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  • Patrick Cui

    Non-equity Partner / Hong Kong

  • Tel +852-22987142

    Email patrickcui@zhonglun.com

  • Practices

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

CV

Patrick Cui

Patrick Cui holds practicing certificates in both the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong SAR. He has profound expertise and substantial practice experience in cross-border M&A and reorganization, private equity and debt investment, investment fund formation, Hong Kong labor and employment, and commercial compliance.

In transactional projects, Mr. Cui excels in deploying diversified investment tools to accurately capture and fulfill clients' commercial needs. His clientele covers booming business sectors including high-end manufacturing, AI, digital assets, TMT, finance, consumption, healthcare, biotech, culture and entertainment, and education. He has played an integral role in multiple rounds of transactions for leading benchmark projects such as ByteDance, SpaceX, xAI, DJI, Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME), Meituan, Genki Forest, Xiaohongshu, SenseTime, Virtus, and HashKey.

In compliance mandates, leveraging his in-depth understanding of labor and employment, equity incentives, corporate governance, SFC regulatory, data privacy, intellectual property, tax planning, and winding-up and bankruptcy, Mr. Cui provides integrated solutions for clients, including large multinational enterprises, benchmark Chinese enterprises going global, global financial institutions, and family offices.

Representative Matters

M&A/Joint Venture

  • Represented an investor in exiting joint ventures with Warburg Pincus in Jinshan, Suzhou, Jiaxing, Lingang, and other locations

  • Represented SCPG in acquiring all of Walmart's commercial real estate in China

  • Represented Zhengzhou Coal Mining Machinery Group Co., Ltd. (601717.SH, 564.HK) in acquiring Bosch Group's (Germany) motor business

  • Represented Huaqin Technology Co., Ltd. (603296.SH) in acquiring 80% equity in Innovation Enterprises Holding Limited

  • Represented Lepu Medical (300003.SZ) in making a strategic investment in Waterstone Group

  • Represented Pumpkin Film in selling 100% equity in Ruyi Films to China Ruyi (formerly Hengteng Network, 136.HK)

  • Represented CCBT in acquiring control of Lionbridge Group from Bain Capital and subsequent re-organization arrangements

  • Represented BenQ Corporation in selling Shanghai BenQ Plaza to DNE Group

  • Represented a consortium in acquiring Shanghai Garden View Apartments

  • Represented Sinotrans in acquiring Keppel Logistics (Hong Kong) Limited from Keppel Corporation

  • Represented Sinotrans Hong Kong Limited in acquiring Silver Express International Limited from China Merchants Warehouse & Terminal Co., Ltd.

  • Represented Jadestone in selling 100% equity in Eled-tech Solid State Lighting (HK) Limited to NVC Lighting

  • Represented Dongcheng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (002675.SZ) in making a strategic investment in APRINOIA Therapeutics Inc.

  • Represented CapitaLand China Trust (CLCT) in acquiring four logistics land parcels in Wuhan, Kunshan, Shanghai, and Chengdu

  • Represented Morgan Stanley in acquiring four logistics land parcels in Jiaxing, Nantong, Suzhou, and Taicang

  • Represented CCBF and China Overseas Group in establishing a joint venture to acquire a partial equity interest in the Hong Kong Kai Tak residential property development project

  • Represented Huamao Group in making a strategic investment in Sino-Ocean Capital


Investment Fund

  • Represented clients such as ABC International, CCB International, CMB International, CIB International, Yuexiu Asset Management, China Cinda, China CITIC Financial Asset Management, TF International, FutureX Capital, TianTu Capital, Shine Assets, Auster Capital, Fashion Capital, and Kapok Capital in launching and establishing over 100 USD-denominated funds, covering various fund types, including closed-end and open-end funds, partnership and corporate funds, blind pool funds and project funds, standalone funds and umbrella funds

  • Represented clients such as Bank of China Investment Management Co., Ltd., Bomesc Offshore Engineering Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Investment Holdings Co., Ltd., China Three Gorges Corporation, Noah Holdings Limited, China Merchants Group, CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Limited, Shengqu Games, and Excellence Group in participating in the investment of various USD-denominated funds


Private Equity Investment

  • Represented clients such as CMB International, FutureX Capital, CCBT, Mitsui in participating in over 100 private equity investments in numerous unicorn enterprises and handling subsequent exit-related matters (including dispute resolution), involving portfolio companies including DiDi, DJI, Meituan, Webank, Mobike, Cainiao Network, Kingsoft Cloud, ByteDance, Yixia Technology Co., Ltd., Kuaishou Technology, Douyu, JD Logistics, Ping An OneConnect Bank (PAOB), China Media Capital (CMC), SouChe Group, Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company Limited (Ping An Good Doctor), Burning Rock Biotech Limited, Bitmain Technologies Limited, NetEase Kaola, SenseTime, Missfresh Limited, Lionbridge, Virtus, HashKey, Hestia Cooking Robot, X (formerly Twitter), SpaceX, Neuralink, and Genki Forest

  • Represented clients such as Pumpkin Film, Terminus Group, Cushy Furniture, KKV in conducting equity financing


Other Hong Kong Compliance Services

  • Provided legal advice to clients on Hong Kong employment and labour matters, as well as related equity incentive plans, labour disputes, taxation, visas and other related issues

  • Provided legal advice to clients on Hong Kong financial regulation, particularly the application for SFC Type 9 License (Asset Management) and business compliance

  • Provided legal advice to clients on Hong Kong corporate governance and compliance, particularly during A-share IPOs and major asset restructurings

  • Provided legal advice to clients on Hong Kong winding-up and bankruptcy, as well as related asset restructuring, appointment of liquidators/receivers, court proceedings, asset tracing, and dispute resolution

  • Provided legal advice to clients on Hong Kong virtual asset regulation, as well as related license applications, token issuance/trading, and dispute resolution

  • Provided legal advice to clients on Hong Kong medical and pharmaceutical regulation, as well as related license applications, import and export of pharmaceuticals/food, registration of private clinics/pharmaceuticals/medical devices, and medical disputes

  • Provided legal advice to clients on Hong Kong education regulation, as well as related license applications, university-enterprise cooperation, curriculum design, and school building construction/lease

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    PRC Bar
    Hong Kong Solicitor

  • Education

    Juris Doctor & PCLL, City University of Hong Kong
    B.A. & LL.B., Wuhan University

  • Professional Experience

    Non-equity partner and associate, Zhong Lun Law Firm, 2017 to present

  • Languages

    Chinese
    English