With ‘a reputation for being a great M&A firm in China’, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is best known for its advice to corporate and financial sponsor clients on big-ticket cross-border acquisitions, mergers, takeovers, privatisations and disposals. The team also acts on distressed M&A, spin-offs and joint ventures in Greater China. It additionally has notable industry expertise in growth sectors such as e-commerce, media, entertainment, advanced manufacturing, and next generation infrastructure and technology. China practice head Charles Ching, who has ‘unmatched knowledge’, regularly acts for Chinese clients on large, cross-border M&A transactions, while counsel Yujing Liu is a ‘well-rounded M&A lawyer’.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘Extremely professional and very experienced M&A lawyers.'
'Fully dedicated and committed team.’
‘Weil has a reputation for being a great M&A firm in China, with deep cross-border knowledge and execution capability. Diversity also stands out as a highlight.’
‘Charles Ching stands out as a great partner - he has unmatched knowledge in both Chinese and international private equity and the M&A market.'
‘Yujing Liu is a very knowledgeable and well-rounded M&A lawyer. Always available and has excellent client management skills.’
'Yujing Liu is a very experienced lawyer.’
'A small team but extremely efficient, particularly at the senior level.'
‘Kenny Yu and Charles Ching are two rare finds in the Mainland legal market that really possess the most important skills clients expect from senior attorneys at a top-tier international legal platform, namely: language skills (truly bilingual); commercial awareness; and most importantly, strong drafting capabilities.’

Key clients

Advent International
Alibaba Group
Citigroup Asia
CK Assets
Gores Guggenheim Inc.
Hillhouse Capital
TCL Zhonghuan Renewable Energy (formerly known as Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor, TZS)
TPG Growth

Work highlights

Advised TCL Zhonghuan Renewable on its $207m investment (in the form of a convertible bond) into Maxeon Solar Technologies.
Advised Advent International on its leveraged acquisition of a controlling stake in Shanghai Wagas, a Chinese health food and bakery chain.
Advised Advent International on its investment in LBS Group, a pest control operation and hygiene solutions provider in Greater China.