Nelson Zhou
JunHe LLPNoted for ‘its in-depth understanding of the industry, excellent legal service capabilities and broad international vision’, the banking and finance team at JunHe LLP is particularly recommended for its work on bilateral and syndicated loans. Its clients include Chinese and foreign-funded banks active in the PRC market, handling acquisition and leveraged finance matters involving offshore and onshore assets. Nelson Zhou and David Liu co-head the team from Shanghai. Zhou, praised for his 'extraordinary insight, keen business sense and rich industry experience', has experience spanning real estate financing, structured finance, and regulatory matters concerning financial technology companies, while Liu is a go-to for foreign banks in their strategic cooperation with PRC banks.
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Testimonials
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‘Jun He Law Firm has provided our company with legal support in various aspects including banking business and operations. With its in-depth understanding and forward-looking considerations in the banking industry, it has provided us with constructive legal support.'
‘The team is known for their very long term and broad experience in banking and finance, handling all kinds of transactions in this area, and the consistency in their work quality. This experience and consistency make them a trusted advisor in banking and finance. ’
‘One of the best bank-side teams for acquisition financing in China.’
‘The team has been deeply involved in the banking and financial fields for many years. Its business characteristics are mainly reflected in its in-depth understanding of the industry, excellent legal service capabilities and broad international vision.'
'They are not only familiar with China's financial regulations, but also have a deep insight into the international financial market, and can provide customers with all-round legal support in cross-border transactions, financing arrangements, risk control and other aspects.'
'The biggest advantage of the team lies in its deep cultivation of financial expertise. It has many experts with compound knowledge such as finance, economics and law. This combination enables them to provide more accurate and comprehensive solutions when handling complex financial cases.'
‘Partner Nelson Zhou is the brain of the team. As an excellent team leader, he has extraordinary insight, keen business sense and rich industry experience. He can always respond appropriately to the needs of customers in the first place and provide multi-path and multi-angle solutions.'
'Young partner Jingbo Zhou has rich project experience and solid legal skills. He has unique insights on balancing commercial interests and legal risks, and can always win reasonable and legal rights for clients in negotiations, and is deeply trusted by clients.'
Key clients
- Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd.
- Blackstone
- KKR
- China CITIC Bank Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch
- HSBC
- CLSA Limited
- Industrial Bank Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch
- CIMC Camelopardalis Limited
- Agricultural Bank Financial Assets Investment Co., Ltd
- Shanghai Bailian Group Co., Ltd.
- PAG IV Holding II (HK) Limited
- The Export-Import Bank of China Tianjin Branch
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Nelson Zhou, David Liu