Corporate/M&A: The Elite (International Firms)
Greater China Region Guide 2024 : China
Band 2
About
Provided by Slaughter and May
Corporate and M&A are at the heart of our firm. Our reputation for providing our clients with trusted support as they seek to implement their strategic corporate ambitions is unrivalled. Our Hong Kong and Beijing offices work as a single unit and have accumulated over four decades of experience advising on a wide range of transactions involving Hong Kong, the PRC and Asia. In addition, we work seamlessly with our London and Brussels offices, as well as with market-leading law firms in other jurisdictions, to deliver integrated cross-border legal services of the highest quality.
We cover every type of transaction from strategic investments, public and private M&A through to joint ventures and commercial collaborations. Our lawyers are multi-specialists so our corporate team will advise on all aspects of your M&A transactions, giving you single points of contact, continuity and partners who understand you, your business and the way you work.
We are the trusted legal advisers to major PRC private and state-owned enterprises, and Hong Kong/Asian listed and non-listed companies. We count many of our clients as long term clients. We are also called upon to handle high-value transactions in the region on behalf of global corporations.
Chambers Review
Slaughter and May houses a stellar bench of corporate lawyers with an established reputation for public M&A. The team demonstrates sophisticated capabilities in representing an impressive clientele, spanning Hong Kong and PRC corporates and multinational companies. It is active for clients across the TMT, financial services, logistics, energy and insurance sectors. The firm includesINEOS, Swire Beverages and Alibaba among its key clients.
Work Highlights
- Slaughter and May advised MTR on the acquisition of a further interest in Octopus.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team is familiar with the habits of customers in Mainland China and provides excellent customer service and fast feedback."
"They consistently provide indispensable and commercial advice. Many deals we work on involve complex legal structures and require a deep dive into legal issues, often to very tight timelines."
"The team is familiar with the habits of customers in Mainland China and provides excellent customer service and fast feedback."
"They consistently provide indispensable and commercial advice. Many deals we work on involve complex legal structures and require a deep dive into legal issues, often to very tight timelines."
Notable Practitioners
Benita Yu's broad transactional expertise spans acquisitions, joint ventures and privatisations. She is admitted to practice in England & Wales as well as Hong Kong, and is frequently mandated by clients from the financial services sectors. She is also well versed in handling IPOs.
"Benita is certainly the number one go-to, a guru for complicated situations. Her sense of commercial reasoning and the will to facilitate the deal to a successful closing via novel structures sets her apart in the market."
Lisa Chung attracts attention for her dual capital markets and corporate expertise, and continues to act on public and private M&A transactions as well as share disposals. She has a notable sector specialism in real estate.
"Lisa's legal technical knowledge is extremely strong. She is also highly attentive to details and provides clients with thorough and comprehensive risk analysis."
Ranked Lawyers at
Slaughter and May
China
Members
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Ben Heron
Head of Department
Clara Choi
Jason Webber
Jing Chen
Justin Chan
Vincent Chan
Clients
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Alibaba
CICC
China Power
ChinaChem Group
FWD
INEOS
Prudential
Standard Chartered
Swire Pacific
Industries
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Digital Assets
ESG
Energy
FIG
FMCG
Insurance
Mining
Real Estate
TMT