King & Wood Mallesons (Hong Kong)

Led by Richard Mazzochi, King & Wood Mallesons’s banking team is engaged by key financial institutions for their Hong Kong, Asia-Pacific and global panels and is especially adept in cross-border financings. David Lam advised Ford Motor Company as borrower on HK and PRC-specific issues, including renminbi base interest rate and market disruption matters, in relation to a $13.4 billion syndicated loan. Lam also advised HSBC on its cross-border $250 million syndicated loan to China International Capital, the Hong Kong arm of one of China’s investment banks.

King & Wood Mallesons’s Candy Chan acted as the Hong Kong counsel for the Bank of Zhengshou on its $653 million IPO. She also acted for the Bank of Qingdao on its $607 million IPO. Hao Zhou advised the joint bookrunners and lead managers, Guotai Junan Securities, JP Morgan Securities, BOCI Asia, Orient Securities and Hong Kong International Securities, on the issuance of $180 million-worth of 6.9% guaranteed notes by Hong Kong Airlines. Anthony Wan, an IPO specialist, joined the firm in June 2016. Christine Chen is another partner to note.

Well respected dispute resolution lawyer Paul Starr heads the construction and dispute resolution teams at King & Wood Mallesons. Edmund Wan has a broad disputes and arbitration practice and has advised various contractors, consultants and developers on building and infrastructure projects in Hong Kong, the PRC and other countries in Asia.

King & Wood Mallesons is known for its expertise in cross-border M&A work and advises multinational corporations and PRC enterprises on transactions. Sheldon Tse is the key contact and has extensive experience in M&A, private equity transactions and foreign direct investment projects. Helena Huang advised HK CTS Metropark Hotels on the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of the UK’s Kew Green Hotels from Goldman Sachs and TPG Special Situations Partners. Candy Chan is well-respected by her peers and focuses on corporate, M&A and IPO matters in HK and the PRC.

King & Wood Mallesons has an excellent reputation in the investment funds practice, especially for its real estate and infrastructure funds, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) expertise. Hayden Flinn is noted for his all-round, multi-jurisdictional experience. Guo Sun Lee was promoted to partner in July 2015. Lee advised Adamas Asset Management on a joint venture with Ping An Trust to set up a fund to provide alternative liquidity to fast-growing SMEs in Greater China. Minny Siu and Helena Huang are sought after for their expertise in Rmb products.

Helena Huang heads the private equity practice at King & Wood Mallesons. Other key partners include Hayden Flinn, Wen Huang and Yi Zhang. The firm is known for its multijurisdictional expertise in Asia. Raymond Wong advised China Africa Development Fund on its subscription for $10 million of convertible bonds of China Glass Holdings, as well as the formation of a joint venture with a number of construction and engineering companies to invest in infrastructure projects in China and Africa.