FenXun Partners, Baker McKenzie's Chinese affiliate firm, has hired former Clifford Chance and JunHe partner Hong Zhang as head of its private equity practice in China.

Joining the firm in Shanghai, Zhang advises Chinese companies and multinationals on cross-border M&A and related legal issues, including private equity and venture capital investment and financing, 'red-chip' structures, pre-IPO equity financing, and strategic cooperation and joint venture transactions.