PARTNERING WITH YOU IN THE GUANGDONG-HONG KONG-MACAU GREATER BAY AREA - BAKER MCKENZIE
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Partnering with you in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area
INDEX About Us Practice Focus Selected Experience in GBA Contact us
INTRODUCTION
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) remains one
of China’s most ambitious and high profile initiatives to date, promoting
the integration of nine Mainland cities and two Special Administrative
Regions to create a Bay Area to rival the likes of Tokyo, New York and San
Francisco as a global economic, innovation and technology hub.
With over 40 years’ experience in advising on doing business in Greater
China, we are widely recognized as having the pre-eminent China practice
in the legal service industry. Having more than 300 lawyers based in
Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen and Hong Kong, we bring an in-depth
Shih Yann Loo understanding of China and the Greater Bay Area’s cultural, political and
Member of Baker McKenzie
legal conditions. In addition, as the first international law firm that has
Global Executive Committee obtained a Joint Operation (JO) license in the China (Shanghai) Free Trade
and GBA Lead Zone, we provide responsive and integrated services to multinational and
Chinese companies doing business cross-border into and out of China.
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ABOUT US
Founded in 1949, Baker McKenzie In 2015, Baker McKenzie FenXun Multi-jurisdictional deals.
advises many of the worlds most (FTZ) Joint Operation Office
dynamic and successful business in China (Shanghai) Free Trade FenXun is a law firm established
organizations through more Zone was established in order to in Beijing in 2009. Ever since
than 12,000 people in 77 offices combine top-tier international FenXun has been growing very
in 46 countries and regions. legal service as well as PRC fast and now there are more
The Firm is known for its global legal service to better serve our than 100 legal professionals in
perspective, deep understanding clients. our Beijing, Shanghai, Hainan
of the local language and culture and Shenzhen offices. Its
of business, uncompromising The Joint Operation allows main practice areas include:
commitment to excellence, Baker McKenzie and FenXun M&A, Capital Market, Asset
and world-class fluency in its Partners to provide collaborative Securitization, Fund Formation
client service. For the eleventh responses to client needs, & Investment, Competition &
consecutive year, Acritas has including joint execution of Anti-trust, Banking & Finance,
named our Firm the world’s client matters, secondments of Financial Services, Intellectual
strongest law firm brand, lawyers between the firms and Property, Dispute Resolution,
ranking us No. 1 in each of the exchange of know how. Through Employment, Real Estate and
four core brand measures - the Joint Operation Office, they Taxation.
Awareness, Favorability, Multi- are able to provide PRC law
jurisdictional litigation and related legal advice as well as
legal opinions for our Chinese
and Multinational clients.
Awards and Rankings
Baker McKenzie Baker McKenzie FenXun FenXun
International Law Firm of the Year - Joint Operation Office Award, Top 10 Fastest growing firms in
China Business Law Journal, 2021, Law Firm of the Year - Chambers China - Asia Legal Business, 2020,
2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014, AsiaPacific, Chambers China Awards, 2019, 2018, 2017
2013 2020
Notable Achievers - China Business
International Law Firm of the Year Law Journal, 2019
- China Law & Practice, 2020, 2016,
Rising Law Firm of the Year - Asia
2014, 2011
Legal Business, 2019, 2018, 2017
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PRACTICE FOCUS
Real Estate & REITs Capital Markets IP
We have the longest-standing China Our Capital Markets practice group is With comprehensive IP services
related real estate and hotel legal experienced in corporate securities and covering China, our extensive
practice among all international IPO transactions. Our team includes experience is complemented by
law firms – started in 1990 and over 30 lawyers who are qualified to dedicated resources and expertise to
continue to grow in China as part of practice in jurisdictions including Hong effectively provide IP advice. We are
our unrivaled legal platform in Asia. Kong, the United States and etc. able to tailor our advice to meet the
We have handled almost every kind specific needs of your industry.
of real estate and hotel products, Leading Law Firm for Capital Markets: Debt
projects and transactions in China. (China) - Chambers Asia Pacific, 2012-2019 Band 1 Law Firm for Intellectual Property
. (China) - Chambers Asia Pacific, 2012– 2021
Band 1 law firm for Real Estate (China) - Financial Services
Chambers Asia Pacific, 2008-2021 Our Financial Services Group comprises Technology, Media &
lawyers with specialist industry Telecommunications
Corporate/M&A and regulatory knowledge across The depth and breadth of our
We have a long history of assisting all financial services sectors. With TMT team enables us to mobilize
strategic and financial investors with our strong contentious and non- specialists across our network with
structuring and executing corporate contentious financial services practice, deep expertise in a wide range
and M&A investments in China. Our we are uniquely positioned to assist of areas. We have been working
dedicated M&A team of about 50 clients with regulatory proceedings. with TMT giants on a number of
lawyers across our Beijing, Shanghai transactions and matters in different
and Hong Kong offices consistently Leading Law Firm for Financial Services (China) jurisdictions around the world for
acts for diverse clients around the - Chambers Asia Pacific, 2015-2021 decades.
globe on inbound investments and for
Chinese companies investing abroad. Employment Leading Law Firm for TMT (China) - Chambers
We offer clients a full range of Asia Pacific, 2017-2021
Leading Law Firm for Corporate/M&A: The labor and employment law-related
Elite (China) - Chambers Asia Pacific, 2021, services, with senior specialists who Pharmaceutical and Healthcare
2020 are able to advise on contentious, We have 70-year experience advising
non-contentious, investigatory and clients in the pharmaceutical, health
Banking and Finance other employment-related areas. and medical industry. Our group
We are the leading Chinese and includes non-lawyer medical experts,
international law joint platform with Band 1 Law Firm for Employment: PRC Law lawyers who are medical practitioners
substantial global and local resources (China) - Chambers Asia Pacific, 2013-2021 and lawyers who hold PhDs in
in the banking and finance space. medical related fields.
We represent financial sponsors, Tax
corporate entities and financial We have maintained an experienced Leading Law Firm for Life Sciences (China) -
institutions and advise lenders and well-established tax practice in Chambers Asia Pacific, 2014-2021
and borrowers at all stages of China for nearly 30 years. We have a
transactions. team of dedicated tax lawyers based
in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Leading Law Firm for Banking and Finance Our China Tax Practice is top-tiered and
(China) - Chambers Asia Pacific, 2011-2021 first-ranked by leading directories and
legal publications including Chambers,
Asia Pacific Legal 500, ALB China Law
Awards, International Tax Review and
China Law & Practice.
Band 1 Law Firm for Tax: PRC Law (China) -
Chambers Asia Pacific, 2011-2021
5SELECTED EXPERIENCE IN GBA
Spring Real Estate Investment Trust Yuexiu Property Company Limited Yuexiu REIT
Location Deal Type Location Deal Type Location Deal Type
Guangzhou, Real Estate Guangzhou, Real Estate Guangzhou Real Estate
Hong Kong Hong Kong
Advised on its acquisition of Huamao Advised on its acquisitions of an 86% Advised on its proposed investment in
Place shopping mall, a 7 storey retail interest in Guangzhou City Pinxiu Property Guangzhou International Finance Centre.
development with total GFA of Development Company Limited. Guangzhou IFC is one of the ten tallest
144,925 sqm in Huizhou, Guangdong. skyscrapers in the world and a
landmark building located in the centre
business district of Guangzhou.
Wolverine World Wide Evergrande INEOS Styrolution
Location Deal Type Location Deal Type Location Deal Type
Mainland China, Hong Joint Venture Shenzhen M&A Shenzhen M&A
Kong and Macau
Advised on its joint venture with Xtep Advised on its acquisition, through its Advised INEOS Styrolution, the global
International Holdings to develop, market subsidiary based in Shenzhen, of 58.07% leader in styrenics, on its the acquisition
and distribute Merrell and Saucony equity interest in the registered capital of of the polystyrene sites in Foshan,
products in Mainland China, Hong Kong Shanghai CENAT New Energy Company Guangdong, from Total S.A..
and Macau. The joint venture plans to Limited from Shenzhen Clou Electronics Co.,
open new stores under the Merrell and Ltd. and an individual for a total
Saucony banners, with the majority slated consideration of RMB1,059,777,500.
for shopping malls in China’s larger cities,
coupled with an increasing presence for
these brands in Hong Kong and Macau.
HKD/ CNH offshore club Tencent Holdings Life-Space Group
Location Deal Type Location Deal Type Location Deal Type
Guangzhou Bankinng and Hong Kong Financial Services Hong Kong, Australia M&A
Finance
Advised on a HKD/ CNH offshore club Advised on its establishment of a joint Acted for Life-Space Group owners, a
deal financing and a RMB onshore facility venture with ICBC, Hong Kong Exchanges privately-owned Australian probiotic
for refinancing an existing offshore and and Clearing, Hillhouse Capital and Adrian market leader, entering into a binding
onshore deal which funded a management Cheng. The joint venture is called Infinium, agreement for the sale of 100% of its
buy-out, the real estate project of which is a FinTech platform that aims to bring a new shares to China-based BY-HEALTH Group,
located in Guangzhou. virtual banking experience. which headquartered in Guangzhou.
UPMG A Client An Offshore Drilling Service Provider
Location Deal Type Location Deal Type Location Deal Type
Shenzhen Intellectual Shenzhen Employment Shenzhen Tax
Property
Advised on the (i) draft contract for the Advised on termination of several Advise a multinational company on
establishment of a special VIP maternity employees located in Shanghai, Shenzhen the China regulatory, tax, customs and
clinics by UPMG’s China subsidiary and a and Chengdu due to restructuring. Among immigration aspects of an offshore drilling
PRC hospital and (ii) license agreement those employees, there were project in South China Sea. Our
between UPMG and a PRC hospital for the local HR, chairman and committee client is allegedly the first offshore drilling
use of Johns Hopkins name and trademarks members of the company’s labor union. service provider engaged by a SOE’s
and (iii) a pro forma contract for the sale Shenzhen branch which is China’s largest
of equipment and provision of consultancy producer of offshore crude
services by Shenzhen UPMG to a PRC oil and natural gas.
hospital.
6CONTACT US
FOR YOUR GBA LEGAL NEEDS AND CONNECTIVITY ISSUES
GBA Lead /
IP & Technology Banking & Finance Banking & Finance Capital Markets Capital Markets
Shih Yann Loo Kenneth Ching Shirley Wang Christina Lee Yingzhe Wang
Member of Baker McKenzie Partner, Hong Kong Partner, Beijing Partner, Hong Kong Partner, Beijing
Global Executive Committee +852 2846 1835 +86 10 5649 6016 +852 2846 1692 +86 10 5649 6088
and GBA Lead kenneth.ching wangxianghong christina.lee wangyingzhe
+852 2846 1727 @bakermckenzie.com @fenxunlaw.com @bakermckenzie.com @fenxunlaw.com
shihyann.loo
@bakermckenzie.com
Employment Financial Services Financial Services Funds IP & Healthcare
Jonathan Isaacs Karen Man Kevin Yuan Jason Ng Isabella Liu
Registered Foreign Lawyer, Partner, Hong Kong Senior Counsel, Shanghai Partner, Hong Kong Partner, Hong Kong
Hong Kong +852 2846 1004 +86 21 6105 8515 +852 2846 2443 +852 2846 1689
+852 2846 1968 karen.man kevin.yuan jason.ng isabella.liu
jonathan.isaacs @bakermckenzie.com @bakermckenziefenxun.com @bakermckenzie.com @bakermckenzie.com
@bakermckenzie.com
Insurance Mergers & Acquisitions Mergers & Acquisitions Real Estate REITs
Martin Tam Derek Poon Jeff Xu Rico Chan Jeremy Ong
Partner, Hong Kong Partner, Hong Kong Partner, Shanghai Partner, Hong Kong Partner, Hong Kong
+852 2846 1629 +852 2846 1718 +86 21 6105 5991 +852 2846 1971 +852 2846 1642
martin.tam derek.poon jeff.xu rico.chan jeremy.ong
@bakermckenzie.com @bakermckenzie.com @bakermckenziefenxun.com @bakermckenzie.com @bakermckenzie.com
Technology, Media &
Tax Telecommunications
Amy Ling Lex Kuo
Registered Foreign Lawyer, Registered Foreign Lawyer,
Hong Kong Hong Kong
+852 2846 2190 +852 2846 1808
amy.ling lex.kuo
@bakermckenzie.com @bakermckenzie.com
7About Baker McKenzie FenXun (FTZ)
Joint Operation Office
In April 2015 we are the Staffed with both locally We provide one-stop-
first international law admitted and foreign- shop international
firm to be approved to licensed lawyers from and local law legal
set up Baker McKenzie Baker McKenzie and services and opinion to
FenXun Joint Operation FenXun Partners. world-leading local and
Office in the Shanghai international companies
Free Trade Zone. on a wide range of
industries, projects and
transactions.
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