Mergers & Acquisitions
As a leading player in M&A, Zhong Lun has extensive experience in mergers, acquisitions, restructuring, and other strategic reorganization and alliances. Zhong Lun has particular strength in cross-border transactions as well as deals involving listed companies. Our industry expertise and innovative approaches have helped international clients efficiently and effectively enter the China market, as well as facilitated domestic clients’ successful expansion into international markets.
Zhong Lun has consistently been ranked as one of the top M&A law firms by many respected surveys and tables. Chambers Asia Guide 2009, for example, praised Zhong Lun as a first class "pioneering firm with some incredibly strong partners". Asia Law & Practice has consecutively recognized a number of our partners in M&A practice as Asialaw Leading Lawyers. We have also won awards from Asian Legal Business, International Financial Law Review, Stanley & Partners, Bloomberg, Fortune and Asian Counsel for our professional achievements in the cross border M&A transactions.
Scope of Services:
Zhong Lun has consistently been ranked as one of the top M&A law firms by many respected surveys and tables. Chambers Asia Guide 2009, for example, praised Zhong Lun as a first class "pioneering firm with some incredibly strong partners". Asia Law & Practice has consecutively recognized a number of our partners in M&A practice as Asialaw Leading Lawyers. We have also won awards from Asian Legal Business, International Financial Law Review, Stanley & Partners, Bloomberg, Fortune and Asian Counsel for our professional achievements in the cross border M&A transactions.
Scope of Services:
- Advising on industry access policies
- Structuring and tax planning
- Legal due diligence
- Documentation and negotiation
- Assisting in approval and filing procedures
- Issuing legal opinions as required by clients or regulators
- Tracking the performance of transaction contracts
- Post-transaction integration
Honors & Awards
- Zhong Lun’s corporate/M&A practice was successively ranked in Band 1 of Chambers Asia Guide (2008 and 2009).
Representative Cases
- Advising Shanghai listed Ningbo Yunsheng Co., Ltd. on acquisition of Nikko Electric Industry Co., Ltd. of Japan(2009)
- Advising Beijing MerryMart Chainstores Development Co., Ltd. on its merger with HK listed Wumart Stores, Inc.(2009)
- Advising Changjiang Pension Insurance Co., Ltd. on share offering to China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd.(2009)
- Advising A. O. Smith on acquisition of the water treatment business of Tianlong Holding Co. Ltd. of Hong Kong(2009)
- Advising on reorganization of Chongqing Dongyuan Industry Development Co., Ltd., a financially distressed Shenzhen listed company, as legal counsel of the listed company(2009)
- Advising State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Shanghai Zhabei District on its reorganization of Shanghai listed Along Tibet Co., Ltd., a financially troubled company(2009)
