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Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A - Asia-Pacific Region

5
Band 5

What the Team is Known For

Hogan Lovells draws together multidisciplinary, cross-border teams to assist on complex corporate matters. The firm has an extensive bench across the region, with particular strength in China and also noteworthy services in Singapore, Japan, Australia and Vietnam. It is also recognised as having notable expertise in handling Indonesia-related matters from the Singapore and Japan offices. It represents clients from a wide range of industries, including TMT, insurance, finance, energy, and food and drink, among others.

Notable practitioners

Singapore-based Stephanie Keen is head of the firm's Asia corporate practice group. Xu Liang is head of the Greater China practice, and Jacky Scanlan-Dyas and Wataru Kamoto are key contacts in Tokyo.

Work Highlights

Provided by Hogan Lovells

  • Hogan Lovells advised PhonePe Singapore on the separation of ownership of PhonePe India from Flipkart.

  • Hogan Lovells advised Sojitz on its acquisition of a 25% stake in Glover Gas & Power and related joint venture agreements.

  • Hogan Lovells acted for Renrui Human Resources Technology on its acquisition of an information technology and software outsourcing service provider.

  • Hogan Lovells advised Ping An Global Voyager Fund, as the lead investor, on Visby Medical's USD100 million Series E financing.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"We work with with them because of the firm's global network and the reliability of the Singapore office. We can be confident they will do a good job on complicated structures."

Corporate/M&A respondent
Global

"The team are extremely responsive and always available at short notice. They take full ownership of work and go beyond the brief to secure the client's interest."

Corporate/M&A respondent
Global

"The team are very capable when it comes to analysing complex cross-border agreements and structures in depth, and identifying pragmatic and creative solutions to address any obstacles along the way."

Corporate/M&A respondent
Global

"Complex legal matters often require the collaboration of multiple lawyers, and the firm has strong internal team collaboration and coordination capabilities."

Corporate/M&A respondent
Global