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  • Tian LIU

    Equity Partner / Beijing

  • Tel +86-10-5957-2102

    Email liutian@zhonglun.com

  • Practices

    Private Equity & Investment Funds, Cross-border Investment/M&A, Investment/M&A & Corporate Governance

  • Industries

    Telecommunications & Internet, Information & Intelligence Technology, Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences, Education & Training

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Tian LIU

Ms. Liu's practice focuses on private equity and venture capital investments, outbound and inbound M&A, fund formation, foreign direct investment, and general corporate matters, as well as cross-border commercial transactions. She has comprehensive expertise in private equity and venture capital investments, cross-border M&A, and cross-border capital market, and has delt with hundreds of PE, VC, and M&A transactions.
Ms. Liu has provided legal services to a large number of clients in TMT, AI, energy innovation tech, bio-medical, high-end manufacturing, and other industries, encompassing equity investment, post-investment management, exit, etc. She has also provided full-range legal support to a large number of reputable clients, including high-tech companies, private equity and venture capital funds, multinational corporations, public companies, as well as start-ups and pre-IPO stage companies.

Representative Matters

Private Equity

  • Represented Kunlun Wanwei in connection with its various financial investment and strategic investment

  • Represented Bytedance in connection with its USD and RMB investment in various onshore and offshore companies

  • Represented 58 in connection with its USD and RMB investment and strategic investment in various companies in the TMT sector

  • Represented Kunlun Capital in connection with its USD and RMB investment in various onshore and offshore AI, TMT, energy innovation tech, bio-medical and high-end manufacturing companies

  • Represented Meituan and Long-Z Capital in connection with its investment in various companies in the TMT, semiconductor, and bio-medical sectors

  • Represented Source Code Capital in connection with its USD and RMB investment in various companies

  • Represented J&T Express, Lenovo Capital, Legend Capital, SPD Investment, Alwin Capital, YiSan Capital, CMS China, China Mobile in connection with its USD investment and RMB investment

  • Represented Greatwall Life and other insurance companies in connection with their investment in various private equity and venture capital funds

  • Represented various internet companies in connection with their onshore or offshore restructuring and VIE structure setup

  • Represented Zhongtian Ronghui in connection with its fund formation and fundraising for RMB funds

  • Represented Kunlun Wanwei in connection with its fund formation and fundraising for USD and RMB funds in the AI sector

  • Represented Everbright in connection with its restructuring of its offshore TMT investment fund and portfolio companies


M&A and Joint Ventures

  • Represented Kunlun Wanwei in connection with its CFIUS review and negotiation, as well as the divestiture of Grindr

  • Represented OPay Inc. in connection with its acquisition transactions in various jurisdictions, including Europe, Southeast Asia, and Africa

  • Represented Star Group in connection with its acquisition of and sale of various companies

  • Represented Mengniu Dairy in connection with its sale of Junlebao Dairy Group

  • Represented 58 in connection with its acquisition of and assets restructuring of a SAAS company

  • Represented 58 in connection with its acquisition of and businesses restructuring of a company in human resource sector

  • Represented Kuaishou in connection with its acquisition of a 100% interest in a high-tech company

  • Represented Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China in connection with its acquisition of Fortis

  • Represented Nestle SA in connection with its USD 2.1 billion's acquisition of 60% equity in Hsu Fu Chi

  • Represented Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) in connection with its USD 3.28 billion joint venture with Sinopec

  • Represented Haier in connection with its acquisition of a portion of Sanyo's "white goods" appliance businesses in Asia

  • Represented Saudi Aramco in connection with its proposed joint venture with CNPC in Southwestern China


Capital Market

  • Represented Greatstar (SWX: GSI) in connection with its GDR listing on the SIX Swiss Exchange

  • Represented Opera Ltd (NASDAQ: OPRA) in connection with its NASDAQ listing

  • Represented Inkeverse Group Limited (3700.HK) in connection with its IPO and listing on the Main Board of the SEHK

Honors and Awards

For Individual

KeyLawyer, The Legal 500- Chinese Mainland, 2023

Related

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    New York Bar
    PRC Bar

  • Education

    LL.M., University of Wisconsin
    LL.M., University of International Business and Economic
    LL.B., Nankai University

  • Professional Experience

    Partner, Zhonglun Law Firm
    Partner, Dahui Law Firm
    Associate, White&Case LLP

  • Languages

    Chinese
    English