Professionals

Tian Yuan has gathered elite lawyers in various fields, has more than 200 partners, more than 800 professionals, and provides customers with all-round, cross-regional, comprehensive and one-stop legal services with profound practice experience and project experience. and best business solutions.

Practices

With 30 years of experience in legal practice and continuous innovation in practice, Tian Yuan's business covers the main practice fields and emerging fields of Chinese lawyers, and maintains the level of China's top lawyers and cross-team comprehensive service capabilities in many fields. Transactions and projects and cases with great industry influence.

Insights & News

Tian Yuan lawyers keep up with the trend of the industry, focus on legal hot topics, and rely on unique perspectives and market insights to help clients understand the latest changes in the law, and use professional observation, analysis and insights to help clients make more informed business choices and decisions.

About Us

As a leading law firm with a long history and profound culture in China, Tian Yuan has always been based on legal services, constantly exploring and innovating, and has moved forward with the Chinese economy for 30 years. We have offices in 14 economically active cities in China and enjoys a high reputation in the industry.

PE/VC & Investment Funds

"Tian Yuan Law Firm is a renowned red circle firm whose private equity and venture capital offering serves as a noteworthy extension of its strong suite of transactional law offerings. The firm is a favoured choice of counsel for many prominent institutional investors. It is highly active on financing deals in the life sciences and high-tech and TMT spaces."

 

——Chambers 2023

 

With rich legal practice experience in the field of private equity (PE) investment, we have provided first-class PE legal services to more than 1,000 Chinese and overseas fund clients and corporate clients, maintained long-term cooperation with numerous renowned fund investment institutions, listed enterprises, unicorns, early-stage star startups, founders of fast-growing companies, and served equity investment markets related to a wide range of economic fields such as life sciences, high-tech, corporate services, AI, consumption, education, healthcare, new energy, media & entertainment, and blockchain.

 

 

With outstanding legal expertise, as well as dynamic, professional and team-oriented lawyers cooperating in various fields, we are quite familiar with the market environment and maintain effective communication with regulatory authorities. Based on business logic and rich practical experience, through accurate and efficient feedback, we can understand and realize clients' business intentions to the maximum, and accompany and advise clients in the full process of transactions from negotiations on term sheets, legal due diligence and negotiations on formal agreements to the closing of financing. We have been trusted, recognized and praised by our clients for our ability to facilitate the consummation of transactions and achieve multi-win for all parties involved.

Work Highlights

High-tech & Artificial Intelligence

 

  • Ant Financial: Representing a renowned investment institution, undertook a round of PE investment, with a funding amount of $4.5 billion
  • CAS Quantum Network Co., Ltd.: A unicorn company; Representing a renowned investment institution, undertook a round of PE investment, with a funding amount exceeding RMB 1.5 billion

  • Envision Group: A unicorn company; Representing a renowned investment institution, undertook a round of PE investment, with a funding amount exceeding $200 million

  • BIRENTECH: A unicorn company; Representing a renowned investment institution, undertook a round of PE investment, with a funding amount exceeding RMB 1 billion

  • Xiaoice: A unicorn company; Representing a renowned investment institution, undertook a round of PE investment, with a funding amount of RMB 1 billion

  • BOOMING TECH: A unicorn company; Representing a renowned investment institution, undertook a round of PE investment, with a funding amount exceeding $100 million

  • ASR Microelectronics Co., Ltd. (688220.SH): Representing a renowned investment institution, undertook a round of PE investment, with a funding amount of $100 million

  • Mech-Mind Robotics: A unicorn company; Representing a renowned investment institution, undertook multiple rounds of PE investment, with a total funding amount exceeding $100 million

  • Megvii: A unicorn company; Representing a renowned investment institution, undertook PE investment

  • YITU Tech: A unicorn company; Representing a renowned investment institution, undertook PE investment

  • UISEE: A unicorn company; Representing a renowned investment institution, undertook PE investment

 

Medical Services & Life Sciences

 

  • MGI Tech Co., Ltd.: A unicorn company; Representing a renowned investment institution, undertook a round of PE investment, with a funding amount of $1 billion. This transaction set a record for the largest funding amount in China's genetic sequencing field
  • ClouDr (09955.HK): Provided continuous service for multiple rounds of PE funding and acted as the company's legal counsel to assist with its HKEX listing

  • Burning Rock Biotech Limited (BNR.US): Representing a renowned investment institution, undertook multiple rounds of PE investment continuously

  • JW Therapeutics (02126.HK): Representing a renowned investment institution, undertook multiple rounds of PE investment continuously

  • Airdoc (02251.HK): Representing a renowned investment institution, undertook PE investment

  • MicroTech Medical, Inc. (02235.HK): Representing a renowned investment institution, undertook PE investment

  • Terns Pharma (TERN.US): Representing a renowned investment institution, undertook PE investment

  • LinkDoc: A unicorn company; Provided continuous service for multiple rounds of PE funding since the company’s establishment, with a total assisted financing amount exceeding RMB 2 billion

  • Zencore Biologics: A unicorn company; Representing a renowned investment institution, undertook multiple rounds of PE investment, with a total funding amount exceeding RMB 1 billion

  • Neurophth: A unicorn company; Representing a renowned investment institution, undertook multiple rounds of PE investment, with a total funding amount exceeding $100 million

 

Business Services

 

  • Boss Zhipin (BZ.US/02076.HK): Provided continuous service for multiple rounds of PE funding since the company’s establishment;As the company's legal counsel, assisted with its listing on the Nasdaq in the United States and a secondary HKEX listing

  • ZEGO: A unicorn company; Provided continuous service for multiple rounds of PE funding since the company’s establishment

  • Tungee: A unicorn company; Representing a renowned investment institution, undertook multiple rounds of PE investment

  • Huisuanzhang: Provided continuous service for multiple rounds of PE funding since the company’s establishment, with a total assisted funding amount exceeding RMB 1 billion

  • Hosecloud (previous name: EKuaibao): A unicorn company; Representing a renowned investment institution, undertook a round of PE investment, with a funding amount of RMB 1 billion

  • Kr Space: Representing a renowned investment institution, undertook a round of PE investment, with a funding amount of RMB 1 billion

  • GaiaWorks: Provided continuous service for multiple rounds of PE funding, with a total assisted funding amount of RMB 800 million

 

Consumption & Media

 

  • ByteDance: A unicorn company; Representing multiple renowned investment institutions, undertook multiple rounds of PE investment
  • Didi Chuxing: A unicorn company; Representing multiple renowned investment institutions, undertook multiple rounds of PE investment

  • DianPing: Provided continuous service for multiple rounds of PE funding, until DianPing finally merged with Meituan

  • Ele.me: Representing a renowned industry investor, provided services for PE investments

  • Meitu Inc. (01357.HK): Provided continuous service for multiple rounds of PE funding, with a total assisted funding amount exceeding $500 million

  • Ninebot (689009.SH): Representing a renowned investment institution, undertook PE investment

  • Kuaikanmanhua: A unicorn company; Representing a renowned investment institution, undertook multiple rounds of PE investment continuously

  • ishansong: A unicorn company; Representing a renowned investment institution, undertook PE investment

 

Education

 

  • Yuanfudao: Representing a renowned investment institution, undertook multiple rounds of PE investment, with a total funding amount exceeding $2 billion
  • VIPKID: Representing a renowned investment institution, undertook multiple rounds of PE investment, with a total funding amount exceeding $800 million

  • Huohua: Provided continuous service for multiple rounds of PE funding since the company’s establishment, with a total assisted funding amount about $500 million

 

Integrated Circuit

 

  • Provided legal services for the China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund Co., Ltd. (CICIIF) in its participation in the acquisition of assets through the issuance of shares by JCET Group
  • Provided specialized legal services for the joint acquisition of the semiconductor packaging and testing factories of the American company AMD located in Suzhou, China, and Penang, Malaysia by CICIIF and Tongfu Microelectronics

  • Provided legal services for CICIIF’s investment in Beijing Unisoc Spreadtrum Investment Co., Ltd. (UNISOC)

  • Provided specialized legal services for the joint acquisition of the Singaporean company, STATS ChipPAC, by CICIIF, JCET Group, and SMIC

  • Provided specialized legal services for CICIIF to participate in the equity investment project of a certain integrated circuit enterprise, involving the dismantling of the "red-chip" structure

 

 

  • Provided legal services for the joint establishment of the National Agricultural Credit Guarantee Alliance Co., Ltd. by the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China and various provincial agricultural credit guarantee companies
  • Provided legal services for the joint establishment of the Poverty-Stricken Area Industrial Development Fund Co., Ltd. by the Ministry of Finance, China Tobacco, and State Development and Investment Group Co., Ltd (SDIC Group)

  • Provided legal services for the joint establishment of Modern Seed Industry Development Fund Co., Ltd. and its management company, Beijing Shining Investment Management Co., Ltd., by the Ministry of Finance, Agricultural Development Bank of China (ADBC), and Sinochem Holdings

  • Provided services to China State-Owned Enterprise Restructuring Fund Co., Ltd. for investing in Beijing China Mixed Ownership Structural Reform Fund and Chengtong LakeShore Non-performing Assets Investment Fund

  • Provided services for the joint establishment of the new energy industry development fund by China State-Owned Enterprise Restructuring Fund Co., Ltd., Chengtong Fund Management Co., Ltd., and the Chuzhou Municipal Government

  • Provided legal services for the establishment of the Fujian Anxin Industry Investment Fund initiated by CICIIF, Fujian Sanan Group Co., Ltd., Sanan Optoelectronics Co., Ltd., and relevant government authorities of Fujian Province

  • Provided services for the establishment of Shenzhen CMB Telecom New Trend Equity Investment Fund Partnership Enterprise (LLP) and its manager, Shenzhen CMB Telecom Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd., jointly formed by China Telecom and CMB International

  • Representing China Telecom, provided services for its investment in Guoxin Guotong (Zhejiang) Investment Fund Partnership (LLP) and the establishment of China Telecom Smart Internet Industry Investment Fund

  • Provided specialized legal services for the joint investment and establishment of Beijing Jingxi Venture Capital Fund Management Co., Ltd. by Shougang Group, Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform, Shijingshan State-owned Assets Management Company, and Jingmei Group, as well as the establishment of the Beijing Service New Shougang Equity Venture Capital Enterprise (LLP) project

  • Provided specialized legal services for the establishment of M&A fund project initiated by CSC Financial Co., Ltd

  • Provided legal services for the establishment and fundraising of Guangde Yuanjian Chuangxin Equity Investment Partnership (LLP) and Nongying Qianfan Qihang (Xiamen) Venture Capital Partnership (LLP), as well as several other projects, to the private fund manager under ABC International (China) Holdings Limited

  • Provided legal services for the establishment of the fund initiated by China International Capital Corporation Limited (CICC), and participated in the mixed-ownership reform project of Sinopec

  • Provided specialized legal services for the establishment of Beijing Equity Investment Development Management Co., Ltd. and Beijing Equity Investment Development Center (LLP) project by the State-owned Capital Operation and Management Center of Beijing

  • Provided specialized legal services for the establishment of the Beijing Equity Investment Development Center (LLP) II-phase project by the State-owned Capital Operation and Management Center of Beijing. This fund is the largest QFLP (Qualified Foreign Limited Partner) fund in China to date

  • Provided legal services for the fund projects invested by the parent fund of the State-owned Capital Operation and Management Center of Beijing in Goldman Sachs' RMB fund, CITIC's RMB fund, Warburg Pincus' RMB fund, IDG's "Harmonious Growth" RMB fund, and Legend Capital's RMB fund

  • Provided specialized legal services for the establishment of a dairy industry fund project initiated overseas by the State-owned Capital Operation and Management Center of Beijing

  • Provided specialized legal services for the establishment of parallel fund projects overseas between the State-owned Capital Operation and Management Center of Beijing and its overseas partner(s)

  • Representing Beijing Equity Investment Development Management Co., Ltd., provided services for the establishment of its RMB Fund Series Three and subsequent fundraising activities

  • Representing Beijing Jingguorui Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd., provided services for the establishment of Beijing Jingguoguan Equity Investment Fund (LLP) and its subsequent fundraising activities

  • Representing Beijing Shunxi Private Equity Fund Management Co., Ltd., provided services for the establishment of Hebei Xiongan Jingxun Shunxi Venture Capital Fund (LLP) and its subsequent fundraising

  • Representing Beijing Shunxi Private Equity Fund Management Co., Ltd., provided services for its establishment of a venture capital FOF fund

  • Provided legal services for the establishment and fundraising of Jiangyin Xiake Private Equity Fund Management Co., Ltd. to establish Jiangyin Xiake Technology Equity Investment Fund (LLP)

Honors
  • Chambers Greater China Region
    2023
  • The Legal 500 China
    2023
  • LEGALBAND Top Ranked Law Firms
    2023
  • DAWKINS Top Ranked Law Firms
    2022
  • IFLR1000 China
    2023
  • IFLR1000 Asia-Pacific
    2023
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