Biography
Ye Lei has considerable years of experience in advising on corporate and transactional affairs. His practice focuses on foreign direct investment, domestic and overseas cross-border mergers and acquisitions, Sino-foreign joint ventures, as well as corporate and commercial matters relating to investment in China.
Representative Legal Matters
- Advised METRO AG on the sale of METRO China and the establishment of a strategic partnership with Wumei Technology Group (Wumei).
- Advised ICU Medical Group on its sale of 100% equity interest in a manufacturing site in China to MDK Medical Technology Co., Ltd., a Chinese medical device manufacturer.
- Advised GlaxoSmithKline in the sales of its 100% equity interest in a wholly owned subsidiary in China.
- Advised GlaxoSmithKline on commercial collaboration for co-promotion and distribution of certain vaccine products in China with Zhifei Biological, a Chinese distributor.
- Advised a US-listed chemical company in several acquisitions and Sino-foreign joint ventures matters in China.
- Advised a Chinese chemical/API manufacturer in the sale of two manufacturing sites in China and establishment of joint ventures with a Europe-based PE fund.
- Advised Unilever Prestige on its e-commerce related joint venture with Hangzhou Golong Holding Co., Ltd. for the distribution of certain Prestige brands products in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.
- Advised a Europe-headquartered esports company in the merger with Chinese esports companies and restructuring of group structure post-merger for offshore listing purpose.
- Advised Embraer S.A. on the restructuring its aircraft assembly joint venture in China.
- Advised a Canadian railway transporter in its sale of equity interest in a Sino-foreign equity joint venture in China.
Admission
People’s Republic of China (2009)
Education
Goethe University of Frankfurt (LL.M.) (2012)
China University of Political Science and Law (LL.M.) (2012)
China University of Political Science and Law (LL.B.) (2010)
Languages
Mandarin
English
Cantonese