Hui (Nelson) Zhou

Mr. Zhou is a senior partner of JunHe LLP, member of Jun He’s management committee. He has extensive experience in banking and finance, mergers and acquisitions, joint venture and private equity. He has actively represented a number of international companies and banks in structuring, negotiation, and documentation in many finance and investment projects. In recent years, he has acted for multinational companies, international financial institutions and private equity investors on many joint venture investment, growth investment, and buy-out transactions in the area of manufacturing, finance, manufacturing, healthcare and consumer.

He has been ranked as a leading lawyer in the Banking & Finance area by Chambers & Partners from 2012 to 2024. He was awarded as “Asian Deal Makers” by Asia Legal Business in 2021.

Education
Mr. Zhou earned his LL.B. and LL.M. from East China University of Politics and Law.

Professional Associations
Mr. Zhou is a member of the All-China Bar Association and the Shanghai Bar Association.

Representative Cases in Private Equity

• Strategic investment by Hillhouse Group in Gree Electronics
• Silicon Valey Bank’s joint venture investment with Shanghai Pudong Development Bank
• Strategic investment by Carlyle Group in Little Freddie
• Carlyle’s sale of its 28% stake in McDonald China to McDonald Headquarter
• Goldman Sachs’ strategic investment in a leading wind power company Ningxia Jiaze New Energy Group
• Investment by PAG in Aiqiyi
• Investment by Blackstone Group in logistic properties in Nanjing;
• Investment Goldman Sachs in one franchise medical service group;
• Investment by Baring and CITIC Capital in Wall Street English
• Investment by Carlyle in Beijing Pony.Ai Science And Technology Co., Ltd.
• Investment by Carlyle in Guangzhou WeRide Technology Limited Company
• Representing HSBC on its strategic investment in Bank of Communication
• Representing SPDB on Citibank’s strategic investment in SPDB

Representative Cases in JV

• HSBC’s strategic investment and joint venture with Bank of Communication
• Citi-group’s strategic investment and joint venture with Shanghai Pudong Development Bank
• AXA Insurance Group’s investment and joint venture with Shanghai Pudong Development Bank on a mutual fund management company

Representative Cases in Financing

• Take-private financing of 58.com extended by a syndicate led by Shanghai Pudong Development Bank to a consortium led by Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic
• Acquisition facility extended by China Merchant Bank to Blackstone Group to finance its acquisition of a RMB 7 billion worth logistic park owned by R&F Group
• Acquisition facility extended by HSBC to KKR Real Estate Partner to finance its acquisition of commercial property in Shanghai
• Bank of China’s USD 10 billion loan to China Chem to finance its acquisition of Syngenta
• Standard Charter Bank’s secured term loan to BlackRock to finance its office building acquisition in Shanghai
• BNPP Paribas’ secured term loan to Aier Group, the leading ophthalmologic hospital group in China, to finance its acquisition of a Spain ophthalmologic hospital group

Representative Cases in Merger and Acquisition

• Carlyle Group’s sale of McDonald China’s stakes to McDonald Global;
• Strategic investment by Hillhouse Group in Gree Electronics;
• KKR’s buy-out of a franchised pharmacy group, Quanyi;
• Strategic investment by Carlyle Group in A-share listed textile manufacturer LuoLai Group;
• Taking-private of the NASDAQ listed Sina Group;
• Taking-private of the NASDAQ listed Qindata Group, which was sponsored by Bain Capital;
• Taking-private of the NASDAQ listed 58.inc., which was sponsored by Warburg Pincus;
• Carlyle Group’s buy-out of a leading beauty packaging company HCP Group;
• Investment by Goldman Sachs in the leading logistic platform New Ease Group;
• Investment by Blackstone Group in logistic properties in Guangdong and Jiangsu;