Qiong (Charles) Wu

Qiong (Charles) Wu has extensive experience in a wide range of corporate, securities and transactional matters, including:

• Mergers involving both public and private companies
• Public and private offerings of securities
• Stock and asset acquisitions and sales
• Compliance with securities laws
• Joint ventures
• Corporate governance
• Commercial contracts

Charles represents numerous prominent Asia-based companies and investment funds in connection with their cross-border acquisitions, divestitures, financings and other business activities in the United States.

Charles' experience includes the representation of:

Major U.S. Inbound Transactional Experience

• A Chinese tire manufacturer in connection with its greenfield investment in North Carolina with a total investment amount over $580 million
• A Chicago-based NASDAQ listed company in connection with its SEC compliance and general corporate matters
• The largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer in the world in connection with its restructuring efforts in the United States
• A Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed company in connection with its proposed acquisition of a Michigan-based lithium battery manufacturer
• A Chinese public company in connection with its proposed acquisition of an Illinois-based genetic testing lab
• A Beijing-based automotive investment fund in connection with its proposed acquisition of a California-based electric car manufacturer in Chapter 11
• A Chinese public company in its proposed acquisition of an Arizona-based slide rail manufacturer for approximately $90 million
• A Chinese public company in connection with its proposed acquisition of certain assets from SunEdison in Chapter 11
• A Shanghai-based private equity fund in its formation of a real estate joint venture with a U.S.-based developer and subsequent acquisitions of real estate projects throughout the United States
• Hybrid Kinetic, a Hong Kong-listed company, in its proposed acquisition of a majority interest in a NYSE listed electric motor manufacturer based in Colorado
• A major Chinese bank in its construction loan to a real estate development project in Chicago with principal amount over $6 billion
• A Chinese public company in its proposed acquisition of the electric motor business from a U.S.-based Fortune 50 company for approximately $1.2 billion
• The founder and controlling shareholder of a China-based auto parts manufacturer in a going private transaction and subsequent delisting from NASDAQ
• Chengdu Tianbao Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., in its acquisition of a Wisconsin-based environmental technology company for approximately $80 million
• A Hong Kong-listed Chinese state-owned asset management company in its $50 million equity investment in a "Class A" office tower in Chicago. At the time of closing, the transaction, with a total valuation over $300 million, was the largest known real estate investment by any Chinese investor in the United States outside of New York and California
• The Chicago branch of Bank of China in a series of commercial loans and mortgages to borrowers in the United States
• The U.S. subsidiaries of a major Chinese heavy equipment manufacturer in making a series of investments in the United States and general corporate matters
• A Beijing-based Chinese aviation company in its proposed $1.79 billion acquisition of a U.S. aircraft manufacturing company in Chapter 11
• A major state-owned Chinese oil company in its proposed EPC contract in a clean energy project in Texas with a contract value in excess of $1.3 billion
• The founders and controlling shareholders of a series of China-based companies listed in the United States in going private and going dark transactions
• A U.S.-based private equity fund in a series of PIPE investments in China-based public companies listed in the United States
• A Hong Kong-based private equity fund, in its proxy fight involving a China-based Cayman company listed on NYSE
• A China-based Cayman company in its sale to a U.S.-based public company with its ordinary shares listed on NASDAQ for a transaction value of approximately $100 million
• A major Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer in its $200 million acquisition of certain IP assets from a Swedish automotive manufacturer
• A large European-based agricultural company in its acquisition of a horticulture business in Florida

Major U.S. Outbound Transactional Experience

• A Hong Kong-based private equity arm of a major U.S. investment bank in a number of venture capital/private equity investments in a number of Chinese companies, including a cosmetic company based in Guangzhou, an online pet product company based in Shanghai and a budget hotel chain based in Zhejiang
• A UK-based private equity fund in its acquisition of a controlling interest in a China-based restaurant chain for approximately RMB 200 million
• A U.S. Fortune 100 company in its acquisition of a 20% equity stake in a China-based restaurant chain listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with a market value of more than $200 million
• A number of U.S. manufacturers in connection with setting up their wholly owned subsidiaries and/or joint ventures in China
• A China-based real estate company in its proposed initial public offering in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and related Rule 144A offering

Major U.S. Domestic Transactional Experience

• State National for the initial public offering of its common stock and listing on NASDAQ
• National General Holdings Corp. for the initial public offering of its common stock and listing on NASDAQ
• An Oklahoma-based oil and gas exploration and production public company in a three-way combination with a Nevada public corporation and a private Delaware limited partnership for a transaction value of approximately $100 million
• A major chemical manufacturer based in Michigan in the sale of its contract manufacturer business to a hydrocarbon refiner for approximately $50 million
• The parent of a Chicago-based major futures and options exchange in its merger with a financial and derivative exchange (market value of approximately $12 billion as of closing) as well as the evaluation and negotiation of an unsolicited third-party offer after the merger agreement has been entered into
• A leading international food manufacturer in its acquisition of a California-based weight loss product company for approximately $600 million
• A publicly traded clothing company based in Wisconsin in its $312 million sale to a private equity-backed clothing manufacturer
• A Fortune 50 major telecommunication company in its acquisition of a transportation management software company based in Minnesota
• A chemical company in its stock-for-stock merger with another publicly traded chemical company, in which the latter became a subsidiary of the former (market value in excess of $1.5 billion as of the date of announcement)
• A private equity fund in its leveraged buyout of a California-based ski resort for a deal value of approximately $350 million
• A major U.S. nutrition/pharmaceutical company, valued at approximately $7.3 billion, in its split-off via exchange offer from its parent company
• A Wisconsin-based Fortune 100 company in its exchange offer of outstanding convertible senior notes and equity units
• A Michigan-based major chemical company in the secondary offering of common stock
• A Bermuda-based insurance company in its initial public offering on NYSE