ESTABLISHED IN 1992
Managing Partner: Zhu Xiaohui (Steven)
Number of partners: 220+
Number of associates: 880+
Firm Overview
Tian Yuan Law Firm is one of the law firms with the most profound history and culture in China. In the past 30 years, we have kept pace with China’s economy. Our experience covers the main practice areas in China. We have undertaken a number of pioneering transactions as well as a series of projects and cases with considerable influence, which earned us a high reputation in the industry.
Recent Highlights
Mingyang Smart Energy listed on London Stock Exchange
• New regulations on connectivity and the first GDR in the global new energy sector
Ningbo Shanshan listed on the Swiss Exchange
• The first batch of listed enterprises leading the new energy industry
Arowana A-share listing
• The largest IPO project since the establishment of the GEM
FAW Xiali and China Railway Materials Group’s central enterprises restructuring with RMB10 billion in assets and relisting of China Railway Materials Group Corporation
• The largest A-share major asset restructuring project in the rail transit industry in recent years
Series of A-share and Hong Kong capital market projects for BYD
• Global leader in the research, development and promotion of new energy vehicles
National Energy Group privatises Guodian Technology and Environment Group Corporation Limited
• Privatisation transaction of the first Hong Kong listed company in the environmental protection engineering industry in 20 years
China Yangtze Power acquires the equity of Peru power distribution company
• The largest overseas energy M&A in recent years of Chinese-funded enterprises and the largest power industry M&A in the world
The establishment of Syngenta China as the world’s largest agrochemical company
• Restructuring of central enterprises with more than RMB10 billion in assets to form agricultural giant
Anti-monopoly lawsuit on “Choose One from Two” by the two largest online e-commerce platforms in China
• At present, it is the anti-monopoly litigation case with the highest claim amount and the most attention in China
On behalf of the takeover team of the China the Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, Tian Yuan handled a series of claims recovery lawsuits between Anbang Group and the original actual controller, with the subject matter of RMB63 billion, and finally won all cases.
Key Practice Areas
Capital markets/securities; Companies investment, mergers and acquisitions; Dispute resolution; Finance and asset management; Antitrust and competition law; Family and wealth management; Tax; Education; Medical care and health; High-tech and internet; Pan-entertainment; PE/VC; the Belt and Road Initiative legal service and cross-border investment; Real estate and infrastructure; Intellectual property; Labour law; Insolvency and restructuring; Compliance.
Independent intelligence on this law firm
The following information is sourced directly from China Business Law Journal and/or Law.asia and is not part of the directory listing provided by the law firm.
Testimonials
“Our campuses are in nearly 20 cities across China. [Tian Yuan] gave us professional help on the compliance requirements in our IPO, in terms of the qualification of school operation, firefighting, as well as the nature of the land and housing ownership of the leased site,” says the chief financial officer of the company.
China Business Law Awards 2021
Wang Na, head of Sinochem Energy’s legal department, says: “Tian Yuan was able to offer advice and options based on our actual situation and in accordance with laws and regulations, allowing the company to reap the maximum commercial interests.” She also recommends Tian Yuan’s Beijing-based managing partner Zhu Xiaohui and partner Xu Liang.
China Business Law Awards 2021
A legal counsel of a multinational company says that Huang Wei and his team “provided practical plans, highly meticulous and conscientious work. They can address the concerns of business personnel particularly well; a team with such excellent performance is rarely seen and always reassures clients.”
China Business Law Awards 2020
Notable Deals
Recognised by China Business Law Journal as Deals of the Year
| MingYang Smart Energy offers GDR in UK | 2022 | US$706 million | Details |
| Yili’s USD1.7bn private placement | 2022 | US$1.7 billion | Details |
| CGN Wind Energy raises USD4.4bn | 2022 | US$4.4 billion | Details |
| Far East Horizon pioneers sustainable panda bond | 2022 | N/A | Details |
| RiseSun’s scheme of arrangement in BVI | 2022 | US$780 million | Details |
| Bilibili’s secondary Hong Kong listing | 2021 | US$2.5 billion | Details |
| BYD’s USD3.8bn H-share placement | 2021 | US$3.8 billion | Details |
| China Education acquires Jincheng College | 2021 | US$400 million | Details |
| CNCEC’s USD1.6bn private placement | 2021 | US$1.6 billion | Details |
| China Yangtze invests in Peru power | 2021 | US$3.6 billion | Details |
| ‘Wuyang bonds’ securities misrepresentation | 2021 | N/A | Details |
| CanSino Biologics’ Star board listing | 2020 | N/A | Details |
| Share transfer from Huatai to Ace Tempest | 2020 | N/A | Details |
| China Yangtze Power acquires major Peru asset | 2020 | US$3.59 billion | Details |
| New Oriental’s HK secondary listing | 2020 | US$1.31 billion | Details |
| Nongfu Spring’s HK listing | 2020 | US$1.08 billion | Details |
| RemeGen’s Hong Kong Listing | 2020 | N/A | Details |
| Yuanfudao G-round financing | 2020 | US$1 billion | Details |
| Ghana infrastructure boosted by Belt and Road | 2020 | US$2 billion | Details |
| Chengdu Ziguang Integrated Circuit Industry Fund formed | 2019 | N/A | Details |
| Haier Biomedical A-share listing on Star board | 2019 | N/A | Details |
| Offcn’s A-share backdoor listin | 2019 | N/A | Details |
| Wanda Film major asset restructuring | 2019 | N/A | Details |
| Will Semiconductor acquires OmniVision Technologies | 2019 | N/A | Details |
| CanSino Biologics’ HK listing | 2019 | US$154 million | Details |
| China Yangtze Power acquires Luz Del Sur | 2019 | US$3.59 billion | Details |
| Hansoh Pharmaceutical’s HK IPO | 2019 | US$1 billion | Details |
| Jinxin Fertility Group’s HK IPO | 2019 | N/A | Details |
| Junshi Biosciences’ Hong Kong listing | 2019 | N/A | Details |
| Koolearn’s Hong Kong listing | 2019 | N/A | Details |
| Apple and Qualcomm’s antitrust disputes | 2019 | N/A | Details |
| Ascletis Pharma’s Hong Kong IPO | 2018 | N/A | Details |
| Hainan Yutai Science and Technology Feed v. Hainan Provincial Price Bureau: Second instance trial of the administrative litigation over administrative penalty for vertical price monopoly | 2018 | N/A | Details |
| Restructuring of TRS Information Technology | 2018 | N/A | Details |
| Sinohydro secures financing for the Rumaila combined cycle-power station in Iraq | 2018 | US$1 billion | Details |
| Huatai Asset Management’s perpetual bond financing for COMAC’s large-plane project | 2017 | N/A | Details |
| Qudian’s IPO on New York Stock Exchange | 2017 | N/A | Details |
| Karot hydropower plant project in Pakistan | 2017 | N/A | Details |
| Qualcomm sues Meizu in litigation regarding antitrust issues | 2017 | N/A | Details |
| CECEP, Goldwind develop White Rock Wind Farm | 2016 | Details | |
| Tall & Stout Industrial Corporation (Shenzhen) and Water Solutions’ (Hong Kong) dispute over validity of a foreign-related arbitration clause | 2016 | Details | |
| CNNP’s A share IPO | 2015 | US$2 billion | Details |
| NDRC’s antitrust investigation into Qualcomm | 2015 | US$950 million | Details |
| CWEI (Hongkong) acquisition of EDP Renewables’ wind power assets in Portugal | 2013 | US$486.6 million | Details |
Contact us
Beijing Head Office
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Shanghai
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Shenzhen
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Chengdu
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Hangzhou
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Xi’an
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Haikou
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Suzhou
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Guangzhou
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Hefei
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Kunming
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Nan Jing
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Wu Han
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Hong Kong
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