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INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE FINANCE RANKINGS


CHINA BEST DOMESTIC LAW FIRMS


M&A
The firms are listed alphabetically within each band

FIRMS LEADING PARTNERS

LEADING

Fangda Partners Jeffrey Jidong Ding, Jonathan Zhifeng Zhou, Chuanjie Zhou

Haiwen & Partners Fei He, Jiping Zhang, Weibo Jiang

JunHe Wei Xiao, Warren Xiaohua Hua, Joe Jiang Chen, Xinyue Shi

King & Wood Mallesons Ping Xu, Harry Huili Du, Yi Zhang

Zhong Lun Law Firm Audry Hong Li, Dongyue Chen, Yun Zhou

EXCELLENT

Commerce & Finance Law Offices (Tongshang) Xiaofeng Di, Xiaofei Xu

Global Law Office Huawei Lin, Jingrong Liu

Han Kun Law Offices Charles Chaoying Li, David Zhihua Tang

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Allbright Law Offices Michael Mao Chen

Grandall Law Firm Weidong Wang

Jincheng, Tongda & Neal (JT&N) Annie Guohua Wu

Jingtian & Gongcheng Wei Bai

Links Law Offices David Weifeng Yu

Tian Yuan Law Firm Xiaohui Zhu, Guanxiong Wu

RECOMMENDED

Boss & Young Thomas Bin Wang

Dacheng Law Offices Rongqing Jiang

Dahui Lawyers Richard Yong Ma

DeHeng Law Offices Li Wang

East & Concord Partners Yi Yao

Guantao Law Firm Hongming Xiao

Wei Xiao

L eaders:
Wei Xiao, Warren Xiaohua
Hua, Joe Jiang Chen and
Xinyue Shi
E stablished:
1989

Track record: JunHe advised CNRC on PRC
law and HK law in respect of its over €7
billion acquisition of Pirelli, as well as the
Chinese financing and the investment by
Silk Road Fund into this project. It also repre-
sented China Merchants Steam Navigation
Co. and its substantial shareholder during
the acquisition of ¥40 billion RMB worth of
shares by China Insurance Investment Fund.

Team & differentiation: Undoubtedly the core
practice at JunHe, the M&A department
remains a go-to choice for multinational
companies on inbound investments while
expanding its expertise in advising Chinese
companies in outbound M&A activities.
Industrials, financial services and TMT are
strong sectors.

JUNHE: A TOP-TIER M&A ADVISOR FOR
INTERNATIONAL AND CHINESE COMPANIES

Jeffrey Jidong Ding

L eaders:
Jeffrey Jidong Ding,
Jonathan Zhifeng Zhou and
Chuanjie Zhou
E stablished:
1993

Track record: The firm advised Alibaba on
its $1.22 billion acquisition of a 16.5% share
in China’s largest video site Youku Tudou,
and also represented Baring Private Equity
Asia on the $3 billion acquisition and priva-
tisation of Giant Interactive. Other notable
clients include GE Oil & Gas, Warburg Pin-
cus, Sequoia Capital and Hershey.

Team & differentiation: Widely viewed as a
market leader thanks to its impressive bench
of partners and deep expertise in M&A, the
firm frequently counsels complex cross-bor-
der transactions for its enviable list of clients
varying from prestigious private equity
houses, State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs)
and multinationals. The partners have a very
strong individual reputation, contributing to
the strength of the whole firm.

FANGDA PARTNERS: A WELL-ROUNDED PLAYER
ACTIVE IN CROSS-BORDER TRANSACTIONS
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