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IFLR1000 is delighted to announce the shortlists for the inaugural IFLR1000 China Awards.
The awards celebrate the most innovative deals and the best performing firms and lawyers in China across 2019 and highlight where firms performed exceptionally both provincially and nationally. Our methodology and criteria can be viewed here.
Winners will be announced on August 27, 2020.
There will be no physical event for this year’s awards due to issues created by COVD-19 but winners will be announced online and we will be producing digital content analysing award winners. For more details please contact: William Lo - william.lo@euromoneyasia.com
DEALS OF THE YEAR
BANKING AND FINANCE
Ascent Real Estate Investors / Sigma Delta Investment Partners financing for acquisition of Zhongguancun Dinghao Electronics Building
Zhong Lun Law Firm
JunHe
Financing for HillHouse Capital acquisition of 15% Stake in Gree Appliances
Fangda Partners
JunHe
ICBC Turkey Hunutlu bridge loan
DeHeng Law Offices
King & Wood Mallesons
Financing for United Airlines purchase of four PW4077D engines from Air China
King & Wood Mallesons
Financing for Huaneng Renewables Corporation's take-private
Jingtian & Gongcheng
JunHe
CAPITAL MARKETS
Huatai Securities GDR offering and LSE listing
King & Wood Mallesons
Fangda Partners
Alibaba Group Holding HKSE secondary listing
King & Wood Mallesons
Fangda Partners
China Three Gorges CorporationRmb20 billion green exchangeable bonds
DeHeng Law Offices
Zhongliang Holdings Group HKSE IPO
Jingtian & Gongcheng
Commerce & Finance
HYC Technology SSE STAR Market IPO
Llinks Law Offices
China Resources Microelectronics SSE STAR Market IPO
Global Law Office
Fangda Partners
M&A
China Resources Snow Beer acquisition of Heineken China business
King & Wood Mallesons
Han Kun
Wingtech Technology acquisition of Nexperia
JunHe
HillHouse Capital acquisition of 15% Stake in Gree Appliances
JunHe
Hylands Law Firm
China National Nuclear Corporation Capital Holding acquisition of Tongfang
Dentons
Gaopeng & Partners
HBIS Group acquisition of Tata Steel Southeast Asia assets
Jingtian & Gongcheng
Huaneng Renewables Corporation's take-private
Jingtian & Gongcheng
JunHe
Shagang Group acquisition of Global Switch Holdings IDC business
Jincheng Tongda & Neal
RESTRUCTURING AND INSOLVENCY
Shanghai CEFC International Group insolvency
King & Wood Mallesons
AllBright Law Offices
Fangda Partners
Bohai Steel Group insolvency
King & Wood Mallesons
Commerce & Finance
Global Law Office
Haiwen & Partner
Shanghai Joius Law Firm
King-Strong New Material Technology restructuring
Jia Yuan Law Offices
Yinji Entertainment And Media insolvency
East & Concord Partners
Dandong Harbor Group restructuring
Dentons
King & Wood Mallesons
Zhong Lun Law Firm
FIRM OF THE YEAR
BEIJING
Fangda Partners
Jingtian & Gongcheng
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
Zhong Lun Law Firm
CHONGQING
AllBright Law Offices
Dentons China
Exceedon & Partners
K&H Law Firm
Solton & Partners
Tahota Law Firm
GUANGDONG
Dentons
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
Shu Jin Law Firm
Tian Yuan Law Firm
Zhong Lun Law Firm
SHANGHAI
AllBright Law Offices
Fangda Partners
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
Zhong Lun Law Firm
SHANDONG
Grandall Law Firm
Jointide Law Firm
Qindao Law Firm
Tahota Law Firm
Wincon Law Firm
SICHUAN
Grandall Law Firm
King & Wood Mallesons
Tahota Law Firm
Tian Yuan Law Firm
Zhong Lun Law Firm
TIANJIN
AllBright Law Offices
Dentons
Grandall Law Firm
Join & High Law Office
Zhong Lun W&D Law Firm
ZHEJIANG
Dentons
Grandall Law Firm
King & Wood Mallesons
L&H Law Firm
T&C Law Firm
LAWYER OF THE YEAR
BANKING AND FINANCE
Wang Qing - Lantai Law Firm
Liu Fei - Jingtian & Gongcheng
Zhang Xu - DeHeng Law Offices
Lawrence Lin - Global Law Office
Zhu Xiaodong - Tian Yuan Law Firm
Jing (Shirley) Lu - Zhong Lun Law Firm
CAPITAL MARKETS
Kong Xin - Commerce & Finance
Shi Tiejun - JunHe
Xu Pengfei - Jingtian & Gongcheng
Cui Liguo - Guantao Law Firm
Christophe Han - Llinks Law Offices
Chen Dafei - Han Kun
M&A
Cheng Jiamao - Dentons China
Zheng Xiaodong - Jincheng Tongda & Neal
Richard Ma - DaHui Lawyers
Gao Xiang - Jingtian & Gongcheng
Li Chaoying Charles - Han Kun
Liu Jinrong - Global Law Office
RESTRUCTURING AND INSOLVENCY
Pan Xinggao - Commerce & Finance
Lou Feihong - Llinks Law Offices
Xu Shengfeng - Zhong Lun Law Firm
Zhu Linha - AllBright Law Offices
Wu Lixin - East & Concord Partners
Ji Nuo - Fangda Partners
RISING STAR OF THE YEAR
BANKING AND FINANCE
Xu Chunlong - King & Wood Mallesons
Wang Meilin - Lantai Law Firm
Gan Chengchen - Jincheng Tongda & Neal
Song Shuang - Tian Yuan Law Firm
Jiang Zhihui - King & Wood Mallesons
CAPITAL MARKETS
Shi Zhiheng - Shu Jin Law Firm
Kong Feifan - Llinks Law Offices
Kang Qiuning - Global Law Office
Tan Xiao - Dentons China
Yang Wei - King & Wood Mallesons
M&A
Huang Qingfeng - Commerce & Finance
Wang Zi - Guantao Law Firm
Chen Cheng - Han Kun
Ji Xuefeng - Anli Partners
Liu Ying - Grandall Law Firm
RESTRUCTURING AND INSOLVENCY
Jia Lei - Jincheng Tongda & Neal
Du Hongbo - East & Concord Partners
Pei Jingxiao - East & Concord Partners
Li Wei - Tian Yuan Law Firm
Hou Yunjian - Global Law Office
TEAM OF THE YEAR
BANKING AND FINANCE
DeHeng Law Offices
Fangda Partners
Jingtian & Gongcheng
JunHe
Zhong Lun Law Firm
CAPITAL MARKETS
Commerce & Finance
Fangda Partners
Global Law Office
Han Kun
Jingtian & Gongcheng
King & Wood Mallesons
M&A
Dahui Lawyers
Dentons China
Han Kun
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
RESTRUCTURING AND INSOLVENCY
AllBright Law Offices
Commerce & Finance
East & Concord
Fangda Partners
Global Law Offices
King & Wood Mallesons
IFLR1000 CHINA HALL OF FAME
Guo Kejun - Zhong Lun Law Firm
Gong Mulong - King & Wood Mallesons
Michael Han - Fangda Partners
Hua Xiaojun - JunHe
Guo Zhongqing - AllBright Law Offices
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR
Alibaba Group Holding
China Development Bank
China International Capital Corporation