BRYAN CHAN
BRYAN CHAN
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BRYAN CHAN
Shanghai
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MR. CHAN SPECIALISES IN CROSS-BORDER M&A, PRIVATE EQUITY AND JOINT VENTURE TRANSACTIONS IN THE GREATER CHINA AND THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONS, WITH A FOCUS ON THE FINANCIAL SECTOR. MR. CHAN HAS BROAD EXPERIENCE IN ALL TYPES OF CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS ACROSS MULTIPLE SECTORS.
Education
St. Benet’s Hall, Oxford University, B.A. in Jurisprudence
Professional Qualification
Admitted to practice in Hong Kong SAR
Admitted to practice in England and Wales
Professional Background
Mr. Chan joined Fangda Shanghai in 2024. Before joining the firm, he practised with a UK Magic Circle firm in London, Hong Kong and Shanghai for 23 years, the last 3 of which were as chief representative of the Shanghai office of that Magic Circle firm.
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REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS AND CASES
- Advised Citi on its sale of a wealth management business in China to HSBC
- Advised RBS on its sale of retail and commercial business operating in 6 Asian jurisdictions
- Advised Standard Chartered Bank on its establishing the first Chinese-invested bank — China Bohai Bank — with the Tianjin government, Baosteel and Cofco
- Advised Citi on its investment in Shanghai Pudong Development Bank and subsequent sale of this stake on the A-share market
- Advised RBS on its sale of a retail and commercial business in China to DBS
- Advised RBS on its strategic investment in Bank of China
- Advised Citi as the consortium leader in its strategic investment in Guangdong Development Bank
- Advised Warburg Pincus on its proposed investment in China Webank
- Advised Yanfeng on the sale of its automotive interiors business to Adient
- Advised a European multinational on its proposed investment to acquire 100% of a trucks business through the state-owned asset exchange
- Advised BP on the disposal of its chemicals operations in 13 Asian jurisdictions
- Advised Shanghai Automotive on its acquisition of General Motors’ stake in an Indian joint venture
- Advised Volvo on the disposal of its joint venture stake in a trucks company in Hangzhou
- Advised Key Principal Partners on the acquisition of a Chinese automotive spare parts company
- Advised a multinational on the proposed disposal of its global aluminium business
- Advised Siemens on the disposal of its China aeroengines business to Invensys
- Advised Sobel on its acquisition of a tannery in Jiangsu
- Advised Sun Chemical on the disposal of a company in Nantong
- Advised Coca-Cola on its bottling supply and manufacturing arrangements with Chinese partners
- Advised an international investor in establishing a foreign-invested wealth management JV in China
- Advised a US Private Equity Fund on establishing a platform to purchase non-performing loan assets in China
- Advised Schroders, Jardine Fleming and UBS on their fund management joint ventures in China
- Advised the seller consortium on the disposal of the boutique emerging-markets asset manager LGM to Bank of Montreal
- Advised UBS and Founder Securities on the joint disposal of their stakes in Credit Suisse Securities (China) Co., Ltd
- Advised Citi on the disposal of its stake in Citi Orient Securities Co., Ltd.
- Advised Morgan Stanley on the increase of its stake in its securities joint venture in Shanghai
- Advised Primus Pacific on its investment in New China Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
- Advised Carlyle on its investments in China Pacific Life Insurance and China Pacific Group
- Advised Commonwealth Bank on its stake in an insurance joint venture
- Advised a multinational insurer on its proposed acquisition of a Chinese private life insurance company
- Advised a US multinational insurer on its proposed joint venture with a state-owned bank
- Advised China Investment Corporation on the disposal of its stake in a dairy joint venture in Australia
- Advised PepsiCo on the acquisition of a snack food manufacturer in Hangzhou
- Advised a multinational on the proposed acquisition of a non-carbonated beverages business in China
- Advised The Home Depot on the acquisition of a home improvement business in Shanghai
- Advised numerous retailers including Toys”R”Us and Timberland on their retail operations in China
- Advised GLP on purchasing arrangements with an Australian chocolate manufacturer
- Advised GLP on a joint venture with fashion retailer Shein
- Advised an international logistics investor on its proposed acquisition of a cold chain business
- Advised New World Infrastructure on the disposal of four infrastructure companies in China
- Advised Southern Energy on the disposal of a power plant in Guangdong
- Advised a Hong Kong utility on the proposed acquisition of four power plants in China
- Advised Enron on the disposal of a power plant in Hainan
- Advised Prudential Asia on the acquisition of a stake in Indian cellular telecoms company Modicom
- Advised on the financing of a desalination plant in Cyprus
- Advised GLP on its acquisition of real estate projects in Shanghai, Fujian, Guangdong, Wuhan and Jiangsu
- Advised Cerberus Capital on the acquisition of a commercial property development in Tianjin
- Advised Telstra on its acquisition of a real estate agency in China
