Yan Zhao
Fangda PartnersFangda Partners delivers 'excellent' PRC and international tax advisory services for corporate and personal tax matters, including cross-border investments, IPO projects, M&A deals, and tax compliance. The firm also represents multinational and domestic clients in tax disputes, covering tax audits, transfer pricing investigations, and administrative litigation. Yan Zhao leads the practice, assisting multinational companies, state-owned enterprises, high-net-worth individuals, and private businesses with transactions, tax planning, and audits. Linlin Cao focuses on the PRC tax aspects of cross-border restructuring, VIE and red-chip structures, and asset-backed securitisation projects.
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‘Fangda provided excellent services. We reached out to them for advice on an international tax dispute.’
‘Yan Zhao was very responsive and gave professional and valuable advice. Zhao was always quick to respond and gave a detailed analysis of the case.’
Key clients
- L Catterton Asia
- SK Hynix Inc.
- Foshan Ruihui Enterprise Management Partnership (Limited Partnership)
- Hamilton Lane
- UBS
Work highlights
- Advised a pharmaceutical group in its business restructuring where the total amount of the investment is over USD 1 billion.
- Advised G42, an investment holding group incorporated in the UAE, on its beneficial owner status for the dividends derived from investments in China.
- Assisted US oil and gas company in defending a customs investigation.
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Yan Zhao