Allens

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Allens has one of the most experienced teams of any international law firm in China. Allens became officially licensed by the Ministry of Justice in 1996 as one of the earliest international law firms to operate in the PRC. The Shanghai office is an integral part of our Greater China practice, and works closely with our offices in Beijing and Hong Kong.

Our Shanghai office has particularly strong experience in banking and financial services, energy and resources, real estate, corporate and commercial (including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and private equity), projects and infrastructure and trade and distribution work. Our credentials, expertise and experience in these areas have seen us consistently ranked by independent surveys as a leading foreign law firm in the PRC.

Increasingly, we are working with Chinese companies interested in entering the Australian market. Our team comprises Australian and Chinese bilingual lawyers, who have hands-on experience working in both countries and are well versed in the issues facing their investors.

A leading firm Asia wide in Projects, Infrastructure & Energy
Chambers Asia 2010

Finalist, M&A Deal of the Year
ALB China Law Awards 2010

A leading firm in China/Hong Kong in Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, Investment Funds, Insurance, and Real Estate and Projects and Infrastructure
Chambers Asia 2010

We count among our clients several major Chinese companies looking to invest in Australia and other international markets.

Recent experience includes:

• advising ANZ on incorporating a PRC subsidiary bank and consolidating its Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou branches. It is intended that the PRC subsidiary bank will have greater access to the PRC banking market;
• advised Goodman China Finance on a US$56 million cross-border financing arranged jointly by Société Générale Asia and Standard Chartered Bank;
• advising on a pre-IPO investment in a major PRC resources company operating in Western China, and the subsequent sale of its shares quoted on the Shanghai stock exchange;
• providing Mori Holdings with ongoing assistance with leases and general real estate advisory in relation to the new Shanghai World Financial Centre;
• advising ANZ Bank on its proposed acquisition of a stake in Shanghai Country Commercial Bank Ltd., formerly Shanghai Rural Credit Co-operative Union, the largest financial services co-operative in the PRC. We also advised ANZ on its US$120 million subscription for a 20 per cent stake in Tianjin City Commercial Bank, China's fourth-largest city commercial bank by assets;
• advised Hunan Non-Ferrous Company Limited, a Hong Kong/PRC company, on an investment in the Australian resources sector shortly after a successful IPO in Hong Kong;
• acted as legal adviser for Fresenius Kabi (China) in its acquisition of 100 per cent of the equity in Cosco Pharm, the third-largest manufacturer of blood bags in China; and
• advised Standard Chartered Bank and Bayerische Hypo-un Vereinsbank AG on the financing for a US$95 million development of the Jinfeng gold mine in Guizhou Province, Southern China.

Language capabilities:

English, Mandarin, Shanghainese, Japanese, Cantonese