A multinational information technology company on the USD2.3bn sale of 51% of its converged infrastructure enterprise business to Tsinghua Holdings and the formation of a new strategic joint venture known as the “New H3C”. The deal won M&A Deal of the Year from China Law & Practice in 2016.
A global semiconductor foundry player on the establishment of its USD9bn cutting-edge China joint venture semiconductor foundry.
Brocade on the China aspects of its sale to Broadcom, including the securing of its merger control clearance and remedy arrangements in China.
Roivant on its launch of Sinovant, its multi-product China-focused innovative biotech company and its strategic support from CITICPE.
Ant Financial (China’s largest digital payment and diversified fintech company) on a range of cutting-edge issues.
A multinational pharmaceutical corporation on a number of matters, ranging from its acquisitions in China (vaccines, eye-care and diagnostics), to strategic matters (restructuring, strategic assessments, crisis control, review of legal and business organisational structures), to compliance and regulatory matters (investigations, FCPA/bribery issues, review of distribution arrangements), and a number of antitrust matters.
TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel community, on various transactions in China, including: its sale of Kuxun, a Beijing-based online travel business, to Meituan, a prominent Chinese consumer group-buying platform, as part of TripAdvisor’s strategy to reshape its China business; and a potential e-commerce JV to offer entertainment and leisure services to outbound PRC tourists.
International Paper Company on a series of acquisitions and disposals, including the sale of its Asian corrugated box business to Xiamen Bridge Hexing Equity Investment Partnership Enterprise, a special purpose acquisition fund associated with Xiamen Hexing Paper Packaging (a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange) and its disposal of its Shorewood packaging business assets in Greater China and Europe into the portfolio company packaging business of private equity firm, Atlas.
Magna International Inc on a number of acquisitions and joint ventures in the automotive component sector in China, including advising Cosma, the body stamping division of Magna International Inc., on the strategic combination of its existing China entity with the body stamping operations of Chongqing Xingqiaorui, a leading, privately owned Tier 1 supplier of automotive body-in-white components group in the PRC and a key supplier to Chang’an Ford.
Alibaba (one of China’s largest e-commerce and digital companies) in respect of a range of issues and transactions.
A telecoms company on its outbound equity investment panel.
