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Yibai XU
Non-equity Partner / Beijing
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Tel +86-10-5087-2806
Email xuyibai@zhonglun.com
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Practices
Investment/M&A & Corporate Governance, Cross-border Investment/M&A, Compliance & Investigation
Yibai XU
Xu Yibai previously worked as a legal advisor in the Paris and Beijing offices of Électricité de France, handling legal matters for new projects and existing power assets in the Asia, Africa, South America, and the Middle East regions and the Greater China region. After joining Zhong Lun, Xu Yibai was extensively involved in various legal services related to greenfield investments, mergers and acquisitions, financing, insurance, engineering/construction, and operation/maintenance for large-scale overseas infrastructure projects. This includes jurisdiction-specific legal environment investigations, transaction structuring, due diligence for projects, establishment of project companies and SPVs, drafting and negotiating project transaction documents such as investment agreements, concession agreements, share transfer agreements, joint venture agreements, financing and security agreements, as well as international arbitration and cross-border enforcement of arbitration awards.
Representative Matters
Advised China National Uranium Co., Ltd. on its acquisition of the Namibian Rossing uranium mine from Rio Tinto Group (Asia Business Law Journal “Outstanding Deal of 2018")
Advised China National Uranium Co., Ltd. on several uranium mine projects in Africa and Central Asia
Advised China National Nuclear Corporation Overseas Ltd. on several nuclear and renewable energy projects
Advised China Energy Investment on several energy and shipping projects
Advised State Power Investment on several renewable energy projects
Advised China Harbour Engineering Co., Ltd. on its acquisition of Sanjen Khola Hydro Power Project
Advised China National Nuclear Corporation on its Comprehensive Legal Risk Mitigation Guidance in ten jurisdictions
Advised Laos-China Railway Project
Advised on a Sino German hydrogen engine joint venture project
Advised on equity sale of a foreign invested logistic equipment enterprise
Honors and Awards
For Deal
China National Uranium Co., Ltd. acquisition of the Namibian Rossing uranium mine from Rio Tinto Group, Asia Business Law Journal “Outstanding Deal of 2018”
Publications
Guidelines on legal compliance for operation and management of nuclear power companies, Law Press China, 2022
Guide for Saudi tendering and procurement projects, Asia Business Law Journal, 2023
ADB case shows how to prevent and respond to IFI sanctions, Asia Business Law Journal, 2022
Voluntary offer, formulation of terms under IAEA safeguards, Asia Business Law Journal, 2022
Establishing CTCs in a changing Hong Kong environment, Asia Business Law Journal, 2020
Legal issues for Chinese enterprises in the Secured Transaction Law of Laos, Asia Business Law Journal, 2019
Legal issues concerning security for overseas loans, Asia Business Law Journal, 2019
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Education
Master of Law, University of Marseille III, 2012
Bachelor of Law, University of Perpignan, 2010
Bachelor of Arts, University of Wuhan, 2009 -
Professional Experience
Non-equity Partner, Associate, Zhong Lun Law Firm, 2016 to present
Legal Counsel, Électricité de France, 2012-2015 -
Languages
Chinese
English
French