Keni (Stephanie) LI
Partner Working Language： Chinese/ English
Ms.Keni Li is specialized in M&A, fund investment, Banking & Finance, Cross-border legal affairs. She has served as a legal counsel for many landmark M&A transactions, and her experience covers industries including automobiles, healthcare, semiconductors and financial services.
Representative Matters
- M&A, Investments, Financing
- Acted as the legal counsel for the mixed-ownership reform project (by diversifying the shareholding structure of SOEs) of Chongqing Yukang Asset Management Company
- Acted as the legal counsel for the mixed-ownership reform project (by diversifying the shareholding structure of SOEs) of Chongqing Pharmaceutical Health Industry Company
- Advised Chongqing Liangjiang Investment Fund in completing dozens of fund investment projects in the fields of intelligent drive, chip, 3D printing, healthcare, pharmaceutical, semiconductor manufacturing, etc.
- Advised Wal-Mart (China) Investment Co., Ltd. for dozens of legal due diligence projects of leased real estate
- Advised Chongqing Government Guide Fund for its several sub-fund’s managers selection projects
- Advised China Huarong Asset Management Co., Ltd. on several acquisition and restructuring debt projects
- Advised a Hong Kong listed company in its spin-off
- Cross-border Legal Affairs
- Acted as the legal counsel for a multinational vaccine of COVID-19 trial project of a listed pharmaceutical company in Chongqing
- Represented a state-owned enterprise of Chongqing in responding to an infringement damage compensation case from a large-scale Italian enterprise (the subject matter of the litigation is approximately 4 million euros)
- Acted as the legal counsel for the closure project of an Italian company invested by Chongqing Mechanical and Electrical Co., Ltd.
- Acted as the legal counsel for two state-owned enterprises of Chongqing to declare creditor's rights to the bankruptcy administrator of an Italian company
- Advised a listed aviation equipment company in an acquisition project in Estonia (the transaction value is approximately 43 million euros)
- Advised a listed apparel company in Hong Kong on its overseas M&A project
Education Background
- Master of Laws, University of California at Davis
- Bachelor of Laws, Civil Aviation University of China
Professional Qualifications
- Bar admission in P.R. China
- Certificate of Fund Qualification
- Certificate of Securities Qualification
