Biographical notes

Yufeng ZHAO

Mr. Yufeng Zhao specializes in cross-border investment and M&A, construction and project development, and financing. He has assisted a lot of state-owned enterprises, and domestically listed companies in completing multiple large-scale cross-border mining acquisition projects, with the cumulative transaction amount exceeding 5 billion US dollars. Among them, the acquisition of the cesium mine from Cabot Corporation in the United States by Sinomine Resource, which is a project led by Mr. Zhao, was honored with the "Belt and Road Compliance Excellence" Award at the second "Belt and Road · Compliance Road" hosted by "Legal Daily" and the Outstanding Transaction Award in 2019 by "Business Law."

In addition, Mr. Zhao excels in cross-border projects relating to project development, greenfield investment, and constuction in the energy and infrastructure sectors, especially in clean energy projects such as wind power, solar power, hydropower, waste incineration power generation, as well as infrastructure projects such as ports and highways. He has led transactions involving countries in Africa, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, and Latin America, assisting clients in assessing project risks and facilitating transactions. Mr. Zhao is committed to using legal means to solve business problems for clients, and he has received widespread acclaim from clients.

Representative Matters

Cross-Border M&A Projects

  • Advised Shandong Gold Group Co., Ltd. on its bidding acquisition for a gold mine in Kazakhstan

  • Advised Mianyang Fulin Precision Machining Co., Ltd. on its lithium mine acquisition in Chile

  • Advised Sinomine Resource Group Co., Ltd. on its acquisition for cesium mine from the U.S Cabot Group

  • Advised Shandong Gold Group Co., Ltd. on its bidding acquisition for IAMGOLD IRON gold mine

  • Advised Sichuan Shudao New Material Technology Group Co., Ltd. on its bidding acquisition for COLLULI potash mine in Eritrea

  • Advised Beijing Yike Ruihai Mining Co., Ltd. on its bidding acquisition for TENNESSEE gold mine in Australia

  • Advised Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd. on its bidding acquisition for CABALLUS Cement Company in the Philippines

  • Advised Shanghai SUS Environment Co., Ltd. on its capital increase acquisition for Vietstar Waste-to-Energy in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

  • Advised Inner Mongolia Huineng Coal & Power Group Co., Ltd. on its acquisition for a 50MW hydroelectric power plant in Nepal

  • Advised TBEA Sunoasis Co., Ltd. on its photovoltaic sale project in India

  • Advised Wuhuan Engineering Co., Ltd. on its acquisition for coal power in Zambia

  • Advised Yantai Xinhui Pharmaceutical Packaging Material Co., Ltd. on its sale project


Cross-Border Investment Project

  • Advised Shanghai SUS Environment Co., Ltd. on its investment in waste-to-energy project in Ghana

  • Advised Shanghai SUS Environment Co., Ltd. on its investment in waste-to-energy project in Mauritius

  • Advised Shanghai SUS Environment Co., Ltd. on its investment in waste-to-energy projects in Vietnam (Quang Tri, Hai Phong, Da Nang, Vinh Tan)

  • Advised Shanghai SUS Environment Co., Ltd. on its investment in waste-to-energy project in Indonesia (West Jakarta)

  • Advised Shanghai SUS Environment Co., Ltd. on its investment in waste-to-energy project in Indonesia (Southeast Jakarta)

  • Advised Shanghai SUS Environment Co., Ltd. on its investment in 3000T waste-to-energy project in Jakarta Bay Area, Indonesia

  • Advised Sinosteel Equipment & Engineering Co., Ltd. on its investment in 700MW coal power project in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

  • Advised Sinosteel Equipment & Engineering Co., Ltd. on its investment in 1320MW coal power project in Bangladesh

  • Advised Sichuan Road and Bridge Group Co., Ltd. on PPP investment project for Dhaka Road in Bangladesh 


Cross-Border Engineering Project

  • Advised Sinosteel Equipment & Engineering Co., Ltd. on its EPC project for 700MW coal power plant in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

  • Advised Shanghai SUS Environment Co., Ltd. on its EPC project for waste-to-energy plant in Hanoi, Vietnam

  • Advised Shanghai SUS Environment Co., Ltd. on its EPC project for Vietstar Waste-to-Energy in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Honors and Awards

For Deal

The acquisition of the cesium mine from Cabot Corporation in the United States by Sinomine Resource, which is a project led by Mr. Zhao, was honored with the "Belt and Road Compliance Excellence" Award at the second "Belt and Road · Compliance Road" hosted by "Legal Daily" and the Outstanding Transaction Award in 2019 by "Business Law."

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    PRC Bar, 2019
    New York State Bar, 2016

  • Education

    LL.M., New York University School of Law, 2015
    LL.B., Shanghai Maritime University, 2013

  • Professional Experience

    Associate, Non-equity Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm, 2015 to Present.

  • Languages

    Chinese
    English