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Sidley Austin LLP

Sidley Austin LLP

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Hong Kong

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TMT

Sidley Austin LLP‘s Hong Kong TMT practice focuses on digital infrastructure projects, major investment transactions and capital markets-related matters. The team regularly advises heavyweight technology and e-commerce clients on issues related to data centres and fibre networks as well as semiconductors, tech product developments, and PE investments. The offering is staffed by M&A, PE, and hi-tech sector specialist Charlie Wilson; and Meng Ding, who handles transactions and IPOs for a range of innovative companies. David Ryan arrived from Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP in 2024.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Client satisfaction: NPS ®

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘David Ryan was great to work across during our recent deal across each other. He brought a highly commercial mindset to the table, which helped move discussions forward efficiently and constructively.’
  • ‘Dr Meng Ding understands technology well. He can communicate with my cofounders well.'
  • ‘Sidley Austin LLP, with its deep expertise in capital markets and technology-focused service capabilities, demonstrated significant advantages in this project. The Sidley team demonstrated a deep understanding and extensive experience in the entire IPO process for technology companies.'
  • ‘The project team was led by partner Dr. Meng. He accurately identified key technical disclosure points and provided forward-looking and practical advice on how to clearly and compliantly present the issuer's technological competitiveness in the prospectus.'

Key clients

  • Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners
  • Ant Group
  • PAG
  • Ali Express
  • Contemporary Amperex Technology
  • QuantumPharm Inc.
  • China International Capital Corporation
  • Hong Kong Securities Limited
  • CMB International Capital Limited
  • Princeton Digital Group

Work highlights

Represented Stonepeak in its US$200 million strategic growth investment into TeleGuam Holdings, LLC.
Advised Ant Group on the deployment of its mobile platform products to a bank in the Kazakhstan market.
Advised PAG on the outsourcing of certain business process functions to India.
Other key lawyers

Charlie Wilson; Meng Ding; David Ryan; Yuet Ming Tham