ZHAN, Steven

Mr.Zhan specialized in cross-border investment, banking and finance, corporate and M&A practice area. With over a decade of experience working in central state-owned enterprises, Shanghai state-owned assets system, and free trade zones, Mr.Zhan has participated in state-owned assets and enterprise reform initiatives for central and local state-owned enterprises, as well as contributed to the development and institutional innovation of Shanghai Free Trade Zone.

Leveraging his extensive experience in central SOEs, Shanghai's state-owned assets system, and free trade zones, Mr.Zhan specializes in providing enterprises with comprehensive solutions that balance policy compliance and commercial objectives across various domains including cross-border finance, cross-border investment, M&A restructuring, capital markets, and industrial chain integration. His services integrate group management perspectives with market-oriented operational logic, assisting clients in achieving risk-controlled value creation in complex transactions.

Mr.Zhan possesses profound expertise in various cross-border investment and M&A operations, with particular strength in providing integrated legal solutions for foreign enterprises entering the Chinese market and domestic enterprises expanding globally. Beyond conventional legal services such as due diligence, transaction structure design, legal documentation drafting, and legal opinion issuance, he also offers value-added services including merger control antitrust reviews, FDI/ODI compliance, capital outflow scheme planning, delivering one-stop legal services to maximize protection of client interests.

Representative listed company transactions handled by Mr.Zhan include but are not limited to:
- Provided full-cycle antitrust legal services for Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd. (600018) in establishing Shanghai Port Northeast Asia Empty Container Transfer Center with five shipping giants: MSC, Maersk, CMA CGM, Evergreen Marine, and SITC International Holdings
- Huaya Intelligent (003043) acquisition and supporting fundraising project (The first M&A project on SZSE Main Board in 2024, recognized as a recommended case by SZSE)
- Keyuan Holding Group's acquisition of control over National Innovation Group (002377)
- Cross-border investment projects for YTO Express (600233)
- Cross-border investment projects for STO Express (002468)
- Cross-border investment projects for Cainiao Network (Alibaba Group (BABA) affiliate)
- Cross-border financing project for Cloud Village Inc. (HK2131)

Education background

• Fudan University, Master of Laws (LL.M.)

Work experience

• Beijing DHH (Shanghai) Law Firm, Senior Equity Partner
• AllBright Law Offices (Shanghai), Partner