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  • Jieli LI

    Equity Partner / Beijing

  • Tel +86-10-5087-2787

    Email lijieli@zhonglun.com

  • Practices

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

  • Industries

    Insurance

CV

Jieli LI

Since 2004, Mr. Jieli Li has focused his practice on capital markets, amassing extensive and profound experience in restructuring of and PE fund investment in domestic/oversea enterprises, initial public offering and listing, major asset restructuring of listed companies, M&A, and non-public offering of shares/bonds. Mr. Li's clients include State Grid Yingda Group, the People's Insurance Company (Group) of China Limited, China Resources (Holdings) Company Limited, Sinochem Group Co., Ltd., China National Machinery Industry Corporation, China Datang Corporation, China Intelligent Logistics Packaging Company, and other Chinese central enterprises or their subordinate enterprises. Many of Mr. Li's clients are among the "China Private Enterprises Top 500". Mr. Li's services cover a wide array of sectors, including finance and insurance, non-ferrous metals, new energy, medicine and medical health, high-end manufacturing equipment, new chemical materials, etc.

Representative Matters

Domestic and Overseas Issuance and Listing

  • Provided legal services to First Tractor Co., Ltd. (601038.SH) for its initial public offering of shares and listing on the Main Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange

  • Provided legal services to Luoyang Northglass Technology Co., Ltd. (002613.SZ) for its initial public offering of shares and listing on the SME Board of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange

  • Provided legal services to China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Co., Ltd. (3808.HK) for its initial public offering of shares and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

  • Provided legal services to China Zhongwang Holdings Limited (1333.HK) for its initial public offering of shares and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

  • Provided legal services to Phoenix Healthcare Group Co. Ltd. (1515.HK) for its initial public offering of shares and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

  • Provided legal services to Tianhe Chemicals Group Limited (1619.HK) for its initial public offering of shares and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

  • Provided legal services to China Huiyuan Juice Group Limited (1886.HK) for its initial public offering of shares and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

  • Provided legal services to Prologis Co. Ltd. (MC0) for its initial public offering of shares and listing on the Main Board of the Singapore Stock Exchange

  • Provided legal services to XinRen Aluminum Holdings Limited (MN5) for its initial public offering of shares and listing on the Main Board of the Singapore Stock Exchange

  • Provided legal services to First Tractor Company Limited (0038.HK) for its public offering of H shares and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

  • Provided legal services to Zhengzhou YUTONG Bus Co., Ltd. (600066.SH) for its listing on the Main Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange by allocation

  • Provided legal services to First Tractor Co., Ltd. (601038.SH, 3808.HK) for its non-public offering of shares and listing on the Main Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange

  • Provided legal services to Beiqi Foton Motor Co., Ltd. (600166.SH) for its non-public offering of shares and listing on the Main Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange

  • Provided legal services to Tianshan Aluminum Group Co., Ltd. (002532.SZ) for its non-public offering of shares and listing on the Main Board of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange

  • Provided legal services to Dayu Water-saving Group Co., Ltd. (300021.SZ) for its non-public offering of shares and listing on the Main Board of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange


M&A and Major Asset Restructuring of Listed Companies

  • Acted as legal counsel for the listed company Shimge Pump Industry Co., Ltd. (002532.SZ) in its material assets replacement and issuance of shares to purchase assets

  • Acted as legal counsel for the listed company Tianjin Guangyu Development Co., Ltd. (000537.SZ) in its material assets replacement and selling of material assets

  • Acted as legal counsel for the listed company BlueStar Cleaning Co., Ltd. (000598.SZ) in its material assets replacement and issuance of shares to purchase assets

  • Acted as legal counsel for the listed company Shenyang Chemical Group Co., Ltd. (000698.SZ) in its material assets replacement and issuance of shares to purchase assets

  • Acted as legal counsel for the listed company Zhengzhou YUTONG Bus Co., Ltd. (600066.SH) in its material assets replacement and issuance of shares to purchase assets

  • Acted as legal counsel for the listed company China Tourism Group Duty Free Corporation Limited (601888.SH) in its acquisition of the controlling stake in China CTS Asset Management Corporation

  • Acted as legal counsel for the listed company China Resources Double-Crane Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (600062.SH) in its acquisition of the controlling stake in Tiandong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

  • Acted as legal counsel for the listed company China Resources Double-Crane Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (600062.SH) in its acquisition of the controlling stake in Shenzhou Biology & Technology Co., Ltd.

  • Acted as legal counsel for the listed company Aeolus Tyre Co., Ltd. (600469.SH) in its acquisition of a stake in Italy Pirelli TYRE Co., Ltd.

  • Acted as legal counsel for Weichai Power Co., Ltd. in its acquisition of the controlling stake in Torch Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (000549.SZ)

  • Acted as legal counsel for PICC Investment Holding Co., Ltd. in its acquisition of the controlling stake in Shanghai Huitong Energy Co., Ltd. (600605.SH)

  • Acted as legal counsel for Tonghua Dongbao Enterprise Group Co., Ltd. in its sale of a stake in Tonghua Dongbao Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (600867.SH)

  • Acted as the seller's legal counsel in the acquisition by Shandong Jincheng Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. (300233.SZ) of the controlling stake in Beijing Langyi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. through private placement

  • Acted as legal counsel for the listed company XINREN Aluminum Holdings Limited (MN5) in its privatization, delisting, dissolving its red-chip structures, and A-share listing


Equity Investment

  • Acted as legal counsel for Tianrui Group Sanmenxia Aluminum Co., Ltd. in introducing strategic investment into the client from companies and/or funds controlled by ShanxiYouse Co., Ltd, XiamenXiangyu Co., Ltd, Jiuquan Iron and Steel (GROUP) Co., Ltd., Hunan Jinhui Investment Management Co., Ltd., and Henan Shenhuo Group Co., Ltd.

  • Acted as legal counsel for Zhixueyun (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. in introducing strategic investment into the client from China Internet Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd. and China Mobile Equity Fund Management Co., Ltd.

  • Acted as legal counsel for Tonghua Anruite Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. in introducing strategic investment into the client from Shenzhen Capital Group Co., Ltd.

  • Acted as legal counsel for China National Bluestar (GROUP) Co., Ltd. in introducing strategic investment into the client from Blackstone Inc.

  • Acted as legal counsel in introducing investment into China Haohua Chemical Group Co., Ltd. from Everbright Financial Holding Chemical Investment Co., Ltd.

  • Acted as legal counsel for Tianshan Aluminum Co., Ltd. in introducing investment into the client from Zhongxin, Guokai, Huarong, and Cinda Fund Management Company Limited

  • Acted as legal counsel in introducing strategic investment into Biaoguoworks Company Limited from IDG, Yuanma Funds

  • Acted as legal counsel for Tianhe Chemicals Group Limited in introducing equity investment into the client from Morgan Stanley Securities (China) Co., Ltd.

  • Acted as legal counsel for China Zhongwang Holdings Limited in introducing convertible bonds investment into the client from Taishan Funds 

  • Acted as legal counsel for China Redco (Beijing) Industrial Design Co., Ltd. in introducing strategic investment into the client from Huasheng Capital 

  • Acted as legal counsel for Xinjiang Grand Oilfield Technology Inc in introducing investment into the client from Northern Light Venture Capital

  • Acted as legal counsel for Beijing Oriental Star Preschool Education Technology Co., Ltd. in introducing investment into the client from Cenova Ventures

  • Acted as legal counsel for Changchun Huapu BIO-TECH Corporation in introducing investment into the client from Golden Stone Fund

  • Acted as legal counsel for Renbao Capital in its strategic investment in Ant Group Co., Ltd. 

  • Acted as legal counsel in introducing strategic investment into Guangzhou Lvhang Technology Co., Ltd. from Xizang Dinghang Equity Investment Partnership (LP)

  • Acted as legal counsel for Shanghai Yiju Shengyuan Equity Investment Center (LP) in its strategic investment in Beijing Ruibaoli Thermal Technology Co., Ltd.

  • Acted as legal counsel for China National Bluestar (GROUP) Co., Ltd. in its sale of controlling stakes in China BLUE STAR Harbin Petrochemical Co., Ltd., Zhongche Group Nanjing 101 Factory, and the client's other subsidiaries

  • Acted as legal counsel for China Shenhua Energy Company Limited in its sale of the controlling stake in Jiangsu Huazhi Power Sales Co., Ltd.

  • Acted as legal counsel for Zhonglan Petrochemical General Company in its acquisition of the controlling stake in Gansu Hongrun Insurance Broker Co., Ltd.

  • Acted as legal counsel for Tianshan Aluminum Co., Ltd. in its acquisition of the controlling stake in Xinjiang Tianfu Coal Industry Co., Ltd.

  • Acted as legal counsel for WAL-MART (CHINA) Investment Co., Ltd. in its acquisition of several domestic property management companies

  • Acted as legal counsel for subsidiaries of Luneng New Energy (Group) Co., Ltd. in their acquisition of stakes in other companies

  • Represented PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited in establishing China Agricultural Reinsurance Co., Ltd.

  • Represented Preserve Financial Services Co., Ltd. in its capital increase by receiving funds from The People's Insurance Company (Group) of China Limited, The People's Insurance Company (Group) of China Limited, etc.

  • Represented a subsidiary of China Duty Free Group Corporation, Ltd. in its restructuring


Issuance of Bond Financing Instruments

  • Acted legal counsel for Dayu Water-saving Group Co., Ltd. (300021.SZ) in its public offering of convertible bonds

  • Acted as legal counsel for China National Bluestar (GROUP) Co., Ltd. in its public offering of exchangeable bonds

  • Acted as legal counsel for Lionbridge Financing Leasing (China) Co., Ltd. in its public offering of corporate bonds in 2021

  • Acted as legal counsel for China National Bluestar (GROUP) Co., Ltd. in its public offering of corporate bonds

  • Acted as legal counsel for Tianshan Aluminum Co., Ltd. in its public offering of corporate bonds

  • Acted as legal counsel for China National Bluestar (GROUP) Co., Ltd. in its shelf-registration and issuance of bond financing instruments

  • Acted as the underwriter's legal counsel in the public offering of corporate bonds by Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited (000488.SZ) 

  • Acted as legal counsel for PICC Health Insurance Company Limited in its issuance of capital replenishment bonds in 2022

  • Acted as legal counsel for China National Bluestar (GROUP) Co., Ltd. in its issuance of ultra short-term financing bills

  • Acted as legal counsel for China Haohua Chemical Group Co., Ltd. in its issuance of short-term financing bills

  • Acted as legal counsel for Zhengzhou YUTONG Group Corporation Ltd. in its issuance of ultra short-term financing bills

  • Acted as legal counsel for Liaoning Zhongwang Group Co., Ltd. in its issuance of short-term financing bills

  • Acted as legal counsel for China National Bluestar (GROUP) Co., Ltd. in its issuance of medium-term notes

  • Acted as legal counsel for YTO Group Corporation in its issuance of medium-term notes

  • Acted as legal counsel for Zhengzhou YUTONG Group Corporation Ltd. in its issuance of medium-term notes

  • Acted as legal counsel for China National Bluestar (GROUP) Co., Ltd. in its issuance of overseas subprime perpetual bonds

  • Acted as legal counsel for China Blue Capital Financial Services Holding Co., Limited in its issuance of overseas primary perpetual bonds

  • Acted as legal counsel for China Blue Capital Financial Services Holding Co., Limited  in registering its USD 3 billion medium term notes 

  • Acted as legal counsel for Zhengzhou YUTONG Group Corporation Ltd. in its issuance cross-border RMB bonds

  • Acted as legal counsel for Bluestar Adisseo Nutrition Group Limited in its issuance of overseas preferred stocks

  • Acted as legal counsel for XINREN Aluminum Holdings Limited in its issuance of overseas private placement bonds

  • Represented China Life Insurance Company Limited in its participation in a collective trust fund plan

  • Represented Everbright Yongming Asset Management Co., Ltd. in its participation in collective trust fund plans

  • Represented June Life Insurance Co., Ltd. in its participation in collective trust fund plans


Retainer-based Legal Counsel

  • The People's Insurance Company (Group) of China Limited (601319.SH, 1339.HK)

  • PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited (2328.HK)

  • State Grid Yingda Co., Ltd. (600517.SH) 

  • First Tractor Co., Ltd. (601038.SH, 0038.HK)

  • China Resources Double-Crane Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (600062.SH)

  • Tianshan Aluminum Group Co., Ltd. (002532.SZ)

  • Tonghua Dongbao Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (600867.SH)

  • PICC Health Insurance Company Limited

  • PICC Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

  • PICC People's Pension Insurance Co., Ltd.

  • PICC Asset Management Company Limited

  • PICC Investment Holding Co., Ltd.

  • PICC Reinsurance Co., Ltd.

  • Preserve Financial Services Co., Ltd.

  • China CREDIT Trust Co., Ltd.

  • China National Bluestar (Group) Co., Ltd.

  • State Grid Yingda Group

  • Beijing Datang Taixin Insurance Brokers Co., Ltd.

  • China Datang Corporation Ltd.

  • Luneng New Energy (Group) Co., Ltd.

  • Beijing Guozi Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.

  • Beijing Zhongguancun Science City Science Innovation Service Co., Ltd.

  • Luoyang Research Institute for Intelligent Agricultural Equipment Co., Ltd.

  • Fubao Holding Group Co., Ltd.

  • Beijing Oriental Star Technology Co., Ltd.

  • Zhixueyun (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd.

  • Tonghua Anruite Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

  • Changchun Huapu BIO-TECH Corporation

  • Beijing Huada Insurance Evaluation Co., Ltd.

Honors and Awards

Bluestar Group introducing strategic investment from Blackstone Group, Best Private Equity Transaction Award, China Law & Practice, 2009

Related

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    PRC Bar

  • Education

    LL.M., Capital University of Economics and Business
    Bachelor of Economics, Shandong University of Finance and Economics

  • Professional Experience

    Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm, April 2019 to present
    Senior partner, King & Capital Law Firm, October 2016 – March 2019
    Partner, Commerce & Finance Law Offices, December 2007 – October 2016
    Associate, Zhonglun Jintong Law Firm, October 2004 – December 2007

  • Languages

    Chinese
    English