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Key contacts
Managing partner: Mr. XU Yu
Quick facts
Number of partners

470+

Number of associates

1500+

Network memberships

TerraLex

Languages

Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean

Key practice areas
Banking and finance
Capital markets : Debt
Financial and corporate
Investment funds
Corporate and M&A
Private equity
Restructuring and insolvency
Restructuring
M&A
Project development
Investment funds
Banking and finance
Firm overview

Hylands Law Firm can be traced back to Haotian Law Firm founded in 1997. Headquartered in Beijing, Hylands has Hylands IP Agency and 18 offices in the cities nationwide including IP Agency, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen etc. By joining TerraLex, Hylands has established working relationships with over 150 law firms in more than 130 countries and regions, providing clients with one-stop, cross-border professional legal services in multiple disciplines.

Hylands has upwards of 400 partners and counsels, and nearly 1,500 lawyers and professionals. With intensive practical skills and rich experience,thanks to close and efficient teamwork, Hylands lawyers provide tailor-made, practical legal solutions that always beyond the expectation of clients.

2020|Chambers Asia-Pacific

  • Band2:Corporate/Commercial: East Coast: Beijing,International Trade/WTO: Respondent,Technology, Media, Telecoms
  • Recognized Practitioner:Dispute Resolution,Intellectual Property:Litigation

2020|Chambers Global

  • Band2:International Trade/WTO: Respondent
  • Recognized Practitioner:Dispute Resolution

2020|China Business Law Journal

  • Law Firms of the Year:Dispute Resolution (Domestic),IP (Copyright),Family Wealth Management,Technology & Telecom,Media, Entertainment & Sport

2020|The Legal 500

  • Leading PRC Firm in Intellectual Property,Technology, Media & Telecom

2020|Benchmark Litigation

  • Asia-Pacific 2020 edition- IP disputes
Key transactional practices
  • Asset finance
  • Banking
  • Capital markets: Debt
  • Capital markets: Derivatives
  • Capital markets: Equity
  • Capital markets: High yield
  • CLO/CDO
  • Competition
  • Covered bonds
  • Financial restructuring
  • Financial services regulatory
  • Hedge funds
  • Investment funds
  • M&A
  • PPP/PFI
  • Private equity
  • Private equity funds
  • Project bonds
  • Project development
  • Project finance
  • Real estate finance
  • Real estate funds
  • Restructuring and insolvency
  • Securitisation
  • Structured finance/securitisation
  • Trade finance
Key practice contacts and recent transactional highlights

Key practice contacts and recent transactional highlights

Litigation and Dispute resolution: 
3 partners; 41 fee earners based in China

  • Representation of Taihehui Investment Management (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. in a 1 billion corporate bond transaction dispute versus Shaoxing Zhongfu Holdings Co., Ltd. and Jinggong Group Co., Ltd.
  • Representation of Shanghai Pangzeng Investment Management Center in a 100 million contract dispute case versus Guangzhou Ruifeng and Lin Yongfei
  • Representation of China Chengxin Trust Co., Ltd. in a 1 billion financial loan contract dispute versus Beijing Zhongkun Changye Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.

Key Clients: Taihehui Investment Management (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.,
Hubei Xiangli Asset Management Co., Ltd.
Contact: Mr. XU,Yu  Tel: 0086-13910391587
Email: xuyu@hylandslaw.com 

Bankruptcy and Restructuring:
10 partners; 30 fee earners based in China

  • As the bankruptcy administrator of Beijing Longxing Changtai New Material Technology Co., Ltd.
  • As the bankruptcy administrator of Beijing Zhongdian Huatong Information Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Employed by Tianjin Branch of Bank of China Ltd., and Handan Branch of Bank of China Ltd. as legal adviser to creditors of financial institutions to assist them in the bankruptcy restructuring process of 48 entities including Bohai Steel Group.

Key Clients: Beijing Longxing Changtai New Material Technology Co., Ltd.
           Beijing Zhongdian Huatong Information Technology Co., Ltd.
           Tianjin Branch of Bank of China Ltd., and Handan Branch of Bank of China Ltd.
Contact: Mr. XU,Yu  Tel: 0086-13910391587
Email: xuyu@hylandslaw.com 

Banking and Finance:
4 partners; 11 fee earners based in Beijing, China

  • Advising Bank of China in its Zhongying Wanjia personal housing loan credit asset securitization project.
  • Representation of China Development Bank in its litigation about equity transfer disputes.
  • Providing legal services for China Development Bank in its Reorganization of Financing for Sinopec's ADDAX Acquisition Project

Key Clients: China Development Bank, Bank of China, Guokai Securities Co., Ltd., Yillion Bank
Contact: Mr. CHEN,Weiyong  Tel: 8610-65028985
Email:  chenweiyong@hylandslaw.com 

Real Estate & Construction:
2 partner; 7 fee earners based in China.

  • Hylands represented plaintiff China Railway Construction Engineering Group Co.,Ltd. in its case against Dalian Lvdi Xincheng Property Co., Ltd. on construction contract dispute.
  • Wanrong cooperates with Beijing Caoqiao Industrial Corporation to develop the Caoqiao village project in Fengtai District, Beijing. We provide legal services for the entire process of the development and construction of the project.

Key Clients:China Railway Construction Engineering Group Co.,Ltd.
Beijing Wanrong Runze Real Property Co., Ltd.
Contact Name:Ms. ZHANG,Miao Tel: 0086-18601237788
Email: zhangmiao@hylandslaw.com 

Capital Markets:
80 partners; 500 fee earners based in China

  • Representation of Zenith Steel Group Co., Ltd. in issusing RMB ¥2 billion RMB of Corporate Bonds.
  • Representation of China Merchants Securities Co., Ltd. in issusing RMB ¥2 billion  Panda Bounds for China Huiyuan Juice CO., Ltd. 
  • Representation of Zhangzhou Group Co., Ltd. in issusing in US $500 million Bonds.
  • Representation of China Datang Corporation Ltd. in issusing in RMB ¥30 billion Renewable Corporate Bonds.
  • Representation of Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd. In issusing in RMB ¥15 billion Perpetual Bonds.

Key Clients:Zenith Steel Group Co., Ltd., China Merchants Securities Co., Ltd
Contact: Mr. Alex,Dong Tel: 0086-13693316359
Email:  dongwenhao@hylandslaw.com

Private Funds:
50 partners; 200 fee earners based in China

  • Representation of Xinjiang-new Kinetic Energy Equity Investment Management CO.,Ltd issusing in Old and New Kinetic Energy Conversion Fund, and responding to the “Old and New Kinetic Energy “ Conversion Policy of China.

Key Clients: Beijing AIAN Asset Management Co., Ltd., CITIC Zhengye Asset Management Co., Ltd., Zhongyin Capital Co., Ltd., Xinjiang-new Kinetic Energy Equity Investment Management Co.,Ltd
Contact: Mr. Alex,Dong Tel: 0086-13693316359
Email:  dongwenhao@hylandslaw.com

Merger & Acquisition:
25 partners; 76 fee earners based in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou.

  • Representing Jiuzhou Pharmaceutical, a renowned Chinese public pharmaceutical company in its acquisition of a major CDMO asset from Novartis, a world leading pharmaceutical group headquartered in Switzerland. 
  • Representing Neway Valve, a public traded valve manufacturer in its acquisition of manufacturing assets in Germany and Canada; assist in the integration of client’s global operations in North America, Europe, Middle East Asia and Africa post-closing.
  • Represented BAIC Motor in its Pre-IPO transaction with Daimler.

Key Clients: BAIC Group, CITIC Land 
Contact Name: Ms. ZHU,Zhitong Tel: 0086-18618483742
Email: zhuzhitong@hylandslaw.com

VC&PE:
20 partners; 56 fee earners based in Beijing, Jinan, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou.

  • Represented SAIF Partners in its investment in Ruisong Technology.
  • Represented Alibaba Film Culture Fund in its acquisition of shares of HeHe Pictures.

Key Clients: SAIF Partners, Legend Star, Alibaba Film Culture Fund
Contact Name: Ms. ZHU,Zhitong Tel: 0086-18618483742
Email: zhuzhitong@hylandslaw.com

Sector expertise
  • Agriculture
  • Automotive
  • Aviation
  • Banking
  • Construction and materials
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Forestry
  • Gaming
  • Government and public policy
  • Healthcare
  • Industrials
  • Insurance
  • Investment management
  • Media
  • Mining
  • Natural resources
  • Oil and gas
  • Pharm and life sciences
  • Real estate
  • Shipping
  • Social infrastructure
  • Tech and telecoms
  • Tourism
  • Transport
  • Utilities
Other offices

CHINA

  • Beijing Headquarters:12F Fortune Financial Center (FFC), No.5 Dongsanhuan Zhong Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100020
  • Tel: +86 10 65028888 Fax: +86 10 65028866
  • Email:pinxuan@hylandslaw.com
  • IP Agency:No.1511, 15F, Tower A, Full Link Plaza, No. 18 Chaoyangmenwai Ave., Chaoyang District, Beijing 100020
  • Tel:+86 10 65888825 Fax:+86 10 65612464
  • Email:ip@hylandslaw.com
  • Changsha:25th Floor, Building 2, Yuxi Guoji, No. 499 Yingxin Road, Yuhua District, Changsha, Hunan 410007
  • Tel:+86 0731 85180170 Fax:+86 0731 85180170
  • Email:1720927568@qq.com
  • Chengdu:8th Floor, South Tower of Sichuan Investment Building, No.112 Tiantai Road, High-tech Zone, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041
  • Tel:+86 028 63915919
  • Email:350344427@qq.com
  • Chongqing:5th Floor, building T2,NO.2, jiangbeizui Financial City, dongshenmen Road,JiangbeiDistrict,Chongqing 400000
  • Tel:+86 62922875
  • Email:htxhzqlawyer@163.com
  • Guangzhou:Room2003, 20th floor,China Mayors Plaza.189 Tianhe bei Road,Guangzhou 510620
  • Tel:+86 020 38061168 Fax:+86 87551834
  • Email:gz@hylandslaw.com
  • Guiyang:20th Floor, A3, R&F Building, No.81 Chengxin Road(north), Guanshanhu District, Guiyang, Guizhou 550081
  • Tel:+ 86 0851 86901155/86901166  Fax:+86 0851 86819575
  • Email:hujiaji@hylandsgy.com
  • Hangzhou:5th Floor, China Petroleum Building,No.168 Yugu Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310013
  • Tel:+86 0571 89986988 Fax:+86 0571 89986990
  • Email:htxhlaw@163.com
  • Hefei:6th Floor, Block B, Window of the World Industrial Park, 451 Huangshan Road, Shushan District, Hefei, Anhui
  • Tel:+86 551 65588138 
  • Hong Kong:Room 5304, Central Plaza, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
  • Tel:+86 0852 25943802
  • Email:wfml@hylandslaw.com
  • Jiangyin:2/F, Building 8, Mandu Square, Jiangyin City, Jiangsu 214400
  • Tel:+86 0510 86905999 Fax:+86 0510 86332233
  • Email:liping@hylandslaw.com
  • Jinan:16F A3-5 of Hanyu Finance Valley, No.7000 Jingshidong Road, High-tech District, Jinan, Shandong 250001
  • Tel:+86 0531 88876911  Fax:+86 0531 88876907
  • Email:haotianxinhe@163.com
  • Nanjing:18F JinCheng Building,A Block, No.216 Longpan Zhong Road, Qinhuai District, Nanjing,Jiangsu 210002
  • Tel:+86 25 58713366  Fax:+86 25 58716070
  • Email:htxhnj@hylandslaw.com
  • Nanning:29F Building 3rd, Wanda Square, No.118 Dongge Road, Qingxiu District, Nanning, Guangxi 530000
  • Tel:+86 0771 5771028  Fax:+86 0771 5771029
  • Email:hylandsnanning@hylandslaw.com
  • Qingdao:8th Floor Qingdao International Innovation Zone, No. 130 JiuShui East Road, Licang District, Qingdao, Shandong  266041
  • Tel:+86 0532 58615800  Fax:+86 0532 85783152
  • Email:yuanding1118@126.com
  • Shanghai:1202-1207/F,Marine Tower, No.1 Pudong Avenue, Pudong New District, Shanghai 200120
  • Tel:+86 21 68871995  Fax:+86 21 6886 9532
  • Email:xuqiang@hylandslaw.com
  • Shenzhen:9th Floor, Dinghe Building, Fuhua 3rd Road, Futian District, Shenzhen 518000
  • Tel:+86 0755 83398866  Fax:+86 0755 83398321
  • Email:hylands_sz @ hylandslaw.com
  • Wenzhou:Room 1902, Fortune Center, No. 577, Station Avenue, Lucheng District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000
  • Tel:+86 0577 88800182  Fax:+86 0577 88676158
  • Email:1544871158@qq.com
  • Yinchuan:5th Floor, Xinye Building, No. 70, Yinjiaqu North Street, Jinfeng District, Yinchuan, Gansu 750002
  • Tel:+86 0951 6886688
  • Email:306050324@qq.com
Tel:+86 10 6502 8888 Fax:+86 10 6502 8866 Email:Contact Us Web Address:http://www.hylandslaw.com
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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

 

5 results5 results
Deal Highlights
14 results14 results
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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