Mr Jeffrey Ding > Fangda Partners > Beijing, China > Lawyer Profile

Fangda Partners‘ TMT practice is based across mainland China and assists technology companies and financial institutions with a slew of corporate and transactional TMT matters. The team typically supports clients with equity and debt financing, series A, B and C financing, investments, as well as M&A. Practice head Amanda Zhou splits her time between Beijing and Hong Kong and specialises in assisting TMT start-ups, unicorn companies, venture capital and PE funds with transactions. In Beijing, Jeffrey Ding handles M&A and financing, while Patrick Li assists both foreign and Chinese clients in domestic and cross-border investments and mergers. Sufina Cai is well-versed in advising TMT clients on investment and financing projects from Shenzhen.

The Fangda Partners capital markets team is widely regarded as a market-leading capital markets firm with a solid track record in both debt and equity capital markets including IPOs, follow-on offerings, H-share convertible issuance and corporate bonds issuance. It is a popular choice for TMT, healthcare, biotech and internet companies. Working closely with its Hong Kong office, the team regularly acts as both Mainland China and Hong Kong counsel, handling equity transactions for issuers, underwriters and other market participants.  In Beijing, Xueyan Jiang and Christine Chen focus on ECM and DCM transactions, respectively, while Dong Wu is noted for asset-backed securities transactions. Jeffrey Ding is highly recommended for assisting clients with listings on the Hong Kong Stock Market. Helen Zhao regularly supports Chen on cross-border bond issuances. Shanghai-based Michael Qi is another notable individual.

Consistently sought out by global and PRC sponsors for their private equity investments in China, Fangda Partners‘ practice covers public, private and cross-border buyouts (and other equity and debt investments), along with portfolio secondaries and co-investments. Clients further benefit from the team’s leveraging of the firm’s enviable credentials in M&A, leveraged finance, capital markets, fund formation, compliance, and employment law. In Beijing, Jeffrey Ding advises on cross-border acquisitions; Qiang Chen is a highly-regarded private equity and venture capital expert; and Chen Bao is a specialist in capital markets, general corporate matters, and cross-border M&A, private equity and venture capital financing. Other key practitioners are Patrick Li and Ray Xu in Beijing, as well as Shanghai-based Helen Fan and Peng Tan.

Fangda Partners‘excels in managing complex transactions and structures’, including cross-border M&A, joint ventures, leveraged buyouts, and the privatisation of listed companies. Alongside its transactional advice, the firm also provides regulatory, data compliance, employment, and IP services to sellers, strategic buyers, and financial investors. The department is led by Norman Zhong, who has extensive experience advising multinational investors on acquisitions and joint ventures in China, and Miles Ma, who brings expertise in various China-related corporate matters. Other key corporate lawyers include Jeffrey Ding, Patrick Li, and Leo Lou.