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Grandway has a strong international practice team. Key partners have more than 20 years of international deal experience. Several partners were recognized on the “List of a Thousand Cross-border Lawyers in All China” issued by the Ministry of Justice in 2019. Many attorneys received overseas legal education and obtained foreign bar licenses. Grandway attorneys have been highly regarded in the high-end and complex transaction legal service sector, especially in practice areas of foreign direct investment, mergers and acquisitions, and integration in China, as well as overseas investment, mergers & acquisitions, and integration by Chinese enterprises, perfectly demonstrating Grandway’s comprehensive professional capacity in deal structuring and transaction innovation.

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Cross-border Investment and M&A

Grandway has a strong international practice team. Key partners have more than 20 years of international deal experience. Several partners were recognized on the “List of a Thousand Cross-border Lawyers in All China” issued by the Ministry of Justice in 2019. Many attorneys received overseas legal education and obtained foreign bar licenses.

Grandway attorneys have been highly regarded in the high-end and complex transaction legal service sector, especially in practice areas of foreign direct investment, mergers and acquisitions, and integration in China, as well as overseas investment, mergers & acquisitions, and integration by Chinese enterprises, perfectly demonstrating Grandway’s comprehensive professional capacity in deal structuring and transaction innovation. Our attorneys have accumulated numerous successful cases in foreign-related legal services and are highly recognized by Chinese and foreign clients. In addition, Grandway partners also have rich resources and a high-end network that can bring clients business opportunities and government resources. Grandway is a Vice-Chairman member of the “Foreign M & A Working Committee” initiated and sponsored by the Investment Promotion Bureau of China’s Ministry of Commerce.

Grandway is the only Mainland China member of Legalink, a well-known international network of independent law firms. Legalink has members in more than 70 countries and regions and has offices in more than 100 major commercial cities around the world. Legalink can provide efficient and high-quality local support to our clients’ overseas investment, mergers and acquisitions, and other commercial activities. Grandway has established good cooperative relations with law firms in many countries. In addition, Grandway set up an office in Hong Kong in February 2017 to provide complete local support for Hong Kong related legal matters.

Grandway attorneys’ outstanding performance in legal services has been recognized by many well-known legal publications both in China and overseas such as Chambers & Partners, International Financial Law Review, AsiaLaw, Asia Legal Business, Legal500, The Lawyer, International Legal Alliance & Summit, and China Business Law Journal.

 

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Foreign Investment and M & A in China

Market entry feasibility analysis, market access planning, deal structuring, tax planning, due diligence, transaction documents drafting, anti-monopoly and national security review, governmental approval, foreign-invested entity establishment, foreign acquisition of Chinese enterprises, post-acquisition integration, etc.


Overseas Investment and M & A by Chinese Companies

Grandway not only assists Chinese companies in investing in overseas “Greenfield” projects but also assists with the acquisition and commissioning of overseas “Brownfield” projects. Grandway attorneys are specialized in cross-border mergers and acquisitions of overseas targets by Chinese investors by providing full service legal support such as deal structuring, tax planning, due diligence, negotiation, and drafting of transaction documents. Grandway has been innovative in cross-border M&A deal structuring, and accomplished the first cross-border share swap transaction by A-share listed companies. Grandway attorneys have also provided key legal support for Chinese companies engaging in overseas EPC, various infrastructure construction projects, transnational project financing, and “Belt & Road” projects.


Cross-Border Investment Fund

Grandway attorneys have accumulated rich and mature experiences in providing services for the establishment, investment and exits of Chinese and foreign investment funds. Our attorneys can provide all-round services such as structuring, fund setup and filing, due diligence, investment document drafting, etc. Our services include: setting up QFLP, venture capital fund, M & A fund, parallel fund, hedge fund, incubator, marine industry and shipping financing fund in China; setting up various investment funds in Cayman Islands and BVI; providing angel investment, venture capital, private equity investment and other fund-raising services for start-up and growth companies.


Overseas Listing and Debt Financing

Grandway attorneys are experienced in assisting Chinese companies in cross-border equity and debt financing and have provided legal supports for numerous overseas IPO’s (covering Hong Kong, U.S., U.K., Singapore, Switzerland, Australia), secondary offerings, debt issuances, cross-border bank financing (such as offshore lending secured with onshore guarantee, onshore loan secured with offshore guarantee), and cross-border syndicated loans.


Compliance and Anti-Corruption

European and U.S. companies are subject to Chinese and home country anti-corruption laws and compliance requirements and emphasize compliance and anti-corruption in their China business operation. Grandway attorneys have accumulated rich experiences in this practice and can provide foreign-invested enterprises with compliance and anti-corruption policy designing and drafting, due diligence, enforcement, training, anti-unfair competition, and anti-monopoly services.