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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