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Hao TU

Mr. TU Hao specializes in advising clients on a broad range of financing (including issuance of bonds, syndicated loan, project financing, trade financing and import and export credits), debt restructuring, private equity fund investment and foreign direct investment. Hao has been advising both international and domestic corporations and financial institutions, including The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC), Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), Hang Seng Bank, Bank of New York Mellon, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ), International Finance Corporation (IFC), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Mediobanca – Banca di Credito Finanziario S.p.A., European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB), Macquarie Bank, Nordea Bank, ICBC Asia, CCB Asia, CITIC International, DB Trustees (Hong Kong) Limited, Bank of Communications Trustee Limited, China Development Bank, the Export-Import Bank of China, Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China CITIC Bank, CICC Capital, CITIC Capital, Black River Asset Management, Prostar Capital, Total Group, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., Royal FrieslandCampina, Bombardier and Vestas.

Representative Matters

Banking and Debt Restructuring

  • Advised SCB on a debt restructuring relating to an offshore subsidiary of a PRC company

  • Advised HSBC and Hang Seng Bank as core lenders on a refinancing transaction involving PRC subsidiaries

  • Advised HSBC on a global debt restructuring transaction involving PRC subsidiaries

  • Advised an ad hoc group of Steinhoff Europe AG (a subsidiary company in the Steinhoff group) creditors on restructuring of Steinhoff Group

  • Advised several financial institutions on global debt restructuring of a multinational company

  • Advised several financial institutions on debt restructuring of a real estate development company

  • Advised several financial institutions on debt restructuring of an energy trading company

  • Advised a European bank on debt restructuring related matters involving a PRC debtor

  • Advised an Austrian company on bankruptcy related matters of a PRC company

  • Advised a European bank on matters relating to its potential claim declaration as bondholder creditor against a PRC debtor in the bankruptcy reorganization proceeding

  • Advised a US hedge fund on matters relating to its potential claim declaration as bondholder creditor against a PRC debtor in the bankruptcy reorganization proceeding

  • Advised an international trustee on its claim declaration under series of USD bonds against several PRC companies in the bankruptcy reorganization proceedings

  • Advised an international trustee on its claim declaration under series of USD bonds against a PRC company in the bankruptcy reorganization proceeding

  • Advised an international trustee on its claim declaration under a series of USD bonds against a PRC debtor in the bankruptcy liquidation proceeding

  • Advised an onshore branch of an international bank on its claim declaration as creditor against a PRC debtor in the bankruptcy liquidation proceeding

  • Advised an international trustee on its claim declaration under a series of USD bonds against a PRC company in its workout procedure

  • Advised an international trustee on legal matters relating to series of USD bonds issued by several PRC real estate enterprises

  • Advised an international trustee on participating in the financial creditors committee of a PRC company

  • Advised an international bank on multiple security enforcement cases in the China

  • Advised Huarong International on its extension of a loan to a Chinese borrower

  • Advised Morgan Stanley as arranger on some Chinese companies’ bond issuance / commercial loan transactions

  • Advised Bank of America Merrill Lynch as arranger on a large-scale state-owned company’s bond issuance transaction

  • Advised Industrial Securities International as the underwriter on a domestic natural resources company’s proposed USD bond issuance transaction

  • Advised Mediobanca – Banca di Credito Finanziario S.p.A. as facility agent on an outbound guarantee transaction

  • Advised Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on its financing to a state-owned energy company

  • Advised European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on its project financing to a solar energy company in Egypt

  • Advised Nedbank, Barclays Bank, Development Bank of Southern Africa and Standard Bank of South Africa on Chinese law related issues

  • Advised Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) on several financing transactions involving PRC companies

  • Advised a PRC subsidiary of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy S.A. on its transfer of account receivables to a PRC branch of an offshore bank

  • Advised ICBC Asia as agent on a syndicated acquisition loan financing to an offshore subsidiary of a stated-owned company

  • Advised Bank of China, Dubai Branch on its equity bridge loan to a state-owned fund in relation to its project in Dubai

  • Advised CCB Asia on its acquisition financing to an offshore subsidiary of a state-owned company

  • Advised CITIC International on its financing to an offshore subsidiary of a PRC real-estate company

  • Advised a European company on PRC law issues relating to movables pledge and bills of lading pledge

  • Advised a subsidiary of an international energy company on financing to a proposed coal-to-chemical project

  • Advised ANZ as facility agent on an outbound guarantee provided by a PRC guarantor

  • Advised ICBC and the Export-Import Bank of China on their financing to Bangladesh Dhaka Elevated Expressway project

  • Advised the Export-Import Bank of China on its project financing to a large overseas hydropower project and an overseas iron ore mining rail car project

  • Advised China Development Bank on its financing to several offshore subsidiaries of some state-owned companies

  • Advised a Jilin public-held company on its provision of cross-border guarantee to a Canadian financial institution for the financing of its offshore subsidiary

  • Draft templated syndicated loan documents for China Banking Association

Private Equity Fund Investment

  • Advised CICC Capital on more than 40 investments with various industries involved

  • Advised CITIC Capital on several investments with various industries involved

  • Advised JIC Capital on several investments with various industries involved

  • Advised IDG on its investment in a new energy battery manufacturing company

  • Advised Black River Assets Management Fund on its several investments in PRC

  • Advised an offshore incubator fund on its investments in several plant-based food manufacturers in China

  • Advised an offshore energy fund on its proposed investment in a crude oil storage company and several urban gas distribution enterprises in China

  • Advised a PRC subsidiary of Microvast, Inc. on its fundraising from eight (8) private equity funds in China

  • Advised China New Energy Fund in Singapore on its investment in a few photovoltaic plants in China

  • Advised an insurance company on its proposed investment in a logistics robot research and development enterprise in China

  • Advised an equity investment subsidiary of an investment bank on its proposed investment in a medical cosmetology hospital in China

  • Advised BHR Equity Investment Fund on its proposed investment in a high-tech company in China

  • Advised DMG Everbright Culture Industrial Fund on its investment in an E-sports company in China

  • Advised a state-owned asset management company on the establishment of a government guide fund

  • Advised a PRC company on its establishment of several investment partnerships as part of ESOP

Foreign Direct Investment

  • Advised Microvast Power System (Huzhou) Co., Ltd. on its US listing through De-SPAC

  • Advised an international poultry/livestock farming equipment manufacturer on its proposed investment in a poultry equipment manufacture in China

  • Advised Royal FrieslandCampina on its China related investment

  • Advised an international development bank on its proposed investment in a PRC city commercial bank

  • Advised a PRC subsidiary of SunEdison, Inc. on its acquisition of a domestic photovoltaic plant

  • Advised Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. on a large joint venture project in China with Guizhou Provincial Government

  • Advised a multinational company on its acquisition of a large-scale poultry company in China

  • Advised Aviagen Broiler Breeders and Hy-Line International on their investments and businesses in China

  • Advised Microvast, Inc. on its investment in a new energy battery project in China

  • Advised a US energy-save company on its investment in a cooling project in China

  • Advised Bombardier on liquidation of one of its subsidiaries in China

  • Advised Vestas on its Chinese business restructuring


  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    PRC Bar

  • Education

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

  • Professional Experience

    Non-equity Partner, Associate, Zhong Lun Law Firm
    Legal Assistant, JunZeJun Law Offices

  • Languages

    Chinese
    English