Founding Partner, Managing Partner
Beijing
China
+861066578066
Distinguished Practitioner
Capital markets
Corporate and M&A
Mr. Cui Liguo is the founding Partner of Guantao Law Firm and chairman of the Management Committee of Guantao Law Firm. Mr. Cui graduated from the faculty of economic law of the China University of Political Science and Law in 1991. Mr. Cui has over 28 years of experience in the legal profession and serves as the independent director on multiple corporate boards, including APT Satellite Holdings Ltd. (a corporation listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong), CNNC International Limited (a corporation listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong), Frontier Services Group Limited (a corporation listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong), Essence Securities Co., Ltd., Joincare Pharmaceutical Group Industry Co., Ltd. (a corporation listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in China), Beijing Life Insurance Co., Ltd., and China Coal Xinji Energy Co., Ltd. (a corporation listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in China).
Mr. Cui specializes in capital markets, M&A, and private equity investment and financing, etc. Mr. Cui served as a PRC legal expert in the areas of Financial Holding Company Law, Credit Reporting Law, and Financial Institution Bankruptcy Law for the Asian Development Bank’s assistance to the People’s Bank of China on the ‘China Financial Law’ Framework Argumentation Report project.
Private Equity & Investment Funds:
Mr. Cui provided PRC legal services as the leading attorney in approximately 20 international investment and private placement transactions, including:
Capital Markets:
Mr. Cui provided PRC legal services as the leading attorney advising more than 40 companies on onshore / offshore offering and listing in relation to stocks, bonds and trust fund, i.e. Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry Group Co., Ltd. (Stock Code: 601225.SH), Hui Xian REIT (Stock Code: 87001.HK), China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Code Stock: 600028.SH, 00386.HK), BBMG (Stock Code: 601992.SH, 02009.HK), Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co., Ltd. (Stock Code: 601958.SH), Ruitai Materials Technology Co., Ltd. (Stock Code: 002066.SH), Financial Street Holdings Co., Ltd. (Stock Code: 000402.SZ), Hengtai Securities Co., Ltd. (Stock Code: 01476.HK), China Medical Technologies, Inc. (Stock Code: CMED.NASDAQ) and Tianjin Tianyao Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Stock Code: 600488.SH) etc.
M&A and Reorganization:
Mr. Cui provided PRC legal services as the leading attorney for the equity purchase and asset acquisition projects of approximately 20 listed / unlisted companies at home and abroad, including:
Mr. Cui served as a legal expert to the Asian Development Bank on PRC financial laws, corporation laws, financial institutions' bankruptcy laws and credit laws in respect of ADB's assistance project for the People's Bank of China, co-authored the Legal Framework Report on China’s Finance Law.