Recently, the international legal industry research and analysis organization GCProfiles announced its “2025 GCP China 40 Under 40”list, and Kingland partner Li Zhibin and Mao Xueliang were recognized for their outstanding professional expertise and exceptional client reputation.
Li Zhibin
Founding Partner of Kingland Partners
Mr. Li provides legal services to Chinese and foreign companies in areas such as private equity, venture capital, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, banking, and structured finance. The industries involved include traditional sectors such as manufacturing and real estate, as well as emerging fields like healthcare, retail, telecommunications, internet, automotive, construction, architectural design, entertainment, industrial facility management, hotel management, import and export, foreign-invested schools, education, and language testing. Mr. Li has provided legal services for transactions in and out of China for many large investment banks, private equity funds, commercial banks, and Fortune 500 multinational corporations. His clients include Blackstone, KKR, TPG, Apollo, Warburg Pincus, Alibaba, Goldman Sachs, GIC, JD.com, JPMorgan Chase, Standard Chartered Bank, General Electric, Thomson Reuters, Primavera Capital, Related Group, DNE Group, ESR Group, among others. He has worked on many equity and debt investment projects and has extensive experience in the investment sector in China. He also provides pro bono legal services to NGOs such as the Stephen A. Schwarzman Education Foundation and the Yale-China. He has also been invited multiple times to contribute to Chambers and Thomson Reuters China practical guides.
Mao Xueliang
Founding Partner of Kingland Partners
Mr. Mao represents numerous well-known domestic and international financial institutions, venture capital/private equity funds, multinational companies, and other types of investment entities in handling various complex transactions. His areas of practice include mergers and acquisitions, fund formation, private equity and venture capital investments, post-investment management, compliance, and general corporate matters. His industry experience spans real estate, life sciences, artificial intelligence, high-end manufacturing, senior care, TMT, electric vehicles, consumer, entertainment, and education. His major clients include Primavera Capital, Asia Investment Capital, Warburg Pincus, TPG, China Life Capital, Apollo, ESR Group, DNE Group, GIC, KKR, Blackstone, Oaktree Capital, Go-high Capital, Hony Capital, China-Africa Development Fund, Cindat Capital, Schneider, John Deere, and Standard Chartered.
The lawyers at Kingland Partners are all graduates of prestigious law schools in China, the U.S., and Europe. Their diverse backgrounds have attracted investment institutions from top ten Wall Street firms as clients. Chinese clients include major insurance companies and other institutional investors, as well as numerous companies across various industries, benefiting from high-quality legal services. Kingland Partners’ lawyers have been collaborating with top ten Wall Street investment institutions for over 25 years, earning the trust of their clients.
GCProfiles (GCP) is an international legal industry research and analysis organization that provides reliable information, professional rankings, and research reports to the global legal market from an independent third-party perspective. Its aim is to offer authoritative references for top-tier companies and leading law firms.
