Clifford Chance
Client SatisfactionClifford Chance’s team exhibits expertise in a variety of matters, including inbound and outbound M&A within China, multijurisdictional transactions, and both public and private M&A. Practice head Andrew Crook assists clients across a broad range of sectors, including energy, education, and technology. Emma Davies leads the healthcare and life sciences group, advising a broad range of international clients on corporate restructuring. Virginia Lee handles an array of issues, including equity fundraisings and pre-IPO investments, and is a committee member of the SFC’s Share Registrars’ Disciplinary Committee. The team welcomed Alex Bidlake who joined from Linklaters in August 2023.
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Key clients
- China Three Gorges
- Pfizer
- Sanofi
- Citi
- Henkel
- Home Credit
- Carrefour
- Tencent
- JCHX Mining
- State Grid
Work highlights
- Advised Home Credit on the sale of its Philippines and Indonesian operations to consortium of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group affiliates for €615 m.
- Advised Carrefour on sale of majority stake in Carrefour Taiwan to local partner Uni-President Enterprise Corp at an enterprise value of EUR 2 bn.
- Advised China Three Gorges Spain on its acquisition of a 619MW portfolio of photovoltaic projects in Spain from Nexwell Power and its strategic partner Ibox Energy, both units of Nexwell Group. The portfolio comprises 27 solar PV plants mainly located in the south of Spain, at different stages of development: operating, under construction and in advanced development.
Lawyers
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Andrew Crook, Terence Foo