Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is widely recognised for its strong track record in public M&A and take-private transactions involving Chinese companies listed in the US and Hong Kong. The team also maintains a broad sectoral reach, frequently advising on deals in e-commerce, healthcare, industrials, and technology. Practice head Charles Ching regularly acts for Chinese corporates on their cross-border transactional mandates. Henry Ong adds further depth, advising both strategic investors and corporates on a wide range of M&A matters across the deal lifecycle.
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‘Weil operates a boutique model, but their counsels are highly sophisticated and known to be a sharp knife for various complex situations ’
‘Charles Ching bring with him a wealth of knowledge and professional experience. ’
‘Incredible breadth and depth of corporate contracting expertise, data privacy, global and regional insurance compliance expertise.'
‘Sandy Lin at Weil has been extremely responsive and accessible to our queries. Sandy opened her networks to provide much needed technical expertise to us. She has also assisted us in our contracting process with a challenging corporate partner.'
Key clients
- Advent International
- Deutsche Bank
- Eight Roads
- EQT Private Capital Asia
- MBK Partners
- MGM Resorts International
- NWS Holdings
- Silicon Motion
- TPG Capital Asia
- TPG Growth
- Trustar Capital
- Unitas Capital
Work highlights
Deutsche Bank as lead financial advisor to a fund advised by DCP Capital in connection with DCP Capital’s $1.7 billion proposed acquisition and potential take-private of HKEx-listed Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.
Advising NWS Holdings Limited and funds advised by Unitas Capital in the sale of Hyva.
Advising the management of Smart Share Global Limited in a proposed $325 million take-private transaction.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Charles Ching
Other key lawyers
Henry Ong; Chris Welty; Sandy Lin; Jie Yuan; Jacky Sin