Corporate (including M&A)

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP houses a broad practice, which notably counts EQT Private Capital Asia, Alibaba.com, and Silicon Motion as part of its lucrative client base. Following the departure of Tim Gardner in April 2024, Charles Ching has assumed leadership of the practice from the Hong Kong and Shanghai offices; Ching specialises in assisting Chinese clients with cross-border M&A. Sandy Lin has broad expertise in transactions across the TMT and energy, often advising sovereign wealth funds, while Jie Yuan is noted for her deep knowledge of private equity investment mandates. Henry Ong regularly advises the boards of Hong Kong-listed companies on minority investments and buyouts, and Chris Welty remains a key contact for matters involving US public companies.

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Key clients

Advent International
Alibaba Group
Alibaba.com
Audit and Risk Committee of Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited
Citigroup Asia
CK Asset Holdings
Eight Roads
EQT Private Capital Asia
MBK Partners
MGM Resorts
NWS Holdings
Public Sector Pension Investment Board
Silicon Motion
TPG

Work highlights

Advised the lead co-underwriter, alongside EQT Private Capital Asia in the US$6.5 billion business combination of Vistra Group and Tricor Group, two Hong Kong-based business services companies and portfolio companies of EQT Private Capital Asia.
Advised Citigroup Asia as financial advisor to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Chindata Group, in the US$3.16 billion take-private of Chindata Group, a hyperscale data center company operating in China.
Advised Alibaba.com in its acquisition of a controlling interest in Visable Group, operator of a leading European business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce platform.