Covering the full life cycle of private funds’ operations, Zhong Lun Law Firm assists with setting up and registering managers, as well as the formation, operation, management, liquidation and dissolution of funds. It also advises on exits, along with private equity investments and financing. Catherine Chen advises on a range of private equity and venture capital funds; Ping Zhang is a specialist in RMB and USD funds; and Yanchun Zhao has extensive experience in the establishment, investment and compliance of private equity funds. The practice further includes Joey Zhou, whose sector experience encompasses education, medical care, consumer goods, manufacturing, software and AI; fund structuring specialist Yan Liu; and fund formation experts Ursula Li and Yanlun Meng.

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Key clients

  • IDG Capital
  • IDG Carbon Neutral Fund
  • Warburg Pincus
  • GGV Capital
  • CITIC Goldstone Fund Management Company
  • E-Town Capital
  • Shunwei Capital
  • CICC Capital
  • Shanghai Jinjingchengpu Private Fund Management Co
  • Shanghai Jiading Venture Capital Fund Of Funds
  • Shanghai Guotai Junan Innovation Equity Investment FOF Center
  • Shangying Mutual Entertainment (Shanghai) Planning Consulting Co
  • Taiping (Shenzhen) Healthcare Industry Private Equity Investment Fund Partnership
  • Nantong Xinxing Industry Fund
  • Jiangsu Erwan Science and Technology Investment Company
  • Chengdu Juxin Advanced Venture Capital Partnership

Work highlights

  • Advised on the establishment of Jinjing Hesheng Fund by Shanghai Jinjingchengpu Private Fund Management Co.
  • Advised Shanghai Jiading Venture Capital Fund Of Funds on its investment in Chuangdongfang Houze Fund.
  • Advised Shanghai Guotai Junan Innovation Equity Investment FOF Center on its investment in Fengrui Ruijia Fund.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Catherine Chen

Other key lawyers

Ping Zhang, Yanchun Zhao, Joey Zhou, Yan Liu, Ursula Li, Yanlun Meng