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Vincent CHEN

Vincent is a partner at Zhong Lun Law Firm and has practiced in the areas of domestic and cross-border M&A, PE/VC, foreign direct investment, formation of joint ventures, financial institutions, and funds, and corporate legal affairs.

Vincent’s clients include Chinese oil & gas giants (e.g., CNPC, CNOOC, etc.), public companies (e.g., CRRC, SANY, Hengdian Entertainment, APELOA, Isoftstone, Tiangong International, NCI, Jingfeng Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Sinyang, XUEDA, etc.), SOEs (e.g., Silk Road Fund, Hisense Group, Huadian Group, Sinochem, Sinosure, etc.), PE/VC funds (e.g., Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, Morgan Stanley, CDH, AIP, Tiger Fund, Blue Ridge, etc.), private companies (e.g., Legend Group, HNA, Hanas Group, Medtronic, International Rectifier, CEVA, Metlife, etc.), financial institutions (e.g., Bohai Bank, Bank of Sanxiang, etc.), and many startups in TMT sector.

Representative Matters

Recent Cross-border M&A Highlights

  • Represented a large Chinese group in its acquisition of 100% shareholding in a global automotive lighting manufacturer (with the mandate spanning Germany, France, Belgium, Austria, the Netherlands, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan Province, South Korea, and other jurisdictions)

  • Represented a Chinese private-sector public company in its acquisition of 100% shareholding in a German company engaged in semiconductor precision instrument cleaning business

  • Represented a Chinese state-owned company in its acquisition of 50% shareholding in a crankshaft manufacturer in Germany

  • Represented a Chinese state-owned public company in its acquisition of a German company engaged in R&D and production of turbines

  • Represented a Chinese private-sector public company in its acquisition of the assets of a printing equipment manufacturer in Germany

  • Represented a Chinese private-sector company in its acquisition of a medical equipment manufacturer in Germany

  • Represented a Chinese private-sector company in its acquisition of two hotels in French Polynesia

  • Represented a Chinese private-sector company in its acquisition of 10% shares in a French public company

  • Represented a Chinese state-owned public company in its acquisition of a turbine manufacturer in Czech

  • Represented a Chinese private-sector company in its acquisition of an faux fur manufacturing and marketing company in Spain

  • Represented a Chinese private-sector company in its acquisition of 100% shareholding in a company engaged in R&D and production of medical equipment in Italy

  • Represented a Chinese sovereign fund in its acquisition of a company engaged in R&D and production of rubber tires in Italy

  • Represented a Chinese private fund in its acquisition of a public company in Italy

  • Represented a Chinese private-sector public company in its acquisition of minority shareholding in an Austrian motorcycle manufacturer

  • Represented a large Chinese group in its acquisition of 100% shareholding in a newspaper company in Belgium

  • Represented a Chinese state-owned public company in its acquisition of 100% shareholding in an optical fiber apparatus manufacturer in California

  • Represented a Chinese state-owned public company in its acquisition of 50% shareholding in a company engaged in providing electronic professional manufacturing services in California

  • Represented a Chinese private-sector public company in its acquisition of 100% shareholding in a company engaged in R&D and production of pharmaceutical reagents in California

  • Represented a Chinese private-sector public company and its affiliatedentities in their acquisition of a monocrystalline silicon R&D and production company in New York State

  • Represented a Chinese state-owned public company in its acquisition of the major assets (including real estate, business, teams, and intangible assets) of a company engaged in R&D of optical fiber conductive equipment in New Jersey

  • Represented a Chinese private-sector company in its acquisition of a medicine R&D and production company in New Jersey

  • Represented a Chinese private-sector company in its acquisition of a tire manufacturing public company in Ohio

  • Represented two Chinese private-sector companies in their joint acquisition of 10% shareholding in a nuclear technology R&D and equipment manufacturing company in New Mexico

  • Represented a Chinese private-sector company in its acquisition of an online sales services provider in the US

  • Represented a Chinese private-sector company in its acquisition of 100% shareholding in a semiconductor manufacturer in Singapore

  • Represented a Chinese private-sector public company in its acquisition of 100% shareholding in a chemical product manufacturer in Singapore

  • Represented a Chinese private company in its acquisition of an animal husbandry and butchering company in Australia

  • Represented a Chinese sovereign fund in its acquisition of a hydropower company in Pakistan

  • Represented a Chinese PE fund in its acquisition of a diamond mining company in South Africa


Recent Domestic Joint Venture and M&A Highlights

  • Represented the shareholder of a Chinese private-sector manufacturer in selling its controlling equity to a Chinese public company

  • Represented a Chinese state-owned company in the establishment of a joint venture in China with a German insurance giant

  • Represented a Chinese private company in the establishment of a joint venture in China with a US auto parts giant

  • Represented a well-known French vaccine company in the establishment of a joint venture in China with a Chinese animal health product giant

  • Represented a Chinese private-sector company in the establishment of several joint ventures in China with other foreign parties

  • Represented a US first-tier fund in its acquisition of the commercial lighting business of GE in China and reorganization of the China-based joint venture

  • Represented a Chinese private-sector company in its acquisition of the equity of the foreign party in a Sino-foreign joint venture company engaged in tire manufacturing

  • Represented a Chinese private-sector company engaged in chemical products manufacturing in its sale of shares to a US company

  • Represented a Chinese state-owned company in its acquisition of the equity owned by the foreign party in a Sino-foreign joint venture insurance company

  • Represented a Chinese PE fund in its acquisition of an agricultural vehicles R&D and manufacturer

  • Represented a Chinese PE fund in its acquisition of a natural gas storage and transportation company

  • Represented a Chinese PE fund in its sale of its shares in a Chinese pharmaceutical company to a German pharmaceutical company

  • Represented a Chinese PE fund in its sale of its construction material subsidiary to a British bank

  • Represented a Chinese PE fund in its acquisition of the third largest  Chinese media company and the reorganization of its business in China

  • Represented a Chinese fund in its acquisition of a Chinese real estate development company

  • Represented a Chinese fund in its acquisition of a Chinese pharmaceutical company

  • Represented a US fund in its disposal of equities in its various subsidiaries in China engaged in gas supply, alcohol manufacturing, and silicon material R&D

  • Represented a Chinese public company in its acquisition of partial equity in a vocational training company

  • Represented a Chinese public company in its acquisition of partial equity in a public company engaged in the R&D and production of highway construction and maintenance equipment

  • Represented the shareholder of a Chinese private-sector company engaged in tourism service in its sale of shares to a foreign institution

  • Represented a Chinese private-sector company in its acquisition of a Chinese yoghurt manufacturer from a Hong Kong public company

  • Represented a US pharmacy group in its acquisition of a Chinese pharmaceutical company

  • Represented a US-based global supplier of automotive components and auxiliary systems in the reorganization of its Chinese joint ventures and provided legal advice on relevant acquisition matters

  • Represented a US rectifier manufacturer in its establishment of its WFOE and branches in China and provided legal advice on relevant acquisition matters

  • Represented a US hardware equipment and piping equipment component manufacturer in its acquisition of a Chinese manufacturing company

  • Represented a leading US power semiconductor equipment manufacturer in its reorganization of its Chinese WFOE and provided legal advice on its sale of shares to another US company

  • Represented an international agricultural products and energy commodities company in its acquisition of a Chinese protein feedstuff company

  • Represented a US insurance company in its acquisition of a minority stake in a Chinese insurance company

  • Represented a Chinese e-commerce company in its acquisition of the Chinese business of a US cross-border internet company

  • Represented the world’s largest publisher of popular books in its acquisition of a Chinese publisher and reorganization of its business in China

  • Represented a domestic leading company in Internet data in its trade sale to a Chinese private-sector public company

  • Represented a US cross-border e-commerce company in its reorganization of its business in China

  • Represented a Chinese search engine company in its reorganization of its business and provided tax-related legal advice


Recent Equity Financing Highlights

  • Represented Zero2IPO in multiple rounds of equity financing and numerous investments

  • Represented HOPU (US fund) in its investment in an internet cloud service company

  • Represented HOPU (US fund) in its investment in an AI technology company

  • Represented Legend Capital in its investment in a social networking e-commerce company

  • Represented Legend Capital in its investment in an AI big data intelligence company

  • Represented Legend Capital in its investment in a K12 math online education company

  • Represented Legend Capital in its investment in a laser technology R&D company

  • Represented Legend Capital in its investment in a K12 English online education company

  • Represented Legend Capital (US fund) in its investment in an online game company

  • Represented Legend Capital in its investment in a book publishing company

  • Represented Legend Capital in its investment in a film production and distribution company

  • Represented Legend Capital (US fund) in its investment in a smart bike-sharing company in Indonesia

  • Represented Legend Capital in its investment in an Internet driving education company

  • Represented Legend Capital in its investment in a dental medical equipment manufacturer

  • Represented Legend Capital in its investment in a company engaged in research, development, and design of AI integrated solutions

  • Represented Legend Capital in its investment in a reconfigurable computing chip company

  • Represented a well-known domestic investment institution in its investment in a company engaged in waste recovery and assisted the client in the establishment of red chip structure

  • Represented a well-known domestic investment institution in its investment in a company engaged in used car transaction and assisted the client in the establishment of red chip structure

  • Represented a well-known domestic investment institution in its investment in a company engaged in intelligent dispatching of large cargo transportation and assisted in the establishment of VIE structure

  • Represented a well-known domestic investment institution in its investment in a company engaged in productivity collaboration platform based on AI intelligent code generation and assisted in the establishment of VIE structure

  • Represented a well-known domestic investment institution in its investment in a company engaged in big data service platform for commercial vehicle aftermarket industry and assisted in the establishment of VIE structure

  • Represented a well-known domestic investment institution in its investment in a company engaged in digital technology enabled cold chain management and assisted in the establishment of VIE structure

  • Represented a well-known domestic investment institution in its investment in a company engaged in fabric cloud storage supermarket platform and assisted in the establishment of VIE structure

  • Represented a well-known domestic investment institution in its investment in a company engaged in industrial digital platform based on electronic flexible intelligent manufacturing and assisted in the establishment of red chip structure

  • Represented a well-known domestic investment institution in its investment in a company engaged in R&D and sales of software and assisted in the establishment of red chip structure

  • Represented  an Internet of Things company in its multiple rounds of equity financing (investors including IDG, Tencent, SDIC, Matrix, Hejun, and other institutional investors)

  • Represented an online trading platform for industrial products in its multiple-round equity financing

  • Represented a UAV R&D and production company in its multiple rounds of equity financing (investors including Frees Fund, Run&Zhe Capital and China Aviation Fund)

  • Represented a company providing Internet of vehicles integrated software and hardware solutions for intelligent vehicles and intelligent transportation in its multiple round equity financing (including valuation adjustment mechanism)

  • Represented an automotive aftermarket e-commerce company in its multiple round equity financing (including valuation adjustment mechanism, investors include CITIC and Manbang)

  • Represented a US fund in its investment in a platform with Internet celebrities in the North America

  • Represented a US fund in its investment in an investment platform company focusing on early round investment

  • Represented a US company engaged in R&D of nuclear reactor technology in its various series of equity financing (including valuation adjustment mechanism)

  • Represented a SaaS company in its various series of equity financing (including valuation adjustment mechanism)

  • Represented an Internet consumer goods company in its multiple round equity financing (investors include Zhen Fund, BAI, and Hearst)

  • Represented a company engaged in online mega data classified recruitment in its various series of equity financing (including valuation adjustment mechanism)

  • Represented China AMC in its investment in an Internet cloud service company

  • Represented China Internet Investment Fund in its investment in Kuaishou

  • Represented Renren Video in its Series C equity financing

  • Represented Guantou Video in its Series A equity financing

  • Represented a housekeeping company in its equity financing (investors include Zero2IPO and the state-owned guidance fund)

  • Represented an art crafts marketing company in its equity financing (investors include Zero2IPO and Frees Fund)

  • Represented an online education company in its equity financing (investors include SIG and Zhen Fund)

  • Represented a domestic investment institution (NEEQ listed) in its investment in an Internet shared office space company

  • Represented a domestic investment institution (NEEQ listed) in its investment in an Internet shared knowledge company

  • Represented a domestic investment institution (NEEQ listed) in its investment in an Internet social networking company

  • Represented a foreign fund in its investment in a foreign company engaged in cloud computing


Recent Fund Formation Highlights

  • Advised Huaxu Fund Management (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. on its asset manager registration with AMAC

  • Advised Hainan Zeran Venture Investment Co., Ltd. on its asset manager registration with AMAC

  • Advised Qingdao Tongge Venture Investment Co., Ltd. on its asset manager registration with AMAC

  • Represented Qingdao Tongge Venture Investment Co., Ltd. in establishing Qingdao Tongge Phase I Venture Investment Fund (LP)

  • Represented SANY Group in establishing Wuxian Qihang Venture Investment Fund (LP)

  • Represented Sanya Pengzhe Fund Management Co., Ltd. in establishing Gongqingcheng Changshun Zhiying Venture Investment Fund (LP)

  • Represented APELOA Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. in establishing Qingdao Defengjie Longmai Venture Investment Fund (LP)

Related

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    PRC Bar
    New York State Bar

  • Education

    LL.M., Berkeley Law
    LL.B., School of Law, Tsinghua University BHSF

  • Professional Experience

    Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm, Beijing
    Senior associate, King & Wood Mallesons, Beijing
    Associate, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, Beijing
    Associate, TransAsia Lawyers, Beijing
    Financial advisor, KPMG, Beijing

  • Languages

    Chinese