) in multiple rounds of financing and its employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).

  • Represented DeePhi Tech in multiple rounds of financing.

  • Represented InnoGrit in multiple rounds of financing and restructuring.

  • Represented Luoke Automobile (Rox) in multiple rounds of investment and restructuring.

  • Represented Baicell in multiple rounds of financing.

  • Represented Tanji in multiple rounds of financing.

  • Represented Ailing Technology in multiple rounds of investment.

  • Represented Roborock in its Series B investment.

  • Represented CCB Equity Investment in its Series B investment in Yuanjing Technology.

  • Represented Tencent in multiple rounds of investment in Keep.

  • Represented Tencent in its Series F investment in Haodf.com.

  • Represented Tongcheng Shenghuo in multiple rounds of financing.

  • Represented BlueRun Ventures in its angel investment in Avolution.

  • Represented BlueRun Ventures in its Series A investment in Ningxin Technology.

  • Represented GGV in its Series A+ investment in AiXin.

  • Represented GGV in its Series D investment in Giantec Semiconductor.

  • Represented Gaorong Ventures in its angel investment in Lindun.

  • Represented BlueRun Ventures and Gaorong Ventures, respectively, in their investments in Weiling Medicine.

  • Represented Sinovation Ventures in its Series B investment in MEGAROBO.

  • Represented Qudong Technology in multiple rounds of financing.

  • Represented Shengke Energy in multiple rounds of financing.

  • Represented Chaoxing Weilai in multiple rounds of financing.

  • Represented Huayu Tongsuan in multiple rounds of financing.

  • Represented Shunwei Capital in its Series C investment in Chuxin.

  • Represented Shop Cider in multiple rounds of financing.

  • Represented Quanchuang Capital in its angel investment in Yuanyin Biotechnology.

  • Represented Decheng Capital and BlueRun Ventures in their Series B investment in Beiheng.

  • Represented Xiaomi in its Series C investment in Zuire.

  • Represented Tencent Music in its investment in Radio.

  • Represented Shunwei Capital and Jingwei China in their Series B investment in Xiaosi Technology.

  • Represented Shunwei Capital in its Series A investment in LingoAce.

  • Represented Shunwei Capital in its Series A investment in MageVR.

  • Represented NeuraMatrix in multiple rounds of financing.

  • Represented Tencent and Gaocheng Capital in their investment in UMU.

  • Represented Yijiasan in multiple rounds of financing.

  • Represented numerous venture capital funds and strategic investors (including YMTC, Xiaomi, Tencent, Tencent Music, Baidu, JD.com, Perfect World, Kingsoft Cloud, Ceyuan Ventures, Shunwei Capital, Jinshajiang Capital, Decheng Capital, Sherpa Healthcare Partners, Sequoia Capital China, Hillhouse Capital, Gaocheng Capital, Gaorong Ventures, Sinovation Ventures, Yunshi Capital, Haitong International Securities Group, Hongtai Capital, etc.) in investments across a wide range of industries.


Honors and Awards

IFLR1000, Rising Star Partner – Private Equity (2024)

IFLR1000, Rising Star Partner – Private Equity (2023)

Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Rising Star – Corporate M&A (2019)

Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Rising Star – Corporate M&A (2018)

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    PRC Bar Qualification

  • Education

    LL.B. & LL.M., China University of Political Science and Law

  • Professional Experience

    Senior Counsel, Zhong Lun Law Firm
    Head of Legal, A leading AI company
    Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm
    Associate, Han Kun Law Firm

  • Languages

    Chinese
    English