Guantao Law Firm was established in 1994 and is a full-service law firm headquartered in Beijing. 

Highlights 

The firm’s practice areas cover capital markets, corporate and M&A, banking and finance, restructuring and insolvency, private equity and venture capital. 

During the research cycle, the Guantao team facilitated the acquisition of 51% of Huajin Coking Coal and 49% of Mingzhu Coal by Shanxi Coking Coal, raising a total of RMB 4.4 billion. They also assisted Guangdong Yuehai Urban Investment in acquiring majority stakes in two companies, resulting in 60% and 40% ownership of Foshan Baoli Real Estate. Additionally, the firm represented Shandong Shanhai (Beijing) New Energy in purchasing a controlling interest in Haimo Technology, a company listed on the A-share market. 

Furthermore, the firm assisted China Insurance Investment (Beijing) in establishing and raising a RMB 10 billion private fund as the fund manager, focusing on the development of rail transit in Tianjin.  

Key clients 

Main clients of Shanxi Coking Coal Energy Group, Guantao include China Development Bank, China CITIC Bank, China Merchants Bank, China Life Investment, China Reinsurance, Beijing Building Material Group, China Energy Engineering Group, China Communications Construction Group and Huayi Tencent.