Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Hong Kong represents private equity houses and international corporations in cross-border public and private M&A, strategic investments and fund formation across the APAC region, including in the data centre and infrastructure sectors. The team is co-led by Ian Ho, who focuses on cross-border M&A and big-ticket transactions across Asia, and Erik Ping Wang, whose experience covers leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, PIPE transactions, minority and strategic investments and other corporate matters across Greater China, India and Southeast Asia.
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Key clients
- Alibaba
- Ant Group
- Amber Group
- Blackrock Infrastructure
- Blackstone and portfolio companies
- Cainiao Smart Logistics Network
- EQT Infrastructure
- GDS Holdings
- Kanzhun Limited
- KKR and portfolio companies
- JOYY Inc.
- New Frontier Health Corporation
Work highlights
Advised PAG on its $8.3 billion joint investment in Newland Commercial Management.
Advised Alibaba on its US$1 billion investment of Series B equity financing in Moonshot AI.
Advised Ant Group on its repurchase of $6 billion of its own shares and business restructuring.
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Practice head
Ian Ho; Yang Wang; Erik Ping Wang