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MoFo has advised over 260 M&A and Private Equity deals in Asia in the past five years, worth over U.S. $372 billion in total. In South and Southeast Asia, the firm’s lawyers have many years of experience in managing complex cross-border M&A transactions across the diverse jurisdictions in the region. In Japan, the firm’s M&A practice is one of the most active of any international law firm in the country, representing Japanese and non-Japanese companies in Japan and around the world. The firm’s lawyers in Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong combine senior PRC and Hong Kong regulatory expertise with international M&A and private equity deal execution capability.

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What the Team is Known For

Morrison Foerster is noted for its deft handling of venture capital and private equity mandates for key Chinese and international investors, with a strong focus on regional funds. It assists clients with a range of work, including buyouts, corporate restructurings and late-stage venture capital investments. The team is especially noted for its deep experience in outbound investment into US targets and increasingly active on investments into Greater China. The firm is active in sectors such as technology, healthcare, real estate and pharmaceuticals.

Work Highlights

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  • Morrison & Foerster advised Ascendent Capital Partners on its

    agreement to privatise Hollysys Automation Technologies.

Strengths

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Our deals are complex, with non-standard terms designed in a way to work around different constraints or capture value. MoFo are creative and able to bring the whole firm to bear in this process.

Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms) respondent
Greater China Region

They are very thoughtful and experienced, which gives me great comfort.

Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms) respondent
Greater China Region

We were very impressed with MoFo’s expertise and dedication to executing complex matters. The teams were very prompt in responding to our queries and kept us informed every step of the way.

Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms) respondent
Greater China Region

Notable Practitioners

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Marcia Ellis
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Marcia Ellis
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Marcia Ellis maintains her position at the forefront of the private equity market, handling high-profile transactions on behalf of investors and corporates.

Marcia is simply the best PE lawyer in the market. She is fearless in achieving the best outcome for us and provides exceptional client-focused and timely advice.

Marcia is very commercial and she really looks at things from the client's perspective. For every deal she works on, she is like the client's internal legal team.

If you tell her the considerations she can capture the commercial intentions, coordinate resources and then provide us with options. She knows what to push and clearly articulates the risks.

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Marcia Ellis

Marcia Ellis

Head of Department

Maureen Ho

Thomas T H Chou

Head of Department

Vivian Yiu