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Banking and finance
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33 firms ranked
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Fangda Partners
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Global Law Office
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JunHe
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King & Wood
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Zhong Lun Law Firm
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Tier 2

Dacheng Law Offices
19 practice areas
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DeHeng Law Offices
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Haiwen & Partners
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Han Kun Law Offices
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Jingtian & Gongcheng
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Llinks Law Offices
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Tier 3

AllBright Law Offices
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AnJie Broad Law Firm
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FenXun Partners
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Grandall Law Firm
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Guantao Law Firm
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Tier 4

Chance Bridge Law Firm
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East & Concord Partners
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Jincheng Tongda & Neal
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Joius Law Firm
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JunZeJun Law Offices
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Lantai Partners
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Pacific Legal
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Tahota Law Firm
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Tian Yuan Law Firm
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Baijus Law Firm
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Commerce & Finance Law Offices
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DHH Law Firm
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HHP Attorneys-At-Law
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Hai Run Law Firm
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Hylands Law Firm
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Merits & Tree
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Zhong Yin Law Firm
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Investment funds
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27 firms ranked
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Fangda Partners
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Han Kun Law Offices
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JunHe
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King & Wood
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Zhong Lun Law Firm
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Tier 2

AllBright Law Offices
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DaHui Lawyers
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Global Law Office
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Haiwen & Partners
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Jingtian & Gongcheng
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Llinks Law Offices
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Commerce & Finance Law Offices
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Dacheng Law Offices
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Grandall Law Firm
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Guantao Law Firm
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Merits & Tree
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Shihui Partners
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Tian Yuan Law Firm
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Yuan Tai PRC Attorneys
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AnJie Broad Law Firm
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DHH Law Firm
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DeHeng Law Offices
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Grandway Law Offices
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Hylands Law Firm
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Jia Yuan Law Offices
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Jincheng Tongda & Neal
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Tahota Law Firm
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M&A
Tier 4
43 firms ranked
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Fangda Partners
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Haiwen & Partners
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Han Kun Law Offices
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JunHe
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King & Wood
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Zhong Lun Law Firm
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Tier 2

AllBright Law Offices
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Commerce & Finance Law Offices
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Global Law Office
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Jia Yuan Law Offices
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Jincheng Tongda & Neal
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Jingtian & Gongcheng
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Llinks Law Offices
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Tian Yuan Law Firm
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Tier 3

AnJie Broad Law Firm
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DaHui Lawyers
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Dacheng Law Offices
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DeHeng Law Offices
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FenXun Partners
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Grandall Law Firm
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Tier 4

East & Concord Partners
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Guantao Law Firm
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HHP Attorneys-At-Law
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Hylands Law Firm
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Shihui Partners
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CM Law Firm
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Chance Bridge Law Firm
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D'Andrea & Partners Legal Counsel
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DHH Law Firm
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Docvit Law Firm
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Duan & Duan
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Grandway Law Offices
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Hui Ye Law Firm
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JunZeJun Law Offices
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Leaf Law Firm
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Merits & Tree
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R&P China Lawyers
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T&C Law Firm
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Tahota Law Firm
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TransAsia Lawyers
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V&T Law Firm
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Yenlex Partners
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Zhong Yin Law Firm
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Private equity
Tier 4
30 firms ranked
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Fangda Partners
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Han Kun Law Offices
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JunHe
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King & Wood
14 practice areas
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Zhong Lun Law Firm
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AllBright Law Offices
12 practice areas
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Commerce & Finance Law Offices
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Dacheng Law Offices
19 practice areas
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Global Law Office
13 practice areas
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Guantao Law Firm
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Haiwen & Partners
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Jingtian & Gongcheng
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Merits & Tree
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Shihui Partners
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AnJie Broad Law Firm
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DaHui Lawyers
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FenXun Partners
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Llinks Law Offices
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Tian Yuan Law Firm
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Tier 4

Boss & Young
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Han Yi Law Offices
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Hylands Law Firm
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Jincheng Tongda & Neal
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PacGate Law Group
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DeHeng Law Offices
10 practice areas
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Docvit Law Firm
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Jia Yuan Law Offices
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Tahota Law Firm
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TransAsia Lawyers
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Yenlex Partners
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 3
32 firms ranked
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Dacheng Law Offices
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Fangda Partners
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King & Wood
14 practice areas
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Zhong Lun Law Firm
13 practice areas
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DeHeng Law Offices
10 practice areas
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Global Law Office
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

AllBright Law Offices
12 practice areas
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Guantao Law Firm
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Hylands Law Firm
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JunHe
14 practice areas
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Kangda Law Firm
6 practice areas
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Tian Yuan Law Firm
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W&H Law Firm
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Grandall Law Firm
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Haiwen & Partners
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Han Kun Law Offices
13 practice areas
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Jincheng Tongda & Neal
13 practice areas
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Jingtian & Gongcheng
13 practice areas
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Llinks Law Offices
13 practice areas
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T&C Law Firm
5 practice areas
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Baijus Law Firm
6 practice areas
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Commerce & Finance Law Offices
18 practice areas
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DHH Law Firm
8 practice areas
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DaHui Lawyers
12 practice areas
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Docvit Law Firm
5 practice areas
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East & Concord Partners
8 practice areas
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Jointide Law Firm
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Merits & Tree
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Tahota Law Firm
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TianTong Law Firm
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Zhong Wen Law Firm
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Zhongzi Law Office
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Hylands Law Firm was established in 1997 under the name of Haotian Law Firm. It is based in Beijing and—alongside an IP Agency—has 17 further offices in Shanghai, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Hangzhou, Hefei, Hong Kong, Jiangyin, Jinan, Nanjing, Nanning, Qingdao, Shenzhen, Wenzhou and Yinchuan. Hylands is also one of two Chinese member firms of TerraLex, a global law firm network. 

 

Focusses / specialisms 

The firm’s main strengths are in handling M&A, restructuring and insolvency, securitisation, private equity, and banking mandates. 

 

Key clients

Key clients of the firm include National Development Bank, China Minsheng Banking, Huihua Fund Management, SAIF Partners IV, China Development Bank Securities and Jilin Yillion Bank.  

 

Research period review: 31st edition (2020/2021) 

In the past year the firm kept busy with banking advisory, due diligence matters, securitisation mandates, pre-IPO financing, investment mandates, facilitating funding rounds, and a number of restructuring and liquidation mandates.  

Hylands Law Firm also hired partners Yuancheng Guo and Jiejun Li from Jingsh Law Firm in the research period.  

 

Deal highlights: 31st edition (2020/2021)

Dalian Donglin Food restructuring 

Flash Partners $200 million series D financing 

National Military-civilian Integration Industry Investment Fund Rmb7.6 billion non-public issuance 

SAIF Partner Rmb500 million pre-IPO financing 

Xingle Group insolvency

 

Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
BAIC Motor Corp Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Hylands Law Firm
China (National)
Bond issue
China International Capital Corp, CITIC Group Corp, CMBC International Holdings, China PA Securities (Hong Kong) Co Ltd, Industrial Bank of Korea
Underwriter
China Datang Corp Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Hylands Law Firm
China (National)
Bond issue
China Datang Corp Ltd
Issuer
Guangxi Guangtou Energy Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-08-01
Hylands Law Firm
China (National)
Bond issue
Guangxi Guangtou Energy Group Co Ltd
Issuer
Beijing Construction Engineering Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Hylands Law Firm
China (National)
Bond issue
Beijing Construction Engineering Group Co Ltd
Issuer
Taizhou Sanfu Heavy Industry Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-08-01
Hylands Law Firm
China (National)
Bond issue
Taizhou Sanfu Heavy Industry Group Co Ltd
Issuer
Guiyang County Urban Construction Investment Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Hylands Law Firm
China (National)
Bond issue
Guiyang County Urban Construction Investment Co Ltd
Issuer
Nanjing SAIF Equity Investment Fund; Huangshan SAIF Tourism and Cultural Industry Development Fund; Nanjing SAIF Hengzhun Venture Capital Fund - IPO
2020-12-22
Hylands Law Firm
China (National)
IPO
Zhitong ZHU
Nanjing SAIF Equity Investment Fund, Huangshan SAIF Tourism and Cultural Industry Development Fund, Nanjing SAIF Hengzhun Venture Capital Fund
Investor
Service Trade Innovation and Development Guidance Fund; the China Agricultural Reclamation Industry Development Fund; the Hainan Agricultural Reclamation Industry Investment Fund and the Shenzhen State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Mergers and Acquisitions Equity Investment Fund - Restructuring
2020-08-12
Hylands Law Firm
China (National)
Restructuring
Rong YU, Shan TAO
Service Trade Innovation and Development Guidance Fund, the China Agricultural Reclamation Industry Development Fund, the Hainan Agricultural Reclamation Industry Investment Fund and the Shenzhen State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Mergers and Acquisitions Equity Investment Fund
Investor
Huihua Fund Management Co - Fund raising
2020-12-30
Hylands Law Firm
China (National)
Fund raising
Zhitong ZHU, Xueliang LI
Huihua Fund Management Co
Investor
SAIF Partners IV LP - Fund raising
2020-12-31
Hylands Law Firm
China (National)
Fund raising
Zhitong ZHU
SAIF Partners IV LP
Investor
SAIF Partners - Fund raising
2020-12-31
Hylands Law Firm
China (National)
Fund raising
Zhitong ZHU
SAIF Partners
Investor
Shenzhen Youyuyoufu Network Technology Co - Fund raising
2021-01-01
Hylands Law Firm
China (National)
Fund raising
Zhitong ZHU
Shenzhen Youyuyoufu Network Technology Co
Investor
Huangshan SAIF Tourism and Cultural Industry Development Fund - Fund raising
2020-09-01
Hylands Law Firm
China (National)
Fund raising
Zhitong ZHU
Huangshan SAIF Tourism and Cultural Industry Development Fund
Investor
Shenzhen Futian SAIF Dynamic Equity Investment Fund Partnership ( Partnership) - Fund raising
2021-01-02
Hylands Law Firm
China (National)
Fund raising
Zhitong ZHU
Shenzhen Futian SAIF Dynamic Equity Investment Fund Partnership ( Partnership)
Investor
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