Grandway Law Offices was founded in 1994. Headquartered in Beijing, Grandway has offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Xi'an, Hangzhou and Hong Kong, and currently employs more than 500 lawyers and professionals.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm started to provide securities-related law services from 1994, covering practice areas including the initial public offering of A shares, B shares, H shares and red chip shares, non-public offerings and M&A.
The firm hired Ronny Peng from East & Concord Partners as a capital markets partner in late 2022.
Key clients
The firm’s notable clients include Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology, Ningbo Shanshan Company, ENN Natural Gas, Zhejiang Dahua Technology, China Railway Special Cargo Logistics, SMO Clinplus, Unimicron Technology (Suzhou) and Shanghai Shangshi Energy Technology.
Research period review: 33rd edition (2022/2023)
During the research cycle, on the capital markets side, the firm completed IPOs, M&As, private placement of bonds and non-public offerings. The Grandway team assisted CloudWalk on its STAR Market listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. During its IPO process, the team helped CloudWalk in setting up a special voting rights system to balance the clients’ development needs and the interests of small and medium shareholders.
All investment funds and M&A deals submitted remain confidential.
Deal highlights: 33rd edition (2022/2023)
CloudWalk STAR Market listing.
Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology’s Hong Kong listing.
A-listed Ningbo Shanshan Company’s GDR issuance on SIX Swiss Exchange.
Shenzhen Jingzhida Technology’s SZSE IPO.
Client feedback: 33rd edition (2022/2023)
Asset finance
“They are conscientious, active and responsible, and have achieved effective results.”
Capital markets
“They work conscientiously and responsibly; abide by the professional ethics of lawyers, diligently and conscientiously, and protect the legitimate interests of our clients; provide timely and accurate professional advice and reasonable suggestions; and assist us to prevent possible legal risks early.”
“In securities laws service, Grandway has a strict kernel system and standard, and at the same time, it can propose compliant, effective and flexible solutions for the actual situation of the client, complete the due diligence work efficiently and meticulously and provide high-quality legal documents. In the year-round consulting service, Grandway can fully and quickly respond to our needs, maintain active and effective communication and contact with us, assist the company in solving daily legal issues in a practical and lawful manner, and firmly protect the legitimate rights and interests of the company.”
“[The Grandway team] provided legal advice for our equity investment business, and can provide legal advice from both litigation and practical perspectives.”
Lawyer feedback: 33rd edition (2022/2023)
Cheng Wei
“He can provide prompt response, timely support and has the ability to combine law and the client's business reality and provide constructive legal advice.”
Zhou Tao
“Zhou Tao is highly professional and has a deep understanding of the laws and regulations of the securities market. With his rich experience and professional perspective, he has deep insight into legal issues and can propose high-quality solutions for clients by combining the characteristics of the enterprise and the industry in which they are located, to solve clients' problems and make them feel at ease.”
Echo Liu
“She can provide new ideas from a litigation perspective to solve some difficult problems in non-litigation business.”
