International Corporate Finance

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