ESTABLISHED IN 1993
Managing Partner: Michael Han
Number of partners: 173
Number of associates: 685
Firm Overview
Founded in 1993, Fangda Partners is a premier Chinese commercial law firm practising in both mainland China and Hong Kong. We pride ourselves on the quality of our work. Our goal is to be the firm of choice for the most challenging transactions and the most difficult legal issues in China.
Key Practice Areas
Antitrust/competition; Asset-backed securities; Banking and finance; Capital markets; Compliance and government enforcement; Dispute resolution; Energy and infrastructure; Financial institutions; General industries; Insolvency and restructuring; Intellectual property; Investment funds; Investment management; Labour and employment; Life sciences and healthcare; M&A; Private equity; Real estate and construction; Technology, media and telecoms; Japan practice; Private wealth management; Tax; Aviation finance and leasing.
Notable Deals
Recognised by China Business Law Journal as Deals of the Year
| Qudian’s IPO on New York Stock Exchange | 2017 | N/A | Details |
| PRC Ministry of Finance issues US dollar sovereign bonds | 2017 | US$2 billion | Details |
| WuXi Biologics’ Hong Kong IPO | 2017 | N/A | Details |
| Alibaba privatizes and takes over Youku Tudou | 2016 | US$5.6 billion | Details |
| ChemChina acquires Syngenta | 2016 | US$43 billion | Details |
| Didi Chuxing M&A with Uber China | 2016 | US$35 billion | Details |
| Qihoo 360 Technology goes private | 2016 | US$9.3 billion | Details |
| Bayer’s acquisition of a 100 stake of Dihon | 2015 | US$560 million | Details |
| Didi Dache’s merger with Kuaidi Dache | 2015 | US$6 billion | Details |
| WuXi PharmaTech’s privatization | 2015 | US$3.3 billion | Details |
| Focus Media’s backdoor listing on A share market | 2015 | NA | Details |
| ITOCHU Corporation’s acquisition of a 20% strategic stake in CITIC | 2015 | US$10.3 billion | Details |
| Cheung Kong and Hutchison’s reorganization spin off and listing | 2015 | US$54.2 billion | Details |
| Alibaba Group’s investment in Youku Tudou | 2014 | US$1.22 billion) | Details |
| China Everbright Bank’s HK IPO | 2014 | US$3.5 billion) | Details |
| Giant Interactive’s take private transaction | 2014 | US$3 billion) | Details |
| China Three Gorges Corporation’s acquisition of two hydro power projects from Energias do Brasil S.A. | 2014 | US$330 million) | Details |
| TutorGroup’s subscription of Series B preferred equity | 2014 | US$80 million) | Details |
| Baidu’s acquisition of 91 Wireless | 2013 | US$1.9 billion | Details |
| Alibaba’s acquisition of 18% stake in Sina’s Weibo | 2013 | US$586 million | Details |
| Shuanghui’s acquisition of Smithfield | 2013 | US$7.1 billion | Details |
| Focus Media’s going-private from Nasdaq | 2013 | US$3.7 billion | Details |
| TPG’s conditional sale of its 100% stake in UT Capital Group to Haitong | 2013 | US$715 million | Details |
| Syndicated loan for the Guangzhou-Jiangmen Highway project | 2013 | US$753 million | Details |
| Alibaba’s privatisation and repurchase of half of Yahoo’s stake | 2012 | US$7.1 billion in total | Details |
| Baosteel offers RMB bonds in Hong Kong | 2012 | US$1.04 billion | Details |
| China v ConocoPhillips in a sea pollution claim | 2012 | US$240.74 million | Details |
| hiSoft’s proposed merger with VanceInfo | 2012 | US$875 million | Details |
| Cinda receives strategic investment from CITIC, UBS, etc. | 2012 | US$1.66 billion | Details |
| Youku and Tudou merger | 2012 | US$1.1 billion | Details |
| Mengniu incentive scheme for onshore employees | 2022 | US$630 million | Details |
| Zhongtai Group issues FTZ offshore bonds | 2022 | US$113 million | Details |
| Hengli’s USD1.8bn exchangeable bonds | 2021 | US$1.8 billion | Details |
| Sichuan Road & Bridge’s Bangladesh PPP financing | 2021 | US$184 million, US$123 million | Details |
| Lawsuits over failed Everbright investment | 2021 | US$1 billion | Details |
| Sembcorp’s environmental damage civil compensation case | 2020 | N/A | Details |
| Global Logistic Properties’ acquisition of a Shanghai R&D company | 2014 | US$31 million) | Details |
Contact us
Shanghai
24/F, HKRI Centre Two
HKRI Taikoo Hui
288 Shi Men Yi Road
Shanghai 200041, China
Telephone
+86 21 2208 1166
Fax
+86 21 5298 5599
Email
email@fangdalaw.com
Beijing • Guangzhou • Hong Kong
Shanghai • Shenzhen
Website
www.fangdalaw.com
