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About Kaisi
Equity Partner | Construction & project development; compliance & investigation; investment/M&A & corporate governance
Kaisi Shi is an equity partner in Zhong Lun Law Firm's Wuhan office whose practice combines construction and project development, compliance and investigation, and investment/M&A and corporate governance. Her public profile states that she has nearly a decade of practice experience and substantial work in real estate investment, project development and enterprise compliance.
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Shi's representative matters show a strong Wuhan and central-China footprint. Zhong Lun lists work for major property developers, industrial development projects, urban-village redevelopment, office acquisitions, industrial land projects and technology park developments. This makes her particularly relevant to investors acquiring or developing industrial and mixed-use property in Wuhan rather than only residential real estate.
Her practice is useful at the point where real estate, construction and corporate acquisition overlap. An investor may acquire a project company rather than the land directly. In that structure, due diligence must examine both the corporate target and the underlying project: land title, land-use conditions, planning, construction permits, project finance, pre-sale or lease commitments, contractor claims, environmental issues and related-party arrangements.
Industrial land creates additional complexity. Local government investment agreements may impose construction deadlines, investment intensity, tax targets, industry-use restrictions or restrictions on transfer. A buyer that looks only at the land-use certificate can miss contractual obligations to an industrial park or local government. These obligations can affect whether the site is economically reusable after acquisition.
Shi's M&A practice provides the transaction framework for handling those risks. A buyer needs to decide whether to acquire equity, assets or project rights, which findings require pre-closing remediation and whether seller indemnities are meaningful. If a permit cannot be transferred, an asset deal may be less attractive than a share purchase. Conversely, a share deal brings historic liabilities into the acquired company.
Her construction and project-development experience is important after closing. A partially completed project may have disputed contractor claims, change orders, payment obligations or defects. The buyer should review construction contracts and project records rather than relying only on an engineering report.
The compliance element of her practice adds another dimension. Real estate and project-development businesses can face risks relating to procurement, approvals, government interaction, internal authorization and project financing. Zhong Lun notes her work on enterprise compliance management, including involvement in SME compliance standards. This experience can support post-acquisition controls for project companies.
For foreign investors, urban and industrial property M&A also requires careful governance. The foreign shareholder may rely on a Chinese project team to manage construction, licensing and government relationships. The transaction documents should create board oversight, related-party controls and reporting requirements that fit the operating model.
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