Based out of Shanghai, A&O Shearman excels in the transactional side of real estate, assisting clients on investments, acquisitions and disposals from a wide range of real estate sectors including offices, logistics, retail, residential, industrial, and life sciences. The team regularly advises clients on cross-border transactions, including M&A, private equity matters, and fund formation. The practice is divided into two sections, led by Matthew Bisley and Wayne Lee. Bisley specialises in financial real estate, working alongside Roger Lui and Patrick Wong, both of whom are based in Hong Kong, and are highly active in real estate transactions. Lee utilises his background in private equity to represent private equity real estate and investment funds in acquisitions, disposals, and joint ventures. Jean Ye works alongside Lee on real estate deals, utilising her dual Chinese and United States qualifications to assist international clients.
Key clients
- CBC
- DNE Group
Work highlights
- Advised DNE Group on the establishment of a strategic partnership with an Asian institutional investor to invest in healthcare industrial parks in China.
- Assisted Black Kite with joint venture arrangements with a leading institutional investor to pursue a series of logistics warehouse projects in prime locations across the PRC.