Guantao Law Firm

China

Address:
19/F, Tower B, Xinsheng Plaza,
No.5 Finance Street, Xicheng District
Beijing 100032
China

+86 10 66578066

+86 10 66578016


Key contacts:

Head of BD: Weinan WANG
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Quick facts:

Number of partners: 300+
Number of lawyers: 1200+
Languages: Chinese, English, French, Japanese


Guantao Law Firm, founded in February 1994 and based in Beijing, is one of the pioneer law firms in China. Over more than two decades of hard work and dedication, Guantao has become a leading PRC law firm with a team of over 300 partners and 1200 lawyers working across 26 offices in main cities at home and abroad.

Guantao has established strategic alliance with the UK-based international law firm Ashurst LLP. In February 2018, Guantao and Ashurst established a Joint Operation Office (JOO) in China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone. Through the strong relationship with Ashurst, Guantao aims to continue delivering service excellence and sharing resources and information for the benefit of its domestic and international clients.

  • Capital markets
  • Banking and finance
  • Competition/antitrust
  • Construction
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Dispute resolution
  • Intellectual property
  • Private equity
  • Investment funds
  • Restructuring and insolvency

Capital Markets:
Bo SU
subo@guantao.com

  • Advised the listing of GigaCloud Technology(Suzhou)Co. Ltd. in Nasdaq
  • Advised Chalco Group on issuing US$600 million overseas senior bond

Key Clients: CNNP, CITIC Securities, CCCC, SDIC, Aluminum Corporation of China

Corporate/M&A:
Yaping HUANG
huangyp@guantao.com

  • Assisted Ningbo Homelink Eco-iTech Co.,Ltd. on acquisition of 75% of equity of Zhejiang Jiadebao Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Advised Shanxi Coking Coal Energy Group Co., Ltd. on purchasing assets and raising supporting funds by issuing shares and paying cash

Key Clients: SINOSURE, China Reinsurance, CEEC, China Life Investment Holding Company Limited, Guangdong Champion Asia, Minsheng Trust

Banking & Finance:
Weihong TAN
tanwh@guantao.com

  • Advised China Life Investment-Caohejing Industrial Park equity investment plan in Shanghai Caohejing Hi-Tech Park Development Corp.
  • Advised Suining Tiantai Industrial Co., Ltd. on issuing the Private Placement (Phase I) in 2022 of the Rural Revitalization Special Corporate Bond to professional investors

Key Clients: China Development Bank, The People's Bank of China, China Merchants Bank, Bank of Dalian,China Life Insurance

Construction/ Real Estate:
Hongyi HE
hhy@guaotao.com

  • Advised Guangdong Yuehai Land Holdings Limited on its Guojun - Yuehai Deling Asset - Backed Special Plan
  • Advised Shanghai Lingang Group on issuing the world's first green dual-currency FTZ offshore bond

Key Clients: Financial Street Holdings, Jinke, Expo Shanghai Group , Beijing Huarong , CK Asset Holdings Limited, Yango Group

Insolvency & Restructuring:
Yucheng JIN
jyc@guantao.com

  • Advised Compulsory Liquidation of Beijing Urban Construction Nandi Property Management Co., Ltd.
  • Advised China Pingmei Shenma Group Co., Ltd. and its affiliated company on the confirmation and restructuring of creditor's claims of Henan Nengxin Reli Co., Ltd

Key Clients: Quanzhou Qixing, GWAMCC, CHAMC, China Cinda Capital Management

Project & Energy:
Wei JIANG
jiangwei@guantao.com

  • Advised CNPC Kunlun Capital Co., Ltd. on investment project
  • Advised China Energy Enginering Investment Corporation Limited on PPP Project

Key Clients: CEEC, CPECC, CNNC, POWERCHINA

Dispute Resolution:
Shaosong SUN
sunshs@guantao.com

  • Advised China Huarong Asset Management Co., Ltd. Beijing Branch on financial non-performing claims recovery dispute against Wuxi Suyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd., Chongqing Sunshine 100 Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., etc.
  • Advised on HKIAC arbitration between Karfiled Investment Limited (BVI) and CHINA NATIONAL COMPLETE PLANT IMPORT & EXPORT CORPORATION LIMITED (PRC) regarding three Agency Agreements relating to three EPC projects in Ethiopia

Key Clients: China Energy Reserve and Chemicals Group, LG Electronics (China), China Pacific Insurance, HengTai Securities Co., Ltd.