Fangda Partners stands out for its comprehensive suite of services catered to tech firms and financial institutions, spanning equity and debt financing, M&A, data protection, network security compliance, anti-monopoly measures, and intellectual property protection. The firm’s expertise embraces a vast scope of the TMT landscape, delving into areas like e-commerce, new media, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and semiconductors. Leading the team are Doris Tang, renowned for her vast experience in TMT-focused private equity, M&A and overseas listings, and Amanda Zhou, who boasts a client portfolio encompassing fledgling TMT startups and industry-leading unicorns. Jeffrey Ding and Patrick Li excel in mergers, capital markets, and private equity, while Peng Tan is distinguished for his extensive experience in outbound investments by PRC companies globally.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Rich experience in legal services in the field of semiconductor investment.’

Key clients

  • CICC (Keyuan Dongxin and Shangqi Xinxing)
  • Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited
  • PCCW Limited
  • China Mobile Capital Holding Co., Ltd.
  • Nio Capital
  • Suzhou Industrial Park Investment Fund L.P.
  • Hi-trend Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
  • MotorComm
  • National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund Co., Ltd.
  • Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse
  • PCCW Enterprise Resources Limited
  • China Mobile Investment Holding Co., Ltd.

Work highlights

  • Represented two funds managed by CICC (Keyuan Dongxin and Shangqi Xinxing) in the setting up of their SPV (“CICC funds’ SPV”) and the equity investment in Huada SEMICONDUCTOR Co., Ltd. (“HDSC”), the financing of which jointly participated by 35 investors including CICC funds’ SPV with an aggregated financing amount exceeded RMB 16.1 billion.
  • Represented Nio Capital in its Series Pre-A investment in Sunwoda Electric Vehicle Battery Co., Ltd. The total investment amount for Series Pre-A round is RMB 2,430,000,000, among which Nio Capital invested RMB 250,000,000.
  • Representing China Mobile Capital Holding Co., Ltd. (“CM Capital”) in its investment in and acquisition of the controlling stake of Venustech Information Technology Group Co., Ltd.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Amanda Zhou, Doris Tang

Other key lawyers

Jeffrey Ding, Peng Tan, Tianyi Chen, Patrick Li, Sufina Cai