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  • Chi YU

    Equity Partner / Qingdao

  • Tel +86-532-5572-8587

    Email yuchi@zhonglun.com

  • Practices

    Private Equity & Investment Funds, Chinese Mainland Capital Markets, Investment/M&A & Corporate Governance

CV

Chi YU

Ms. Yu is mainly engaged in the field of private equity, mainland capital market, investment and M&A, and corporate governance has extensive experience in private equity investment, domestic IPO, bond issuance, M&A and corporate governance related matters, and has long served government-guided funds in Shandong Province, Qingdao City and district level. Ms. Yu is a leading lawyer in the Financial and Corporate Tier 1 of the IFLR1000 China Shandong Regional Ranking.

Representative Matters

Fund Projects

  • Acted as the permanent legal advisor or the lawyer in charge of special legal services for several government-guided funds in Shandong Province, Qingdao City and several districts, participated in the formulation and implementation of their management rules, assisted them in the due diligence of cooperation, cooperation negotiations, drafting and revision of cooperation agreements, assisted them in supervising the post-investment management of several participating sub-funds, assisted several government-guided funds in the transfer of fund shares and liquidation.

  • Acted as the lawyer in charge of special legal services for a number of market-based funds, assisted in the establishment of the funds, assisted in their cooperation due diligence, cooperation negotiations, drafting and revision of cooperation agreements, and participated in post-investment supervision

  • Acted as the lawyer in charge of special legal services for a number of structured funds, assisted in fund establishment, assisted in cooperation due diligence, cooperation negotiations, drafting and revising cooperation agreements, and participated in post-investment supervision

  • Provided services for multiple funds to apply for national emerging venture capital program projects, and participated in the pre-fund establishment due diligence, cooperation negotiation and cooperation text drafting and revision of their funds

  • Assisted several companies to apply for private equity fund manager registration, such as Qingdao Science & Technology Innovation Fund Management Co., Ltd., Qingdao CAITONG Venture Capital Management Co., Ltd., Runxia Sunshine (Qingdao) Private Equity Fund Management Co., Ltd., Qingdao Shanghe Guoda Venture Capital Management Co., Ltd, Qingdao Runchang Private Equity Fund Management Co., Ltd..

  • Assisted several companies in applying for registration of material changes to private equity fund managers, such as Runxia Sunshine (Qingdao) Private Equity Fund Management Co., Ltd., Qingdao Ruihe Equity Investment Management Co., Ltd., Qingdao Juchuang Zhongying Private Equity Fund Management Co., Ltd., Chengfa Development Group (Qingdao) Industrial Capital Management Co., Ltd.


Capital Market

  • Assisted Sinotrans Limited (00598.HK) to issue shares to purchase China Merchants Group's equity interest in China Merchants Logistics Group and share exchange and absorption of Sinotrans Air Transportation Development Co., Ltd.

  • Assisted Shandong Port Group Co., Ltd. in the integration of Qingdao Port International Co., Ltd. (601298.SH+06198.HK)/ Rizhao Port Co., Ltd. (600017.SH)/Yantai Port/Bohai Bay Port Group

  • Assisted Shandong Linglong Tyre Co., Ltd. (601966.SH) in its public offering of additional shares and issuance of convertible bonds

  • Assisted Qingdao Hiron Commercial Cold Chain CO., LTD. (603187.SH) in the public offering of convertible bonds and equity incentives

  • Assisted Qingdao Huatong Sate-owned Capital Operations (Group) Co., Ltd. in issuing overseas US bonds

  • Assisted Qingdao Haifa State Owned Capital Investment and Operation Group Co., Ltd. in issuing overseas US bonds

  • Assisted Weifang City West Investment Development Group Co., Ltd. in issuing overseas euro bonds

  • Assisted Qingdao Urban Construction Investment (Group) Co., Ltd. in issuing overseas USD bonds


Investment, M&A and Corporate Governance

  • Assisted CIMC (000039.SZ+02039.HK) and Yantai State-owned assets to jointly establish Yantai CIMC Offshore Co., Ltd. and Yantai Marine Protein Group

  • Assisted Qingdao Urban Construction Investment (Group) Co., Ltd. to acquire part of the equity of Qidi Holdings Co., Ltd. held by Tsinghua HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.

  • Acted as lead counsel to Qingdao Urban Construction Investment (Group) Co., Ltd. in its investment in Chinese Express (Gaohe Auto) project

  • Represented CIMC (000039.SZ+02039.HK) in its acquisition of 100% stake of Maersk Container Industry and its reefer container business of Maersk Group

  • Assisted Qingdao state-owned joint investment entity in its overseas investment in the Daily Fresh project

  • Assisted CIMC Offshore Holdings Limited in introducing a strategic investor, Advanced Manufacturing Industry Investment Fund(L.P.)

  • Acted as lead counsel to Qingdao municipal government investment entity in connection with the acquisition of control of Chery Holdings and Chery Automobile by Qingdao Wudaokou Fund

  • Assisted Rizhao Port (600017.SH) in increasing its capital in Bank of Rizhao Co., Ltd.

  • Assisted Shandong Linglong Tyre Co., Ltd. (601966.SH) in its investment and M&A projects, including the acquisition of a stake in Kumho Tire in Korea

  • Assisted COSMOPlat in its investment and M&A projects with various companies

  • Assisted Qingdao Emu Town Investment Group Co., Ltd. in its investment and M&A projects with various companies

  • Assisted Qingdao Guoxin Development (Group) Co., Ltd. in industrial restructuring

  • Assisted Qingdao Haifa State-owned Capital Investment and Operation Group Co., Ltd. in accepting the transfer of the state-owned property rights of the film and television business segment without compensation

Honors and Awards

For Individual

Outstanding Lawyer in Qingdao City

The First Top Ten Female Lawyers in Qingdao

First level Leading Lawyers, The 2nd IFLR1000 China Shandong Regional Ranking List , Finance and Corporate

Memberships & Affiliations

Supervisor, Qingdao Equity and Venture Capital Association

Member, the expert pool of the Investment Decision Committee of Shandong Provincial Government-Guided Fund

Core member, the expert pool of Qingdao Municipal Government-Guided Fund

Arbitrator, Qingdao Arbitration Commission

Arbitrator, Shijiazhuang Arbitration Commission

Related

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    PRC Bar, 1992
    Economist’s Intermediate Credentials, 1992

  • Education

    LL.B., China University of Political Science and Law, 1989

  • Professional Experience

    Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm, 2014-Present
    Senior Partner, Wincon Law Firm ,1997-2014
    Legal Personnel, Heimei Mining Group of Heilongjiang, 1989-1996

  • Languages

    Chinese
    English