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About

Provided by Goodwin

Companies engaged in mergers and acquisitions face a host of regulatory hurdles, market challenges, shareholder obligations and tax considerations among others. Goodwin has extensive experience guiding clients through both public and private mergers and acquisitions transactions of all types including leveraged buyouts, tender offers, spinoffs, divestitures and go-privates (both in the United States and around the world). Goodwin has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions involving public companies. We have a team of lawyers who focus on purchases and sales of public companies, each of which is a nuanced process that requires particular experience.  

Our lawyers bring a distinctive combination of regulatory and transactional expertise, characterized by a high degree of tax and financial sophistication, and a commercial negotiating style that is essential for success. We blend technical know-how and specific industry experience to get deals done quickly and efficiently. We draw on a firm-wide network of specialists in tax, intellectual property, real estate and executive compensation to help clients find practical, innovative solutions to their problems.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Corporate/M&A: Private Equity - Asia-Pacific Region

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Goodwin offers a Hong Kong-based team that is frequently sought out by major players in the private equity sphere. The firm advises on pre-IPO investments, privatisations and divestments across the TMT, financial services, entertainment and biopharmaceutical sectors, and has additional expertise in matters relating to India.

Notable practitioners

Hong Kong-based Yash Rana and Douglas Freeman are key contacts.

Work Highlights

Provided by Goodwin

  • Goodwin acted for Accel-KKR on its bolt-on acquisition, via its portfolio company Navtor, of Voyager.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

The firm has deep bench strength, and its lawyers are all technically excellent. The lawyers work hard and are very good at what they do.

Corporate/M&A: Private Equity respondent
Asia-Pacific

Goodwin have done an outstanding job of broadening the depth of their team and knowledge in the region.

Corporate/M&A: Private Equity respondent
Asia-Pacific