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  • Michael GU

    Equity Partner / Shanghai

  • Tel +86-21-6061-3666

    Email michaelgu@zhonglun.com

  • Practices

    Chinese Mainland Capital Markets, Hong Kong & Overseas Capital Markets, Financial Products & Trusts

  • Industries

    Insurance

CV

Michael GU

With extensive experience in both the Chinese mainland and overseas capital markets, Mr. Gu is a seasoned practitioner in capital market and corporate law practice.

His considerable expertise covers enterprise restructuring, asset reorganization, domestic and overseas stock issuing and listing, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investment, fund establishment, bond issuing, trusts, etc. Since starting his practice in 1995, Mr. Gu has provided top-notch legal services to more than 30 companies at home and abroad for their IPOs. Notable mandates include IPO of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Shyndec Pharmaceutical Company, and Yongle Electric. His clients are from a wide range of industries, such as biomedicine, software services, Internet, banking, and electrical equipment.

Beyond his practice as a lawyer, Mr. Gu has held many other roles. For instance, he once served as a special external expert consultant of the internal audit team for securities issuance of a large domestic comprehensive securities company, and he has also served as an independent director of a listed company. For his impressive track record, Mr. Gu has been recommended by The Legal 500 in its Asia Pacific directory for both 2017 and 2018.

Representative Matters

  • Acted as legal counsel to the issuer Shanghai Weiwan Seal Technology Co. in its initial public offering of A shares and listing on the GEM Board of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange 

  • Advised Zhejiang Yonghe Refrigeration Co. on its initial public offering of A shares and listing on the Main Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange

  • Acted as legal advisor to the issuer Sano Medical Technology Co.in its initial public offering of A-shares and listing on the Technology and Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange

  • Acted as legal counsel to the issuer and the underwriter (sponsor) in connection with the issuance of shares by Everbright Waterworks and Via Biologics and their listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

  • Acted as legal advisor to the issuer or underwriter (sponsor), participating in the IPO and listing projects of Pudong Development Bank, UFIDA Software, Modern Pharmaceuticals, Zhongtian Science & Technology, Shiqi Industry, Anqi Yeast, Xinxin, Lopeskin, Lifan, HANDE Information, Nanhua Instruments, Lutong Vision, ZDL (H-share), Dongguang Group (Hong Kong red chip), Yongle Electrical Appliances (Hong Kong red chip), Profitseeker Holding (Hong Kong red chip), Yungsheng New Material (Hong Kong red chip), and Lifestyle China, among others, as well as domestic and overseas IPOs of companies including Lifestyle China, Yongsheng Xinmai (Hong Kong red chip), Lifestyle China, and others

  • Provided legal services for the restructuring, reorganization, and listing counseling of more than 20 enterprises, including Water Village Zhouzhuang, Yangcheng Lake Hairy Crab, Hengtong Optoelectronics, Jinjiang Business Tourism, Goodbaby Group, Zhongda Dentsu, etc.

  • Acted as the legal advisor of the acquirer/reorganizer or the acquired/reorganized party in dozens of M&A and asset restructuring projects involving listed companies, including the acquisition of Shenzhen Development by Xinqiao Investment, the acquisition of ST Birchwood by Singapore Jiatong Group, the acquisition and reorganization of ST Hualong by San Sheng Hongye Group, the merger and acquisition of Shanghai Electric Company (H-share) with Shanghai Electric Company (A-share) by exchange of shares, the major asset restructuring of New Jinjiang, and the debt restructuring of Guogazhong Industrial Company

  • Acted as the special legal advisor of investor/investee, participating in the private equity investment and financing projects of Saiyuan Bio-technology (Hangzhou) Co. Ltd.

Honors and Awards

Specially Recommended Lawyer, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2018

Highly Recommended Lawyer, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2017

Related

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    PRC Bar, 1995
    Security Attorney, 1996

  • Education

    LL.B., East China University of Political Science and Law

  • Professional Experience

    Equity partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm, 2004 to present
    Associate, Fangda Partners, 2000-2004
    Associate, EY Chen & Co. Law Firm, 1998-2000
    Associate, Shanghai Changjiang Law Firm, 1994-1998

  • Languages

    Chinese
    English