Nicholas Lou

Practice Areas

Corporate and Commercial, Mergers and Acquisitions, Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy, Private Equity / Venture Capital, Real Estate, Capital Markets / Corporate Finance.

Career

Mr. Nicholas Lou graduated from Fudan University School of Law with a Bachelor's degree in law. Mr. Lou was employed by a prestigious law firm specializing in foreign related legal affairs for several years. He joined Llinks Law Offices in 2006.

Experience

In the area of M&A, Mr. Lou has represented a number of foreign and domestic prestigious companies, with practices involving foreign investment, corporate restructuring, merger & acquisition, sell-off and etc.

In the area of private equity funds and venture capital, Mr. Lou has represented a number of foreign and domestic PE funds investing, acquiring and selling various portfolio companies in China. He has also assisted both the investors and the portfolio companies in dealing with IPO and corporate financing legal issues. Meanwhile, he has also provided legal services for various foreign and domestic equity investment managers in establishing RMB PE funds in different cities of China.

In the area of construction and real estate, Mr. Lou has represented several foreign and national real estate funds and developers in dealing with real estate acquisitions and transfers, high-star hotel acquisition and management, and other matters. He has also represented numbers of real estate development companies in dealing with legal issues in relation to real estate development, construction, sales, lease etc.

In the area of general corporate and customs, Mr. Lou has represented several prestigious multinational and domestic enterprises and listing companies in dealing with legal issues on a daily basis, and he has also represented a Fortune 500 company in dealing with customs compliance issues.

Mr. Lou has been recommended by The Legal 500 for eight consecutive years (2019-2026) in the area of Corporate and M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Real Estate and Construction, and TMT, and others. He has also been recognized by Chambers and Partners in both the Global and Greater China Guides for three consecutive years (2023-2025) in the areas of Corporate/M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital, and Real Estate. Additionally, he has been listed in the LEGALBAND China Top Law Firms and Lawyers Rankings for nine consecutive years (2017-2025).

He was included in the "The A-list 2023-2024: China's Elite Lawyers" by China Business Law Journal and was named one of the China Top 15 TMT Lawyers and a China Top Lawyer by ALB in 2022. In 2018, he was honored as one of the "Top 10 Lawyers in China's New Economy" and was recognized as a leading lawyer in TMT (2017-2021) by LEGALBAND.

In 2015, he was recommended by asialaw Leading Lawyers in the area of Corporate and M&A. Furthermore, he was awarded the title of "Top Ten Outstanding Young Lawyers in Pudong New Area" in 2013 and "Top Ten Young Lawyers in Shanghai Real Estate Practice" in 2011.

Languages Spoken

Mandarin and English

Work Highlights

• Gaw Capital Partners acquired Shanghai Star Peak Pharmaceutical Industry Park, Shanghai Lingkong SOHO commercial office building, and Shanghai MixC Office Tower, the acquisition and disposal of multiple logistics asset portfolios

• Warburg Pincus and its investment platforms acquired, restructured, and exited multiple domestic development projects, IDC data centers, and industrial park projects

• DNE Group acquired multiple domestic logistics and industrial park projects and participated in the establishment of several RMB-denominated funds and the acquisition of infrastructure projects

• GoHigh Capital established the Jiuzhoutong Pre-REITs Fund and acquired a pharmaceutical logistics project, acquired and exited the China Enterprise Tower and Belvedere Suites Service Apartments in Shanghai

• LaSalle Investment acquired and sold multiple long-term rental apartment projects in Shanghai.

• Shanghai Electric secured its first long-term green methanol supply project

• Shanghai Electric acquired and invested in the Thar Coal Mine and Power Plant project in Pakistan

• IM Motors Series A and Series B rounds financing

• SAIC Motor Corporation Limited and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (Group) restructured and acquired Nanjing Automobile (Group) Corporation

• Multiple foreign companies, including Alchip Technologies, Victory New Materials, Edison Opto Corporation, AirTac and TPK on Taiwan Stock Exchange Corp (TWSE)

• Sailing Capital established the Shanghai Sailing RMB Fund of Funds and multiple sub-funds.

• Meridian Capital multiple RMB-denominated funds of funds and direct investment funds (including the "825 Culture Fund") and equity investments

• KaiLong Real Estate RMB Funds I-V and the KaiLong Perpetual Real Estate Equity Investment Fund

• GoHigh Capital, China Media Capital/CDB Capital, D&J China, CURA, Pingan, COS Capital, Hehui Funds and JP Hehui’s multiple collective and special real estate investment funds