Bing Ho is a partner in the Shanghai office. He was the managing partner of the Firm's Beijing office from 2000 to 2005, and subsequently led the North America China M&A Practice between 2005 and 2010 before relocating to Shanghai. He divides his time between North America and China. Mr. Ho is highly recommended as a leader in his field by Legal 500 Asia Pacific, PLC Which lawyer? and Asialaw. He is admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong, Alberta, British Columbia, and England and Wales.

Practice Focus

Mr. Ho focuses on various M&A transactions, foreign direct investment and cross-border counseling. He also provides skillful counsel on direct investments in the People’s Republic of China, including transactions related to the manufacturing, chemicals and natural resource sectors.

Representative Legal Matters

• Acted for a leading Canadian financial investor on its acquisition of an interest in China’s largest asset management company.
• Acted for a global leader in the coffee business on the acquisition of foreign and PRC entities.
• Acted for a global leader in the optical products industry on the acquisition of a leading privately owned PRC chain of stores.
• Acted for a global leader in the food packaging industry on the acquisition of China and Hong Kong business.
• Acted for a leading manufacturer of semiconductors in relation to the acquisition of all the assets of a major China supplier of upstream components.
• Acted for a leading manufacturer of medical devices for the acquisition of a strategic interest in a leading China manufacturer listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the formation and transfer of their respective businesses to a new distribution joint venture in China.
• Acted for a leading manufacturer of industrial cleaners in the acquisition of a strategic stake in a PRC private company.
• Acted for a leading international mining company regarding the acquisition of a gold mining and exploration property in China.
• Acted for a leading German manufacturer on the acquisition of a state-sector manufacturing company.
• Acted for a leading US manufacturer of agricultural equipment on the conversion of a joint venture into a wholly foreign-owned enterprise by acquiring the Chinese party’s entire joint venture interest.

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Canadian Bar Association - Member

Admission

British Columbia~Canada (1990)
Hong Kong (1989)
England & Wales (non-practicing)~United Kingdom (1989)
Alberta~Canada (1983)

Education

Peking University  (Post Graduate) (1982)
University of Toronto  (LL.B.) (1980)
University of Alberta  (B.A.) (1977)