JunHe is a top-tier firm in transactional law in China. Headquartered in Beijing, JunHe also has offices in cities such as Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Chengdu and Qingdao.
Focusses / specialisms
It is highly regarded for its banking and finance, capital markets, M&A and investment funds work.
Key clients
Key clients include 58.com, Industrial Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Blackstone, Bank of China, DCIG, Bank of Communications, HSBC China, CMBS and JPMorgan.
Research period review: 33rd edition (2022/2023)
During the research cycle, the firm’s capital markets team assisted Industrial Bank (Hong Kong) in issuing $650 million of green bonds, which needed to be aligned with China-EU Common Ground Taxonomy. The bonds will support renewable energy, low carbon and low emission transportation-related projects. In addition, the team assisted China National Nuclear Corporation in its successful issuance of carbon-neutral green bonds on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
The JunHe team also achieved great success in IPO work last year. One highlighted case is that the team advised Atour Hotel’s IPO on the Nasdaq with the issuance of new regulations by China’s legislative and administrative authorities including data security laws, cybersecurity laws and personal information protection laws. Another notable deal is that the team advised Tianqi Lithium in its $16.84 million IPO, which was the largest IPO in the global lithium sector.
The firm also completed a few restructuring transactions. For example, the team represented A-share listed company Hengkang Medical in its restructuring and two Quanzhou-based property developers in finishing their restructuring.
Last year, the firm hired Zhijin Lin, Libin Shi and Xiaofei Chan to strengthen the firm’s capital markets team. Also, five new partners joined the firm’s restructuring and insolvency team: Zhengdong Liu, Yifan Xian, Yao Bai, Bingbing Gai and Chenghao Li.
Deal highlights: 33rd edition (2022/2023)
Atour Hotel’s Nasdaq IPO.
Han’s CNC Technology’s listing on the GEM of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
Jiarong Technology’s listing on the GEM of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
Ruqi Mobility’s Series A financing.
Geovis’ A-shares private placement.
Miniso’s listing on HKEX.
Client feedback: 33rd edition (2022/2023)
Banking and finance
“They know the bank's requirements well and make sure these requirements are properly covered in the respective documentation.”
“Responsive and proactive in solving clients' queries.”
“JunHe has a strong finance team. They are hardworking and proactive and have a strong bench of associates. JunHe are well respected in the industry and good to work with.”
Investment funds
“Advice is practical.”
M&A
“JH's Chen Wei team provided very high-quality legal professional advice, and more importantly, provided valuable guidance from business perspectives based on her in-depth understanding of the business of the industry. Both legal and business teams are impressed by her team's professionalism.”
“Professional, efficient, highly motivated.”
“Led by Wei Chen, JunHe's team provided very professional and highly valuable legal advice to this complex project, which took more than one year and required skills and expertise in multiple areas like corporate, M&A, negotiation, dispute resolution, labour and antitrust. I am impressed by the quality of their work, the creative and constructive thinking and the very important project coordination and management capabilities.”
“The antitrust analysis is very comprehensive and pragmatic.”
“Given the fact that we used to be a subsidiary of our UK company, the deal involved restructuring of the company and handling the legal matter with a relatively large number of investors. It was quite complex and JunHe has helped us through the entire process.”
Private equity
“They advise on deal structure and documentation.”
“Very client orientated. Responds to the client's needs.”
“Strong legal expertise, responsiveness and strong commercial awareness.”
Lawyer feedback: 33rd edition (2022/2023)
Joey Lu
“Joey knows the customer's requirements well and actively responds to customer's feedback.”
Alex Lee
“Always responds to client's email promptly and is helpful.”
“Alex is a leading finance lawyer in Hong Kong. He has a wealth of experience, having worked both in-house and in private practice for a number of years. Alex is technically strong but also bears in mind the commercial imperatives on transactions. He has a good bench of associates. Alex is friendly, easy to work with and is a fluent English and Mandarin speaker. He has strong relationships with both international and PRC banks. I recommend Alex highly.”
“Alex has been extremely helpful in supporting our company, especially throughout our Series A fund-raising exercise. His professional advice and support have been instrumental in the fund-raising exercise.”
Jacqueline Qiao
“Jacqueline is the name partner of our company, she makes sure all our legal needs are served and responded to in a timely manner.”
Jiakun (Kevin) Cui
“He manages the team to provide services, and consults other lawyers to solve specific problems, like tax issues.”
Wei Chen
“Wei's in-depth knowledge about the business and industry are impressive. Her advice is not only from a purely legal perspective, but also from a business orientation, which makes her advice extremely helpful and valuable for us compared with other firms.”
“She is very diligent and professional. We are satisfied with her work as she can offer some commercial advice rather than pure legal advice.”
“Led by Ms Wei Chen, JunHe's team provided professional and valuable legal advice to this complex project, which took more than one year and required skills and expertise in multiple areas like corporate, M&A, negotiation, dispute resolution, labour and antitrust. I am impressed by the quality of their work, the creative and constructive thinking and the very important project coordination and management capabilities.”
Janet Hui
“She has a breadth of industry experience and expertise in her area of specialty, her advice is precise and pragmatic. She is very responsive and constructive.”
Jiang Chen
“They support on private equity transactions.”
“Strong legal expertise, professional, responsive and good commercial awareness.”
Joe Chen
“Very responsive. Listens to the client's concerns and addresses them.”
