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Retail funds
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Deacons
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Simmons & Simmons
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Baker McKenzie
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Clifford Chance
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Charltons
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DLA Piper
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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K&L Gates
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King & Wood
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Sidley Austin
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Stephenson Harwood
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Timothy Loh
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CMS
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Morrison & Foerster
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Norton Rose Fulbright
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Stevenson Wong & Co
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

King & Wood Mallesons is a Hong Kong-based international firm that was formed as a merger between PRC firm King & Wood, Australian firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques, and UK firm SJ Berwin. It has more than 2,000 lawyers and 23 offices worldwide. Apart from Hong Kong, the firm also has mainland offices in Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Haikou, Hangzhou, Jinan, Nanjing, Qingdao, Sanya, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Suzhou. 

 

Focusses / specialisms  

The firm’s Hong Kong team has strength in banking and capital markets, it is a solid choice for international and Chinese parties in complex China and international cross-border financings. The firm is also very active in the M&A and restructuring and insolvency areas across various sectors, including technology, healthcare, aviation, energy, infrastructure, real estate and more.  

 

Key clients  

Key clients of the firm include Standard Chartered Bank, China Construction Bank, Bank of Communications, ICBC Singapore, BNP Paribas, Industrial Bank, Zaozhuang Mining and Polestar Automotive Holding. 

 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023) 

Banking and finance 

“When you take the whole of KWM into consideration, the firm is stronger than most of the international firms in the Greater China region – their HK/PRC teams work together very well and can basically handle all sorts of cross-border matters without even the need to involve any other firm.” 

 

Private equity 

“Strong local knowledge of the legal market practices and regulatory environments.” 

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