Anthony Zhao

Mr. Zhao is a highly reputable veteran in the practice areas of corporate/M&A, private equity and capital markets, and is best known for his prowess in advising on deals either with complex structures or in the cutting-edge sectors.  He is Zhong Lun’s managing partner; he has advised on many landmark transactions.

• Advised Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and BofA Merrill Lynch, as the joint sponsors, for Meituan Dianping’s HK$32.5 billion IPO on Hong Kong Stock Exchange
• Advised SoftBank Vision Fund for its US$1.5 billion investment in Guazi.com Inc.
• Advised Blackstone for the subscription of US$400 million H-share convertible bonds from YiChang HEC ChangJiang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (01558.HK)
• Advised Deutsche Bank, CICC, JP Morgan and UBS, as the joint bookrunners, for the EUR320 million D-share offering by Qingdao Haier Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600690) on CEINEX
• Advised Tongcheng for its merger with eLong and advised Tongcheng-Elong for its IPO on Hong Kong Stock Exchange

• Capital markets: Debt
• Capital markets: Equity
• M&A
• Private equity
• Private equity funds

• Consumer goods and services
• Financial services
• Healthcare
• Media
• Tech and telecoms

• P.R. China, New York State

• Standing Committee, CPPCC Shanghai Pudong New Area Committee (the Sixth Congress)

• LL.M. in Corporate Law, New York University School of Law, USA (1999)
• LL.M. in International Economic Law, Queen’s University Faculty of Law, Canada (1998)
• LL.B., Fudan University Law School, PRC (1994)