Expertise

Financial legal services stand as one of the core practice areas of Sunwell Law Firm. Our financial services team comprises numerous professional attorneys, many of whom possess interdisciplinary backgrounds in finance, law, and accounting. Several members have prior industry experience working within banks, insurance companies, securities firms, trust companies, and private equity funds. Leveraging solid theoretical foundations and extensive practical expertise, we provide specialized legal support across banking and finance, insurance asset management, trust structuring, financial leasing, fintech, and family wealth management.

Sunwell Law Firm has long served a diverse clientele of financial institutions and related corporate entities. We have established an efficient and responsive service network, dedicated to delivering comprehensive legal solutions spanning product development, operational compliance, transaction execution, risk prevention, asset disposal, and dispute resolution. In assisting financial institutions to safeguard transaction security and mitigate financial risks, we have accumulated a wealth of successful cases, earning the trust of our clients. Notably, multiple cases handled by our firm have been selected as annual typical or reference cases by various courts.

Securities law constitutes a pivotal practice segment at Sunwell, covering a wide array of sub-sectors including major asset restructurings and refinancings for listed companies, listings on the NEEQ (New Third Board) and regional equity markets, public and private fund offerings, bond issuances, and asset securitization.

In the realm of capital markets, Sunwell has participated in numerous major asset restructuring and refinancing projects for listed companies, accumulating rich practical experience. Furthermore, we assist numerous enterprises in financing and structural setup through overseas capital markets, demonstrating mature cross-border legal service capabilities.

In the field of fund legal services, Sunwell has been involved in the establishment, filing, compliance review, and equity investment activities of numerous funds. We also provide professional support for the registration and filing of fund managers as well as handling significant changes. Whether in private equity funds, venture capital funds, or private real estate funds, we are committed to delivering legal solutions tailored to the specific characteristics of each sector.

Bond issuance is a traditional area of distinct advantage for Sunwell Law Firm. We have been deeply involved in various innovations and practices within China's bond market, serving a broad client base that includes central state-owned enterprises, local state-owned enterprises, high-quality private enterprises, and various financial institutions. Our services are comprehensive, covering not only public offerings of corporate bonds and enterprise bonds to the general public but also private placements to qualified investors, exchangeable corporate bonds, green bonds, technology innovation bonds, rural revitalization notes, and asset-backed notes (ABN), among other innovative instruments.

In our bond practice, the Sunwell team provides end-to-end legal services, ranging from preliminary due diligence and transaction structure design to the drafting of core documents such as prospectuses, issuing legal opinions, assisting with regulatory registration/filing, conducting issuance roadshows, and managing post-issuance obligations. We are well-versed in the review criteria and policy dynamics of regulatory bodies such as the National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors (NAFMII), stock exchanges, and the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). This enables us to accurately grasp regulatory directions and effectively identify and resolve legal obstacles during the issuance process. With rigorous risk control awareness and efficient execution capabilities, we have successfully assisted dozens of issuers in completing bond financing projects totaling tens of billions of RMB. We help clients broaden financing channels, reduce financing costs, and optimize debt structures, thereby establishing a strong professional reputation in the bond market.

For asset securitization projects, which often involve complex structures and numerous parties, Sunwell has developed mature service protocols based on years of practical experience. We provide full-cycle legal services ranging from scheme design and document review to the issuance of legal opinions, leveraging our professional expertise to assist clients in smoothly advancing their asset securitization initiatives.