About

Provided by Slaughter and May

Corporate and M&A are at the heart of our firm. Our reputation for providing our clients with trusted support as they seek to implement their strategic corporate ambitions is unrivalled. Our Hong Kong and Beijing offices work as a single unit and have accumulated over four decades of experience advising on a wide range of transactions involving Hong Kong, the PRC and Asia. In addition, we work seamlessly with our London and Brussels offices, as well as with market-leading law firms in other jurisdictions, to deliver integrated cross-border legal services of the highest quality.


We cover every type of transaction from strategic investments, public and private M&A through to joint ventures and commercial collaborations. Our lawyers are multi-specialists so our corporate team will advise on all aspects of your M&A transactions, giving you single points of contact, continuity and partners who understand you, your business and the way you work.


We are the trusted legal advisers to major PRC private and state-owned enterprises, and Hong Kong/Asian listed and non-listed companies. We count many of our clients as long term clients. We are also called upon to handle high-value transactions in the region on behalf of global corporations.



Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A: The Elite (International Firms) - China

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Slaughter and May houses a stellar bench of corporate lawyers with an established reputation for public M&A. The team demonstrates sophisticated capabilities in representing an impressive clientele, spanning Hong Kong and PRC corporates and multinational companies. It is active for clients across the TMT, financial services, logistics, energy and insurance sectors.

Work Highlights

  • Slaughter and May advised Alibaba on the disposal of its controlling interest in Sun Art Retail Group.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Benita Yu
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Benita Yu
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Band 1

Benita Yu's broad transactional expertise spans acquisitions, joint ventures and privatisations. She is admitted to practice in England & Wales as well as Hong Kong, and is frequently mandated by clients from the financial services sectors.

Benita is always reliable with high-quality responses and a superb sense of business.

Benita is very good. She always understands our questions and delivers accurate answers and feedback.

Benita demonstrates outstanding leadership and is building an ever stronger team with strong commitment to excellence.

Lisa Chung
3
Lisa Chung
3
Band 3
Lisa Chung attracts attention for her dual capital markets and corporate expertise, and continues to act on public and private M&A transactions as well as share disposals. She has a notable sector specialism in real estate.

Lisa is incredibly knowledgeable and a trusted partner for complex corporate transactions.

5
Chris McGaffin
5
Band 5

Chris McGaffin advises international companies on cross-border M&A transactions across a range of sectors, with a particular focus on insurance and financial services. He is qualified in both Hong Kong and the UK, and ably advises on local and international matters.

Chris is very bright and has a deep understanding of corporate law.

Ranked Lawyers at
Slaughter and May

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China

Corporate/M&A: Hong Kong-based (International Firms)

Benita Yu
1
Benita Yu
1
Band 1
Lisa Chung
3
Lisa Chung
3
Band 3
5
Chris McGaffin
5
Band 5

Members

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Ben Heron

Benita Yu

Benita Yu

Head of Department

Clara Choi

Jason Webber

Jing Chen

Justin Chan

Vincent Chan

Clients

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Alibaba

CICC

China Power

ChinaChem Group

FWD

INEOS

Prudential

Standard Chartered

Swire Pacific

Industries

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Digital Assets

ESG

Energy

FIG

FMCG

Insurance

Mining

Real Estate

TMT