2025.12.24
JunHe extends a sincere welcome to Wu Congsi and Liu Xingyu (Peter), who are joining our Hong Kong office. These two attorneys are remarkably experienced in cross-border legal affairs and will further strengthen JunHe’s comprehensive capabilities in offshore debt restructuring, liability management, and capital market transactions, enabling us to provide more comprehensive and forward-looking legal services to clients in China and around the world.
As key executing lawyers, Wu Congsi and Liu Xingyu have participated in and completed a number of large-scale and influential liability management and debt restructuring transactions in the Hong Kong market. These include Shimao Group’s USD 11.5 billion offshore debt restructuring , Sino-Ocean Group's USD 6 billion offshore debt restructuring, China Fortune Land Development's USD 5 billion offshore debt restructuring and Times China Holdings’s USD 3 billion offshore debt restructuring . They have also represented Evergrande Group, Fantasia Holdings Group, Logan Group and others in their offshore debt restructuring efforts. The total scale of debts involved in these cases exceeds hundreds of billions of US dollars, with many of the cases setting important precedents in the field of debt restructuring in Hong Kong court and have been widely cited in subsequent judgments. Additionally, Wu Congsi and Liu Xingyu have represented numerous issuers in liability management matters, including various exchange offers, consent solicitations and tender offers.
In the debt capital markets, Wu Congsi and Liu Xingyu have extensive experience acting as counsel to issuers and underwriters in various transactions, such as investment-grade and high-yield bonds, dim sum bonds, convertible bonds, exchangeable bonds and perpetual securities. They have served clients across multiple industries, including real estate, internet, shipping, logistics and manufacturing. In the equity capital markets, they have acted as issuer's counsel on several Hong Kong initial public offerings by mainland enterprises.
Mr. Wu Congsi graduated with distinction from McGill University in Canada, majoring in economics and finance, and obtained a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from Columbia Law School in the United States, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Currently, he is a licensed attorney in the State of New York and a registered foreign lawyer (New York) in Hong Kong. Beyond offshore liability management, debt restructuring, and capital markets practice, Mr. Wu also has extensive experience in private equity investment and leveraged buyout financing. Prior to joining JunHe, he practiced at several top international law firms and served as a co-founder of a startup. Equipped with both transactional legal specialties and corporate management perspective, Mr. Wu has a deep understanding of the interlinked logic of tech entrepreneurship and capital operations, enabling him to provide full-cycle services for the financing needs of clients at different development stages.
Mr. Liu Xingyu graduated from China Foreign Affairs University with dual degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws, and then earned a Juris Doctor (JD) degree with cum laude from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law in the United States. Currently, he is a licensed attorney in the State of New York, a registered foreign lawyer (New York) in Hong Kong, and he also holds the PRC Lawyer Qualification Certificate. Before joining JunHe, Mr. Liu worked at the Hong Kong and Beijing offices of a well-known U.S. law firm, as well as the Beijing office of a top-tier PRC law firm (Red Circle Law Firm), accumulating cross-jurisdictional and multi-level practical experience. In addition to offshore liability management, debt restructuring and capital markets practice, Mr. Liu also has rich experience in cross-border intellectual property protection and technology licensing.
At JunHe, we believe that excellence grows from shared vision and values. The arrival of new colleagues Mr. Wu Congsi and Mr. Liu Xingyu represent a strategic step in JunHe's commitment to strengthening its presence in South China and expanding our global footprint. Together, we look forward to opening a new chapter of growth, deepening our service capabilities in the Greater Bay Area, and enhancing our international connectivity.
