Investment, M&A, and SOE Restructuring

• Provided legal services for a restructuring project of China Energy Engineering Group

• Advised Norinco Group on its strategic exit from a joint venture project with a Spanish company

• Provided legal services for the establishment of a China-based joint venture between Norinco Group and a German company

• Provided legal services for the establishment of a China-based joint venture between China Railway Construction Corporation and a German company

• Advised a key subsidiary of Norinco Group on the spin-off of premium assets into a listed company as part of a major asset restructuring

• Provided legal services for the mixed-ownership reform of a subsidiary under China Communications Construction Group

• Advised on a merger project within a segment of China Datang Corporation

• Provided legal services for the restructuring of Baishan Transportation Investment Group

• Assisted Xiong'an Fund with its investment in a privacy computing technology service company

• Provided legal services for multiple investment and acquisition projects of China Resources Life Sciences Ltd.

• Provided legal services for the acquisition of several ports by Sinotrans South China Company

• Provided legal services for fundraising and employee stock ownership plans to multiple startups

• Provided legal services for liquidation projects of various companies

• Advised Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group on multiple investment projects

• Represented China National BlueStar in a series of overseas M&A projects, including acquisition of French company Adisseo, acquisition of the silicone business from French company Rhodia, and acquisition of Norwegian company Elkem Group

• Represented China National BlueStar in the formation of a joint venture with US company Cabot in Tianjin

• Represented SINOCHEM AGRO in acquiring a 60% stake in Israel's Makhteshim Agan Industries

• Represented SINOCHEM GROUP in establishing a joint venture with DuPont (US) in Shanghai

• Represented CSCEC Water Affairs in acquiring a foreign water services group

• Represented a Singapore-based company in establishing a joint venture in China

• Represented an investment firm in dual onshore and offshore investment in a currency exchange platform

• Represented Sinotrans in investment across multiple countries

• Assisted in the establishment and business process compliance of a cross-border e-commerce platform

• Assisted in setting up and financing an education-related O2O company and a community O2O company

• Represented China National BlueStar in setting up a joint venture with a Japanese multinational company

Litigation and Arbitration

Financial Defaults and Debt Recovery

• Provided legal services to SINOSURE in over 500 export trade insurance claim disputes, involving sales disputes, disputes over letters of credit and guarantees, trade fraud, negotiable instruments, and insurance disputes in partnership with law firms from dozens of countries and regions

• Represented China YTO Group Finance Co., Ltd. in an infringement liability dispute against a lead underwriter in the interbank bond market-the first such case in China where a lead underwriter was held liable for damages

• Represented SINOSURE in disputes with a foreign company over a channel cooperation agreement and a series of overseas debt recovery actions

• Represented North Star Africa International Logistics (Pty) Ltd. (NSL), a South African company, in local insurance claims and debt recovery cases in South Africa

• Represented NSL in four subrogation cases filed by an insurance company before CIETAC and CMAC, arising from cross-border cargo transport disputes

• Represented CCB Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. in a financial leasing contract dispute against Leba Railway Co., Ltd. before Beijing Financial Court involving CNY 220 million and won the case

• Represented BICC Fund Management Co., Ltd. (a private fund manager) in a series of trust loan disputes against BICC Group and BICC Urban Infrastructure Development and Construction Co., involving a total amount of CNY 80 million and had the claim by the client upheld in full

• Represented a central SOE investment platform in a partnership agreement dispute against a fund manager before CIETAC involving an amount of CNY 260 million and won the case

• Represented PICC in defending a credit insurance contract dispute filed by a materials company

• Represented a Beijing-based company in financing disputes with a Hainan-based real estate company and a Beijing-based asset management company

• Represented two individuals in a private equity fund dispute against a Shenzhen-based fund management company and a Beijing-based wealth management advisory company

• Represented a commercial factoring company in factoring contract disputes with several companies in Jiangsu Province involving a total amount of CNY 326 million and successfully reached a settlement

Shareholder Disputes and Equity Repurchase Disputes

• Represented CCB Investment in an equity repurchase dispute with a well-known real estate company involving over CNY 800 million (ongoing)

• Represented China JinGu International Trust Co., Ltd. in a shareholder capital contribution dispute with Inner Mongolia Haosheng Coal Industry Co., Ltd. and a third party, Western New Era Energy Investment Co., Ltd., involving over CNY 1.2 billion (ongoing)

• Represented two individuals in arbitration and litigation totaling over CNY 70 million involving complex factual and legal issues in relation to a share transfer dispute and unjust enrichment claims with a Shanxi-based mining enterprise (ongoing)

• Represented a well-known investment institution under Lenovo Group in an equity repurchase arbitration case totaling over CNY 40 million against the actual controller of a company before CIETAC and won the case

• Represented Hangzhou Jinkuihua Ronghao Investment Partnership (LP) in an equity repurchase dispute with the actual controller of Liao'an Machinery Co., Ltd. involving an amount of over CNY 30 million and won the case

• Represented the founder of a Hangzhou-based tech company in resolving shareholder disputes with investors

• Represented a Beijing-based education technology company in investment and shareholder disputes with a Hong Kong-listed company

• Represented a secondary subsidiary of a central SOE in an equity repurchase dispute with a Chengdu-based enterprise management center (LP)

• Represented an individual in shareholder disputes with a Shenzhen-based private equity fund management company, a Pingyang-based investment management center (LP), and a Pingyang-based venture service center (LP)

• Represented a fund in a CNY 1 billion equity repurchase dispute involving a debt-to-equity swap project in Xining, Qinghai Province

• Represented Tongfang Financial Holdings (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. in shareholder disputes with a Shenzhen-based asset management company

• Represented a Henan-based industrial investment fund in a valuation-adjustment-mechanism (VAM) agreement dispute with a NEEQ-listed company and its actual controller

• Represented Beijing Kaitai Steel & Wood Products Co., Ltd. in shareholder disputes with an individual and Beijing Jinyuhongtai Technology Development Co., Ltd.

Other Disputes

• Represented China North Industries Corporation in a back-to-back sales contract dispute involving CNY 70 million (ongoing)

• Represented four Lenovo Group affiliates in a contract dispute filed by Tianyin Communication Co., Ltd. and persuaded the Supreme People's Court to uphold only CNY 8 million of the CNY 195 million claimed by the plaintiff

• Represented Lenovo (Beijing) Ltd. in a computer software copyright license dispute with Xi’an Sanming Technology Co., Ltd. before Beijing Intellectual Property Court and the Supreme People's Court and won both instances, where our counterclaims were fully upheld, and had all the claims of the opposing party dismissed and was ordered to bear all litigation and attorney's fees

• Represented Northern Heavy Industries Group in a processing contract dispute filed by Shandong Huaye Technology Co., Ltd.

• Represented a Beijing-based medical technology company in an agency contract dispute against French company Medtech S.A.

• Represented a Beijing-based medical equipment company in an agency contract dispute against Swiss company Sentec AG

• Represented a precision technology company in an international sales contract dispute with a Taiwanese optoelectronics corporation

• Represented Lenovo Shanghai in a sales contract dispute against Nanjing Junzhao Computer Technology Co., Ltd. and two individuals before Shanghai Pudong New District People's Court and won the case, securing an award in an amount exceeding CNY 20 million and recovering some of the claimed amount through execution of matured receivables and allocation of distributed assets

• Represented Lenovo Group in a contract dispute with Guangzhou Mingmei New Energy Co., Ltd. and had the plaintiff's claims dismissed in both the first and the second instances

• Represented Lenovo Group in a pre-contractual liability dispute with Shenzhen Huikai Co., Ltd.

• Represented Lenovo Mobile Communication Import & Export (Wuhan) Co., Ltd. in the first instance, retrial, and review of a channel partnership agreement dispute with Shenyang Dianshi Hengda and had all claims made by the latter dismissed

• Represented Lenovo Beijing in a channel partnership agreement dispute with Shenyang Dianshi Hengda and had all claims made by the opposing party dismissed

• Represented Lenovo Financial Leasing in a financing lease contract dispute against Zhongke Jinshen

• Represented Beijing Huachai Trading Co., Ltd. in a sales contract dispute against Suowei Technology Co., Ltd.

Non-performing Asset Disposal 

Debt Recovery

• Provided legal services to Great Wall Asset Management in recovering CNY 1.7 billion in claims against a well-known real estate group, with services covering notarized enforcement, compulsory execution, participation in settlements, and non-litigation recovery

• Provided legal services to Great Wall Asset Management for the recovery of CNY 160 million in non-performing claims against Luowa Group and Zitong Mining, with services covering litigation, enforcement, and participation in bankruptcy restructuring, with the collateral valued at over CNY 2.3 billion

• Provided legal services to Great Wall Asset Management for a CNY 2.5 billion NPL project involving a large asset management company, throughout  litigation/arbitration, enforcement, restructuring, and settlement of the case

• Advised Great Wall Asset Management on the recovery of CNY 1.52 billion in non-performing claims against Citic Guoan Industrial Group, covering restructured retained debt, debt-to-equity swaps, and other legal procedures in bankruptcy

• Provided legal services to Great Wall Asset Management in recovering CNY 76 million in non-performing debt from Shanghai Zhaobang Petrochemical Co., Ltd.

• Assisted Great Wall Asset Management in recovering CNY 32 million in non-performing debt from Beijing Luowa Daily Chemicals Co., Ltd.

• Assisted Great Wall Asset Management in recovering CNY 6.3 million in non-performing debt from Xiaoqing Environmental Technology Co., Ltd.

• Represented Beihang Tianyu Changying UAV Technology Co., Ltd. in litigation to confirm rights and recover CNY 27 million in debt from Inner Mongolia Saibei General Aviation Co., Ltd.

• Represented a precision technology company in an international sales contract dispute and enforcement proceeding involving CNY 11 million against a Taiwanese optoelectronics firm (cross-border enforcement ongoing)

• Represented Beiben Heavy-Duty Truck Group in debt recovery and enforcement actions against nine debtors including Haikou Futong Auto Sales Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Juli Auto Co., Ltd., and Guangzhou Jinqi Trading Co., Ltd.

• Represented Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry Group Finance Co., Ltd. in filing objections and reviewing petitions in a judicial enforcement assistance case involving approximately CNY 200 million

• Represented China YTO Group Finance Co., Ltd. in property preservation and enforcement cases against Wuhan Guoyu Logistics Industrial Group involving an amount of over CNY 100 million (enforcement ongoing)

• Represented ZF Shanghai Transmission Co., Ltd. in enforcement involving over CNY 40 million against Inner Mongolia OED Engine Co., Ltd., with the enforcement having been stalled for two years before the client engaged us, and had the majority of the client’s claims recovered within six months

• Represented Hangzhou Jinkuihua Ronghao Investment Partnership in property preservation against an individual involving over CNY 30 million

• Represented Lenovo (Shanghai) Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. in enforcement of third-party matured receivables

• Represented Beiben Trucks Group in debt recovery and enforcement actions against six debtors including Qingyang Wangqiang Auto Services Co., Ltd., Urumqi Tonghesheng Electromechanical Equipment Co., Ltd., and Qinghai Haiyun Auto Sales & Services Co., Ltd.

• Represented Beiben Trucks Group in debt recovery and enforcement actions against eight debtors including Jilin-based Baishan Huaxin Auto Trade Co., Ltd., Harbin Ruichuang Auto Sales Co., Ltd., and Hulunbuir Chunlan Auto Trade Co., Ltd.

Acquisition of Non-performing Assets

• Provided legal services to the Beijing branch of Great Wall Asset Management for the acquisition of senior CMBS tranches in the Minsheng Financial Center, originally held by SPD Bank through a Shenwan Hongyuan directed asset management plan

• Advised the Beijing branch of Great Wall Asset Management on the acquisition of a non-performing debt project related to China Oceanwide Group, originally held by Bank of Beijing through Minmetals Trust

• Provided legal services to the Beijing branch of Great Wall Asset Management for the acquisition of non-financial NPLs involving Shimao Group and Zhongzhi Group, with a total transaction value exceeding CNY 1 billion

• Advised the Beijing branch of Great Wall Asset Management on the acquisition and substantial restructuring of a non-performing asset disposal company under China Life Group, conducted through an SPV

• Provided legal services to the Beijing branch of Great Wall Asset Management in acquiring non-financial NPLs from Haikejin Company (a subsidiary of Haidian State-owned Investment Group) against Haixin Assets, for CNY 187 million

• Advised the Beijing branch of Great Wall Asset Management in its collaboration with Haiguotou Group on a bailout project for the listed company Sanju Environmental Protection (now known as "Haixin Energy Technology")

• Assisted the Beijing branch of Great Wall Asset Management in acquiring and disposing NPLs from subsidiaries under Wangtai Holdings, totaling CNY 430 million

• Provided legal services for the acquisition by the Beijing branch of Great Wall Asset Management of non-financial NPLs held by Haikejin Company (Haiguotou's affiliate) against Haixin Assets, totaling CNY 187 million

• Advised the Beijing branch of Great Wall Asset Management on the acquisition and disposal of NPLs from Beijing Bazaar Technology Co., Ltd.

• Provided legal services to the Beijing branch of Great Wall Asset Management in acquiring NPLs involving Narte Paint Industry and others from Agricultural Bank of China Beijing Branch

• Advised the Beijing branch of Great Wall Asset Management on the acquisition of NPLs related to Hengfangshun Real Estate, originally held by CITIC North China Branch

• Provided legal services to China Galaxy Asset Management for the acquisition of non-financial NPLs involving Beijing Jincheng and Beijing Huichen, originally held by Tianjin Trust through a trust plan

• Advised the Beijing branch of China Cinda Asset Management on establishing a partnership to acquire a pharmaceutical company in Beijing