Pei Qiu Senior Partner
Shanghai
021-58785888
pei.qiu@dentons.cn
  • Capital Markets
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Cross-Border Investment and Trade
  • Working Language:
  • Chinese
  • English

Introduction

Qiu Pei is a Senior Partner of Dacheng Shanghai Office and previously served as Leader of the Private Equity and Venture Capital (PE&VC) Sector and the Head of the Capital Market Department.
Qiu Pei studied finance and law at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and the University of Edinburgh, and obtained the Chinese Lawyer Qualification in 2005. His main areas of practice encompass cross-border investment & financing, mergers & acquisitions and capital markets, fund establishment and investment, and integrated asset management of ultra-high net worth individuals. He is fluent in Chinese, English, and Cantonese, and has provided professional advices on multiple businesses and jurisdictions to many well-known funds, listed companies, and family offices.
Qiu Pei is experienced in advising clients from a commercially practical standpoint without missing out the legal issues. He is well-versed at planning commercial operations for clients in various industries, designing transaction models and shareholding structures on a high-level, using various legal tools and multi-layered skills flexibly and innovatively to comprehensively solve complex problems in various commercial operations and investments, pathing the way for clients to avoid risks and obtain returns. He is also a well-versed legal professional in providing high-level solutions and comprehensive legal advice with regard to designing high-level structures for shareholders, equity incentive arrangements, commercial operations development, strategic planning, investment and financing by utilising his expertise in compliance, tax, foreign exchange, mergers and acquisitions and securitization. In recent years:
(1)He has had many successful cases in the aspects of cross-border investments, structure design, tax arrangements, foreign exchange payments, project investments, post-investment management, and compliance reviews for Chinese enterprises. He has represented many Chinese clients with regard to their outbound investments in Germany, Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar and other regions.
(2)He has had extensive practical experience in asset management, immigration planning, and tax arrangements for ultra-high net worth individuals and family offices involving multiple businesses and jurisdictions. In areas such as cross-border capital allocation, tax planning, privacy protection, expansion of family business and wealth, managing family business and mitigating risk of wealth transfers, and responding to policy changes, he can devise customized solutions that accurately match the needs of clients to assist these individuals and their families with their business and legal activities globally.

Working Experience

  • Dacheng Shanghai OfficeSenior Partner(2012 ~ Present)
  • Zhong Lun Law Firm(2005 ~ 2012)

Honors and Awards

  • Partner of the Year(2015), Dacheng Shanghai Office
  • Best Overseas Investment Project(2018), Dacheng Shanghai Office

Representative Projects/Matters

SRE Group Limited (HK1207): Advising on investment in several high-end residential developments in Sydney with investment amount of approximately AU$30 million, the key point is to solve the difficulty of client using their onshore capital to invest in overseas development projects.

Pude (Ningbo) Equity Investment Management Co., Ltd. (Pude Capital): Designing the legal structure and advising on investment land hoarding fund projects in Sydney with investment amount of approximately AU$10 million.

Australia Sunglow Group: Designing the legal structure and advising on establishing a cross-border financial holding platform and investing in local pension projects and AFD agricultural projects.

Australia IDFG Group: Designing the legal structure and advising on establishment of a RMB fund to invest in development projects in Melbourne with investment amount of approximately AU$100 million.

Australia Romeciti Group: Designing the legal structure and advising on investment in development projects in Epping and Eastwood areas in Sydney with investment amount of approximately AU$15 million.

Shanghai Tongjin Real Estate Co., Ltd.: Designing the legal structure and advising on investment in the Balkhamhill residential development project in Sydney with investment amount of approximately AU$20 million.

Guoxin Yuhong Digital Technology (Group) Co., Ltd. (Yuhong Group): Designing the legal structure and advising on investing in potential listed companies and private equity funds in London.

Qixiang (Shanghai) Equity Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership) (PGC Capital): Designing the legal structure and advising on investment in a residential development project in Birmingham with investment amount of approximately £20 million.

Pilgrim's Pride Ltd.: Providing legal advice on the feasibility of investing in China and Singapore markets as well as intellectual property related issues.

Boco Inter-Telecom (SH600289): Designing the legal structure and advising on post-investment management declaration and increasement of investment capital issues related to their investment in local stem cell projects.

Wilkinson Capital (WGC Group): Structuring and advising on a Cayman USD Fund acquisition and Chinese investors use this structure to invest in multi-family properties in different cities.

Shanghai Fullway Wealth Management Co., Ltd. (Fullway Investment): Designing the legal structure and advising on an investment in a nursing home renovation project in Leipzig with investment amount of approximately US$15 million.

Wespa (Shanghai) Materials Technology Co., Ltd: Designing the legal structure and advising on an investment in a metal tools business in Germany with the first phase of investment amount of approximately US$6 million.

Chengli Mining: Advising on JV cooperative development and investment in a gold mining project in Sierra Leone with investment amount of approximately US$20 million.

China Corporate United Investment Holding Limited (CCUI): Designing the legal structure and advising on the investment in a local UAV company with investment amount of approximately US$15 million.

Beijing Dongyuan Haochen Investment Management Co., Ltd.: Designing the legal structure and advising on investment in local infrastructure development projects in Cambodia, the scale of the investment was approximately US $150 million.

China Documentary Media Industry Group Co., Ltd.: Designing the legal structure and advising on the investment of a local trading and logistic company, the scale of the investment was approximately US$10 million.

Dynasty World Company Limited: Designing the legal structure and advising on the investment in a villa project in Bangkok with investment amount of approximately THB130 million.

ASIA THAIYUAN Limited: Designing the legal structure and advising on the investment in a mix-use property project in Bangkok with investment amount of approximately THB600 million.

Chong Hua General Enterprises Co. Ltd.: Designing the legal structure and advising on the investment in a condo project in Passy City.

Shimao Property (HK0813): Planning and advising on the establishment of a financial holding platform and the investment on multiple financial entities, including real estate fund, pawn shop, Internet auction and Internet micro-loan companies, assisting the client to establish a rich financing system.

HuaYi Financial Holding: Designing the legal structure and advising on investment projects in Hong Kong medical listed company with investment amount of approximately HK$150 million.

Nanhua Asset Management SG Pte. Ltd.: Advising on USD VCC Fund's application for QFLP license and carried out investment projects in China, including designing cross-border structure, drafting legal documents, assisting government approval, the scale of QFLP is approximately US $120 million.

Jiang Xia Internet Technology Pte. Ltd.: Advising on the Group's restructuring of cross-holding assets, designing the cross-border structures and drafting legal documents.

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.: Conducting legal due diligence on the Pre-IPO investment projects of Mirxes Holding Company Limited and its Chinese subsidiaries.

Pacific Century Advisors Pte. Ltd.: Reviewing and Drafting legal documents in relation to a club investment and Ukrainian immigration project.

TAIYO: Advising on issues relating to Chinese subsidiaries involved in the IPO process.

Suns Phoenix Pte Ltd.: Providing legal services on investing in an affordable luxury project and opening offline stores, including designing cross-border structures and drafting legal documents, the investment scale was approximately US$15 million.

Cinda Plunkett International Capital Management Limited: Providing legal service for application of LFMC license, including designing cross-border structure and drafting legal documents.

MFSG Pte Ltd.: Acting as legal counsel, advising on issues relating to the general operation of enterprises and cross-border structures.

Guangdong GW Zhongnan Building Materials Group Co., Ltd.: Advising on the establishment of a subsidiary in Singapore, including company registration, expatriate visas, tax, employment and foreign exchange management.

Sheng Hao Singapore Pte Ltd: Acting as legal counsel, advising on issues relating to the general operation of enterprises and cross-border structure.

Speedy Energy Pte Ltd.: Advising on investment in natural gas power generation project in Thailand, including designing cross-border structure and drafting JV contract.

Shandong Hi-Speed International (Singapore) Pte Ltd.: Advising on the establishment of the Hungarian subsidiary and the UAE subsidiary, including notary services.

ASU Company Pte Ltd.: Acting as legal counsel, advising on designing cross-border structure and tax implications.

Boco Inter-Telecom (SH600289): Reviewing and advising on the non-public issuance of shares in 2016, the first and second issuance of ESOP in 2016, and the restricted stock incentive plan in 2017.

Shuoquan Landscaping Limited Company (831837): Advising on investments in Ruibaoli and the Speed Environmental Protection projects.

Wellcome Fitness Management Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (WILL’S Fitness): Advising on the equity acquisitions with L Catterton Asia of LVMH's fund.

Huaxia Sunshine Real Estate Co., Ltd.: Advising on acquisitions of Hangzhou Baoli Kanghua Real Estate Co., Ltd. and Zhejiang Kangyu Real Estate Co., Ltd.

Starconn Electronic (Suzhou) Co., Ltd: Advising on the equity acquisition with Hubble Technology Investment Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of Huawei.

Yunzhanghu Technology (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.: Advising on the compliance of business models.

Great Wall Xinsheng Trust Co., Ltd.: Advising on investments in Huaxia Construction Group and Xi'an Zhishijie Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.

Ping An Insurance (601318): Advising on investment in Tomson Group.

China Pacific Life Insurance: Advising on investment in Softbank China.

Huatai Insurance Asset Management Co., Ltd.: Advising on investment in Urumqi Land Reserve Center.

Kunming Yihe Property Services Co., Ltd. (Runcheng Group): Advising on equity restructuring, debt restructuring and financing.

Skyline Asia International Limited: Advising on several offshore company acquisitions.

Gorrissen Federspiel: Advising on equity incentives in China.

Fund Initiation and Raising: Shanghai Lingang Zhizhao, Shanghai Semiconductor Equipment Materials Industry, Shanghai More than Moore, Shanghai Lingang Zhizhao Phase II, Shanghai Yangtze River Delta Bank of China Capital, Shanghai SIMIC Semiconductor Co., Ltd, Shanghai Jianyin Yangtze River Delta Strategic Emerging Technology Innovation Phase I, Shanghai AI Industry, Shanghai Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund (Phase II) Co., Ltd, Shanghai Biological Pharmaceuticals Industry Equity Investment Fund, Shanghai Advanced Manufacturing Industry Fund, YiFu Equity Investment Fund.

Activities and Affiliations

  • 2003 Alumni Association of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics , President
  • “Seiwajyuku” founded by Inamori Kazuo , Honorary Director
  • Singapore Alumni Association of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics , Director
  • Youth Committee of Pudong New Area Overseas Chinese Federation , Director
  • Alumni Association of Law School of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics , Vice President
  • Law School of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics , Part-time Master Tutor

Academic Achievements

  • “Guideline of Listing on China's Growth Enterprises Markets”, Wuhan University of Technology Publishing House, February 2010

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