Yida Xu
Yida is a corporate lawyer in the energy sector.
Yida advises on a wide range of international energy projects and M&A in the energy industry, including concession agreements, joint ventures, project development, commercial agreements for commodities trading, and services agreements. His experience of China business is highly valued by international clients investing in the country.
He has advised extensively on project documents and long-term supply contracts for LNG, construction, power and renewables projects.
Background
Yida graduated with a bachelor's degree in law from Beijing Foreign Studies University and a master's degree in law from the University of Oxford.
He is qualified to practice law in Hong Kong and England and Wales, with a Certificate of Legal Professional Qualification in China. Yida is a native Mandarin speaker and is fluent in English, Japanese and French.
Experience & expertise
Selected matters
- CNOOC on its purchase of 5 mtpa of LNG from BG's global portfolio and the acquisition of additional equity in the Queensland Curtis LNG project
- CNPC on the restructuring of its global upstream oil and gas assets
- Brookfield Asset Management on its US$4.6 billion acquisition of Westinghouse Electric Company, a leading supplier of nuclear technology with a presence in more than 20 countries worldwide, from Japan's Toshiba Corp.
- Antin Infrastructure Partners on its acquisition of BP's 36.22% stake in the Central Area Transmission System (CATS) network in the UK North Sea for £324 million
- Sichuan Development Holding Co., Ltd. on the acquisition of a controlling interest in Gardner Aerospace, one of Europe's largest suppliers of aerospace detailed parts and sub-assemblies