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RAY BU
Beijing
PROFILE REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS AND CASES OTHER INFORMATION Further Reading
MR. BU SPECIALIZES IN M&A, PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTMENT, OUTBOUND INVESTMENT, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND GENERAL CORPORATE MATTERS.
Education
University of Georgia School of Law, J.D.
East China University of Political Science and Law, LL.B.
Professional Qualification
Admitted to practice in New York
Admitted to practice in New Jersey
Admitted to practice in Georgia (inactive)
Registered Foreign Lawyer in Hong Kong SAR
Work Language
English
Mandarin
Professional Background
Before joining Fangda Partners, Mr. Bu worked at Winston & Strawn LLP’s Shanghai office, DLA Piper LLP’s Beijing office, and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP’s Beijing office. Mr. Bu also worked at the Atlanta office of King & Spalding LLP.
Mr. Bu was named one of LegalOne's "2025 Top 15 Client-Trusted Lawyers: Corporate Global Expansion" in 2025.
Mr. Bu was recognized as a "Rising Star Partner" by IFLR 1000 in 2025.
Mr. Bu has been interviewed multiple times by various medias such as 36Kr, 21st Century Business Herald, Caijing Magazine, and Glowsphere.
PROFILE
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS AND CASES
- Advising Kingsoft Cloud (NASDAQ: KC) in its strategic acquisition of controlling interest in Camelot, a China-based IT service and solution provider
- Advising State Grid in its acquisition of Sempra Energy’s electric businesses in Chile for US$2.23 billion
- Advising the consortium of IDG Capital and I.T Group in the acquisition of 41% of the share capital of Acne Studios, a Swedish fashion house with signature retail stores across the world
- Advising The Carlyle Group (as its PRC counsel) in its acquisition of Siemens AG's mechanical-drive unit Flender for more than 2 billion euros (US$2.4 billion)
- Advising The Carlyle Group (as its PRC counsel) in its acquisition of BASF's ’s coatings business for 7.7 billion euros
- Advising Alibaba Pictures Group in its acquisition of Damai for US$167 million
- Advising Templewater (as its PRC counsel) in its acquisition of Knight Auto Precision Engineering Pte Ltd, a Singapore headquartered precision tooling and solutions provider for the semiconductor industry
- Advising British Petroleum in its acquisition of several EV charging companies in China
- Advising the consortium of IDG Capital and I.T Group in the acquisition of 41% of the share capital of Acne Studios, a Swedish fashion house with signature retail stores across the world
- Advising Sinopec on its acquisition of Chevron’s downstream business in South Africa and Botswana
- Advising RA Capital, a Boston-based fund,in its equity investment in the Series C financing of Connect Biopharma, aChinese clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company
- Advising Goldman Sachs in the Series Afinancing round of Suning Sports, the sports unit of Chinese retailer SuningHoldings Group
- Advising The Carlyle Group in itsinvestment, alongside Meinian Onehealth, in Adicon Holdings Limited, aChina-based independent clinical laboratory (ICL) provider
- Advising General Atlantic in its equityinvestments in (i) NetEase Cloud Music, a China-based online music platform;(ii) Ziroom, a China-based rental service provider; (iii) Today, Inc., aChinese convenience store brand; and (iv) Dingdong Maicai, a China-based freshfood e-commerce platform
- Advising Temasek in the Series B financinground of Gracell Biotechnologies, Inc., a China-based clinical-stageoncology-focused biotechnology company
- Advising Alibaba in its equity investmentsin (i) Helijia, a leading online platform providing on-demand beauty services;and (ii) Energy Monster, a leading power bank rental company
- Advising Nayuki, a well-known tea beveragebrand in China, in its Series C financing involving investment from PAG
- Represented various venture capital andprivate equity funds, including IDG Capital, Boyu Capital, Peak XV, BoschVentures, EQT Partners, XJ Capital, Hillhouse Capital, Primavera Capital, AbInitio Capital, Asia Investment Capital and Bank of China International, inequity investments
- Advising Zhejiang Pangxin Electric PowerEnergy Co., Ltd. in acquiring shares of a Singapore-listed company
- Advising Moji Weather for the launch of itsoverseas version of the application
- Advising the Chinese subsidiary of aJapanese companies in providing legal services for its energy project in Kazakhstan
- Advising a Shanghai-based computing power providerin providing legal services for its investment project in Saudi Arabia
- Advising an A-share listed semiconductorequipment manufacturer in providing legal services for its investment projectin Belgium
- Advising an A-share listed lighting companyin providing legal services for its greenfield investment project in Thailand
- Advising an A-share listed automotivecomponents manufacturer in providing legal services for its greenfieldinvestment project in Thailand
- Advising a municipal state-ownedassets-controlled group in Zhejiang Province in designing and establishing itsoverall overseas equity structure
- Advising an A-share listed plastic pipemanufacturer in providing legal services for its greenfield investment projectin Vietnam
- Advising an A-share listed plastictableware and biodegradable materials company in providing legal services forits greenfield investment project in Indonesia
- Advising a Chinese solar photovoltaiccompany in providing legal services for its investment project in Germany
- Advising a domestic electromechanicalcompany in providing legal services for its greenfield investment project inCambodia
- Advising Ant Group in its business cooperations with NBA in relation to blockchain technology, NFT and privacy computing, etc.
- Advising Wanda Sports Group as issuer’s counsel in connection with its IPO and listing, a restructuring of its operations prior to the offering and a financing transaction
OTHER INFORMATION
- “EMERGENCY ARBITRATOR PROCEDURE AND OPEN-LIST ARBITRATOR APPOINTMENT UNDER THE NEW CHINA (SHANGHAI) PILOT FREE TRADE ZONE ARBITRATION RULES: DAWN OF A NEW ERA?” 10 U. Pa. E. Asia L. Rev. 66 (2014). Available at: http://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/ealr/vol10/iss1/3
- “BEST PRACTICES FOR A STATE ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE REGISTRY: LESSONS FROM GEORGIA?” 17 J. Minn. J. L. Sci. & Tech (2016). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2592461
