In addition to assisting foreign clients with inbound matters, Hogan Lovells International LLP‘s Greater China M&A practice acts for Chinese clients on their investments abroad. The team is particularly experienced in TMT, financial services, manufacturing and automotive-related deals. Clients also appreciate the firm’s transatlantic transactional strength, which facilitates access to over 500 M&A lawyers in more than 45 offices globally. The practice also provides integrated international and domestic Chinese legal advice through its association with PRC law firm Fidelity Law Firm. In Beijing, Liang Xu’s track record includes numerous cross-border joint ventures and M&A deals, while Lu Zhou is experienced in advising clients from the TMT, life sciences and education sectors. In the Shanghai office, Don Williams acts for private and public companies on cross-border M&A, minority investments and other strategic business transactions, and Tony Mou is a corporate law and transactions specialist. Aldo Boni De Nobili is an experienced senior associate.

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Key clients

Renrui Human Resources Technology Holdings Limited
Bending Spoons S.p.A.
Glory Star New Media Group Holdings Limited
Ping An Global Voyager Fund
Global Founders Capital/Rocket Internet
GuanData

Work highlights

Advised Ping An Global Voyager Fund, as lead investor, on the approximately $100m initial closing of the Series E financing of Visby Medical.
Advised Bending Spoons on the Chinese aspects of its acquisition of US tech company Evernote Corporation.
Advised Global Founders Capital/Rocket Internet on investments and other matters in relation to over 400 portfolio companies.