Corporate/M&A: The Elite (International Firms)
Global Guide 2024 : China
Band 3
Contact number
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A&O Shearman's M&A department is sought after for its skilled handling of a variety of corporate mandates for an impressive Chinese client base. The team is known for its work acting on privatisations, as well as advising on joint ventures, minority investments and franchising matters. It works closely with its offices in the USA for cross-border mandates. The team is also able to handle transactions in a range of sectors including technology, healthcare, energy and financial services. The firm includes Investcorp, PetroChina and CNODC among its major clients. On 1st May 2024, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling merged to form A&O Shearman.
Work Highlights
- The firm advised KME SE on the sale of its equity interest in a joint venture with Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"With their global offices, the firm can provide legal services for a wide range and high depth of issues."
"The work product is of excellent quality, and the team are very commercial and creative."
"With their global offices, the firm can provide legal services for a wide range and high depth of issues."
"The work product is of excellent quality, and the team are very commercial and creative."
Notable Practitioners
Jack Wang leverages over 20 years of transactional experience to assist clients with cross-border disposals, M&A and joint ventures. His fluency in Mandarin and English equips him well to handle mandates on behalf of an international and China-based clientele.
Chen Li has a wide-ranging transactional practice. Her recent work includes advising global and Chinese clients on their acquisitions, take-privates, joint ventures and foreign investments.
Victor Ho co-heads Allen & Overy's corporate group in China and speaks English, Mandarin and Cantonese. He focuses his practice on assisting Chinese and multinational clients with their outbound and inbound investments and acquisitions.
"Victor is very, very responsive. He is our APAC partner."
Paul Strecker operates out of the firm's London office. He assists international and Chinese investors with multi-jurisdictional acquisitions, disposals and investments.
"Paul is an outstanding lawyer. He is extremely bright, with strong commercial sensitivity and always brings practical solutions to complex issues."
"He is a great partner to work with on complex cross-border matters. Exceptional skills navigating difficult matters with a strong commercial perspective."
Simon Makinson heads the firm's Myanmar practice from his base in Hong Kong and brings to bear over three decades of transactional experience to deals. He assists clients from a wide range of industries on corporate, real estate and foreign direct investment matters.
Ranked Lawyers at
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