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Position: Senior Counsel
Rating:
  • Rising star partner
Practice Areas:
Private equity
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
English
Chinese
Biography
Mr. Li Haoze primarily practices in the fields of investment, financing, and M&A-related legal services. With over a decade of experience, he has advised hundreds of enterprises on their investment, financing, M&A, and listing matters. As a close legal partner, he has witnessed the full growth journey of nearly a hundred startups from inception to unicorn status. He integrates Zhong Lun's overall resources to provide clients with comprehensive, full-chain legal services covering successive financing rounds, M&A, listings, employee equity incentives, intellectual property, labor and employment, general corporate legal affairs, antitrust, data compliance, litigation and arbitration, and many other areas. Mr. Li's clientele includes both numerous startups and major mainstream USD and RMB funds in the market, which enables him to think from the perspectives of both sides of the negotiating table and offer "deal maker" style solutions.
Recent case/matter highlights

M&A

  • Represented PAG in its multi-billion RMB acquisition of a controlling stake in and capital increase into Youni Dairy, a subsidiary of Yili Group.
  • Represented DeePhi Tech in its multi-hundred-million USD acquisition by Xilinx.
  • Represented FaceU in its multi-hundred-million USD acquisition by Toutiao.
  • Represented SpeedSense Technology in its multi-hundred-million RMB acquisition by JS Global.
  • Represented Yechuishan in its multi-hundred-million RMB acquisition by Heytea.
  • Represented Cardiamed in its multi-hundred-million RMB acquisition of Midaosi.
  • Represented the merger of Tongcheng Shenghuo and Linlinyi.
  • Represented Tencent in its equity investment in Wangyuan Shengtang.
  • Represented Tencent Music in its equity investment in Xigua Music.
  • Represented Tencent in its controlling investment in Virtual Life.
  • Represented Perfect World in its acquisition of a controlling stake in Zongheng Literature from Baidu."

Venture Capital & Private Equity Investments

  • Represented Moonshot AI (Kimi) in multiple rounds of financing and provided full-scope legal services.
  • Represented WQXQ (Infinilink) in multiple rounds of financing and its employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).
  • Represented DeePhi Tech in multiple rounds of financing.
  • Represented InnoGrit in multiple rounds of financing and restructuring.
  • Represented Luoke Automobile (Rox) in multiple rounds of investment and restructuring.
  • Represented Baicell in multiple rounds of financing.
  • Represented Tanji in multiple rounds of financing.
  • Represented Ailing Technology in multiple rounds of investment.
  • Represented Roborock in its Series B investment.
Key practice areas
  • M&A
  • Private equity
  • Private equity funds
  • Project finance
Sector expertise

  • Automotive
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Media
  • Pharmaceutical and life sciences
  • Technology and telecommunications
Academic qualifications
  • LL.B. & LL.M., China University of Political Science and Law
Bar admissions
  • PRC Bar Qualification
Address:
Chaoyang District, Beijing, 22-24/F & 27-31/F, South Tower of CP
Center, 20 Jin He East Avenue
Beijing, 100020
China
Tel:+86 13 466 576 293 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://en.zhonglun.com/team/lihaoze.html

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