Fangda Partners

Corporate and M&A

Partner

Mr. Zhong has extensive experience in M&A, private equity, outbound investment, foreign direct investment, fund formation and corporate finance.

Norman has extensive experience in fund formation and was the main coordinator for a Shanghai-based fund practice. Fund clients include TPG, AMP, Darby Private 4 Equity, Fosun, Golden Brick Capital, Guohe, Guosheng and CLSA, ICBCI, Oriza, VKC, and Yunfeng.

Norman worked with the firm’s Shanghai office before going to Columbia University. After his studies Norman worked as an associate in the M&A and Corporate Finance departments of Sullivan & Cromwell and Skadden Arps (both in New York). Norman rejoined Fangda Partners as counsel in 2009.

After becoming a partner, Norman was the hiring partner mainly responsible for hiring in the Shanghai and Hong Kong offices from 2012 to 2018. Norman is currently the head of the firm’s General Industries Group, with around 90 fee earners.

Norman has been recognized as a Leading Lawyer in China in Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity/Venture Capital by the IFLR1000 - The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms for every year since 2011 and in Mergers & Acquisitions by Chambers for every year since 2017. Norman also authored the China chapter of the 10th edition of the Mergers & Acquisitions Review.

English, Chinese

Columbia University School of Law, JDFudan University School of Law, LLMUniversity of International Business & Economics, LLB