About

GCL Group, registered in Hong Kong, is a diversified energy conglomerate that specialises in new and clean energy covering various industrial fields of electric power, PV, natural gas, industrial park, integrated circuit materials, and electric vehicle operation. GCL holds assets across China, Africa, Middle East, North America, Southeast Asia and Europe and is ranked third among top 500 global new energy enterprises, and 144th among top 500 Chinese enterprises in 2017. The legal team takes pride in having formed a global legal service platform that spans various professional fields including M&A, financing, corporate, contract law, administration, litigation and arbitration, labour laws and IP laws, covering nearly 1,000 companies in various sectors. General counsel Chenyang Xie has established and maintained the group legal management system, leading a legal team of over 80 staff. Described by nominators as a ‘strong’ function, the legal department lives up to its reputation by providing exceptional support for the group’s domestic and overseas M&A projects, successfully providing assistance in large-scale group investment and financing projects. Amongst its most recent acquisitions, Golden Concord Holdings Limited and Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp have agreed to form a solar energy joint venture in India. For this deal, the legal team has provided analysis and established terms of mergers and acquisitions contracts to support the joint venture.