John Wei

Expertise

John Wei is a Partner in the Property & Projects practice group. 

John specialises in advising Chinese clients (SOEs and POEs) on international investments including commercial acquisitions and disposals, real estate developments, major leasing, renewable energy, mining and infrastructure.

Experience

John’s recent transactional experience includes:

• advising Country Garden on its master planned acquisitions in NSW for $575 million
• advising Country Garden on various consultancy agreements in relation to its Windermere master planned development in Melbourne (5,000 lots)
• advising Poly Real Estate on its acquisition of Bankstown RSL club development site for $53 million
• advising Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy on its acquisition of Biala Wind Farm in NSW 
• advising Greenland and GH Properties on their multi-staged development in Erskineville (1,400 units) for $1.6 billion
• advising Poly Real Estate on their 4 developments in Sydney (1,200 units) for $1.5 billion
• advising China Overseas Land and Investment (COLI) on its first development in Australia –NEUE in Macquarie Park (380 units) for $300 million
• advising Shokai Ausbao on its 2-staged development in Granville (680 units) for $750 million
• advising Fullshare on its sale of hotel business and related ground lease of Sheraton Mirage in Port Douglas
• advising Top Spring on its off the plan development in St Leonards (500 units)
• advising China Railway Real Estate on its acquisition of a shopping centre with a joint venture partner for redevelopment.