ESTABLISHED IN 2000
Managing Partners: Yan Yu
Number of partners: 60
Number of associates: 291
Firm Overview
Jia Yuan is a full-service law firm specialising in the practices of capital market, M&A, financing and cross-border transactions. Since its foundation over a decade ago, Jia Yuan has been operating under an effective and efficient corporate-style governance structure, supported by seamless and highly collaborative teamwork. Jia Yuan has represented over 1,000 different types of enterprises (including Fortune 500 companies and China’s Top 500 companies) for their IPOs, asset restructuring, M&A, investments and other transactions, many of which have far-reaching influence or have been recognised as innovative cases in the legal market.
Key Practice Areas
Capital markets; Mergers and acquisitions; Banking and finance; Private equity fund and venture capital; Cross-border transactions; Dispute resolution.
Independent intelligence on this law firm
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Testimonials
Dong Hui, deputy general manager of Sinopack Electronic Technology, notes that during the company’s listing, Jia Yuan “played a significant role in the success of our IPO” as special legal counsel to the issuer, and commended Huang Guobao, a partner of Jia Yuan. “Huang has extensive experience, profound legal expertise and comprehensive practice capabilities. When working with us, he has been honest, faithful, loyal, diligent and dedicated,” says Dong.
China Business Law Awards 2022
A client from China Railway Group says the asset securitization services of the company were mainly provided by Jia Yuan in the past three years. “During the offering of the company’s first receivable debts ABN that is off balance sheet, with revolving structure and no credit enhancement, Jia Yuan was able to fully assist clients in demonstrating the transaction structure, and creatively designed a transaction plan to the company’s request,” the client says.
China Business Law Awards 2020
Notable Deals
Recognised by China Business Law Journal as Deals of the Year
Project | Year | Money | Section | Category |
CALB’s USD1.3bn Hong Kong listing | 2022 | USD1.3 billion | Capital Markets | Hong Kong listing; lithium battery |
China Avionics merges with AVIC | 2022 | N/A | Domestic | M&A; aviation |
CTG Duty Free’s USD2bn Hong Kong IPO | 2022 | USD2 billion | Capital Markets | Hong Kong listing; retail |
CIMC Vehicles’ Shenzhen GEM listing | 2021 | USD2 billion | Capital Markets | GEM listing; transport |
Energy China merges with Gezhouba | 2021 | N/A | Domestic | M&A |
HT Aero’s series A financing | 2021 | USD500 million | Domestic | Financing; new energy |
Tianshan Cement’s USD15.4bn acquisition | 2021 | USD15.4 billion | Domestic | M&A |
Hefei Jianghang Aircraft’s A-share listing on Star | 2020 | N/A | Deals in China | Star board |
New Oriental’s HK secondary listing | 2020 | USD1.31 billion | Overseas Deals | Hong Kong listing |
CRSC’s A-share listing on Star board | 2019 | RMB10.53 billion | Deals in China | SSE Star board listing |
Haitong Unitrust’s spin-off and HK listing | 2019 | HKD2.32 billion | Overseas Deals | Hong Kong IPO; securities |
Junshi Biosciences’ Hong Kong listing | 2019 | HKD2.94 billion | Overseas Deals | Hong Kong IPO; pharmaceutical |
Koolearn’s Hong Kong listing | 2019 | HKD1.56 billion | Overseas Deals | Hong Kong IPO; online education |
China Oceanwide’s acquisition of IDG | 2017 | N/A | Overseas Deals | Overseas M&A; CFIUS approval |
COSCO SHIPPING Ports invests in Qingdao Port International | 2017 | RMB5.798 billion | Deals in China | Shipping; M&A |
CRRC issues H-share convertible bonds | 2016 | N/A | Overseas Deals | Convertible bonds; high-end manufacturing |
CSIC’s debt-for-equity swap | 2017 | N/A | Deals in China | Capital market; Debt-for-equity swap |
Ganfeng Lithium’s Hong Kong IPO | 2018 | HKD3170 million | Overseas Deals | Hong Kong listing; Minerals |
Kaisa Group’exchange offer and new issuance | 2017 | N/A | Overseas Deals | Debt capital market; Real estate |
Merger between CNBM and Sinoma | 2018 | HKD75.1 billion | Deals in China | Merger |
WKW Automotive and WKW Erbsloh Automotive’sdispute over non-compete agreements | 2016 | RMB270 million | Disputes & Investigations | Dispute; labour; non-competition |
Zhejiang Nanyang Technology’s major asset reorganization | 2017 | N/A | Deals in China | Restructuring; Capital markets |
CITIC Group’s HK IPO | 2014 | USD37 billion | Overseas Deals | Equity capital market |
CSR and CNR’s merger | 2015 | USD26 billion | Deals in China | M&A |
GF Securities’ Hong Kong IPO | 2015 | USD3.6 billion | Equity capital market | Equity capital market |
Hafei’s listing of helicopter components business | 2013 | USD712 million | Deals in China | Equity capital market |
China United Cement acquires Daewoo Cement | 2012 | USD290 million | Overseas Deals | M&A |
China Nonferrous Mining lists in Hong Kong | 2012 | USD247 million | Overseas Deals | equity |
Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal lists in Hong Kong | 2012 | USD902 million | Overseas Deals | equity |
China Communications Construction lists in Shanghai | 2012 | USD800 million | Deals in China | equity |
People.cn lists A-shares in Shanghai | 2012 | USD222 million | Deals in China | Capital market;equity |
Contact us
Beijing
F408, Ocean Plaza
158 Fuxing Men Nei Street
Xicheng District
Beijing 100031, China
Telephone: +86 10 6641 3377
Fax: +86 10 6641 2855
Shanghai • Shenzen • Hong Kong
Guangzhou • Xi’an
Website
www.jiayuan-law.com