Commerce & Finance Law Offices

Capital Markets Mergers & Acquisitions Taxation and Wealth Planning

Partner

Joined Commerce & Finance in 2003 and become a Partner in 2008

Peking University

Mr. Zhang graduated from Peking University in 2003 and joined Commerce & Finance in the same year. He focuses on capital market and is especially specialized in handling domestic and overseas IPOs, M&As and material assets restructuring. Mr. Zhang has provided high-quality legal service to his clients with his profound knowledge and innovative awareness in a number of landmark cases, such as the A-share IPO of China XD Electricity Co., Ltd.( 601179.SH), the A share IPO of COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd. (formerly known as “China COSCO Holdings Company Limited”) (601919.SH, 01919.HK),  the listing of CK Asset Holdings Ltd.(01113.HK) on HKEX (the restructuring of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited and Hutchison Whampoa Limited), the listing of WH Group Limited (00288.HK) on HKEX, the merger of China Shipping (Group) Company and China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company, and WH Group Limited’s (00288.HK) acquisition of Smithfield Foods, Inc. Mr. Zhang’s comprehensive understanding of laws and the needs of clients contributes to his leading position in the market. Mr. Zhang has rich experience of legal service in FMCG industry. Mr. Zhang focuses on capital market and is especially specialized in handling domestic and overseas IPOs, M&As and material assets restructuring

I.Capital Market

1.Domestic Capital Market

1)A-Share IPO

1.A-Share IPO of Daqin Railway Co., Ltd (601006.SH) in 2006;

2.A Share IPO of COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd. (formerly known as “China COSCO Holdings Company Limited”) (601919.SH, 01919.HK) in 2007;

3.A and H-Share IPO of China CITIC Bank (601998.SH, 00998.HK) in 2007;

4.A-Share IPO of China XD Electricity Co., Ltd. (601179.SH) in 2010;

5.A-Share IPO of BYD Company Limited (002594.SZ) in 2011.

2)Financing of Domestic Listed Companies (Issuance of Bonds or Shares)

1.Issuance of Convertibles of SDIC Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (600886.SH) in 2011;

2.Issuance of Corporate Bonds of SDIC Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (600886.SH) in 2014;

3.Issuance of Corporate Bonds of Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co., Ltd. (900948.SH) in 2017;

4.Issuance of A-Shares of SDIC Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (600886.SH) in 2011.

2.Overseas Capital Market

1) H-Share IPO

1.H-Share IPO of China National Materials Company Limited (01893.HK) in 2007;

2.H-Share IPO of Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Limited Company (06869.HK) in 2014.

2)Red Chips IPO

1.Listing of CK Asset Holdings Ltd. (01113.HK) on HKEX (the restructuring of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited and Hutchison Whampoa Limited) in 2015; 2.Listing of Shanda Games Limited (NASDAQ: GAME) on NASDAQ in 2009;

3.Listing of WH Group Limited (00288.HK) on HKEX in 2014;

4.Listing of HONMA Golf Ltd. (06858.HK) on HKEX in 2016.

3)Financing of Overseas Listed Companies

1.Issuance of H-Shares of Anhui Tianda Oil Pipe Company Limited (00839.HK) in 2009;

2.Issuance of H-Shares of Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Limited Company (06869.HK) in 2015.

II.M&A

1.Acquisition of Orient Overseas (International) Limited by COSCO Shipping Holdings Co., Ltd. (601919.SH, 01919.HK);

2.Merger of China Shipping (Group) Company and China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company;

3.Merger of CSR Corporation?Limited (01766.HK, 601766.SH) and CNR Corporation?Limited (06199.HK, 601299.SH);

4.Acquisition of Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co., Ltd. (000895.SZ) by CDH and Goldman Sachs;

5.Acquisition of Kinghing Trust Investment Co., Ltd. by China International Capital Corporation Limited (CICC).

III.PE/VC

1.Formation of PE Fund

1.Formation of RMB Equity Investment Fund by ICBC International Holdings Limited;

2.Formation of Gold Industrial Fund by ICBC International Holdings Limited;

3.Formation of Cultural Tourism Industrial Fund by ICBC International Holdings Limited and Local Authorities;

4.Formation of Mining Industrial Fund by ICBC International Holdings Limited and Local Authorities;

5.Formation of Industrial Fund by China International Capital Corporation Limited (CICC) and Henan Investment Group.

2.PE Investments

1.Investment of Warburg Pincus in Red Star Macalline;

2.Investment of Goldman Sachs in Himin Solar Co., Ltd.;

3.Investment of ICBC International Holdings Limited in Midea Group Co., Ltd.;

4.Investment of Green Tea Restaurant Group by Partners Group AG.

IV.Cross-border Investment

1.FDI

1.Formation of J.P. Morgan First Capital Securities Co., Ltd. by J.P. Morgan and First Capital Securities Co., Ltd. (002797.SH);

2.Investment of Goldman Sachs in Shenzhen Hepalink Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.

2.Overseas Investment

1.Acquisition of Orient Overseas (International) Limited by COSCO Shipping Holdings Co., Ltd. (601919.SH, 01919.HK);

2.Purchase of an Oil & Gas Field in Calgary, Canada by an Investor;

3.Purchase of Port of Piraeus by COSCO Shipping Holdings Co., Ltd. (601919.SH, 01919.HK) in 2006;

4.Acquisition of Smithfield Foods, Inc. by WH Group Limited (00288.HK).

V.General Legal Counsel

1.COSCO Shipping Holdings Co., Ltd. (601919.SH, 01919.HK);

2.Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co., Ltd. (000895.SZ);

3.Green Tea Restaurant Group;

4.Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Limited Company (06869.HK).

Hornor

Mr. Zhang was named as a recommended lawyer in the area of capital market and energy & powers by Law Firm 50 and Asialaw Profiles respectively. He was also recognized as a leading lawyer by Chambers and Partners in capital market in 2012 and 2013.

A number of Mr. Zhang’s representative cases are awarded by domestic and International legal rating agencies and publications. The restructuring of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited and Hutchison Whampoa Limited was ranked No.3 in the global M&A market and No1. in the Asian M&A market in 2015. The merger of CSR Corporation?Limited (01766.HK, 601766.SH) and CNR Corporation?Limited (06199.HK, 601299.SH) was awarded as the M&A Deal of the Year by Asian Legal Business (ALB) in 2015. The A-share IPO of China XD Electricity Co., Ltd. (601179.SH), and issuance of A and H shares by China Merchant Bank (600036.SH, 03968.HK) were also awarded as outstanding deals in capital market.

Recent Honors:

IFLR1000 2023: Highly Regarded Lawyers IFLR1000 China 2023: Highly Regarded Lawyers 2022 LEGALBAND Top Ranked Lawyers 2022 ALB China Top 15 TMT Lawyers 2022 DAWKINS Top Ranked Lawyers Chambers Global Guide 2022: Capital Markets / Corporate/M&A Chambers Greater China Region Guide 2022: Capital Markets / Corporate/M&A 2022 LEGALBAND Special Issue: China Top 15 Lawyers - Consumer and Retail IFLR1000 China 2022: Highly Regarded Lawyers IFLR1000 2022: Highly Regarded Lawyers IFLR1000 Awards 2021 China - Lawyer of the Year 2021 LEGALBAND Top Ranked Lawyers Chambers Global Guide 2021: Corporate/M&A Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide 2021: Corporate/M&A