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  • Xing YIN

    Regional Partner / Beijing

  • Tel +86-10-5780-8343

    Email yinxing@zhonglun.com

  • Practices

    Private Equity & Investment Funds, Cross-border Investment/M&A, Chinese Mainland Capital Markets

CV

Xing YIN

Ms. Xing Yin has more than ten years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, private equity investment, and capital markets. Her experience encompasses assisting multinational companies, SOEs, private-sector companies, and institutional investors with investment in a wide range of industries, including life science, TMT, semiconductor, autonomous driving, new energy vehicle, aviation, fashion, film, etc. Ms. Yin also has experience in advising clients on entertainment matters, covering Sino-foreign joint production, sports, theme park, and distribution of films in China.

Representative Matters

M&A, Private Equity, and General Corporate

  • Advised Merck on its 100% acquisition of OncoImmune, a Chinese pharmaceutical company specialized in developing drugs for COVID-19

  • Advised Merck on its acquisition of Antelliq Group, a market leader in digital animal identification, traceability, and monitoring

  • Advised SWIFT on its establishment of a joint venture with a PRC entity

  • Advised Tencent on its investment in a LoT company’s Series D financing

  • Advised 6 Dimensions on its proposed investment in Series A financing of a medical device company

  • Advised AZ-CICC Fund on its proposed investment in Series B financing of a medical device company

  • Advised Hua MedTech and its shareholders on sales of 100% shares to Genesis MedTech, a pharmaceutical company specialized in cardiology, oncology, peripheral vascular, and neurovascular interventional products

  • Advised Qilu Pharmaceutical on one of its major pharmaceutical subsidiaries’ Series B financing and license-in transaction

  • Advised Eiger on the proposed establishment of a joint venture through license-in model with a PRC pharmaceutical company

  • Advised Yunfeng Fund on its investment in Guazi’s Series D financing

  • Advised a Hollywood studio on its distribution of the following films in China: Alita: Battle Angel, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Bohemian Rhapsody, and Once Upon a Deadpool

  • Advised a Hollywood studio on its joint production of a film with a PRC film production company

  • Advised Village Roadshow on its establishment of a theme park in China

  • Advised a GP on its negotiation of a co-production and funding agreement with its limited partners

  • Advised Tencent on its negotiation of a Sponsored Event Agreement in relation to a mobile game

  • Advised New China Capital International Management Limited on its proposed investment in an education company’s Series B financing

  • Advised a foreign government entity on China’s new energy vehicle policies

  • Advised Breitling on its asset acquisition in China

  • Advised a top fashion brand in its establishment of a joint venture with a PRC garment company

  • Advised a state-owned investment company on its proposed acquisition of 15% shares in a Lebanese bank

  • Advised an investment vehicle of Tsinghua University on its acquisition of several real estate properties in Milan

  • Advised China-LAC Co-operation Fund on its investment in a hydroelectric power station corporation in Brazil

  • Advised a subsidiary of Textron on its proposed formation of a pilot training joint venture with a state-owned aviation enterprise

  • Advised GE Technology Development, Inc. on the establishment of an energy storage joint venture with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong listed Chaowei Power Holdings Limited

  • Advised Sanofi-aventis on its formation of a healthcare products joint venture with China Resources Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

  • Advised Jiangxi Copper on its proposed acquisition of a state-owned copper mine in the Republic of Congo

  • Advised Tsinghua Unigroup and Insight Investment on Insight’s USD 368.8 million acquisition of NYSE-listed Xueda Education Group


Capital Market

  • Represented underwriters led by Citigroup and UBS in the USD 127.2 million IPO and NYSE listing of American Depository Shares of Bitauto Holdings Ltd.

  • Represented underwriters led by CICC, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, and BOCI in the USD 1.7 billion IPO, Rule 144A/Regulation S offering, and Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing of H Shares of Changsha Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Development Co. Ltd.

  • Represented Underwriters led by Morgan Stanley in the USD 67.2 million IPO and NYSE listing of American Depositary Shares of SYSWIN Inc.

  • Provided legal services to Morgan Stanley for the USD 70 million IPO and Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing of SPT Energy Group Inc.

  • Provided legal services to Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs for the proposed IPO and NYSE listing of American Depositary Shares of Lashou Holdings Ltd.

  • Provided legal services to Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Limited for its SEC compliance matters


  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    New York State Bar
    PRC Bar

  • Education

    LL.M., University of Virginia School of Law
    LL.M., Peking University

  • Professional Experience

    Regional partner and Nnon-equity partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm
    Associate, Covington & Burling LLP
    Associate, Shearman & Sterling LLP
    Consultant, Morrison & Foerster LLP
    Legal assistant, Shearman & Sterling LLP

  • Languages

    Chinese
    English