Chambers Review
Clifford Chance has an outstanding transactions team acting across the key financial hubs in Asia, with exceptional strength in Singapore and Hong Kong. Particularly impressive corporate capability in South-East Asia and able to handle deals involving jurisdictions across the entire Asia-Pacific region. Represents an enviable list of blue-chip clients, including major corporates and state-owned enterprises, on high-value M&A in a broad range of industries, including TMT, financial services and energy. On the private equity side, the firm maintains strong relationships with regional financial institutions and funds as well as globally renowned houses.
Andrew Crook in Hong Kong and Terence Foo in Shanghai co-head the firm's corporate group in Asia-Pacific. Valerie Kong leads the Malaysia corporate M&A team and co-heads the Singapore practice with Melissa Ng. Melissa Ng is also the head of the firm's Indonesia group.
Work Highlights
- Clifford Chance acted for Haier Smart Home on the proposed privatisation of its subsidiary Haier Electronics Group.
- Clifford Chance acted for MBK Partners in the privatisation of China Auto Rental.
- Clifford Chance advised Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) on its TWD75 billion co-investment in the 605 MW Greater Changhua 1 offshore wind farm in Taiwan.
- Clifford Chance advised Iberdrola on its acquisition of Acacia Renewables K.K., a Japanese offshore wind firm developer, and a joint venture with Macquarie's Green Investment Group in relation to its development of a 3.3 GW offshore wind portfolio.
- Clifford Chance acted for Accolade Wines on the acquisition of the Tea Tree vineyard in Tasmania and of the Katnook Estate vineyard in South Australia.
Strengths
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The team is praised for its deft handling of complex and cross-border deals, with one client noting: "Clifford Chance is very strong in its M&A section and its antitrust section, and supported us in a professional and timely manner, demonstrating strong business collaborating skills throughout."
"They are pretty consistent in performance and services," comments a client, who further states: "They are a safe pair of hands, and they give you the comfort that nothing will go wrong."
Another interviewee notes that "Clifford Chance handles cross-border transactions very effectively," adding: "They have been able to provide timely solutions to critical issues, which helped us conclude our negotiations favourably."
Another client states: "They offer outstanding quality of work, which includes clear document drafting with an appropriate commercial consideration. They're an established and well-known firm with good services, that can address clients’ needs by leveraging their global network and footprint."
A client who calls the Clifford Chance lawyers "dynamic experts in their field" also says: "To date, Clifford Chance have easily matched the best service we have had at other firms."
The team is praised for its deft handling of complex and cross-border deals, with one client noting: "Clifford Chance is very strong in its M&A section and its antitrust section, and supported us in a professional and timely manner, demonstrating strong business collaborating skills throughout."
"They are pretty consistent in performance and services," comments a client, who further states: "They are a safe pair of hands, and they give you the comfort that nothing will go wrong."
Another interviewee notes that "Clifford Chance handles cross-border transactions very effectively," adding: "They have been able to provide timely solutions to critical issues, which helped us conclude our negotiations favourably."
Another client states: "They offer outstanding quality of work, which includes clear document drafting with an appropriate commercial consideration. They're an established and well-known firm with good services, that can address clients’ needs by leveraging their global network and footprint."
A client who calls the Clifford Chance lawyers "dynamic experts in their field" also says: "To date, Clifford Chance have easily matched the best service we have had at other firms."