Biography
Mr. Bao is a partner of FenXun Partners and he heads the anti-monopoly practice group of FenXun Partners.
Mr. Bao’s practice focuses on foreign direct investment, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and anti-monopoly, all disciplines which he made his own during his over seven years with the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) in Beijing and subsequently at a leading PRC law firm.
Representative Legal Matters
- Advised Platinum Equity, LLC on the China merger control clearance aspects of its USD 4 billion acquisition of Emerson's Network Power Business, and its SGD 150 million acquisition of the Foam Plastics Solutions and the Flow Control Devices businesses from Broadway Industrial Group Limited.
- Advised HonHai (Foxconn) on the China merger control aspects of its USD 3.8 billion acquisition of Sharp.
- Advised Lonza Group AG on its proposed acquisition of Capsugel S.A.
- Advised Murata on the Chinese merger control filing for its acquisition of Sony's battery business.
- Advised FedEx on the Chinese merger clearance aspects of its USD 4.8 billion acquisition of TNT.
- Advised a world-famous elevator manufacturer on the Chinese merger control issue in relation to its potential acquisition.
- Advised on the China merger control clearance aspects in relation to Platinum’s USD 4 billion acquisition of Emerson's Network Power Business.
- Advised on the China merger control clearance aspects in relation to Platinum’s acquisition of the Foam Plastics Solutions and the Flow Control Devices businesses from Broadway Industrial Group Limited.
- Advised a German manufacturing company on its purchase of a portion of the manufacturing business of a US company with most of its assets in the US, as well as operations/subsidiaries in China and other countries.
Professional Honors
Recognised Practitioner (Competition/Antitrust PRC firms) - Chambers Asia Pacific, 2020, 2019
Leading Lawyer (Competition, China) – IFLR 1000 (2017)
Band 2 Lawyer, Investment Funds (Domestic firms) - Legalband, 2017
Band 3 Lawyer (Investment Fund, Foreign Legal Consultants (PRC Firms), China) - Chambers Asia Pacific, 2015
Admission
China
Education
Anhui University (LL.B.)
East China University of Politics and Law (LL.M.)
University of California, Berkeley (LL.M.)
Languages
English
Mandarin