Corporate/M&A

Chambers Review

A&O Shearman has a prominent M&A platform, particularly well versed in catering to top-drawer financial services clients. The firm is additionally skilled in deals relating to the insurance, TMT and life sciences sectors, with an impressive regional footprint with leading offerings in a number of key South-East Asian jurisdictions, including Malaysia and Singapore, as well as teams in China, Australia and Japan. It is active in the private equity space through its offices in Australia, Indonesia and Vietnam, and is also well placed to advise on venture capital investments. It offers a wealth of experience in take-private transactions, especially representing special committees. Its work in the private equity space includes working on investments and exits and collaborating with the firm's investment funds team on fund formation. The regional M&A practice works in tandem with its teams in the antitrust and tax fields to give clients full-service coverage.

Alun Evans and James Mythen are key contacts for the Singapore office. Victor Ho, Lina Lee and Chen Li are key contacts for the Greater China region. Tokutaka Ito and Karl Pires are key contacts for the Japan practice, while Suparerk Auychai is a key contact in Thailand. Michael Parshall is the key contact for the firm's Australian practice. Duc Tran is a key contact in Vietnam.