Sophie Xiao mainly specializes in domestic and offshore initial public offerings and private placements, restructurings and reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity, private investment funds and other fields. She has actively involved in civil and commercial dispute resolution in recent years. She has represented many Chinese and international companies in different industries such as manufacturing, medical and health care, consumer goods, etc.
Over the past six years, Sophie Xiao has dedicated to providing high-quality legal services for the pre-IPO enterprises and listed companies, private investment funds, state-owned enterprises, private enterprises and start-ups. Due to the projects that she has completed, she has established a good reputation among customers and the industry.
Practice Area
Capital market transactions，Restructurings and reorganizations，Mergers and acquisitions，Venture capital and private equity, private investment fund, civil and commercial dispute resolution
Deal List
Domestic and overseas listing:
• Represented Bloomage Biotechnology Corporation Limited (Stock Code: SH. 688363) in the initial public offering and listing of its ordinary shares on STAR Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange
• Represented Tianjin Jinrong Tianyu Precision Machinery Inc. (Stock Code: SZ. 300988) in the initial public offering and listing of its ordinary shares on ChiNext Board of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange
• Represented an aviation equipment company, a technology company in Beijing and an information technology company in Tibet in their initial public offering and listing projects
• Represented CICC in its participation as sponsor in Qingdao AInnovation Technology Group Co., Ltd (Stock Code: 2121.HK) in the initial public offering and listing of its ordinary shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Mergers and Acquisitions：
• Represented CICC in its participation as financial advisor in merger transaction between China Energy Engineering Corporation Limited and China Energy Engineering Corporation Limited
• Represented City Development Environment Co., Ltd. In its merger acquisition of Tus Environmental Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd and issuance of shares for related financing
• Represented Jingwei Textile Machinery Company Limited in its Material Asset Restructuring transaction (terminated).
• Represented a PRC listed company in its material acquisition of domestic enterprise
• Represented Beijing E-techstar Co., Ltd. (Stock Code: SZ. 300513) in Material Asset Restructuring transaction
• Represented 360 in its business spin-off project as PRC counsel
Private Investments and Financing：
• Represented Lake Bleu Capital in its equity investment in Biocytogen Pharmaceuticals (Beijing) Co., Ltd and Zhuhai Visicont Medicine Technology Co., Ltd
• Represented Bloomage Biotechnology Corporation Limited in its pre-IPO financing
• Represented Hua He Capital in its investment in WATRIX
• Represented Tsinghua Holdings Capital in its investment in ISINONET and Beijing Gushu Technology Co., Ltd.
• Advised cooperation project between Tencent and Shijiazhuang Changshan Beiming Technology Co., Ltd.
PE Funds：
• Advised management institution of Private Equity funds Shengxi No.1 to No.8 for establishment and operation of these funds
Reform of Enterprise attached to University：
• Represented Tsinghua Holdings Limited in reform project of enterprise attached to Tsinghua University
NEEQ and General Corporate Service：
• Represented Beijing Smart Boya Software Co.,Ltd in the listing of its ordinary shares on NEEQ. Advised on termination of its listing on NEEQ and its general legal matters
• Represented Century Insurance Broker Co., Ltd in the listing of its ordinary shares on NEEQ. Advised on termination of its listing on NEEQ and its general legal matters
• Represented Guoquan Gold(Beijing) Jewelry in the listing of its ordinary shares on NEEQ. Advised on termination of its listing on NEEQ and its general legal matters
• Advised Beiming Software Limited on its general legal matters
• Advised Xueda (Xiamen) Education Technology Group Co., Ltd on its general legal matters
Qualification
Member of the PRC Bar
Working Experience
• Guantao Law Firm, Partner(since 2022)
• Commerce & Finance Law Offices, Lawyer(2016-2022)
• Credit Card Center of China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd. (2010-2015)
Education
• Renmin University of China, LLM of Civil and Commercial Law(2008-2010)
• Zhejiang University, Bachelor of Law(2004-2008)
Working language
• Chinese
• English
