Edwin Li Partner
Beijing
+8610 5759 0655
zhiguo.li@dentons.cn
  • Cross-Border Investment and Trade
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Real Estate, Construction and Energy
  • Banking & Finance
  • Working Language:
  • Chinese
  • English
  • French
  • German

Introduction

Edwin has more than fifteen years of experience in China inbound and outbound investments.  He is involved in assisting Chinese state-owned and private enterprises on their overseas  investment and acquisitions in natural resources, energy and other related sectors. He is also  specialized and experienced in the project financing in sectors such as mining, energy (oil and  gas, renewables), power and infrastructure. Edwin has worked with international, multi-lateral  financial institutions and ECAs. Most of his clients are major SOEs in China, such as China Exim  Bank, China Development Bank, Sinosure, Wanbao Mining, Zhenhua Oil, SIICGM, AVIC Intl,  Sinofert, WISCO, Sinosteel, CNPC, CNEEC, Bank of Communications, BSIET and CGNPC. He  also represents foreign investors in their investment and acquisition in China, including the  documentations, negotiations, registration, approval/filing, anti-trust and other compliance matters

Admissions and Qualifications

  • PRC Licensed Lawyer

Academic Achievements

  • How to Get Financing from China-Part I Who are the Chinese ODI Lenders and Equity Investors, March 28, 2024
  • The Regional Headquarters Program (RHQ) Saudi Arabia – a new dawn on 1 January 2024 (translator), January 29, 2024
  • Borrowers’ State Immunity Concerns in Sovereign and Commercial Loans with Chinese Lenders under the China Foreign State Immunity Law, www.projectfinance.com.cn, September 18, 2023
  • Next Decade: Golden Chance to Re-invest in China, www.projectfinance.com.cn, Novebmer 24, 2023
  • Project Finance - The Way-out for Chinese EPC Contractor Overseas, International Project Contracting and Labor Services, Aug. 2016
  • Opportunities and Risks for Chinese Investment in Cambodia, International Project Contracting and Labor Services, Dec. 2016
  • Legal Compliance – the Way to Localization and Internationalization, International Project Contracting and Labor Services, May 2018
  • Guide on Investment in Ghana, co-author, International Project Contracting and Labor Services, November 2019
  • ABS Will Be the Preferred Refinancing Option for BR Projects, Overseas Investment & Export Credits, December 2019, No. 6
  • Factors to be Considered by Chinese Companies in their High Quality “Go Global”, Overseas Investment & Export Credits, August 2021, No. 4
  • The 2021 ISDA interest rate derivatives definitions: Where the digital and derivatives worlds meet,Featured Insight, Chinese author, October 2021
  • LIBOR transition – FAQs, Featured Insight, Chinese author, December 2021
  • What needs to be Insist and Break through for Overseas Project Finance in the New Global Situation, International Project Contracting and Labor Services, August 2022

What can we do for you ?

Contact Us +