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M&A - Foreign
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Financial and corporate

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison is the Chinese presence of the international law firm of the same name. The firm services its Greater China clients from its offices in Beijing and Hong Kong.  

Originally founded in 1875, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison is a New York-based international firm with more than 1,000 lawyers across eight offices. It is also one of first foreign law firms to establish an office in mainland China, opening in Beijing in 1981. 

 

Focusses / specialisms 

The firm is strongest in the foreign private equity market, achieving top-tier status in China for this areaIt is also well recognised for its work in foreign M&A practice. 

 

Key clients 

Key clients of the firm include DCP Capital, Didi Chuxing, PAG, State Grid International Development and Wanda Sports & Media. 

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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
Investor Group - multiple investors - M&A
2021-06-21
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
China (National)
M&A
Felix Liang, Judie Ng Shortell, Wei Song
Investor Group - multiple investors
Buyer
Among top moves, Freshfields and Baker McKenzie strengthened their corporate benches, while Sidley added a former Ashurst partner in Hong Kong
Additions from Clifford Chance, Mayer Brown, Akin and Freshfields headlined a week that also included an M&A hire for Paul Weiss and Cleary’s hire of a PE-focused debt finance partner
M&A
M&A lawyers Trent Bridges and Michael Darby join the firm’s M&A groups in Houston and New York respectively
M&A
We round up top lateral hires across the finance, PE, M&A, competition and corporate practices at leading law firms in the UK, the US and the EU
ESG
Brad Karp said in a letter to the firm’s lawyers and employees that the March 14 executive order could have ‘destroyed’ the firm
ESG
US President Donald Trump withdraws an executive order against the firm as the two parties reach an agreement, including a commitment to scrap DEI policies
ESG
DEI practices named as one of the reasons behind the mandate for the suspension of the firm’s security clearances
M&A
Lawyers say Illumina’s win against the European Commission’s merger investigation uncovers patchy regulation that requires a major overhaul
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