Press Release

Han Kun Law Offices is delighted to announce that, effective January 1, 2019, Yi Ding, Shijia Li, Jiaxin Liu, Zaiguang Lu, and Kaiying Wu (names listed in alphabetical order) have been promoted to partner.

Mr. Yi Ding's practice focuses on asset and structured finance matters where he regularly advises airlines, leasing companies, financial institutions and arrangers on a wide variety of asset financing and structured financing transactions. He has advised a number of banks, financial institutions, corporate and institutional borrowers on cross-border financing, syndicated and bilateral secured and unsecured lending. He also has acted for a number of banks and financial institutions in establishing their respective operations in China and their corporate governance, merger and acquisition and regulatory advisory matters.

Mr. Shijia Li mainly specializes in domestic and offshore listings, restructurings and reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity. He has extensive experience in IPOs, private placements, material asset restructurings, mergers and acquisitions in the A-share market. Mr. Li also provides professional services for going-private transactions and the restructuring of red chip companies, domestic or outbound investments, and mergers and acquisitions for domestic and offshore-listed companies, large-scale state-owned enterprises and buyout funds.

Mr. Jiaxin Liu specializes in venture capital and private equity financing, public financing, mergers and acquisitions and foreign investment. He has represented a large number of venture capital funds, private equity funds, strategic investors and entrepreneurs in various industry sectors covering Internet, education, telecommunications, retail and pharmaceuticals, and has assisted in forming deal structures, conducting due diligence investigations, drafting legal documents and participating in negotiations. In the area of public finance, Mr. Liu has represented a large number of issuers and underwriters of Chinese companies in initial public offerings, debt offerings and alternative public financings on overseas stock exchanges.

Mr. Zaiguang Lu specializes in venture capital/private equity investment and financing, overseas IPOs, foreign direct investment in hi-tech industries, mergers and acquisitions, etc. Mr. Lu has represented a number of companies to complete IPOs in the United States and Hong Kong markets, has participated in a great number of complex equity and asset acquisition and merger deals, and has helped many companies to complete domestic and overseas investment and financing transactions. Mr. Lu assists clients in designing transaction structures, drafting transaction documents, participating in negotiations and handling Chinese law-related issues arising in the transactions, covering industries including financial services, education, retail, transportation, TMT, medical and entertainment.

Ms. Kaiying Wu specializes in domestic and overseas IPOs and refinancings, venture capital/private equity investment and financing, foreign direct investments, and mergers and acquisitions. Ms. Wu provides professional legal services to many private equity funds, venture capital funds, strategic investors and entrepreneurs. Ms. Wu's legal services include deal structuring, drafting transaction documents, assisting with negotiations and handling PRC law-related issues arising in transactions, covering a wide range of industries including advertising, telecommunications, internet, entertainment, healthcare and media.