Chambers Review
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Corporate/M&A: The Elite (International Firms) - China
What the Team is Known For
Kirkland & Ellis's corporate department has significant expertise in private M&A and its esteemed bench represents clients in global investments. The team is able to leverage its national footprint, with offices based in Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai. It is often mandated by leading international private equity houses to advise on their inbound Chinese investments. The team also provides a well-established public M&A practice acting for corporates and investors on disposals and take-privates. It has a large volume of domestic clients from a wide variety of industries, including life sciences and financial services. Kirkland & Ellis is frequently complimented on its bench strength and ability to work with its US offices on cross-border deals.
Strengths
They have shown deep understanding of the M&A takeover rules, as well as the Hong Kong market overall, and have always provided suitable advice when in need.
The team has been very thoughtful and experienced in guiding us through complicated negotiations and provided very commercial solutions to resolve complex matters.
Work Highlights
Kirkland & Ellis advised Webull on its business combination with SK Growth Opportunities.
Notable practitioners
She's responsive to our needs and highly reliable in providing the most suitable legal solutions specific to each transaction. We value her expertise and advice.
Her commitment to viewing situations from the client's perspective sets her apart from other competent lawyers we have previously worked with in the region.
Brian Ho is a recognised expert on Hong Kong takeovers, with years of experience at the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong as the Head of Takeovers under his belt prior to joining the firm.
He has a deep understanding of every element of the regulations and provides us with pragmatic advice in our highly complex transactions.
With Brian’s working experience and relationships with SFC, his advice on takeovers code and SFO has been outstanding.