Corporate/M&A

Ashurst has an established record in a number of key markets, most notably Australia, with noted practices in China and Singapore. The firm maintains a respected corporate group across South-East Asia, with an acknowledged offering in Malaysia and Indonesia. It is mandated on big-ticket deals across the region for heavyweight clients in energy, financial services and infrastructure and enjoys solid recognition for its M&A strength in India and Japan and additional capabilities in South Korea.

"Ashurst involves many lawyers with appropriate levels of experience in our transactions, and we consider that they have a strong roster of capabilities."

"They are singularly knowledgeable about various aspects of both domestic and cross-border situations across a variety of industries and geographies. They can disseminate and assess complex contractual topics into actionable recommendations. A highly competent team across all levels, senior to junior."

"They were able to articulate very complex commercial arrangements in a concise and precise manner."

"The team were diligent, commercial and able to provide practical suggestions to bridge the gaps during the deal. The team were also responsive to our queries, turning around documents quickly."

Ashurst acted for AC Energy on its competitive bid to acquire a 49% equity interest in Solar NT.

Ashurst advised Far East Consortium on its approximately USD96 million acquisition of R&F Properties VS.

Ashurst provided counsel to Consolidated Press Holdings, the largest shareholder in Crown Resorts, in the matter of Blackstone's AUD8.9 billion acquisition of Crown Resorts.

Ashurst assisted Gobi Partners and Gobi Korea with a USD40 million investment into WeLab Sky.

John Brewster and Anton Harris co-lead the corporate transactions practice in Australia. Joshua Cole in Hong Kong is the firm's head of corporate transactions in Asia.