In October 2023, LEGALBAND released its 2023 Top 15 Practitioners in New Economy List. Llinks Partner Mr. Lawrence An makes his mark on the list by virtue of his long-term exploration and practice of policy changes, market trends, and development trends in the new economy industry, as well as his ability to provide precise and efficient legal services to enterprises in this field with excellent legal and business insights.
Lawrence An, Partner
Mr. An has long been dedicated to the establishment of domestic and foreign private equity funds and venture capital investments, investment and financing of new energy vehicles and related industrial chains, and real estate investment and financing, etc. He is equipped with excellent professionalism and business sense. On behalf of more than 40 domestic and foreign private equity funds, industrial funds and unicorn enterprises, Mr. An regularly handles various legal matters, including fund establishment, legal due diligence, drafting of investment agreements, negotiation and delivery, and strategic cooperation, etc., representing industries such as artificial intelligence, new energy, real estate, medical and healthcare, culture and media, high-end intelligent manufacturing, carbon emission and right investment, etc. Mr An's recent representative projects include: representing CATL in its investment in Chery Automobile, Azera Automobile in its domestic investment, SenseTime Technology in all of its offshore financing projects from Series B to Pre-IPO, representing Wuxi Huishan Fund in its investment in automotive laser radar Innovusion, and representing Auro Group in the establishment of a number of real estate investment funds and real estate investment projects. Mr. An has been recognized as a recommended lawyer in TMT by The Legal 500 in 2019, as one of the 'China Top 15 TMT Lawyers in 2020' by Asian Legal Business (ALB), as one of the 'China Top 15 Innovative Lawyers in 2022' by LEGALBAND, and as one of the 'Top 15 Innovative Lawyers in China' by ALB. Additionally, a number of Mr. An's projects have been recognized as 'Deal of the Year' by various legal ranking institutions in consecutive years.
LEGALBAND's Remark
Mr. An is proficient in private equity investment/venture capital and fund establishment, and has over 17 years of legal experience in these related business fields. He has long represented SenseTime in handling its overseas financing projects, including the design of a multi-layer transaction structure, the drafting of overseas financing transaction documents from the B-round financing to the pre-IPO round, and the negotiation among multiple investors. He has led a team to represent CATL in investing in multiple automotive and related industry chain projects such as Chery and ZEEKR. With a wealth of client resources, Mr. An can help private equity funds, industrial funds and unicorn companies to fully monitor the legal risks of investment and financing projects and balance the interests of all parties, so as to ensure the smooth delivery of the project.
Clients' Testimonial
'Mr. An is able to integrate his solid foundation of legal knowledge and rich practice experience so as to accurately grasp clients' pain points, digging deep into clients' needs and provide them with pragmatic and feasible legal solutions, accompanying the growth of the enterprises in all aspects and throughout the entire process.'
'Mr. An has extensive project experience in the upstream and downstream industries related to new energy vehicles. He utilizes his experience as an industry expert supports our company's investment decisions.'
