Practice Areas
Private equity & investment funds, capital markets, M&A and reorganization
Representative Experience
Private Equity & Investment Funds:
Mr. Cui provided PRC legal services as the leading attorney in approximately 20 international investment and private placement transactions, including:
• Datang Telecom Technology Co., Ltd. (Stock Code: 600198.SH) invested strategically in Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation;
• Hanting Hotel (Stock Code: HTHT.NASDAQ) got private equity investment from CDH;
• TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology Ltd. (Stock Code: CNTF.NASDAQ) got private equity investment from Intel Capital;
• Acorn International's private placement project invested in by Softbank China Venture Capital;
• Gobi Fund's investment in Beijing Dongli Nanshan Information Technology Co., Ltd.;
• ARC Capital Holdings Limited's investment in Xi'an International University;
• Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.'s investment in Zhuhai Power Plant.
Capital Markets:
Mr. Cui provided PRC legal services as the leading attorney advising more than 40 companies on onshore / offshore offering and listing in relation to stocks, bonds and trust fund, i.e. Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry Group Co., Ltd. (Stock Code: 601225.SH), Hui Xian REIT (Stock Code: 87001.HK), China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Code Stock: 600028.SH, 00386.HK), BBMG (Stock Code: 601992.SH, 02009.HK), Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co., Ltd. (Stock Code: 601958.SH), Ruitai Materials Technology Co., Ltd. (Stock Code: 002066.SH), Financial Street Holdings Co., Ltd. (Stock Code: 000402.SZ), Hengtai Securities Co., Ltd. (Stock Code: 01476.HK), China Medical Technologies, Inc. (Stock Code: CMED.NASDAQ) and Tianjin Tianyao Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Stock Code: 600488.SH) etc.
M&A and Reorganization:
Mr. Cui provided PRC legal services as the leading attorney for the equity purchase and asset acquisition projects of approximately 20 listed / unlisted companies at home and abroad, including:
• Reorganization, Spin-off and Listing of Cheung Kong (Stock Code: 00001.HK) and Hutchison (Stock Code: 00013.HK);
• BBMG's (Stock Code: 601992.SH, 02009.HK) merger with Taihang Cement Co., Ltd.;
• Datang Telecom Technology Co., Ltd.'s acquisition of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation;
• Wah Nam's acquisition for all shares in two ASX-listed iron ore developers and its dual listing on ASX and offering of new shares in Australia;
• Beijing Financial Street Construction Group's acquisition of Hengtai Securities Co., Ltd. (Stock Code: 01476.HK) by increasing the capital and shares;
• China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation's (Stock Code: 600028.SH, 00386.HK) acquisition of the oil deposits and gas stations of China Resources Gas (Holdings) Ltd. and its acquisition of the refining enterprises and gas stations of China Petrochemical Corporation;
• Financial Street Holding Co., Ltd.'s (Stock Code: 000402.SZ) acquisition of Chongqing Yahua;
• State Development & Investment Corporation's acquisition of Hubei Xing Hua Co., Ltd.;
• China Electronics' acquisition of Montage Technology (Stock Code: MONT.NASDAQ)
• Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.'s acquisition of CBA;
• China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology's acquisition of CASTEL Group;
Mr. Cui served as a legal expert to the Asian Development Bank on PRC financial laws, corporation laws, financial institutions' bankruptcy laws and credit laws in respect of ADB's assistance project for the People's Bank of China, co-authored the Legal Framework Report on China’s Finance Law.
Honors and Rankings
• Honored as Recognised Practitioner in Capital Markets by Chambers Asia Pacific and Chambers Global (2016 - 2018);
• Honored as Recommended Lawyer in Capital Markets by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific in 2015 and 2017;
• Honored as Leading Lawyer in Capital Markets by Asialaw Profiles (2016 - 2018);
• Honored as Leading Lawyer by IFLR1000 since 2012 in both the Capital Markets and M&A practice areas;
• Honored as Dealmaker of the Year 2016 by ALB;
• Named as one of the China's Most Influential Lawyers in the ALB China Power List 2015;
• Nominated for Managing Partner of the Year by ALB in consecutive years (2008 - 2018);
• Nominated for Dealmaker of the Year 2015 and Managing Partner of the Year 2016 by The Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards;
• Awarded by China Business Law Journal as The A-List: China’s top 100 lawyers in 2016 and 2017;
• Honored as Leading Lawyer by Asia Law & Practice in Capital Markets and M&A in four consecutive years (2014 - 2017);
• Honored as Rainmaker by The Lawyer in 2012;
• Honored as one of the Top 25 Lawyers of the Year by ALB in 2011.
Memberships
Once:
• Director of the 7th Capital Markets & Securities Committee of Beijing Lawyers Association
• Adjunct Professor of China University of Political Science and Law (2010 - 2015)
• Independent Director of UBS SDIC Fund Management Co., Ltd.
• Independent Director of SDIC Xinji Energy Co., Ltd. (Stock Code: 6019189.SH)
• Independent Director of NavInfo Co., Ltd. (Stock Code: 002405.SZ)
• Independent Director of CNNC SUFA Technology Industry Co., Ltd. (Stock Code: 000777.SZ)
Present:
• Member of Finance & Securities Committee of All China Lawyers Association
• Legal expert of enterprise annuity review of Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security
• Deputy Secretary-General of Beijing Financial Street Chamber of Commerce
• Independent Director of APT Satellite Company Limited (Stock Code: 01045.HK)
• Independent Director of CNNC International Limited (Stock Code: 02302.HK)
• Independent Director of China National Software & Service Co., Ltd. (Stock Code: 600536.SH)
• Legal expert of the securities issuance internal examination group of Guodu Securities Co., Ltd.
• Legal expert of the securities issuance internal examination group of Bohai Securities Co., Ltd.
Bar Admissions
• People's Republic of China, 1993
Professional Experience
• Registered Foreign Lawyer (PRC) in Hong Kong (since 2018)
• Visiting lawyer at Holman, Fenwick & Willan (UK) (2000)
• Guantao Law Firm, Founding Partner (since 1994)
Education
• LL.M., China University of Political Science and Law (1996)
• LL.B., China University of Political Science and Law (1991)
Language Skills
• English, fluent
• Chinese Mandarin, native