Partner

Shanghai and Beijing

+86 21 2312 2000

Highly regarded

English
Chinese


Bar admissions:

California
China
New York

Jurisdictions:

China

Practice areas:

M&A
Private equity
Project finance

Industry sectors:

Construction and materials
Media
Real estate


Founded in 1994, Grandway is a major capital market, M&A, project financing, private equity and investment fund, cross-border transaction law firm.

David Zou is a seasoned attorney with rich experience in M&A, private equity, investment fund, capital market, corporate financing.

  • Advised on the formation of a RMB 20 billion healthcare private equity fund and its various investment projects;
  • Advised on the acquisition, investment, and EPC of several distributed wind farms in the U.S. by a Chinese wind energy company in excess of US$100 million;
  • Advising a North America Global 500 company on the strategic alliance/joint venture with a Chinese industrial group with anticipated value in excess of US$1 billion;
  • Advised a U.S. hedge fund on setting up China operating platform and raising several managed funds in excess of RMB 1 billion.

  • Capital markets: Debt
  • Capital markets: Equity
  • Investment funds
  • M&A
  • Private equity funds
  • Structured finance/securitisation
  • Trade finance

  • Energy
  • Healthcare
  • Industrials
  • Investment management
  • Tech and telecoms

  • China
  • New York
  • California

  • International Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Shanghai Bar Association

  • J. D., St. Louis University (1998); LLM
  • Fudan University (1988); LLB, Fudan University (1995)