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Key contacts
Manager of M&T Institute: Steven Zhou
Quick facts
Number of Lawyers

500+

Number of Partners

150+

Languages

Mandarin, English, Cantonese, French, Russian, Japanese, Korean: Chinese, English

Key practice areas
Labour and employment (asialaw)
Private equity (asialaw)
Corporate and M&A (asialaw)
Capital markets (asialaw)
Investment funds (asialaw)
Restructuring and insolvency (asialaw)
M&A (asialaw)
Banking and finance (asialaw)
Industry Sector: Media and entertainment (asialaw)
Firm overview

Founded in 2006, Merits & Tree Law Offices ("M&T") now boasts over 150 partners and more than 500 lawyers and staffs across 10 offices, including Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Hangzhou, Qingdao, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Haikou, and Hong Kong.

M&T is a comprehensive law firm that delivers full-cycle, multi-dimensional, and one-stop legal services. We focus on domestic and international enterprises, financial institutions, and capital market participants, accompanying clients through the entire development process from startup, through growth, to maturity, under the lifecycle of "investment (issuer-end)", "transaction (asset-end)", and "exit (dispute-end)". Our mission is "Lean service, Client success."

What makes working with M&T unique is the "one-firm" management and operation model. Our services are not limited by specific practice areas or geographical locations. We tailor our approach to each clients' needs, working together across practice areas to offer top-notch service. M&T is also a firm that fully on board with "digital intelligence", using AI and cutting-edge tech to enhance the quality and efficiency of legal services.

Practice areas & sector specialisations
  • Banking and finance
  • Competition/antitrust
  • Construction
  • Capital markets
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Dispute resolution
  • Intellectual property
  • Investment funds
  • Labour and employment
  • Private equity
  • Regulatory
  • Restructuring and insolvency
  • Tax
Address:
12/F, Raffles City Beijing
Office Tower 1, Dongzhimen South Street,
Dongcheng District
Beijing 100007
China
Tel:+86 010 5650 0900 Fax:+86 010 5650 0999 Email:Contact Us Web Address:http://www.meritsandtree.com/en/
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Fangda Partners (asialaw)
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16 practice areas
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13 practice areas
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17 practice areas
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Tier 2

AllBright Law Offices (asialaw)
13 practice areas
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13 practice areas
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18 practice areas
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Jia Yuan Law Offices (asialaw)
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14 practice areas
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15 practice areas
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Llinks Law Offices (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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Tian Yuan Law Firm (asialaw)
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

AnJie Broad Law Firm (asialaw)
14 practice areas
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11 practice areas
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20 practice areas
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East & Concord Partners (asialaw)
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Tier 2
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Fangda Partners (asialaw)
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Notable
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Tier 1

Dacheng Law Offices (asialaw)
20 practice areas
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30 practice areas
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13 practice areas
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17 practice areas
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Tier 2

DeHeng Law Offices (asialaw)
13 practice areas
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18 practice areas
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AllBright Law Offices (asialaw)
13 practice areas
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16 practice areas
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10 practice areas
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16 practice areas
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3 practice areas
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11 practice areas
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19 practice areas
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Overview

Established in 2006, Merits & Tree Law Offices, formerly known as Beijing Hawkhigh Law Firm, is consistently referenced among market peers in the capacity of private equity. The firm is often busy representing investment funds in their investment activities, advising startups on fund-raising transactions, and assisting companies in matters related to variable interest equity structure and privatisation. A key figure to note is partner Haitao Long, whose practice covers banking and finance, corporate and M&A, and private equity. The firm continued building up its capacity of both private equity and corporate-related work with the hiring of Aaron (Yao) Wang in March 2024.

Linked Reviews
Private equity (asialaw)

Work highlights

Advised NIO Power on its strategic investment of a total of Rmb1.5 billion ($210 million) from Wuhan Optics and Innovation Fund.

Represented Nanshan Capital in its investment in Qianheyibang.

Represented BRL Medicine in its nearly Rmb200 million ($28 million) Series B+ financing round. This transaction involved a significant amount of capital with both new and existing investors, including well-known industrial players.

Key clients

Beijing Boson Quantum Technology, Leman Biotech, Shenzhen Krinwave Technology

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