Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms) - China
What the team is known for
Tian Yuan Law Firm is a well-recognised practice offering a wide range of transactional advice, with particular expertise in domestic equity purchases, investments, mergers and restructurings. Its clients benefit from its experience in the capital markets, with the team being a popular choice among listed companies and SOEs from the energy, TMT and real estate sectors. Its clientele includes China Cinda Asset Management, Ping An Insurance and Jinxin Fertility. It is also renowned for handling cross-border M&A transactions.
Strengths
"Their service attitude is very good, the feedback speed is fast and it can meet our requirements."
"They showed their abilities and fulfilled their obligations very well."
Work highlights
Tian Yuan Law Firm advised China Jinmao on its purchase of a 29.9% stake in China Hongtai Industrial Town Development for USD191 million while simultaneously subscribing to USD123 million worth of its convertible bonds.
Notable practitioners
Wang Lihua is the founder and chief partner of Tian Yuan Law Firm and is widely regarded as an authority on corporate and M&A matters. He is also respected for his expertise in capital markets issuances. "He is one of the core lawyers and a founding partner. He is very senior."
Zhu Xiaohui is director and managing partner of Tian Yuan and boasts a highly successful track record in transactional matters. His primary areas of practice are mergers, acquisitions and capital markets issuances, and he mainly acts on behalf of SOEs. "He is quite famous in the M&A market."
Xiao Aihua is noted in the market for her expertise in corporate restructuring and acquisitions, primarily acting for state-owned enterprises in this regard. She is also respected for her knowledge of capital markets transactions.