Wei Liu
Partner
Wei Liu is a corporate, M&A and real estate partner in Pinsent Masons' Shanghai office. Wei has substantial experiences in both China inbound investment and M&A activities and China outbound M&A investment deals.
Wei's experience
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Advising a leading Scottish university on its establishment of a joint institute with Shanghai Jiaotong University.
- China & United Kingdom
- Universities & Education
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Advising a leading British university on its proposed collaboration to operate a joint institute with Beijing Foreign Studies University.
- China & United Kingdom
- Universities & Education
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Advising a leading British university on setting up a cooperative PhD programme with Wuhan Institute of Technology.
- China & United Kingdom
- Universities & Education
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Advising a leading Scottish university on its establishment of a Masters-level joint programme with Shanghai Jiaotong University.
- China & United Kingdom
- Universities & Education
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Advised AB Dynamics plc, a leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of advanced testing systems, and measurement products for the global automotive market, on the €26m acquisition of Vadotech Group, AB Dynamics’ first acquisition outside the UK. This is a great example of our cross border tax capabilities and our ability to advise clients across multiple jurisdictions
- $26m
- Cross-Border
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advised Rocky Brands Inc. on its acquisition of the performance and lifestyle footwear business of Honeywell International, Inc. for $230 million. Rocky is a Nasdaq listed designer, manufacturer and marketer of premium quality footwear and apparel under a portfolio of brands based in Nelsonville, Ohio.
- $230m
- Cross-border
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advising a Chinese automotive manufacturer on setting up a greenfield plant in Hermosillo, Mexico.
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Advising a property company on trademark registrations in both mainland China and Hong Kong.
- Cross-Border
- Real Estate
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Advised TransEnterix, Inc, a US based producer of products for the medical surgery industry, on the sale of surgery robots business to a Chinese SOE and a know-how license arrangement with a Chinese company.
- $50m
- Cross-border
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advised a mechanical parts distribution company on a compromised business email which led to leakage of financial information and tax information pertaining to corporate entities. Their corporate clients from all over the world were affected and we advised in regards to different privacy regimes across the world and the potential legal risk for such data compromise.
- Cross-border
- Technology, Science & Industry
Credentials
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2012Joined Pinsent Masons
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2005Fudan University Law School - Juris Master
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1999East China University of Politics and Law - Bachelor
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