Competition/Antitrust (International Firms)
Greater China Region Guide 2024 : China
Band 2
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Clifford Chance is well regarded for the breadth of its antitrust work, including merger control, investigations and compliance matters. The team handles both inbound and outbound transactions for Chinese and multinational clients, and is adept at advising clients from the pharmaceutical, retail and steel manufacturing sectors. It is acknowledged for its strong foothold in the Chinese market, with offices in Beijing and Hong Kong, and in dealing with the competition aspects of multi-jurisdictional deals. The team is also well placed to analyse an array of production chains and assess the horizontal and conglomerate elements. Its key clients include Abbott, Airbus and China Baowu Steel.
Work Highlights
- Clifford Chance advised Permira on the merger control and FDI filing aspects of its take-private acquisition of Zendesk as part of an investor group.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team have rich experience, can predict possible problems in the transaction and respond to our needs in a timely and accurate manner."
"They have very good knowledge about the law and the enforcement reality of the law."
"The team have rich experience, can predict possible problems in the transaction and respond to our needs in a timely and accurate manner."
"They have very good knowledge about the law and the enforcement reality of the law."
Notable Practitioners
Bai Yong is the principal antitrust partner in the firm's Beijing office, and advises Chinese and foreign clients on competition-related investigations and regulatory matters. He also plays a key role in regional and global merger filings as well as antitrust compliance.
"He has very decent business acumen, which makes his advice practical and constructive to the client, and it also makes a lot of technical sense before the antitrust authorities."
"He has a good reputation in the market and is active on some of the big cases in the market, doing work on merger control filings, but also outbound investments."