Ms Chu’s main practice areas are cross-border corporate and business, domestic and foreign private equity investment and financing, M&A and restructuring as well as offshore identity planning. She has advised a number of inbound and outbound investment, financing and restructuring projects on behalf of both investment institutions and companies, assisted in completing investments across multiple jurisdictions such as Southeast Asia, India, Israel, South Korea, EU and the U.S.  Ms Chu has extensive practice experience in industries including AI and technology, robotics, semiconductors, bio pharmaceutical and healthcare, SaaS and web3.

Education and Qualifications:

2011  China University of Political Science and Law LL.B Bachelor of Laws First Class achieved

2013  Peking University (Beijing) LL.M. Master of International Economic Law achieved

2016  BPP University (London)  GDL Graduate Diploma in Law Distinction achieved

Selected past project experience:

PE and financing: represented Alibaba Group, Ant Financial Group and Baidu in their various equity investments; represented GGV Capital, WuXi Pharmatech, Sinopharm Capital, CDBI Captial and Highlight Capital in their various series rounds of private equity investment in companies.

Capital market and restructuring: represented TPG in its investments in a HK listed medical device company; represented and advised Sunshine Insurance, Ping An Trust and other institutions in the pre-listing financing transactions of Lepu Biopharma；

General corporate: represented French bank Natixis in connection with providing trade finance related legal services；advised Bain Capital and Oracle China for their daily general corporate matters；

Identity planning: represented high net worth individual clients in their investment immigration to the UK. 

Work Experience:

2013-2014 HAIWEN & PARTNERS, Beijing China

2014-2017 Clyde & Co London Office; UK immigration company, London UK

2017-2020 Fangda & Partners, Shanghai China

2021-2023 GGV Capital, Shanghai China

Language and Skills:

Chinese and English

Admitted to practice in PRC

Passed China Fund Practioner Qualification examination