Beijing
harveyyan@zhongyinlawyer.com
Harvey Yan, Senior Partner and Executive Partner of Beijing Zhongyin Law Firm, graduated from Peking University Law School with a Master of Laws degree, qualified as a senior merger and acquisition dealer, foreign-related lawyer from the Beijing Bar Association. Harvey Yan is a member of the Legal Expert Committee of the China International Chamber of Commerce. In professional field, Harvey Yan is a popular expert lawyer proficient in not only the legal policy and practical skills of domestic and foreign investment mergers and acquisitions, but also outstanding business acumen and economic acumen in the integration of legal and business. Harvey Yan attended the Future Leadership Class of the PKU-KWM Global Legal and Business Executive Program. In addition, Harvey YAN was awarded the honor of "Best M&A Lawyer" by China M&A Association in the 17th M&A Annual Meeting.
Main clients:
China Life Insurance Company Limited (601628);
CITIC Capital Holdings Limited;
China Securities Co., Ltd.(601066);
China Communications Construction Company Limited (A+H);
Shenhua Group Corp. Ltd.;
China National Chemical Corporation;
China Jianyin Investment Co., Ltd.;
China Co-op Group Co., Ltd.;
Capital Airports Holding Company;
China Gezhouba Group Company Limited;
Beijing Xingpai Physical Training Articles Group Co., Ltd.;
Ur Work (Beijing) Venture Capital Investment Co., Ltd (Ucommune, SPAC);
Chongqing Three Gorges Water Conservancy and Electric Power Co.,Ltd. (600116);
People.cn Co.,Ltd. (603000);
CCS Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd. (600180);
China-Eurasian Economic Cooperation Fund;
China Development Bank;
Xj Group Corporation;
China Xd Group Corp.;
Zhongzhi Enterprise Group Co., Ltd.;
Telling Telecommunication Holding Co., Ltd.;
China Aviation Supplies Holding Company;
Beijing Xinfadi Agricultural Products Co., Ltd.;
TCC International (Hong Kong) Company Limited;
Chongqing Polycomp International Corp.;
Hebei Yichen Industrial Group Corporation Limited.
Recent projects in cross-border investment and M&A
1. Investment of China Gezhouba Group Co., Ltd. in Clark New Town Industrial Park project in the Philippines (US $4 billion);
2. Bangladesh EPC project and equity M & A project of a state-owned holding company;
3. Acquisition from a group company under Temasek, Singapore towards a series of power plant projects in China;
4. A series of investment projects of a listed company in Asia, Africa and Latin America;
5. CDB’s investment project in infrastructure projects in neighboring countries;
6. Capital increase to a Hong Kong company project of a state-owned enterprise in the aviation sector;
7. A private group’s investment project in an acquisition of a listed company in Hong Kong;
8. The Kazakh oil and gas assets project of a listed company invested by an insurance company group trust;
9. Legal services for iTunes and iBook of Apple Inc.;
10. CICC overseas equity cooperation project of the Information Office of the State Council;
11. Acquisition from a mainland enterprise towards a foreign rotorcraft aircraft manufacturing technology;
12. Multinational fund settlement project for Panamanian enterprises;
13. Domestic due diligence projects of a US listed company;
14. A series of restructuring projects of a foreign-funded enterprise group before listed on the NYSE.
Recent M&A projects of listed companies (part)
1. Major assets reorganization of Chongqing Three Gorges Water Conservancy and Electric Power Co.,Ltd. (600116);
2. An asset restructuring project of Bringspring Science and Technology Co.,Ltd. (300290);
3. A major asset restructuring case of Hunan Tianrun Digital Entertainment&cultural Media Co.,Ltd. (002113);
4. Acquisition of large agricultural assets by a ST company;
5. Backdoor listing project of a state-owned enterprise.
Recent investment and M&A projects of state-owned enterprises or participated by state-owned enterprises
1. Investment of China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Funds in Beijing Longxi Hotspring Resort and subsequent series of operations;
2. A health pension project of China Life Insurance Co., Ltd;
3. Investment of Shandong Express Xinye Kangyang Equity Investment Co., Ltd. in a real estate project;
4. Represent China Co-op Group in the acquisition of AVIC international grain and Oil Trading Co., Ltd. and other 10 billion grain storage asset projects;
5. Provide legal services for China supply and marketing Huinong Service Co., Ltd. to acquire the equity of Shaanxi Co-op Enterprise Group Co., Ltd.;
6. Provide legal services for the merger and acquisition of a cultural park project and debt to equity swap by Zhongshang Asset Management Company;
7. Provide special legal services and due diligence investigation of a central enterprise's cultural tourism industry investment and M&A;
8. Provide legal services for the acquisition of non-performing assets for The China Orient Asset Management Co., Ltd..
Recent domestic and foreign IPO projects
1. A Sino-US joint venture listed on the New York Stock Exchange and a series of mergers and acquisitions before listing;
2. A Hong Kong listed industrial group issued RMB common shares (A-shares) for the first time and listed project (H+A);
3. The gem guidance listing project of an enterprise group in Fujian Province;
4. A series of mergers and acquisitions of an enterprise before the listing of US shares; the handling of major legal matters related to the listing of US SPAC; the tracking and handling of additional issuance and other legal matters after the listing;
6. Scientific innovation board counseling and IPO project of a military science and technology enterprise under the Chinese Academy of Sciences;
7. Gem counseling and IPO project of a game and Internet advertising enterprise in Beijing;
8. Domestic M&A and listing on Science and Technology Innovation Board of an enterprise in Cayman Islands;
2007.1-2008.12
Senior legal manager and legal director in Century 21 Real Estate
2009.1-2011.8
Director of International Business Department in Beijing King& Bond Law Firm
2011.8- present
Senior Partner and licensed lawyer in Zhong Yin Law Firm
Main social positions:
Member of the Swiss China Law Association (SCLA);
Member of the China International Chamber of Commerce Expert Committee;
Lecturer of the China Federation of Mergers and Acquisitions Association;
Member of the legal rights lawyer group of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce;
Member of the Legal Expert Group of the China Construction Industry Chamber of Commerce;
Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Beijing Law Association;
Independent director of listed companies;
Senior merger and acquisition trader of the All-China Mergers and Acquisitions Association;
Member of the investment decision-making committee of large enterprise groups;
Mediator of the Beijing Multi-Mediating Development Association;
Mediator of the Guangzhou Asset Management Industry Arbitration Mediation Center;
Director of the Beijing Shandong Enterprise Chamber of Commerce.
Harvey received his J.D. (with honors) from Peking University.