Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms) - China
What the team is known for
JunHe LLP provides a leading offering in cross-border M&A transactions, particularly joint ventures, foreign direct investments and divestments. It is a popular choice for multinational companies on inbound investments, and is also becoming a sought-after team for large domestic corporations and investment firms on outbound deals and private equity transactions. This full-service firm provides industry-specific expertise in the petrochemical, real estate and pharmaceutical sectors to complement its M&A offering. It counts China Power, GAC Aion and PAG among its top-tier clients.
Strengths
"The law firm has provided effective and satisfactory legal services."
"They maintain high-standard and quality services, sometimes even beyond our expectations, in a timely and efficient way."
Work highlights
JunHe represented INEOS in negotiating the establishment of three separate joint ventures with Sinopec with an aggregate value of approximately USD7 billion.
Notable practitioners
Ma Hongli is a highly regarded corporate lawyer with a venerable reputation for handling complex acquisitions and mergers. He is also noted for his handling of joint ventures and corporate restructuring.
Xiao Wei is one of the founding partners of the firm and a highly regarded market figure. He is renowned as an expert on all aspects of corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions as well as capital markets transactions. "He is the founding partner and is a heavyweight." "He is a very senior and experienced lawyer."
Adam Li is renowned in the market for his expertise in corporate transactions and investment matters, especially large-scale acquisitions and mergers. He also has solid experience advising on securities issuances.
Warren Hua has a widely reputed practice focused on corporate transactions, including domestic M&A and foreign direct investment. He is also the managing partner of the firm. "He is a big name in the market. He is managing the firm and has done a lot of M&A work."
Chen Jiang is regularly sought after by multinational corporate clients to advise on investments and M&A transactions. His service spans a wide range of industries, and he is also experienced in advising clients on the issuance of convertible notes.
He Kan is well versed in M&A and other corporate transactions. He is notably active on behalf of foreign multinationals executing acquisitions or disposals in China. "He is very professional, very experienced and very responsive."
Liu Ning is well versed in handling cross-border investment matters for both Chinese and foreign clients. Additionally, she is able to advise clients on capital markets issuances and the tax law aspects of M&A transactions. "She is always able to deliver satisfactory forward-looking legal advice and solid legal transaction documents within tight project timelines." "She is always able to provide us with insightful and practical legal advice. The work of Ms Liu and her team is always delivered in a timely manner with the utmost professionalism."
Chen Wei is an accomplished corporate lawyer with considerable experience in handling large-scale corporate acquisitions and joint venture arrangements on behalf of foreign multinationals. "She provides legal services with very impressive professionalism. I can always rely on her and trust her advice from both legal and business perspectives." "I feel that she is very good at solving problems and obstacles faced by us during a transaction. She has a very strong business sense, which is very hard to come by."
Zhang Ying is a Beijing-based lawyer with more than 20 years of experience practising Chinese law, focusing on corporate, M&A and private equity transactions. She focuses on high-value domestic acquisitions.