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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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Notable

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
16 practice areas
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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
China Everbright Bank - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
CEB International Capital Corp Ltd, China Everbright Bank, Citigroup
Underwriter
Weifang Urban Construction & Development Investment Group Co - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
Bank of China, CITIC Group Corp, CNCB (Hong Kong) Capital Ltd, Bank of Communications, China Minsheng Banking, Guotai Junan Capital, Shenwan Hongyuan Group, CCB International (Holdings) Ltd, Industrial Bank Co Ltd, Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) Co Ltd, SPDB International Capital Ltd
Underwriter
China Merchants Bank - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
China Merchants Bank
Issuer
Changchun Urban Development Investment Holdings (Group) Co - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
Changchun Urban Development Investment Holdings (Group) Co
Issuer
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Issuer
Hillhouse Capital Group - M&A
2021-08-25
Clifford Chance
China (National)
M&A
Hillhouse Capital Group
Buyer
Agricultural Development Bank of China - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, Bank of Communications, China Construction Bank, China International Capital Corp, CITIC Group Corp, CMB International Capital Ltd, Crédit Agricole, CTBC Bank Co Ltd, DBS Bank, ICBC, KGI Bank, Mizuho Bank, SPDB International Capital Ltd, Standard Chartered Bank
Underwriter
Ganzhou Urban Investment Holding Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
China International Capital Corp, CMBC International Holdings, Guotai Junan Capital, Shenwan Hongyuan Group
Underwriter
East Money Information Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Bank of China, Bank of Communications, BOSC International Co Ltd, China Everbright Bank, China Merchants Bank, China Minsheng Banking, CITIC Group Corp, Guotai Junan Capital, HSBC, ICBC, Industrial Bank of Korea, Nomura, Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) Co Ltd
Underwriter
Dongfeng Motor Group Co - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
Dongfeng Motor Group Co
Issuer
China Bohai Bank Co - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
China Bohai Bank Co
Issuer
China Everbright Bank - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, Bank of Communications, Bank of East Asia, CCB International (Holdings) Ltd, Central China International Capital Ltd, China Everbright Bank, China Merchants Bank, China Minsheng Banking, Chiyu Banking Corp Ltd, CITIC Group Corp, Citigroup, CSC Financial Co Ltd, Groupe BPCE, Guotai Junan Capital, Haitong Securities Co Ltd, ICBC, Industrial Bank of Korea, Nanyang Commercial Bank Ltd, Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) Co Ltd
Underwriter
EVE Battery Investment Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
EVE Battery Investment Ltd
Issuer
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Issuer
Agricultural Development Bank of China - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, Bank of Communications, China Construction Bank, China International Capital Corp, CITIC Group Corp, CMB International Capital Ltd, Crédit Agricole, CTBC Bank Co Ltd, DBS Bank, ICBC, KGI Bank, Mizuho Bank, SPDB International Capital Ltd, Standard Chartered Bank
Underwriter
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Issuer
Huzhou City Investment Development Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
Bank of China, Bank of Communications, CCB International (Holdings) Ltd, China Everbright Bank, China International Capital Corp, China Minsheng Banking, CITIC Group Corp, CMB International Capital Ltd, CMBC International Holdings, ICBC, Industrial Bank Co Ltd, Shanghai Pudong Innotek Capital Co Ltd, Sigma Capital, Standard Chartered Bank
Underwriter
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Issuer
State Power Investment Corp Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Bond issue
State Power Investment Corp Ltd
Issuer
Kirkbi Invest - Joint venture
2020-01-02
Clifford Chance
China (National)
Joint venture
Kelly Gregory
Kirkbi Invest
Joint venture partner
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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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