Ryan Ren is a partner of Global Law Office based in Beijing. His primary practice areas include mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, capital markets, private equity and venture capital. Ryan Ren is particularly skilled in the areas of mergers and restructurings of listed companies, foreign strategic investments, cross-border M&A, equity financing for startups, and overseas listings. From 2011 to 2014, Ryan Ren worked at Global Law Office. Before rejoining GLO in 2024, he worked at Haiwen & Partners for nearly a decade, where he also served as a partner.
Ryan Ren is one of the most active and experienced M&A lawyers in China focusing on cross-border deals. His presentative cases include: represented Stellantis Group in the €1.5 billion acquisition of approximately 20% equity in Leapmotor (09863); represented Alkegen in the RMB 2.735 billion tender offer acquisition of Luyang Energy-Saving Materials Co., Ltd. (002088); represented Diageo in the RMB 6.084 billion tender offer acquisition of Swellfun (600779); represented Diageo in the RMB 690 million tender offer acquisition of Swellfun (600779); represented Wanda Film (002739) in the RMB 10.5 billion acquisition of Wanda Media; advised China Grand Auto on its take-overs of a large numbers of authorized automobile dealers around China; advised Visual China Group on its assets acquisition of Corbis Corporation, the world’s second largest picture company.
Ryan Ren provides legal services to issuers and sponsors in IPOs and subsequent financings across jurisdictions, including Mainland China, Hong Kong, and the United States. He serves numerous reputable investment funds in their equity investment transactions and has supported many founders and their startups through equity financing, structuring, and subsequent public offerings.
2024 – present Global Law Office, Beijing
2014 – 2024 Haiwen & Partners, Beijing
2011 – 2014 Global Law Office, Beijing
Admitted in the PRC
2023 – present Tsinghua University, School of Economics and Management, EMBA
2007 – 2011 University of International Business and Economics, School of Law, LL.B.
A-List lawyer, China Business Law Journal, 2022 & 2023.
External Mentor for the School of Law, UIBE
