ESTABLISHED IN 1998
Chief Executive Partner: Lv Hongbing
Number of partners: 680+
Number of associates: 3,000+
Firm Overview
Grandall is one of China’s largest law firms, with over 680 equity partners in 36 offices and 5,000 employees overall. Over 90 percent of Grandall’s partners are graduates of leading Chinese and foreign law schools holding a master’s degree or above, with many being leading experts and academics in their fields. Since its founding in June 1998, Grandall has set up multiple practice groups in a wide range of practice areas, and over time, these practice groups have evolved into more than 20 specialised groups all devoted to a single goal: providing clients with premium full-service offerings.
Awards and acknowledgments
• Highly recommended by Chambers and Partners regarding the practice areas of Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, Corporate/Commercial, Energy & Natural Resources, Investment Funds, Insurance, Real Estate, Dispute Resolution, Securities: Litigation etc.
• Highly recommended by Legal 500 regarding the practice areas of Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, Investment Funds, Intellectual Property, Private Equity/Venture Capital, Projects and Energy, WTO/International Trade, Regional coverage etc.
• Highly recommended by Asialaw Profiles regarding the practice areas of Energy, Capital Markets, Corporate and M&A, Intellectual Property, Investment Funds, Private Equity.
• Highly recommended by IFLR1000 regarding the practice areas of Banking and Finance, Capital Markets: Debt, Capital Markets: Equity, Investment Funds, M&A, Financial and corporate & Restructuring and insolvency.
• IFLR1000 Recommended Firm
• China Business Law Awards & China Deals of the Year, China Business Law Journal
• Top 50 Asian Law Firms, Asian Legal Business
• ALB China Law Awards & China Regional Law Awards, Asian Legal Business
• ALB China 30 Largest Law Firms, Asian Legal Business
• Venture Capital Investment Law Firm of the Year in China, Global Law Experts Awards
• Law Firm of the Year, Asian-mena Counsel
• China Best Full-Service Commercial Law Firm, APAC Insider Legal Awards
• Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Notable Firm
• Benchmark Litigation China Regional Rankings Recommended Firm
• The Lawyer China Top 30, The Lawyer
Key Practice Areas
Securities and capital markets; Investment/M&A; Banking and finance; Compliance/regulatory; Private equity and venture capital; Insurance; International trade; Customs; General business law; Competition/antitrust; Intellectual property; Infrastructure and project finance; Real estate; Bankruptcy; Shipping & marine; Wealth planning; Dispute resolution.
Independent intelligence on this law firm
The following information is sourced directly from China Business Law Journal and/or Law.asia and is not part of the directory listing provided by the law firm.
Testimonials
Wang Zi, the legal counsel of Walden international, was “very satisfied” with the services provided by Grandall and recommended Li Qiang, managing partner of the firm’s Shanghai office.
China Business Law Awards 2022
Notable Deals
Recognised by China Business Law Journal as Deals of the Year
Project | Year | Money | Section | Category |
AstraZeneca, Aosaikang patent infringement dispute | 2022 | N/A | Disputes & Investigations | Patents; judicial review |
AVIC Composite JV with Evonik subsidiaries | 2022 | N/A | Cross-border | Joint venture; aviation |
CGN Wind Energy raises USD4.4bn | 2022 | USD4.4 billion | Domestic | Financing; energy |
Huaxin Cement converts B shares to H shares | 2022 | N/A | Capital Markets | Listing transfer; listing by way of introduction |
NCG substantive consolidation | 2022 | RMB130 billion | Domestic | Restructuring; construction |
Restructure of N-Securities | 2022 | RMB1.5 billion | Domestic | Restructuring; securities |
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals’ USD2bn private placement | 2022 | USD2 billion | Capital Markets | Private placement; pharmaceuticals |
Cosco Shipping Development’s asset restructuring | 2021 | RMB3.4 billion | Cross-border | Asset restructuring; supply chain finance |
Greenland, Shandong Tobacco equity transfer dispute | 2021 | N/A | Disputes & Investigations | Contract dispute |
Kingold’s fake gold bars dispute | 2021 | RMB25.6 billion | Disputes & Investigations | Contract dispute |
Tianjin Pharma’s restructuring and merger | 2021 | RMB11.55 billion | Domestic | M&A; healthcare |
Consortium invests in Turkey road projects | 2020 | USD688 million | Belt & Road | Overseas acquisition; construction and infrastructure |
CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive acquires overseas enterprise | 2020 | N/A | Belt & Road | M&A; transport |
State Power Investment acquires Brazil GNA project | 2020 | N/A | Overseas Deals | Overseas M&A |
CGN Power’s A-share IPO | 2019 | RMB12.57 billion | Deals in China | A-share listing; nuclear industry |
Haitong Unitrust’s spin-off and HK listing | 2019 | HKD2.32 billion | Overseas Deals | Hong Kong IPO; securities |
IDreamSky Technology’s HK listing | 2019 | HKD838 million | Overseas Deals | Hong Kong IPO; internet |
Joyvio Agriculture Development acquires Australis Seafoods | 2019 | USD920 million | Belt & Road | Overseas M&A |
JuneYao and CEAH’s stake, co-operation | 2019 | RMB13 billion | Deals in China | Equity swap; aviation industry |
NCF Wealth’s reverse merger with Hunter Maritime Acquisition | 2019 | N/A | Overseas Deals | M&A; fintech |
SPD Bank issues RMB50 billion convertible bonds | 2019 | RMB50 billion | Deals in China | Bond issuance; banking |
Tencent Music’s US listing | 2019 | USD1.1 billion | Overseas Deals | US listing; entertainment industry |
Tencent sues 4399 for online game trademark infringement | 2019 | RMB5 million | Disputes & Investigations | Trademark dispute |
China Literature’s Hong Kong IPO | 2018 | HKD8.3 billion | Overseas Deals | Hong Kong listing; eBooks |
Financing for China-Russia LNG project | 2016 | N/A | Overseas Deals | Energy; project financing |
Giant Interactive Group returns to A-share market | 2016 | N/A | Deals in China | Back-door listing; domestic capital market |
Haidilao’s Hong Kong IPO | 2018 | HKD7.56 billion | Overseas Deals | Hong Kong listing; Food and beverage |
Jinjiang Environment’sIPO in Singapore | 2016 | SGD185 million | Overseas Deals | New energy; overseas listing |
Nanjing Cenbest acquires Dendreon Pharmaceuticals | 2018 | USD819 million | Overseas Deals | Overseas M&A; Pharmaceuticals |
NIO’s NYSE IPO | 2018 | USD1 billion | Overseas Deals | US IPO; Electric vehicles |
PE consortium acquires OmniVision | 2016 | USD1.9 billion | Overseas Deals | Overseas M&A; private equity; privatization; technology |
Ping An Healthcare and Technology’s Hong Kong IPO | 2018 | HKD8.77 billion | Overseas Deals | Hong Kong IPO; Healthcare |
Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges jointly acquire Dhaka Stock Exchange in Bangladesh | 2018 | USD44 billion | Belt & Road | Overseas M&A |
Sisram spin-off, HK listing by Fosun Pharmaceutical | 2017 | N/A | Overseas Deals | Overseas listing; Healthcare |
ZhongAn’s Hong Kong IPO | 2017 | USD1.525 billion | Overseas Deals | Overseas listing; Insurance; Fintech |
BesTV acquires Shanghai Oriental Pearl Media, share issuance and fundraising | 2015 | USD7.65 billion | Deals in China | M&A |
CGN Power’s H-share global offering | 2015 | USD3.6 billion | Equity capital market | Equity capital market |
China Galaxy Securities’ Hong Kong IPO | 2013 | USD1.1 billion | Overseas Deals | Equity capital market |
CSR and CNR’s merger | 2015 | USD26 billion | Deals in China | M&A |
Giant Interactive’s take private transaction | 2014 | USD3 billion | Take private | Take private |
Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical’s fundraising and employee share scheme | 2015 | USD1.5 billion | Equity capital market | Equity capital market |
South Huiton’s substantial asset reorganization | 2015 | N/A | Equity capital market | Equity capital market |
Sparkle Assets’ notes issuance | 2013 | USD400 million | Debt capital market | Debt capital market |
Nord Anglia Education offers senior secured notes | 2012 | USD325 million | Deals in China | Capital market;equity |
Shanghai Media Group buys SVA | 2011 | RMB10.64 billion | Deals in China | M&A |
Bank of Communications rights issue | 2010 | RMB32.8 billion | Overseas Deals | Capital markets;listings |
Guangdong Nuclear Power acquires Meiya Power | 2010 | RMB10 billion | Overseas Deals | M&A |
China Minmetals acquisition of Hunan Nonferrous stake | 2010 | RMB6 billion | Deals in China | M&A |
Venture Capital RMB fund set up in Tianjin | 2010 | USD100 million | Private equity & venture capital | Private equity & venture capital |
Suntien Green Energy listed in Hong Kong | 2010 | HKD2.8 billion | Environment & natural resources | Environment & natural resources |
Contact us
Email
grandallgroup@grandall.com.cn
Beijing • Shanghai • Shenzhen
Hangzhou • Guangzhou • Kunming
Tianjin • Chengdu • Ningbo • Fuzhou
Xi’an • Nanjing • Nanning • Jinan
Chongqing • Suzhou • Changsha
Taiyuan • Wuhan • Guiyang • Urumqi
Zhengzhou • Shijiazhuang
Hefei • Hainan • Qingdao
Nanchang • Dalian
Yinchuan • Lhatse
Hong Kong • Paris • Madrid
Silicon Valley • Stockholm • New York
Website
www.grandall.com.cn
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