Kyle Zhao

Represented insurance institutions such as China Life, New China Life Insurance, Ping An Insurance, Taiping Insurance, and PICC Life Insurance in providing full-process legal services for their participation in pilot investments in private securities investment funds and the advancement of the pilot reform of long-term insurance capital investment.

Represented more than fifty private securities investment fund managers of a certain scale in providing ongoing general legal counsel services.

Represented multiple private securities investment fund managers such as Bridgewater, Two Sigma, Oriental Harbor, Zhuoshi, and Mingshi in providing compliance self-inspection services.

Represented more than ten foreign asset management institutions such as Invesco, Allianz, Aberdeen, Mirae Asset, and Chenxi in providing full-process legal services for their establishment of private securities investment fund management institutions in China and business operations, and represented several of them in their applications for QDLP pilot qualifications, registration as private fund managers, and establishment of QDLP funds.

Represented BlackRock in the establishment and commencement of business of BlackRock CCB Wealth Management Co., Ltd.

Represented multiple foreign commercial banks, insurance institutions, and independent fund distribution institutions in their applications for fund distribution licenses.

Represented E Fund, China AMC, GF Fund, Bosera Fund, China Merchants Fund, Xingzheng Global Fund, Zhongou Asset Management, CCB Fund, Dacheng Fund, Huabao Fund, and dozens of other fund companies in product offering and registration legal services and ongoing general legal counsel services.

Represented BOC Wealth Management, ABC Wealth Management, PSBC Wealth Management, CCB Wealth Management, Huaxia Wealth Management, CIB Wealth Management, CMB Wealth Management, CITIC Wealth Management, GDB Wealth Management, Minsheng Wealth Management, BNY Wealth Management, Hwabao Wealth Management, BlackRock CCB Wealth Management, BNP Paribas ABC Wealth Management, and other wealth management companies in ongoing general legal counsel services.

Represented Morgan Stanley in its acquisition of the World Trade Center.

Represented Red Star Macalline in its IPO and public offering on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Represented Shunfeng Photovoltaic in its IPO and public offering on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Represented SAIC Motor in its acquisition of SsangYong Motor Company in South Korea.

Represented the National Council for Social Security Fund, as well as provincial, municipal, and district-level guiding funds such as Shanghai Guotou, Shanghai Future Industry Fund, Pudong Capital, Shanghai Lingang Sci-Tech Innovation Investment, Chengdu High-Tech New Economy, and Chongqing Yufu, in their investments in sub-funds.

Represented the National Artificial Intelligence Industry Investment Fund in its investments in multiple AI-sector projects.

Represented China Internet Investment Fund in its investment in a visual intelligent hardware enterprise.

Represented fund managers such as Eastern Bell Capital, DT Capital, Capital Today, Puhua Capital, and Fosun Chuangfu in their investments in enterprises in the new energy, AI, intelligent manufacturing, and semiconductor sectors.

Represented securities firm-affiliated managers such as CICC Huiyong, BOCI Investment, Guotai Haitong, and Xingzheng Investment in their establishment of funds and project investments.

Represented real estate fund managers such as Gaoho Capital, Gaw Capital, LaSalle Investment Management, CapitaLand Investment, and DNE in the establishment of real estate funds and their project investments, real estate acquisitions and disposals, and project exits.