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Corporate/M&A: Independent Hong Kong Firms - China

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What the Team is Known For

Deacons is widely identified as having a leading corporate practice in Hong Kong, particularly sought after for fund set-ups and transactions with a significant regulatory component. The team assists various Mainland clients, both state-owned and private, with their M&A and joint venture transactions, utilising its offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou for cross-border deals. It is particularly adept at handling acquisitions involving Hong Kong-listed companies. The firm is also experienced in acting for technology, real estate and logistics clients.

Work Highlights

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  • Deacons advised Chow Tai Fook Enterprises on its pre-conditional voluntary general cash offers to acquire all the issued shares of NWS Holdings and to cancel all the outstanding share options of NWS.

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Notable Practitioners

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Alexander Que
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Alexander Que
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Alexander Que stands out for the breadth of his transactional expertise, covering both domestic and cross-border acquisitions mandates. He offers over two decades of experience leading public and private M&A deals and counts several PRC and Hong Kong-headquartered companies among his clientele.

His commercial vision is very strong. Alexander is a very capable lawyer.

Machiuanna Chu
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Machiuanna Chu
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Machiuanna Chu is well placed to assist PRC, Hong Kong and international clients with cross-border M&A transactions, private equity investments and joint ventures. She also has notable expertise in data protection and privacy.

She demonstrated deep expertise and nuanced understanding of the key issues. Her recommendations revealed a strong commercial acumen and alignment with long-term organisational objectives.

Her professionalism and customer-oriented approach perfectly suit our organisation.

Ronny Chow
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Ronny Chow
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Ronny Chow is head of Deacons' corporate finance group and is a seasoned adviser on an array of Hong Kong transactions, often with a cross-border element. He is particularly experienced advising on privatisations.

Ronnie is very presentable, understands all commercial rationale and knows his clients very well. He's also helpful liaising with different professional entities.

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Alexander Que
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Alexander Que
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Machiuanna Chu
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Machiuanna Chu
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Ronny Chow
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Ronny Chow
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