Cynthia Hu - Grandall law firm

Cynthia Hu

  • Edu:LL.M.
  • Email:huxintian@grandall.com.cn
  • Address:Beijing
  • Tel:(+86)(10) 6589 0699 ext 778 D: (+86)(10) 6589 0699
  • Fax:(+86)(10) 6589 0799 / 6517 6800 / 6517 6801
Practice Areas

  • Cross-border M&A, Foreign Direct Investments and Outbound Investments
  • Formation, Financing and Restructuring of Internet Start-up companies
  • Offshore Investment Structuring, Private Equity, Corporate & Bank and Finance

Professional experience

  • Outbound Investments: a number of large-size outbound direct investment transactions in various sectors (ranging from infrastructure, oil & gas, metal & mining, agriculture, financial institutions to entertainment) in different countries and regions (such as Canada, United States, Australia, Europe, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Brazil, Vietnam, Mongolia and etc.).
  • Internet Start-ups: formation, financing and restructuring of various internet start-up companies engaged in the sectors ranging from vocational education, data processing, online shopping, online medical and healthcare consultation and culture industries.
  • Foreign Direct Investments (FDI):acquisition of various famous Chinese breweries by InBev S.A. (previously known as Interbrew S.A.); HNI Corporation’s acquisition of the office furniture business from Lamex Group, which owned a number of furniture manufacturing WFOEs in China; investment of CITIC Resources Holding Limited in the business of petrol stations in China by subscribing for 50.5% shares in Caltex South China Investments Limited; sale of an aggregate of 19.9% shares of Huaxia Bank Company Limited to Deutsche Bank by Huaxia Bank Company Limited and its shareholders; acquisition of a majority equity interest in Beijing Oriental Culture Company Limited by Hopson Development Holdings Limited; proposed private equity investments by Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) Limited in certain auto credit guarantee business in China; purchase of convertible securities by Morgan Stanley/Private Equity in a BVI Company, which in turn owned various real estate projects in China; MIH Media’s acquisitions of various media companies in China; Redgate Media’s investments in various indoor & outdoor advertising companies in China; Sumitomo Metals’ investment in a steel factory in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Work experience

  • Partner, Grandall Law Firm, Beijing
  • Senior Manager, China Investment Corporation
  • Associate, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Beijing
  • Assoicate, Jones Day, Hong Kong
  • Associate, Junhe Law office
  • Associate, Jintian Associates

Education

  • New York University School of Law, LLM
  • China University of Political Science and Law, LLB

Professional post

  • China
  • New York

Languages

  • Mandarin (Native) and English

Global offices: Group Beijing Shanghai Shenzhen Hangzhou Guangzhou Kunming Tianjin Chengdu Ningbo Fuzhou Xian Nanjing Nanning Jinan Chongqing suzhou changsha Taiyuan Wuhan Hong Kong Paris Madrid Silicon Valley