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Nicholas Lou

Partner
Practice Areas
Corporate Private Equity and Venture Capital Real Estate and Construction Mergers and Acquisitions TMT
Qualifications
PRC Legal Profession Qualification
Languages
Mandarin English

Profiles

Mr. Nicholas Lou graduated from Fudan University School of Law with a Bachelor's degree in law. Mr. Lou was employed by a prestigious law firm specializing in foreign related legal affairs for several years. He joined Llinks Law Offices in 2006.
In the area of M&A, Mr. Lou has represented a number of foreign and domestic prestigious companies, with practices involving foreign investment, corporate restructuring, merger & acquisition, sell-off and etc.

In the area of private equity funds and venture capital, Mr. Lou has represented a number of foreign and domestic PE funds investing, acquiring and selling various portfolio companies in China. He has also assisted both the investors and the portfolio companies in dealing with IPO and corporate financing legal issues. Meanwhile, he has also provided legal services for various foreign and domestic equity investment managers in establishing RMB PE funds in different cities of China.

In the area of construction and real estate, Mr. Lou has represented several foreign and national real estate funds and developers in dealing with real estate acquisitions and transfers, high-star hotel acquisition and management, and other matters. He has also represented numbers of real estate development companies in dealing with legal issues in relation to real estate development, construction, sales, lease etc.

In the area of general corporate and customs, Mr. Lou has represented several prestigious multinational and domestic enterprises and listing companies in dealing with legal issues on a daily basis, and he has also represented a Fortune 500 company in dealing with customs compliance issues.

Mr. Lou has been recommended by The Legal 500 for eight consecutive years (2019-2026) in the area of Corporate and M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Real Estate and Construction, and TMT, and others.. He has also been recognized by Chambers and Partners in both the Global and Greater China Guides for four consecutive years (2023-2026) in the areas of Corporate/M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital, and Real Estate. Additionally, he has been listed in the LEGALBAND China Top Law Firms and Lawyers Rankings for ten consecutive years (2017-2026).

He was included in the "The A-list 2023-2024: China's Elite Lawyers" by China Business Law Journal and was named one of the China Top 15 TMT Lawyers and a China Top Lawyer by ALB in 2022. In 2018, he was honored as one of the "Top 10 Lawyers in China's New Economy" and was recognized as a leading lawyer in TMT (2017-2021) by LEGALBAND.

In 2015, he was recommended by asialaw Leading Lawyers in the area of Corporate and M&A. Furthermore, he was awarded the title of "Top Ten Outstanding Young Lawyers in Pudong New Area" in 2013 and "Top Ten Young Lawyers in Shanghai Real Estate Practice" in 2011.

Achievements

Experience

  • Represented Gaw Capital in acquiring the Shanghai Xingfeng Medical Industrial Park, the Shanghai Lingkong SOHO commercial offices, the Shanghai MIXC office building, and in the acquisition and disposal of multiple logistics asset portfolios

  • Represented Gaw Capital in selling an IDC data center project to a listed company

  • Represented Warburg Pincus and its investment platforms in the acquisition, restructuring and exit of multiple domestic development projects, IDC data centers and industrial park projects

  • Represented DNE in acquiring multiple domestic logistics and industrial park projects, and in forming funds with insurance companies to acquire industrial and logistics projects

  • Represented LaSalle Investment Management in acquiring long-term rental apartment projects in Shanghai, and in forming a fund with China Life Capital to acquire two long-term rental apartment projects in Shanghai

  • Represented Gohigh Capital in establishing the Jointown Pre-REITs Fund and acquiring a pharmaceutical logistics project, and in the acquisition and exit of the Shanghai Baihuali serviced apartment project

  • Represented Shanghai Electric in its investment in the Thar coal mine and power plant projects in Pakistan

  • Represented CMOC and the BHR fund supported by it in acquiring the Tenke copper-cobalt mine from Freeport and Lundin respectively for an aggregate consideration of more than USD 4 billion

  • Represented IM Motors in its Series A, A+ and B financings

Intelligence

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