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SUITE 1102, TOWER 2, CHINA CENTRAL PLACE, 79 JIANGUO ROAD, CHAOYANG DISTRICT, BEIJING 100025, CHINA
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China : Banking and finance

Within Foreign firms, JSM is a third tier firm,

According to one client, JSM’s ‘turnaround time, and delivery and quality of service, is unbelievable’. The team acted for China Development Bank in financing 30 ships for China Ship Fund to a value of $1.1bn; and advised IFC Development on a HK$10bn syndicated term loan facility to IFC Development Corporate Finance from a consortium of 17 international and local financial institutions. Hong Kong-based practitioners Alastair MacAulay, Richard Stock, Keith Cheung, Irene Lau, Joe Tam and Fanny Wang are key contacts.

China : Corporate and M&A

Within Foreign firms, JSM is a third tier firm,

JSM added Beijing-based Henry Wang and Billy Au, in Hong Kong, to its M&A and securities practice. Wang was formerly the managing partner of Dechert LLP (Beijing Representative Office) and Au was formerly of counsel at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in Hong Kong and Herbert Smith LLP in Beijing. The team recently advised Nestlé on its $11.85bn acquisition of Pfizer’s infant nutrition business. Beijing-based Xiang Yang Ge and Yong Ren are key contacts; Ian Lewis is an ‘excellent lawyer’.

China : Intellectual property

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China : Projects and energy

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China : Real estate

Within Foreign firms, JSM is a first tier firm,

JSM has a ‘great reputation for real estate transactions’, and the team provides ‘practical and commercial advice’. Department head Billy Ho enjoys great respect in the market, as does Andy Yeo; both are based in Shanghai. The team recently advised TaiKoo Hui, a subsidiary of Swire Properties in PRC, on leasing 29 floors of office space at its flagship development in China to HSBC; it also advised on pre-lease arrangements. It assisted Shui On Land with the disposal of a 49% stake in its wholly owned company to Mitsui Fudosan; the company indirectly holds a 92% interest of Lot 18 of the Foshan Lingnan Tiandi, a large-scale urban redevelopment project in Guangdong. It has also been involved in fund formation work for YCP, aimed at development projects in various Chinese cities. The firm has a dedicated real estate finance team in Hong Kong.

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