Biography
Cherrie Shi heads the Firm's Industrials, Manufacturing & Transportation Group in Asia Pacific. Ms. Shi’s practice primarily involves assisting clients on a wide variety of matters relating to their business in China, including direct investment, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, global restructuring projects, PRC outbound investment and general corporate matters.
Representative Legal Matters
- Represented Jin Jiang International and SINO-CEE Fund in its acquisition of Radisson Hotel Group from HNA.
- Led the 1.5 billion petrochemical project for a client in Shanghai, China.
- Led the Asia Pacific spinoff work covering 9 jurisdictions for a NY listed special material company with a total consideration of approximately USD 2 billion.
- Advised a global leading chemical company for its acquisition of two manufacturing facilities at the total consideration of approximately USD 230 million.
- Advised a global leading supermarket operator for its setup of greenfield warehouse retail facilities and also a real property JV with a Chinese partner for land acquisition purpose with a total investment of more than USD 400 million.
- Led the China spinoff work for a Fortune 500 listed company’s disposal of its automotive business to form another NY listed company covering 50+ JVs in China.
- Advised a NY listed food company for its sale of its 25% PRC JV interest to the Chinese partner at a consideration of approximately RMB290 million.
- Advised a Fortune 500 hygiene products and services company for its acquisition of a PRC water treatment chemical producer and service provider at the consideration of approximately RMB1.1 billion and its formation of a joint venture in Hong Kong with the principal shareholders of the target.
- Advised a US listed engineering company for the establishment of a 50-50 joint venture with a State-owned and PRC listed offshore oil engineering company with a total project value of approximately RMB9.4 billion.
- Advised a leading European auto-parts manufacturer for the establishment of its 50-50 joint venture in China with a State-owned enterprise with military background by means of subscribing increased capital.
Professional Honors
- China Top 15 Female Lawyers - Asian Legal Business (ALB), 2019
Admission
PRC
New York, US
Education
Law School of Northwestern University (LL.M.) (2003)
Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (LL.B.) (1998)
Languages
English
Mandarin
Shanghainese