The real estate and construction engineering group at Tian Yuan Law Firm sits within the larger corporate and M&A practice, enabling the team to focus on real estate developments and investment plans for real estate projects. The firm also represents government entities, developers, and contractors in real estate projects including land transfer and bidding, project investment and financing, and listing and securitisation of real estate assets. Yanling Ren, Peng He, and Peng Xie all co-lead the practice. Ren has assisted on major infrastructure and public construction projects, as well as asset reorganisations of real estate enterprises. He focuses on the investment, financing and M&A side of real estate, while Xie handles construction projects and engineering-related dispute resolution matters.

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Key clients

  • China Resources Land Holdings
  • China Fortune Land Development Co.
  • Runxin Commercial Investment (Shenzhen) Co.
  • CCCC Dredging (Group) Co.
  • China Jinmao Holdings Group Co.
  • Jindijing Chengzhi Engineering Management Co.
  • Beijing Longfor Times Real Estate Co.
  • Sino-Ocean Land Co.
  • China Great Wall Asset Management Co., Beijing Branch
  • Beijing Zhonghai Xincheng Real Estate Co.

Work highlights

  • Represented China Jinmao in its acquisition of 29.9% shares of China Hongtai Industrial Town Development Co., a Hong Kong-listed company, at a consideration of US$191 million.
  • Represented China Resources Vientiane Life in its wholly-owned acquisition of Zhongnan Services to expand the scale of its properties under management.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Yanling Ren, Peng He, Peng Xie

Other key lawyers

Danbo Shi