In close collaboration with the Beijing office, the team at Slaughter and May handles a myriad of transactions across greater China. The group exhibits expertise across the full spectrum of corporate and M&A related issues, including voluntary conditional general cash offers and distribution partnerships. Peter Brien stepped down as practice head and is now a senior consultant at the firm, with Benita Yu now leading the practice. Yu has vast knowledge of issues facing PRC state-owned enterprises, investment banks, and international issuers. Lisa Chung has ample experience in financing transactions and joint ventures, often advising listed Hong Kong companies, while Clara Choi is particularly skilled at handling takeovers of Hong Kong banks and demergers. Chris McGaffin has since left Hong Kong to join the London team.
Testimonials
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- 'Slaughter and May advocates a multi specialists approach. Our transactions can involve multiple disciplines and Slaughters would be able to adapt to our needs, without having to use completely different team members each time.'
Key clients
- Alibaba Group Holding Limited
- China Energy Investment Corporation Limited
Work highlights
- Advised INEOS on three joint ventures with SINOPEC for an aggregate value of US$7 bn, and its proposed 50:50 joint venture with SINOPEC in respect of the Tianjin Nangang Ethylene Project, which is currently under construction by SINOPEC.
- Advised China Power International Development Limited on its acquisition of majority interests in 23 clean energy project companies from China Power (New Energy) and China Power International New Energy (each an indirect non-wholly owned subsidiary of State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC), an indirect controlling shareholder of China Power), for a total consideration of approximately RMB7.5 bn.