Mr. Zhang is a partner at Han Kun. Mr. Zhang has been focused on the debt capital markets practice for more than ten years. Prior to joining Han Kun, Mr. Zhang worked in the Hong Kong office of Linklaters, Allen & Overy, and King & Wood Mallesons.
Mr. Zhang has advised issuer and underwriter clients on more than 200 different types of debt securities transactions. Mr. Zhang has extensive experience in structuring and advising on different types of debt capital market products with a deep understanding of his clients' commercial needs. He is experienced in the full spectrum of debt capital market products in the market, including Eurobonds, CMU-cleared Dim Sum bonds, MCSD-cleared Lotus bonds, SCH- and Euroclear-cleared Yulan bonds, SCH-cleared FTZ bonds, MTN establishment and updates, SBLC-backed bonds, perpetual securities, ESG-themed bonds, tender offers, exchange offers, consent solicitation, convertible bonds, floating rate bonds, regulatory capital, high yield bonds, LIBOR transition, CMU tender offers, etc. Among these deals, Mr. Zhang has structured and advised on a number of high-profile "first of its kind" transactions, such as the first Yulan bond, the first MCSD-cleared bond, the first Blue bond in Asia, the first sustainability-linked loan relinked bond, the first bond transaction to be cleared through both CMU and Euroclear, the first TONA linked pound sterling-denominated floating rate note issued by a non-sovereign issuer, and the first-ever offshore bond issued by a PRC local government.
As the lead lawyer, Mr. Zhang has advised the Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China on all its overseas bond offerings for six consecutive years, as well as the People's Bank of China on the first establishment of a central bank bill offering program in Hong Kong and the issuance of central bank bills for many years. He has also taken the lead in all the overseas bond offerings by the Shenzhen Municipal Finance Bureau, the Guangdong Provincial Department of Finance, and the Hainan Provincial Department of Finance, namely the first and all the offshore bond deals by PRC local governments, for three consecutive years. He has also advised Bank of China Limited on its GMTN updates and dozens of drawdowns of market-leading and innovative bond transactions for four consecutive years.
Mr. Zhang has also advised a number of central enterprises, state-owned enterprises, financial institutions, and private enterprises in their bond offerings. Mr. Zhang's major central enterprise and state-owned enterprise clients include State Grid, Three Gorges Corporation, China Communications Construction Company, China National Nuclear Corporation, Syngenta Group, Guangdong Energy, Zhejiang Provincial Energy Group, Guangzhou Metro, Zhengzhou Metro, Sichuan Shudao Group, Beijing Construction Engineering, and AVIC International. His major bank, securities house, and other financial institution issuer clients include Bank of China, BOCHK, ABC International, China Everbright International, CSC Financial, CICC, Industrial Securities International, ICBC Leasing, BOCOM Leasing, Great Wall Asset Management, etc. His LGFV clients cover clients from Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Yunnan, Shandong, Anhui, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Chongqing; a large number of enterprises established in, Wuhan, Xinjiang, and other regions; and his private enterprise clients, including Geely Automobile, Yili Group, Cathay Pacific Airways, WuXi AppTec, and Yeahka.
