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Rankings published in 2026
Banking - Foreign
Tier 1
13 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Linklaters
15 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie
14 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
8 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
13 practice areas
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White & Case
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
15 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
16 practice areas
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Reed Smith
7 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
8 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
9 practice areas
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Capital markets - Foreign
Tier 1
25 firms ranked
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
8 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
8 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Linklaters
15 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
14 practice areas
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Cooley
5 practice areas
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DLA Piper
14 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
13 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
8 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
16 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
11 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
6 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
5 practice areas
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Tier 4

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
10 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
5 practice areas
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Reed Smith
7 practice areas
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Dorsey & Whitney
6 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
8 practice areas
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M&A - Foreign
Tier 1
45 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
8 practice areas
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Linklaters
15 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
14 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
10 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
8 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
6 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
9 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

DLA Piper
14 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
8 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
13 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
15 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
5 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
11 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
13 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
8 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
16 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
11 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
6 practice areas
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White & Case
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
8 practice areas
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CMS
4 practice areas
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Cooley
5 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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MinterEllison
6 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
9 practice areas
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Reed Smith
7 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
8 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
5 practice areas
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Cuatrecasas
4 practice areas
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Dorsey & Whitney
6 practice areas
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GRATA International
6 practice areas
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Garrigues
6 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
9 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
5 practice areas
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LPA Law
3 practice areas
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Nishimura & Asahi
3 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
3 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
7 practice areas
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Private equity - Foreign
Tier 1
26 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
8 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
6 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
9 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman - China
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
8 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
5 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
11 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
16 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
14 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
10 practice areas
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Cooley
5 practice areas
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DLA Piper
14 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
5 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
8 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
15 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
5 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
8 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
8 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
11 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
5 practice areas
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Project development - Foreign
Tier 1
20 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
13 practice areas
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Linklaters
15 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie
14 practice areas
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King & Wood
14 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
8 practice areas
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DLA Piper
14 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
9 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
15 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
9 practice areas
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White & Case
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

MinterEllison
6 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
14 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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GRATA International
6 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
8 practice areas
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Project finance - Foreign
Tier 1
13 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie
14 practice areas
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Linklaters
15 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
13 practice areas
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White & Case
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
8 practice areas
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DLA Piper
14 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
13 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
15 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
14 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Clifford Chance is a London-based magic circle law firm with over 3300 lawyers and 34 offices across 23 countries. The firm opened its Hong Kong office in 1980 which now has 150 lawyers servicing clients’ Greater China interests in conjunction with its Beijing and Shanghai offices. The firm has market leading transactional practices across an array of practice areas as it has the largest banking team in Hong Kong and strong relationships with Chinese policy and commercial banks. 

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
MicroPort Scientific Corp - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
Central China International Capital Ltd, JP Morgan Chase
Underwriter
Haidilao International Holding Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
Morgan Stanley, Central China International Capital Ltd, Credit Suisse, CMB International Capital Ltd
Underwriter
Fujian Zhanglong Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
CMBC International Holdings, China Everbright Bank, CNCB (Hong Kong) Capital Ltd, Guotai Junan Capital, Haitong Securities Co Ltd, Industrial Bank Co Ltd
Underwriter
Chengdu Jiaozi Financial Holding Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-04-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
Bank of China, CITIC Group Corp, Bank of Communications, BOSC International Co Ltd, China Minsheng Banking, Haitong Securities Co Ltd, ICBC, Guotai Junan Capital, Huatai Securities Co Ltd, Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) Co Ltd, Luso International Banking Ltd
Underwriter
China National Bluestar (Group) Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
CITIC Group Corp, Haitong Securities Co Ltd, Bank of China, China Minsheng Banking, CSC Financial Co Ltd, Huatai Securities Co Ltd, Standard Chartered Bank, Mizuho Bank
Underwriter
China Development Bank - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, China Everbright Bank, Bank of Communications, ANZ Bank, CCB International (Holdings) Ltd, CITIC Group Corp, Crédit Agricole, Mizuho Bank, BNP Paribas, HSBC, DBS Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) Co Ltd
Underwriter
Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
CCB International (Holdings) Ltd, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of Communications, Central China International Capital Ltd, BNP Paribas, Chiyu Banking Corp Ltd, Bank of China, China Everbright Bank, China Minsheng Banking, CITIC Group Corp, Haitong Securities Co Ltd, CSC Financial Co Ltd, China Merchants Bank, Huatai Securities Co Ltd, CNCB (Hong Kong) Capital Ltd, ICBC, China Zheshang Bank Co Ltd, Industrial Bank Co Ltd, HSBC, Citigroup, DBS Bank, CISI Financial, Guotai Junan Capital, Crédit Agricole, GF Securities Co Ltd
Underwriter
Ping An Bank - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
China Everbright Bank, Central China International Capital Ltd, Bank of East Asia, Bank of China, CITIC Group Corp, CCB International (Holdings) Ltd, China Merchants Bank, HSBC, Guotai Junan Capital, Industrial Bank Co Ltd
Underwriter
ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance Co Ltd
Issuer
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Issuer
Aluminum Corp of China - CHINALCO - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
Aluminum Corp of China - CHINALCO
Issuer
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank - Bond Issue
2021-08-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Issuer
Beijing Energy Group Co - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
Beijing Energy Group Co
Issuer
Gansu Provincial Highway Aviation Tourism Investment Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
Gansu Provincial Highway Aviation Tourism Investment Group Co Ltd
Issuer
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Issuer
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Issuer
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Issuer
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank - Bond Issue
2021-04-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Issuer
Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
Agricultural Bank of China, CCB International (Holdings) Ltd, DBS Bank, Bank of China, ANZ Bank, Central China International Capital Ltd, Citigroup, ICBC, OCBC Bank, Crédit Agricole, Bank of Communications, CTBC Bank Co Ltd, JP Morgan Chase, Commerzbank, Mitsubishi Corp, Haitong Securities Co Ltd, Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) Co Ltd, United Overseas Bank, Standard Chartered Bank
Underwriter
Mega Wisdom Global Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
Mega Wisdom Global Ltd
Issuer
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Corporate partner Aline Cardin and counsel Alexander Tollast discuss winning the instruction, road-testing the EU Pilot Regime and turning a first-of-its-kind transaction into know-how
Gibson Dunn has hired a seven-lawyer investment funds team from Clifford Chance in Paris, led by partner Xavier Comaills, as the firm continues its European expansion
Clifford Chance, Bowmans and Udo Udoma & Belo Osagie were among the top winning firms at the awards dinner held in Cape Town on March 17  
M&A
Corporate M&A and PE lawyer Alexandra Wilde has been appointed as managing partner to ‘lead the next phase of growth across the US region’
New hires were made across the PE, M&A, real estate, antitrust, finance and capital markets practices in the UK and the US
M&A
New hires were made across the corporate, PE, regulatory and finance practices in Abu Dhabi, Brussels, Sydney, Rome, London and the Cayman Islands
Lawyers at Clifford Chance and Skadden examine how the regulation has driven legal demand at their firms and transformed advisory strategies
A revamped rulebook has given a boost to London IPO activity that looks set to continue in the fourth quarter and into 2026, lawyers tell IFLR
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