Fangda Partners is a market-leading firm in the banking and finance area, with a strong client base of domestic and international banks, including Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank. Practice co-head Zheng Xie has over 20 years of experience in the banking and finance field; he specialises in cross-border acquisition finance, syndicated lending, trade finance, foreign exchange and financial regulatory issues. Co-head Stanley Chen also has an active banking and finance practice, recently acting as lead partner for GLP on its onshore loan facility agreement and offshore facility agreement with CIP V Singapore Holdings. Joyce Zhou is also noted for her expertise in acquisition, debt and structured financing, while associate Harry Xu provides key support.
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- ‘High level of partner participation, stable team, good performance.’
Key clients
- Bank of China
- The Export-Import Bank of China
- China Development Bank
- China Construction Bank
- Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
- Ping An Bank
- Shanghai Pudong Development Bank
- China Merchant Bank
- JP Morgan
- Citibank
- Deutsche Bank
- HSBC
- Standard Chartered Bank
- DBS Bank Limited
- OCBC Bank
- SEB
- DNB Bank ASA
- Nordea Bank
- Banco de Santander
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- Wing Lung Bank
- Shanghai Electrics
- Boyu Capital
- CVC Capital
- TPG
- GE Capital
- Alibaba Group Holding Limited
- Warburg Pincus
- Morgan Stanley
- CITIC Capital
- Oaktree
- China Minsheng Financial Holding Corporation
- Chong Hing Bank
- ICBC International Holdings Limited
- Charoen Pokphand Group
- Maybank
- Loyal Valley Capital
- GLP Capital
Lawyers
Hall of Fame
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Leading associates
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Leading partners
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Next Generation Partners
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Practice head
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Stanley Chen, Zheng Xie