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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

 

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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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