Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton consistently handles a varied range of complex investments, from leveraged buyouts and consortium deals to co-investments and minority investments. The experienced team is characterised by the calibre of PE houses it acts for, with Brookfield Asset Management, DCP Capital and Silk Road Fund considered key clients. Denise Shiu leads the offering from Beijing, her practice focuses on PE, M&A and FDI transactions throughout China and wider Asia.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Cleary is one of the best firms in MAPE and ECM markets in Greater China.’

  • ‘Denise Shiu is one of the best lawyers in the market. She is alway responsive, very close to the deal, and can provide business-oriented and solution-driven advices to her clients.’

Key clients

  • Brookfield Asset Management
  • DCP Capital
  • Hillhouse
  • L Catterton
  • Morgan Stanley Private Equity
  • Mubadala
  • PAG Asia
  • Silk Road Fund
  • Temasek Holdings
  • TPG

Work highlights

  • Advising DCP Capital on a minority investment in the Chinese operations of Jamieson Wellness Inc. as well as a PIPE investment in Jamieson Wellness.
  • Advised the Alexander Wang companies in an equity investment by Challenjers Cepheus LLC and Starry Fashion Limited.
  • Advised Brookfield on its acquisition of Trimco Group from Affinity Equity Partners.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Denise Shiu