ESTABLISHED IN 1992
Managing Partner: Zhu Xiaohui (Steven)
Number of partners: 200+
Number of associates: 800+
Firm Overview
Tian Yuan Law Firm is one of the law firms with the most profound history and culture in China. In the past over 30 years, we have kept pace with China’s economy. Our experience covers the main practice areas in China. We have undertaken a number of pioneering transactions as well as a series of projects and cases with considerable influence, which earned us a high reputation in the industry.
Recent Highlights
China’s largest fitness platform Keep goes public in Hong Kong
• The first sports technology IPO in the Hong Kong capital market
Pagoda Group listing in Hong Kong
• China’s largest fruit retailer
Beauty Farm listing in Hong Kong
• Leading company in beauty and health management
BOSS Zhipin’s dual primary listing in Hong Kong by way of introduction
• China’s leading online recruitment platform
GOGOX listing on the main board of Hong Kong
• The first share of intra-city freight
Mingyang Smart Energy listing on the London Stock Exchange
• New regulations on connectivity and the first GDR in the global new energy sector
Macalline completes change-of-control transaction
• The transaction with the largest asset size in the “A to A” transaction so far
Yangzijiang Pharmaceutical v. Hefei Medical Engineering and Pharmaceutical abuse case
• Antitrust lawsuit with the highest award in the pharmaceutical industry
Reorganisation plan of Yi’an Property & Casualty Insurance approved by court, with BYD as the investor
• China’s first insurance company bankruptcy reorganisation case
Provided legal services for the guarantee operation of the Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games
• Operation of major events
Key Practice Areas
Capital markets & securities; Corporate/M&A; Dispute resolution; Finance & assets management; Antitrust & competition; Private affairs & wealth management; Tax; Compliance & regulatory; Belt & road/cross-border investment; PE/VC & investment funds; Intellectual property; Insolvency & restructuring; Economic crimes & criminal compliance; Digital economy & cybersecurity; Labor & employment; Real estate & infrastructure; Education; Healthcare; High technology & AI; Automotive; New energy & carbon neutrality; Media & entertainment; Corporate services; Web 3.0.
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
“Our campuses are in nearly 20 cities across China. [Tian Yuan] gave us professional help on the compliance requirements in our IPO, in terms of the qualification of school operation, firefighting, as well as the nature of the land and housing ownership of the leased site,” says the chief financial officer of the company.
China Business Law Awards 2021
Wang Na, head of Sinochem Energy’s legal department, says: “Tian Yuan was able to offer advice and options based on our actual situation and in accordance with laws and regulations, allowing the company to reap the maximum commercial interests.” She also recommends Tian Yuan’s Beijing-based managing partner Zhu Xiaohui and partner Xu Liang.
China Business Law Awards 2021
A legal counsel of a multinational company says that Huang Wei and his team “provided practical plans, highly meticulous and conscientious work. They can address the concerns of business personnel particularly well; a team with such excellent performance is rarely seen and always reassures clients.”
China Business Law Awards 2020
Notable Deals
Recognised by China Business Law Journal as Deals of the Year
| Project | Year | Money | Section | Category |
| CGN Wind Energy raises USD4.4bn | 2022 | USD4.4 billion | Domestic | Financing; energy |
| Far East Horizon pioneers sustainable panda bond | 2022 | N/A | Domestic | Bond issuance |
| MingYang Smart Energy offers GDR in UK | 2022 | USD706 million | Capital Markets | London listing; GDR; clean energy |
| RiseSun’s scheme of arrangement in BVI | 2022 | USD780 million | Cross-border | Debt restructuring; real estate |
| Yili’s USD1.7bn private placement | 2022 | USD1.7 billion | Capital Markets | Private placement; consumer |
| ‘Wuyang bonds’ securities misrepresentation | 2021 | RMB740 million | Disputes & Investigations | Capital market; litigation |
| Bilibili’s secondary Hong Kong listing | 2021 | USD2.5 billion | Capital Markets | Hong Kong listing; internet |
| BYD’s USD3.8bn H-share placement | 2021 | USD3.8 billion | Capital Markets | Hong Kong listing; H-share placement |
| China Education acquires Jincheng College | 2021 | RMB2.4 billion | Domestic | M&A; education |
| China Yangtze invests in Peru power | 2021 | N/A | Cross-border | M&A; energy |
| CNCEC’s USD1.6bn private placement | 2021 | USD1.6 billion | Domestic | Private placement |
| CanSino Biologics’ Star board listing | 2020 | N/A | Deals in China | SSE Star board listing; pharmaceutical |
| China Yangtze Power acquires major Peru asset | 2020 | USD3.59 billion | Overseas Deals | Acquisition; energy |
| Ghana infrastructure boosted by Belt and Road | 2020 | USD2 billion | Belt & Road | Financing; infrastructure |
| New Oriental’s HK secondary listing | 2020 | USD1.31 billion | Overseas Deals | Hong Kong listing |
| Nongfu Spring’s HK listing | 2020 | USD1.08 billion | Overseas Deals | Hong Kong IPO; retail |
| RemeGen’s Hong Kong Listing | 2020 | HKD4 billion | Overseas Deals | Hong Kong listing; pharmaceutical |
| Share transfer from Huatai to Ace Tempest | 2020 | RMB10.8 billion | Deals in China | Acquisition; insurance |
| Yuanfudao G-round financing | 2020 | USD1 billion | Overseas Deals | Financing; internet |
| Apple and Qualcomm’s antitrust disputes | 2019 | RMB1 billion | Disputes & Investigations | Patent litigation; antitrust |
| Chengdu Ziguang Integrated Circuit Industry Fund formed | 2019 | RMB58 billion | Deals in China | Fund formation |
| China Yangtze Power acquires Luz Del Sur | 2019 | USD3.59 billion | Overseas Deals | M&A; energy |
| Haier Biomedical A-share listing on Star board | 2019 | RMB1.23 billion | Deals in China | SSE Star board listing |
| Hansoh Pharmaceutical’s HK IPO | 2019 | HKD100 billion | Overseas Deals | Hong Kong IPO; pharmaceutical |
| Jinxin Fertility Group’s HK IPO | 2019 | HKD3.05 billion | Overseas Deals | Hong Kong IPO; healthcare |
| Junshi Biosciences’ Hong Kong listing | 2019 | N/A | Overseas Deals | Hong Kong IPO; pharmaceutical |
| Koolearn’s Hong Kong listing | 2019 | HKD1.56 billion | Overseas Deals | Hong Kong IPO; online education |
| Offcn’s A-share backdoor listing | 2019 | N/A | Deals in China | Backdoor listing; education industry |
| Wanda Film major asset restructuring | 2019 | RMB10.5 billion | Deals in China | Asset restructuring |
| Will Semiconductor acquires OmniVision Technologies | 2019 | RMB15.5 billion | Deals in China | Acquisition; semiconductor |
| Ascletis Pharma’s Hong Kong IPO | 2018 | N/A | Overseas Deals | Hong Kong listing; Pharmaceuticals |
| CECEP, Goldwind develop White Rock Wind Farm | 2016 | N/A | Overseas Deals | New energy; overseas investment |
| China Yangtze Power’s major asset restructuring | 2016 | RMB80 billion | Deals in China | Asset restructuring; energy |
| Hainan Yutai Science and Technology Feed v. Hainan Provincial Price Bureau: Second instance trial of the administrative litigation over administrative penalty for vertical price monopoly | 2018 | N/A | Disputes & Investigations | Price monopoly; administrative litigation |
| Huatai Asset Management’s perpetual bond financing for COMAC’s large-plane project | 2017 | RMB15 billion | Deals in China | Debt capital market; Aviation |
| Karot hydropower plant project in Pakistan | 2017 | N/A | Overseas Deals | Energy infrastructure; Belt and Road |
| Qualcomm sues Meizu in litigation regarding antitrust issues | 2017 | N/A | Disputes & Investigations | Standard essential patent (SEP); Litigation |
| Qudian’s IPO on New York Stock Exchange | 2017 | N/A | Overseas Deals | Overseas listing; Fintech |
| Restructuring of TRS Information Technology | 2018 | N/A | Deals in China | Restructuring; AI and big data |
| Sinohydro secures financing for the Rumaila combined cycle-power station in Iraq | 2018 | USD1 billion | Belt & Road | Energy infrastructure; financing |
| Tall @ Stout Industrial Corporation (Shenzhen) and Water Solutions’s(Hong Kong) dispute over validity of a foreign-related arbitration clause | 2016 | N/A | Disputes & Investigations | Dispute; arbitration clause |
| China Huanqiu’s KAR oil refinery project in Iraq | 2015 | USD355 million | Infrastructure | Infrastructure |
| China Three Gorges’ acquisition of two hydropower projects from Energias do Brasil | 2014 | USD330 million | Infrastructure | Infrastructure |
| China TransInfo’s delisting and return to A-share market | 2014 | USD460 million | Deals in China | Equity capital market |
| CNNP’s A-share IPO | 2015 | USD2 billion | Deals in China | Equity capital market |
| CWEI (Hongkong) acquisition of EDP Renewables’ wind power assets | 2013 | USD490million | Overseas Deals | M&A |
| Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties’ H-share IPO | 2015 | USD3.7 billion | Overseas Deals | Equity capital market |
| IDC antitrust investigation | 2014 | USD400+ million | Antitrust | Antitrust |
| Jinmao’s HK IPO | 2014 | USD414 million | Overseas Deals | Equity capital market |
| NDRC’s antitrust investigation into Qualcomm | 2015 | USD950 million | Antitrust | Antitrust |
| Qihoo 360 v Tencent in ‘3Q War’ | 2014 | USD25 million | Dispute resolution | Dispute resolution |
| Bright Food acquires 60% of Weetabix | 2012 | USD1.9 billion | Overseas Deals | M&A |
| Far East Horizon IPO (Hong Kong) | 2011 | USD757 million | Overseas Deals | IPO |
Contact us
Beijing Head Office
Telephone: +86 10 5776 3888
Shanghai
Telephone: +86 21 5879 7066
Shenzhen
Telephone: +86 755 8255 0700
Chengdu
Telephone: +86 28 6510 5777
Hangzhou
Telephone: +86 571 8810 7601
Xi’an
Telephone: +86 29 8984 0895
Haikou
Telephone: +86 898 6855 1690
Suzhou
Telephone: +86 512 6606 0520
Guangzhou
Telephone: +86 20 8883 5385
Hefei
Telephone: +86 551 6588 2888
Kunming
Telephone: +86 871 6512 7561
Nan Jing
Telephone: +86 25 5779 0988
Wu Han
Telephone: +86 27 8568 1988
Hong Kong
Telephone: +852 3500 8628
Email
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Website
www.tylaw.com.cn
