In July 2023, LEGALBAND released its 2023 Special Issue: China Top 15 Lawyers – High-tech and Artificial Intelligence. With his solid knowledge and outstanding performance in the high-tech and artificial intelligence sectors, Llinks partner Mr. Colin Shi makes his mark on the list.
Colin Shi, Partner
Mr. Colin Shi specializes in private equity/venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, fund raising and establishment, corporate and foreign direct investment. Mr. Colin Shi has extensive experience on advising complex deal structure and capital re-organization thanks to his thorough understanding of relevant industry policies and field practice. He has advised a wide-range of clients, including domestic and international investment funds, multinational companies, listed companies, start-ups and growth companies; which spread over a wide range of industries, including high-tech, new energy, healthcare, consumer goods, chemical engineering, media, telecom, internet, and environmental protection.
Mr. Colin Shi has been recommended as a leading lawyer in the field of private equity and M&A for several consecutive years by the leading domestic and international rating agencies such as Chambers and Partners, LEGALBAND, Asialaw, IFLR1000, and The Legal 500. He has been recognized as a China 30 under 30 lawyer in 2015 and Top 15 Lawyers in New Economy in 2020 by LEGALBAND, and named as one of the 40 Young Elite Lawyers in 2021 by Business Law Journal. Mr. Colin Shi has also been acknowledged by LEGALBAND as one of the top 30 Chinese lawyers in 2015 and one of the top 15 "New Economy Lawyers" in 2020; has been listed as one of the top 40 young lawyers in 2021 by Business Law Journal; he has been selected as one of the top 10 'Young Elite Lawyers' by CLECSS in 2021 and has been included in the Who's Who Legal Global Legal Expert Guide (fund establishment).
LEGALBAND's Remark
Mr. Colin Shi has been specializing in private equity and venture capital investments, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity for several years, and has undertaken several investment, financing, and M&A projects in the high-tech and artificial intelligence industries. Some of the representative projects that Mr. Colin Shi has recently participated in include: representing UAPH in its partial tender offer of Luyang; representing PICC on Its investment in VASTAI, a leading AI inference chip company and Metis Pharmaceuticals, a leading AI drug formulation research and development company; representing Univista Industrial Software Group in completing RMB3 billion financing; and representing Muxi IC in completing a financing project of more than RMB2 billion. In the financing transactions with a large number of investors and huge amount of money, Mr. Colin Shi is capable of leading the team to fully grasp the requests of all parties involved and design the corresponding financing plan and transaction process. His professionalism and service quality are highly acknowledged by his clients.
Client's Testimonial
"We work with Mr. Colin Shi in the design of corporate equity financing. Mr. Colin Shi is equipped with outstanding legal expertise which has been highly recognized by the in-house legal counsels and hired lawyers of the investment institutions. Additionally, Mr. Colin Shi is humble, sincere, meticulous, and able to provide advices to our business from a professional point of view which we deeply appreciate."
