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Completing significant deals in China and globally

King & Wood has a first-class corporate and M&A team that advises clients on many high-profile transactions. We work with the world’s leading companies, investment banks, private equity firms, and investors to provide a wide range of services covering company law, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate governance, and commercial matters.

As an international law firm based in Asia, we provide our clients with unique insights to help them navigate the cultural, legal, and regulatory complexities of doing business in Asia. Leveraging our in-depth understanding of local markets and extensive experience in cross-border transactions, we provide solutions for our local clients investing globally or international clients investing in Asia.

We are a leader in corporate, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and commercial law practices in China and broader Asia. Our outbound practice has grown rapidly as our clients are speeding up their global expansion.

A wide range of clients

We provide all-round legal support to a wide range of clients, including multinational companies, state-owned enterprises, Chinese and foreign private companies, real estate developers, and financial investors (including private equity funds). 

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What the Team is Known For

King & Wood remains a go-to practice for major transactions, covering a broad spectrum of services including M&A, private equity and corporate governance. It ably advises on cross-border transactions. It is the counsel of choice for corporations from the financial services, energy and technology sectors. On top of its record in outbound transactions, the team is equally active on inbound deals.

业务优势

金杜律师事务所仍是大型交易方面的首选业务团队，服务业务覆盖并购、私募股权和公司治理等广泛领域。该律所熟练处理跨境交易，是金融服务、能源和科技领域企业的热门顾问选择。在拥有出色对外交易履历的同时，该团队在对内交易上也同样活跃。金杜律所进一步加强其全球网络以及行业知识，保持了其在第一级别的位置。

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Work Highlights

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  • King & Wood acted for Yankuang Energy Group in its acquisition of 52.66% of the shares of the Germany-listed manufacturing company Scharf.

  • 金杜律师事务所代表兖矿能源收购德国上市的制造公司沙尔夫52.66%的股份。

Strengths

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  • What strikes me about King & Wood is how often they are able to generate opportunities of cross-border transactions. They have a reputable name in the Chinese legal market and good client networking.

    Corporate/M&A: Foreign Legal Consultants respondentGreater China Region

  • Their advantage is that they have a lot of leading people and a very comprehensive coverage, so they can assign the right people and speed up the deal process.

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  • 他们的优势在于拥有众多顶尖人才和非常全面的覆盖范围，因此能够指派合适的人员，加快案件处理速度。

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  • 金杜律师事务所最让我印象深刻的是他们能够如此频繁地创造跨境交易机会。他们在中国的法律市场享有盛誉，并且拥有良好的客户网络。

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Jin Xiong
    Jin Xiong

    Jin Xiong

    Xiong Jin has a substantial cross-border transactional practice focused on outbound acquisitions and investment projects, but which also covers capital markets issuances. He represents both private companies and state-owned enterprises in such matters.熊进先生拥有大量跨境交易业务，重点关注境外收购和投资项目，但也涵盖资本市场发行。他在该类事务中代表私营公司和国有企业。
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  • Ping Xu
    Ping Xu

    Ping Xu

    Xu Ping is a market-leading transactional lawyer whose practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, and she is notably active on behalf of clients in the petrochemical and automotive sectors. She heads the corporate and cross-border M&A practice group at King & Wood.

    徐萍律师是一位市场领先的交易律师，其业务重点是并购，特别是代表石化和汽车行业的客户活跃。她是金杜的公司与跨境并购业务的负责人。

    • She understands the overall situation, the key points, and the complexity of our internal communication. She is easy to talk to - after several exchanges of messages, she can understand what we need.

      Corporate/M&A: Foreign Legal Consultants respondentGreater China Region

    • We trust her, so for complex issues we will always reach out to her. She is very experienced and knowledgeable about China's M&A market.

      Corporate/M&A: Foreign Legal Consultants respondentGreater China Region

    • 她把控全局、知道重点以及了解我们内部沟通的复杂性。她很容易沟通——几次短信交流，她就能明白我们的需求。

      Corporate/M&A: Foreign Legal Consultants respondentGreater China Region

    • 我们非常信任她，所以遇到复杂问题我们都会向她请教。她经验丰富，对中国的并购市场非常了解。

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  • Weidong Nie
    Weidong Nie

    Weidong Nie

    Nie Weidong is a Shanghai-based partner with over 20 years of experience. He remains active in M&A and private equity financing, and also handles capital markets transactions.聂卫东律师常驻上海，拥有超过二十年的执业经验。他一直活跃于并购和私募股权融资，也处理资本市场交易。

    • Nie Weidong is very experienced in transactions and strong in communication. He can quickly coordinate internal resources to meet clients' needs.

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    • He is professional, efficient and diligent.

      Corporate/M&A: Foreign Legal Consultants respondentGreater China Region

    • 他专业、高效、勤奋。

      Corporate/M&A: Foreign Legal Consultants respondentGreater China Region

    • 聂卫东律师在交易方面经验丰富，沟通能力强。他能够迅速协调内部资源，满足客户需求。

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  • Kaiding Wang
    Kaiding Wang

    Kaiding Wang

    Wang Kaiding is a senior partner in the corporate law team who is based in Beijing. He is an expert in M&A and is also well versed in FDI matters.

    王开定律师在北京办公，是公司业务部的高级合伙人。他是并购方面的专家，也精通外国直接投资事务。
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  • Lixin Wang
    Lixin Wang

    Lixin Wang

    Wang Lixin actively advises on both inbound and outbound M&A deals. His recent mandates include acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures. He attracts clients from a wide range of industries, including highly regulated areas such as life sciences and energy.

    王利新律师积极参与境内外并购交易的法律业务。他近期的业务涵盖收购、出售和合资企业等领域。他的客户来自各行各业，包括生命科学和能源等监管严格的领域。

    • Wang Lixin is a sophisticated M&A lawyer who is able to coordinate complex cross-border transactions.

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    • 王利新律师是一位经验丰富的并购律师，能够协调复杂的跨境交易。

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