Boxin focuses his practice on both private equity and M&A transactions. He has extensive experience handling private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and China’s outbound investment transactions, representing both private equity firms and public and private companies in both buy-side and sell-side transactions. He also has extensive experience handling foreign direct investment and joint ventures, and general regulatory and compliance work for foreign-invested enterprises in China, and matters relating to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and the United States’ outbound investment rules.

Prior to joining Zhong Lun, Boxin was counsel in Ropes & Gray’s private equity transactions group based in the Hong Kong office, and he worked at Ropes & Gray for over ten years. Before that he worked at Fried Frank’s Shanghai, Hong Kong and New York office for over six years. He also completed a full-year secondment between June 2017 and May 2018 at Alibaba Group Holding Limited and supported Alibaba’s acquisitions and investments in multiple countries and jurisdictions.

• Recommended Lawyer for Private Equity in 2024-2025 and China – Corporate (including M&A) in 2025, Legal 500 Asia Pacific

• Represented MBK Partners in connection with its sale of Apex Logistics to Kuehne+Nagel (SIX: KNIN) for approximately US$1.5 billion through a competitive auction process.
• Represented a leading global pharmaceutical company in the carve-out sale of its consumer care business for US$14.2 billion, and its proposed acquisition of another major pharmaceutical company’s animal health business for US$4 billion.
• Represented Baring Private Equity Asia, now EQT Asia, in connection with several transactions, including its acquisition of a 40 percent stake in Weetabix Food Company in the UK and its subsequent US$1.8 billion sale of Weetabix; its partial sale of a global integrated manufacturer and its investment in a global vision technology company backed by Hillhouse.
• Represented a leading global asset manager in connection with its and Baring Private Equity Asia (now EQT Asia)’s US$4.3 billion consortium privatization of Nord Anglia Education.
• Represented a leading global investment manager in connection with its significant investment in SK On. Shortlisted for Equity Market Deal of the Year at the 2023 Asian Legal Business Korea Law Awards.
• Represented Bain Capital in connection with several transactions in China, South Korea and Australia, including its acquisition of World Wide Packaging and US$800+ million acquisition of a controlling stake in Hugel Inc.
• Represented Bain Capital Life Sciences on its over US$200 million strategic investment on Serán Bioscience.
• Represented TPG in connection with various investments in and exits from Chinese targets, including its sale of ShangPharma.
• Represented Ares SSG in connection with various investments and transactions in Asia.
• Represented Vivo Capital in connection with various investments in Chinese life sciences companies, including its US$400 million consortium PIPE investment in Sinovac Biotech Ltd.
• Represented the buyer consortium on iClick Interactive Asia Group Limited’s (NASDAQ: ICLK) terminated going-private transaction.
• Represented Alibaba in numerous strategic acquisition and investment transactions, including its strategic partnership with Richemont and joint venture with YOOX Net-A-Porter Group and its PIPE investment in Qutoutiao (NASDAQ: QTT).
• Represented DiDi Autonomous Driving business unit’s multiple-rounds equity financings of more than US$1.5 billion.
• Represented NetEase Cloud Music’s multiple-rounds equity financings of more than US$1.5 billion.
• Represented a consortium of investors led by GF Investments and including Huarong International, Huarong Rongde, SPDB International, China Everbright, Everbright Securities and CMBC International, in a US$300 million investment in e-Shang Redwood.
• Represented China Oceanwide in connection with its acquisition of International Data Group, Inc.
• Represented a private equity consortium led by FountainVest Partners in connection with the US$4 billion privatization of Focus Media Holding Limited (NASDAQ: FMCN).
• Represented China Life Investment Holding Company Limited in its first ever real estate investment in a residential and office complex in United States.
• Represented OMERS Private Equity in its acquisition of Caliber Collision Centers for US$750 million.
• Represented AEA Investors in several acquisitions, including its acquisition of Gypsum Management and Supply, Inc. for US$750 million.
• Represented a leading global private equity firm in its rescue investment of US$680 million in one of North America’s largest producers of sand and resin coated proppants.
• Represented OMERS Private Equity in its acquisition of Caliber Collision Centers for US$750 million.

• Co-author, “China Plans Cybersecurity Review for Tech Companies Listing Abroad,” Ropes & Gray Alert (July 2021)
• Co-author, “Comparing China’s New Measures on National Security Review of Foreign Investments with the U.S. CFIUS Review Process,” Ropes & Gray Alert (January 2021)
• “The Merger of Chinese Antitrust Agencies,” Ropes Mergers & Acquisitions Law News (Q2 2018)
• “Mounting Uncertainties for Chinese Outbound Investments in the U.S.,” Ropes Mergers & Acquisitions Law News (June 2016)
• “Major Revisions to China Foreign Investment Regulatory Regime,” Ropes Mergers & Acquisitions Law News (June 2016)
• Co-author, “China Securities Regulatory Commission Releases Private Fund Administration Rules,” Hong Kong Lawyer (October 2014)
• Co-author, “Foreign Investment in China,” Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson client book (April 2008)