Corporate/M&A: Hong Kong-based (International Firms) | Greater China Region

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.

Jonathan Stone is best known for advising financial institutions, multinational corporates and domestic companies on a range of M&A and corporate finance transactions. He is also well placed to assist with private equity matters. He is a global head of Skadden’s transactions practices based in the Hong Kong office.

Joey Chau has extensive experience handling corporate mandates, including public M&A, privatisations, joint ventures and leveraged buyouts.

Judie Ng Shortell's M&A practice involves advising on acquisitions, spin-offs and fund-raisings. She regularly advises multinational corporates and private equity firms.

Marcia Ellis is a skilled corporate lawyer handling a range of transactional mandates, including disposals, private equity deals and restructurings. She routinely serves clients from the TMT and fintech sectors.

Simon Cooke is well recognised for his expertise in corporate M&A deals and regulatory work. He demonstrates proficiency handling cross-border acquisitions, equity investments and privatisations.

Amy Ho's wide-ranging transactional practice spans public and private M&A, covering joint ventures, acquisitions and business collaborations. She also advises China-based clients on outbound investments.

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.

Denise Shiu is well equipped to handle cross-border M&A matters, advising on transactions ranging from strategic partnerships and investments to take-privates and reverse acquisitions.

Chen Li has a wide-ranging transactional practice. Her practice spans advising global and Chinese clients on their acquisitions, take-privates, joint ventures and foreign investments.

Roger Cheng is a former Head of Takeovers at the SFC and brings to bear his deep expertise in regulatory matters in his advice on a range of corporate transactions.

Tracy Wut is the head of the M&A department at Baker McKenzie, acting for clients in the TMT and pharmaceutical sectors. She is well placed to handle cross-border mandates, including acquisitions, investments and joint ventures.

Victor Ho is a partner in A&O Shearman's corporate group who splits his time between offices in Hong Kong and mainland China. He focuses his practice on assisting Chinese and multinational clients with their outbound and inbound investments and acquisitions.

Yeoh Chin maintains a busy practice advising international and Hong Kong-headquartered clients on M&A transactions, privatisations and joint ventures. His recent work includes transactions for manufacturing, TMT and insurance clients.

Lin Ching-Yang is a trusted adviser to clients in the technology sector and often advises on sizeable cross-border transactions, particularly those involving the Taiwan market.

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.

Christina Lee is adept at handling private and public takeovers and privatisations. She has additional expertise in capital markets and regulatory compliance.

Christopher Kelly heads White & Case's Asia-Pacific corporate and M&A practice and is well placed to advise on cross-border acquisitions and private equity investments. He frequently advises clients from the renewables, mining and technology sectors.

Colin Law is head of Fangda Partners' corporate team in Hong Kong and advises on major M&A transactions, reverse takeovers and disposals.

David Norman has extensive experience advising on a variety of private M&A transactions, including auction processes, investments and joint ventures.

Derek Poon advises buyers, sellers and financial advisors on a diverse range of transactions across China and the Asia-Pacific region. In addition to his notable private M&A practice, he is recognised for his expertise on takeover and take-private deals.

John Xu is well regarded for advising multinational clients on cross-border acquisitions and investments. He has lately acted for clients in the financial services and mining sectors.

Psyche Tai is head of the Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong M&A practice and is regularly sought out to handle takeovers, disposals, share buy-backs and capital injections.

Robert Wright has a strong track record of handling corporate transactions, including M&A deals, strategic investments and PE/VC matters. He is a popular choice among corporate clients from the technology, education and logistics sectors.

Dickson Ng heads the firm’s corporate practice from Hong Kong, where he handles cross-jurisdictional transactions for international and Chinese clients, including schemes of arrangement, takeovers and investments.

Oliver Nip has extensive experience advising investors and multinationals on a range of transactional matters, including strategic acquisitions, divestments and buyouts, particularly in the life sciences and technology space.

Stephen Luo of Jingtian & Gongcheng has considerable experience advising on cross-jurisdictional M&A, restructuring and privatisation deals. He routinely assists international and domestic corporations.

Tommy Tan assists companies and financial advisors on complex public M&A, including mergers, share acquisitions and privatisations.