Chambers Review
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Banking & Finance (International Firms) - China
What the Team is Known For
King & Wood Mallesons' banking and finance team provides comprehensive advice on Greater China-focused transactions, advising on Hong Kong and PRC law as well as English law. The team draws on expertise from teams based in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing, and it is especially active on corporate financing in the aviation and technology sectors. Active across a broad range of work spanning from refinancing and bridge lending to acquisition finance, it handles matters for both domestic and international banks and corporate borrowers, with a client base consisting of large China-based enterprises and corporations.
Strengths
Its unique combination of local insight in the Asia-Pacific market and international perspective gives it a competitive edge in handling complex transactions.
KWM builds long-term relationships through investing in time and resources, and sharing its expertise to ensure that client's needs are met. They are responsive and provide holistic advice.
The team is very detail-minded. They would always explain everything very carefully and patiently, and also provide professional advice on the side.
Work Highlights
King & Wood Mallesons advised CMB International Global Markets as the arranger, as part of Midea Group USD4 billion listing of H-shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, on the cross-border repackaging for Midea’s onshore employees, backed by its Hong Kong IPO shares.
Notable practitioners
He is really professional and really familiar with Hong Kong law. He is also approachable, especially when we have PRC law questions. He would treat them very carefully.
David is really experienced and provides structured terms and knows how to negotiate with clients. He is also willing to join calls with clients too, so he is very cooperative.
He is very commercial and very experienced across Greater China. He has a great breadth of experience.
Jessica Zhou is considered a skilled lawyer in the banking and finance sphere. She has experience in term loan facility transactions, often acting for Chinese lenders and borrowers.
Her market insight, rapid responsiveness and strong negotiation skills earns her recognition as a female leader.
Richard Mazzochi is head of the King & Wood Mallesons banking group in Hong Kong and is a popular choice for banks and other clients in the financial services sector.
Richard is quite sophisticated. Whenever we have queries or requests for special arrangements, he can take the lead and can think of ways to do best for us.
Richard is very client focused and focuses on standards of quality of work and is open to constructive feedback.