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Jiannian is managing partner of Gide's Shanghai office and specialises in cross-border M&A. He advises multinational, public and private-sector clients on their activities in Greater China across a broad range of sectors, including the automotive, equipment manufacturing, industrial gas, biomedicine and fashion retail industries.
Jiannian's track record notably includes advising the SEB Group on its acquisition of Zhejiang Supor Co., Ltd., and advising Veolia Environnement on the filing of the Panda Bonds issuance plan in the Chinese domestic bond market.
In recent years, he has advised a number of Chinese enterprises on overseas investment projects, including assisting Kweichow Moutai, a leading Chinese liquor enterprise, in the acquisition of Chateau Loudenne ("AOC Médoc" winery in Bordeaux) and real estate in Paris, France, assisting ICICLE group in acquiring French luxury brand Carven and restructuring multinational group ICCF, and assisting Zhejiang Semir Garment Co., Ltd. in acquiring Kidiliz Group, the European leader in premium kidswear fashion.
Listed on China Business Law Journal's A-List top 100 Chinese lawyers for five times (2016, 2018-2021), Jiannian was also named in 2020 among best lawyers (M&A) by Best Lawyers in China. He also served as the deputy director of the specially invited member committee of Shanghai Bar Association in 2018, in charge of the coordination of all foreign law firms. He contributed, as Executive Deputy Editor-in-Chief, to the drafting and publication of a legal guide entitled « A Practical Guide to In-House Counsels » published in 2019 by Law Press.
基德上海代表处合伙人。擅长中国境内及跨境并购。就国有和私营跨国企业客户在大中华区开展业务提供法律咨询，广泛涉及汽车、电器、制造及工业气体等行业。凭借对复杂跨境并购事务的广泛经验，其参与的重大项目包括赛博集团收购浙江苏泊尔股份有限公司多数股权的项目（交易价值3.27亿欧元），及其于2011年再度收购苏泊尔20%股权的项目（交易价值约4.22亿欧元），以及中国领先的酒业集团贵州茅台于2013年在法国收购罗蒂尼酒庄（波尔多地区梅多克优质中级酒庄）的项目。2012年，基德律师事务所上海代表处成为上海市律师协会特邀会员时，范建年被委任为事务所代表。其同时为中国浙江商会，宁波商会会员。
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