Eric has more than 22 years’ experience in international M&A, projects and project finance, energy and natural resources projects, and foreign direct investment in China. He has particular expertise in advising on China outbound and inbound investment projects.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Advising on the sale of 49% of its shareholding of HongKong DeChuang Holdings Limited, a company that holds a large scale bauxite mine project in Guinea.
Advising Gangtai Group Corporation Limited on the Euro 230 million acquisition of Buccellati Holding Italia S.p.A., a prestigious Italian luxury jewellery brand with 100 years of history. The transaction received the Top Investor in Italy award 2017 from the Italy-China Foundation
Advising Hua Wei Mei Lin Holdings Group Ltd. on the 60% acquisition of Pedini S.p.A., a leading Italian manufacturer of high-end kitchens, bathrooms and furniture
Advising on the sale of 49% of its shareholding of HongKong DeChuang Holdings Limited, a company that holds a large scale bauxite mine project in Guinea.
Advising Gangtai Group Corporation Limited on the Euro 230 million acquisition of Buccellati Holding Italia S.p.A., a prestigious Italian luxury jewellery brand with 100 years of history. The transaction received the Top Investor in Italy award 2017 from the Italy-China Foundation
Advising Hua Wei Mei Lin Holdings Group Ltd. on the 60% acquisition of Pedini S.p.A., a leading Italian manufacturer of high-end kitchens, bathrooms and furniture
Advising the subsidiaries of PowerChina Group on the acquisition of Geodata S.p.A., an Italian engineering design firm with subsidiaries in Italy, Austria, Algeria, India, Ecuador, Brazil and Australia
Advising the subsidiaries of PowerChina Group on its proposed acquisition of a leading engineering group in Israel and the Netherlands with a global footprint
Representing a subsidiary of Shenhua Group (now known as China Energy Investment Corporation) on its proposed acquisition of coal fired power projects in an Eastern Europe country through a privatization process
Advising a subsidiary of China National Machinery Industry Corporation (Sinomach Group) on its acquisition of an automobile parts producer in Germany
Representing Jinbei Auto on its first overseas acquisition through setting up a joint venture in Russia for the production of light duty trucks
Advising the Chinese consortium led by China Three Gorges Group and State Grid on the bidding for the Inga 3 Hydro Power Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. With 4,800 MW planned installed capacities and a total investment of US$ 12 billion, the Inga 3 Project will become the first phase of the Grand Inga Project, which is going to be, once completed, the largest hydro power project in the world and the largest infrastructure project on the African continent
Representing GCL-Poly on its proposed investment in a coal-fired power project in Mongolia
Advising TBEA on its proposed investment in a 500MW wind power project in Ukraine
Advising TBEA and FGIS Fonds Gabonais d'Investissements Stratégiques, the sovereign wealth fund of the Republic of Gabon on the development of a hydro power project in Gabon
Representing China Machinery Engineering Corporation on its proposed investment in a coal-fired power project in Pakistan
Representing the Chinese sponsors on the development of the first coal-fired power project in Djibouti
Advising ALS (Hong Kong) Limited, as the lead investor, on the acquisition of a large-scale rare earth mine project in the Ambato region, Madagascar.
Advising a subsidiary of Shenhua Group on its proposed acquisition of a major coking coal mine project in Mongolia with a total reserve of over 180 million tonnes in Mongolia
Advising a subsidiary of Shenhua Group on its proposed acquisition of gold mine and coal mine projects in Russia
Representing a Chinese client on the investment and development of a large bauxite project in West Africa.
Advising China Railway Materials Group on the debt restructuring and subsequent administration of Africa Minerals Limited, an AIM listed mining company that owns the Tonkolili iron ore project in Sierra Leone
Advising China Africa Development Fund on its participation in the Chinese consortium for the acquisition of world-scale chrome projects in South Africa
Advising China Africa Fund for Industrial Cooperation on the financing for a mining project in Africa
Advising a subsidiary of Shandong Hi-speed Group on its investment in an AIM listed mining company with gold mine assets
Advising China-Africa Investment & Development Corporation on a gold mine acquisition in Zimbabwe
Advising Shell on the Huizhou Phase 2 petrochemical project in Huizhou, China, a US$ 10 billion dollar petrochemical project in joint venture with CNOOC. This was one of the largest foreign investment projects that has been ever approved by the Chinese government
Advising Qatar Petroleum on its proposed joint venture with PetroChina on a world-scale integrated refinery project in Taizhou, China
Advising the mandated lead arrangers and export credit agencies on the project financing of the US$10 billion Saudi Kayan integrated refinery project developed by SABIC in Saudi Arabia
Advising Shell and CNOOC on the US$ 4.3 billion project financing and subsequent re-financing of the Nanhai petrochemical project in Huizhou, China. The project was at its financial close the largest private sector project financing transaction in Asia
Advising Sinopec Corp on its acquisition of Block 18 oil field offshore Angola for US$ 2.46 billion
Advising SASOL and Shenhua on the proposed development of a world scale coal-to-liquid project in Shanxi province. This was the only pilot coal-to-liquid JV project that has received an initial approval from NDRC
Acting for a private enterprise in the disputes arising out of its USD-bond default issued overseas and in the defence before New York courts in the U.S., and successfully reversing the absentia adverse to the client
Acting for and advising a private enterprise in a series of trials, appeals and litigations, and criminal investigations arising out of its investment disputes in Germany, where the main suit has been brought before the Federal Court of Justice Germany (Der Bundesgerichtshof) in the final-appeal proceedings.
Successful application on behalf of a German company for a protection order in relation to the disputes over a loan guarantee
Acting for the de facto controller and family members of a private enterprise in the complex litigations in relation to mareva injunctions and right infringement before the Hong Kong High Court
Acting for and advising a domestic client in the subsequent international arbitration cases to a purchase-transaction in Europe, and successfully reaching settlement as the client expected
Acting for a central SOE and a provincial SOE in arbitrations before the Federation of Oils, Seeds and Fats Associations（FOSFA）in relation to a number of contractual disputes over commodity trades
Recognitions
- Ranked in Chambers Greater China Region for China Energy & Natural Resources (International Firms), 2020-2025
- Ranked in Chambers Global for China Energy & Natural Resources (International Firms), 2020-2025
- Listed as a Notable Practitioner in IFLR1000 Global for China: M&A – Foreign, 2023-2024
Credentials
Education
Education
- New York University School of Law, 2005, LL.M.
- University of International Business and Economics, School of Law, 2002, Master of Law
- University of International Business and Economics, School of Law, 1999, Bachelor of Law
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- England and Wales
- New York
- China (non-practising)
Professional affiliations
Professional affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN)
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