On 7 Nov 2023, LEGALBAND officially released the list of 2023 Top 15 Practitioners in Automobile & Manufacturing. With rich experience in the automobile and manufacturing industry, keen awareness of domestic and international policy and legal changes in the industry, as well as his solid legal knowledge and efficient legal services, Llinks partner Mr. Lawrence An makes his mark on the Top 15 list.
Lawrence An, Partner
Mr. Lawrence 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 Geely Automotive Industry Fund in investing in a number of automotive industry chain projects, 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' and 'China Top 15 Practitioners in New Economy' 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 specialized in automotive and new energy, smart manufacturing, AI and other new economy industries, and is well-versed in dealing with private equity and venture capital investments, mergers and acquisitions, and the establishment of private equity funds for enterprises and investment institutions in these fields. Recently, Mr. An has led a team to provide legal services for various equity financing projects such as CATL's investment in Chery and ZEEKR, and provided legal services for a listed company's acquisition of automobile OEMs, investment and financing of several automobile OEMs and industry chain companies, as well as fund raising and industry chain investment and merger and acquisition projects of automobile industry investment funds. Thanks to his rich experience in new energy automobile and related industries, Mr. An can not only provide legal advice to enterprises as a legal expert, but also provide advice to clients from the industry and business perspective, and assist clients to successfully complete the signing and delivery of projects. At the same time, he has a comprehensive understanding of high-end intelligent manufacturing, vehicle-machine interaction, lithium battery technology, automotive chips, data privacy protection and other niche areas, which enables him to keep pace with the rapid development and financing of the new energy automotive sector, and to escort his clients' business development.
Client's Testimonial
'With his outstanding legal expertise, Mr. Lawrence An is able to gate-keep the legal risks in the project, and propose effective solutions to the difficult problems encountered in the project. Mr. An has rich experience in the upstream and downstream industries related to new energy vehicles. As an industry expert, his experience also provides support for our investment decision.'
