ALB SEPTEMBER 2024 (CHINA EDITION)

43 ASIAN LEGAL BUSINESS CHINA • 亚洲法律杂志-中国版 WWW.LEGALBUSINESSONLINE.COM/CHINA ALB CHINA DEBT RESTRUCTURING FORUM 2024 On August 24, 2024, the ALB China Debt Restructuring Forum 2024 was successfully held at the Conrad Hotel in Beijing. The forum gathered numerous professionals in the field of debt restructuring, with several guest speakers deeply sharing and passionately discussing hot topics such as trust tools, bankruptcy reconciliation of small and micro enterprises, corporate restructuring, and investment opportunities in non-performing assets. At 9:40 am, the forum officially began. The first guest speaker of the forum was Zhou Zhengyuan, the leader of the risk disposal service trust business direction at Tianjin Trust. He delivered a keynote speech titled “The Application of Trust Tools in Bankruptcy Restructuring Procedures.” After introducing the risk disposal team of Tianjin Trust, Zhou stated that in recent years, the participation of trusts in bankruptcy has increasingly become a trend and trend, which can be described as a two-way choice between the market and trust companies. Subsequently, he analyzed the four major business models of risk disposal service trusts and the five major advantages brought by the use of trust tools. Finally, he interpreted the case of risk disposal service trusts assisting managers based on practical experience. After the tea break, the forum welcomed Cheng Ruomiao, Senior Partner and Director of the Bankruptcy and Liquidation Legal Affairs Department of Leaqual Law Firm. Cheng’s speech was titled “Exploring the Path of Bankruptcy Reconciliation for Small and Micro Enterprises from the Perspective of Cases.” Cheng first introduced the current development situation of small and micro enterprises in China. She pointed out that the main reasons for small and micro enterprises falling into bankruptcy difficulties are the serious ALB SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDES THE DEBT RESTRUCTURING FORUM 2024 IN BEIJING 2024 ALB中国债务重组论坛圆满举办 mutual guarantee and joint guarantee phenomena, leading to high risks of chain breaches; in addition, the high degree of confusion between enterprise and personal property, the lack of financing channels leading to heavy debts and difficulty in finding new opportunities, and the rapid changes in the external environment are also reasons for the debt difficulties of small and micro enterprises. After the lively exchange lunch, the forum welcomed the afternoon agenda. The first speaker in the afternoon was Li Ling, the founding partner of H&T Law Firm. Lawyer Li’s speech was titled “The Organic Integration and Application of Judicial Innovation and Investment Banking Thinking in Restructuring.” Li first stated that the disposal of special assets has undergone profound changes compared to the past. The judicial innovation models and cases that have appeared in some regional courts in recent times have also enabled the organic integration and complementarity of investment banking disposal and restructuring thinking and judicial innovation methods, opening up new paths and fields for asset disposal and investment. The forum then ushered in a heavyweight expert dialogue session, inviting Bai Xiaokang, the legal director of Lenovo Group, and He Shuailing, a partner of Grandway Law Offices, to share on “Discussion and Outlook on Corporate Restructuring and Non-Performing Asset Investment Opportunities in the Current Market Environment.” Amidst the warm applause of the participants, the ALB China Debt Restructuring Forum 2024 successfully Zhou Zhengyuan, Head of Trust Services (Risk Disposal), Tianjin Trust 周正源,风险处置服务信托业务方向带头负责人,天津信托 Li Ling, Founding Partner, H&T Law Firm 李玲,创始合伙人,汉韬律师事务所 Bai Xiaokang, Lenovo China; He Shuailing, Grandway Law Offices 白晓康先生、何帅领律师 Cheng Ruomiao, Senior Partner, Director of the Bankruptcy and Liquidation Legal Affairs Department, Leaqual Law Firm 程若苗,高级合伙人及破产与清算法律事务部主任,两高律师 事务所

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