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Hogan Lovells and Freshfields advise on Brookfield¡¯s acquisition of World Freight Company

The HKIAC appoints Domitille Baizeau and Victor Dawes as its new co-chairs, and Thomas Walsh and Sun Huawei as vice-chairs

Firms advise on Kone¡¯s landmark EUR29.4 billion (USD34.4 billion) purchase agreement for Germany¡¯s TK Elevator in the largest transaction in Finland¡¯s history

JunHe, Cleary Gottlieb, Robin Lynn & Lee, CHP Law, DFDL, Freshfields and Jingtian & Gongcheng advise on Victory Giant Technology¡¯s HKD20 billion IPO

Mallesons, Gilbert + Tobin and Freshfields assisted onproducer Yancoal Australia¡¯s proposed acquisition of an 80% interest in the Kestrel coal mine

Bringing to the spotlight leading foreign lawyers that are the go-to advisers on India-related matters

Apollo Global Management acquires Nippon Sheet Glass, becoming the asset manager¡¯s largest private equity investment in Japan

Indonesian law firm Hendra Soenardi and º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø AZB & Partners are among several firms, having acted on Stonepeak¡¯s acquisition

Fangda Partners, Freshfields, Noerr and DVMB acted as legal advisers on the deal

A look back at the blockbuster transactions of 2025 as we gallop into the Year of the Horse

Han¡¯s CNC Technology debuted on the HKEX main board on 6 February, raising HKD4.83 billion (USD618 million)

Major mining group CMOC issued one-year zero-coupon convertible bonds value at USD1.2 billion on 26 January

LVMH will sell DFS¡¯s Greater China business to CTG Duty Free for no more than USD395m. Freshfields, Ruimin Law Firm and KWM advised on the deal

Freshfields and Global Law Office have advised Chinese biotech RemeGen on an exclusive licensing agreement with AbbVie

Chinese chip supplier GigaDevice listed on the HKEX main board on 13 January, raising about HKD4.68 billion (USD600 million)

Marking the largest IPO to date by an AI LLM company, advised by eight law firms

Chinese GPU developer Biren Technology listed on HKEX¡¯s main board on 2 January, first of its kind to go public

Petronas and Eni have formed a 50:50 joint venture to combine oil and gas assets in Malaysia and Indonesia with legal support from Freshfields, CMS, Skrine, and AHP

MoFo advised SoftBank on its USD5.4bn acquisition of ABB¡¯s robotics unit, with Freshfields advising ABB

Cleary, Fangda, Maples, Freshfields and Jingtian advised Hesai¡¯s HK debut, raising HKD4.16b, a four-year record

Kirkland, Jingtian & Gongcheng and Maples advised AUX Electric on its HKEX debut, raising HKD3.99b (USD511m)

Clifford Chance, Grandall, KWM, Freshfields, and Commerce & Finance advised on SICC¡¯s HKD2 billion HKEX debut, issuing 47.75 million H shares at HKD42.8 each

As India expands its global trade ties and modernises its legal framework, international law firms are racing to keep pace

Which Chinese and international law firms have earned client trust through exceptional expertise?          

Freshfields boosts its Singapore team with Harry Evans, enhancing its focus on tech and life sciences for regional growth

Dai-ichi takes 15% stake in M&G, advised by Freshfields and Linklaters

Ropes & Gray hires Richard Perks, a Japan-educated M&A expert from Freshfields, as a Hong Kong-based private equity partner

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed Matthew O¡¯Callaghan as its new Asia managing partner effective from 1 May 2025

We reveal the most-recommended foreign lawyers for India-related matters

Allianz, BlackRock, and T&D Holdings are set to acquire Viridium in a USD 3.8 billion deal

Mixue Group raised HKD3.46 billion in its HKEX debut

Nidec bids USD1.7 billion to acquire Makino Milling Machine, with legal guidance on the offer

Freshfields, Jingtian & Gongcheng and Campbells advised Bloks Group on its HKD1.67 billion (USD215 million) Hong Kong listing

Toppan is buying Sonoco's packaging business for USD1.8 billion

Latham, Kirkland, and Fangda advised on the HKD55.2B ESR Group privatisation, HKEX¡¯s largest take-private deal since 2021

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu¡¯s new UK office aims to build an energy and environment work pipeline in Europe for Japanese firms

Skadden appoints Friven Yeoh as head of Asia litigation and arbitration, joining from Sidley Austin

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer will launch its refreshed brand, now simply Freshfields, and a new wordmark in October

China¡¯s carmakers plan strategies to address EU tariffs of up to 37.6% on their electric vehicles (EVs)

Baker McKenzie and Freshfields advised GNMI on its EUR665M acquisition of Surface Solution from Germany's Merck

China Business Law Journal reveals its top performing law firms of 2023  

Freshfields, MoFo, and Kirkland assisted Synagistics' de-SPAC listing on Hong Kong's e-commerce platform, involving SPAC HK Acquisition

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and White & Case are advising Uber Technologies and Delivery Hero

Asia Business Law Journal names the country¡¯s top law firms

Amid the cool capital markets climate, the recent surge in billion-dollar M&A deals involving overseas biomedical companies

Freshfields, Simpson Thacher, Fangda Partners, Haiwen & Partners, and Allen & Overy advised on a RMB60 billion sale of a 60% stake in Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management Group

Following an extensive survey of market opinion and independent editorial research, China Business Law Journal announces the Growth Drivers in China¡¯s legal market.

Six firms act for parties involved with Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca¡¯s acquisition of Chinese peer Gracell Biotechnologies for USD1.2 billion

Fangda Partners, Freshfields, JunHe and Clifford Chance have counselled on intelligent electric vehicle maker XPeng¡¯s sale of a 4.99% stake to Volkswagen for USD705 million

Freshfields, Fangda Partners, Allen & Overy and Commerce & Finance Law Offices have advised on electric vehicle battery supplier Rept Bettaro¡¯s IPO on the HKEX main board

Seven firms have acted for Hong Kong¡¯s first de-SPAC transaction involving a proposed merger between specialised shell company Aquila Acquisition and Chinese steel trading website ZG Group

India Business Law Journal is pleased to present its selection of the top 15 foreign law firms for India-related work

China Business Law Journal reveals its top performing law firms of 2022    

What are the winning traits of lawyers that make them stand out to their clients and peers?

China Business Law Journal announces the most exciting China-related legal transactions and disputes of 2022

George W Russell asks legal experts how clients can draw on experience from damage control practice around the globe

Linklaters, Shu Jin Law Firm, Niederer Kraft Frey, Jingtian & Gongcheng and Freshfields assisted parties in lithium battery maker Sunwoda Electronic, raising USD440 million on its global depository receipts (GDR) listing in Switzerland

Davis Polk, Han Kun Law Offices and Maples Group advised NYSE-listed Tencent Music Entertainment Group¡¯s debut on the HKEX in a secondary listing by introduction

Revealed: The top international law firms for India matters

The HKEX listing of Vision Deal, a special purpose acquisition company backed by former Alibaba CEO David Wei, saw three firms advising in the HKD1 billion (USD127 million) transaction

China Business Law Journal reveals the law firms that have excelled in the past year    

Aquila Acquisition Corporation became the first special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) to list in Hong Kong

India Business Law Journal identifies 50 promising lawyers who are poised for greater success

We look back at the most significant transactions and disputes of last year as we ring in the year of the tiger

As a wave of dealmaking showcases legal prowess around the world, India Business Law Journal reveals the top foreign law firms for India work