Practice areas

Capital markets; Restructuring; M&A; Private equity, venture capital & funds

Introduction

James Zhang specialises in legal services related to capital markets, restructuring, mergers & acquisition, and PE/VC. He has extensive experience in industries such as telecoms; media; high-tech; healthcare; FMCG; logistics; finance; insurance; environment; real estate; shipping; energy; mining; and manufacturing.

Zhang has advised various state-owned companies, large-scale private companies and emerging growth companies. He has provided legal services on many influential deals, including; Cosco Shipping’s acquisition of Orient Overseas (International); China Merchants Bank’s RMB33.8 billion (USD5.31 billion) A+H share rights issuance; the spin-off and listing of Hutchison Whampoa’s real estate business; and the merger of China CNR Corporation and China CSR Corporation.

These deals have been honoured on multiple occasions by ALB, China Business Law Journal and other renowned legal rating agencies. In 2020, Zhang advised on the secondary listing of JD.com in Hong Kong, which was the world’s second-largest IPO of the year.

Zhang was named among China’s Elite 100 Lawyers by China Business Law Journal, and among China Rising Lawyers by Asian Legal Business, and highly recommended by the Legal 500. He is also in the list of Top Ranked Lawyers of Legalband.

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