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Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (International Firms) - China
What the Team is Known For
Milbank LLP has a broad corporate practice advising on M&A, privatisations and private equity investments. The team is actively sought after by private equity firms, investment banks and overseas enterprises. It often appears in transactions involving the infrastructure and tech industries.
Strengths
The team was extremely supportive and the turnaround time and availability were amazing. We never felt like we were not a priority and the team handled everything helpfully.
We received very strong service and they were extremely responsive, especially given that we were operating across three time zones. Milbank provided extremely pragmatic advice.
Work Highlights
Milbank advised PLDT and its subsidiaries Smart Communications and Digitel Mobile Phils on the sale of 650 telecom towers and related passive infrastructure to Unity Digital Infrastructure for a consideration of approximately PHP9.2 billion.
Notable practitioners
Andrew Whan brings to bear nearly two decades of transactional experience working on deals. His areas of expertise include M&A transactions, joint ventures, privatisations and restructurings.
Andrew is a good all-round operator who has been here a long time.
Neeraj Budhwani frequently advises international clients on cross-border deals. His practice covers public and private M&A transactions as well as leveraged buyouts.
Neeraj provided excellent advice and was a pleasure to work with. He managed to maintain a fine balance between negotiating for our interests while maintaining a good relationship with the other side.
Neeraj was amazing at ascertaining when to intervene; he was great at identifying points of intervention to make a deal go through and move on.