Prominent firm King & Wood Mallesons sits atop ranking tables across various practice areas. Managing partner Wang Ling is a project finance specialist with deep expertise in the infrastructure and energy sectors. Disputes partner Ariel Ye has more than 25 years of experience in cross-border commercial dispute resolution, focusing on international arbitration and China-related compliance work.
Work highlights
Advised Kailuan Group and its subsidiaries and branches in a series of complex disputes related to factoring contracts involving multiple banks and a certain energy company. These disputes were characterised by their complexity, involving a disputed amount exceeding $2.1 billion (Rmb15 billion).
Work highlights
Advised the subsidiary of Royal Golden Eagle Group on the acquisition of Veda International Holding.
Advised BYD on its acquisition of Jabil's mobile electronics manufacturing business.
Represented Haier Group on its acquisition of 20% shares and 6.58% voting rights in Shanghai RAAS Blood Products held by Grifols.
Key clients
Beijing UniStrong Science & Technology, Reckitt Benckiser Group, Sinomine Resource Group, Yankuang Energy Group Company.
Work highlights
Advised ZJLD Group in its approximately $682 million (HK$5.3 billion) IPO on HKEX.
Advised Zhejiang Supcon Technology on its issue of global depositary receipts and listing on the Swiss Exchange.
Key clients
CICC, Guangdong Mingyang Electric, Morgan Stanley Asia, UBTECH Robotics, Zhejiang Yongtai Technology.
Work highlights
Advised BASF on the $5.6 billion (Rmb40 billion) syndicated bank term loan facility for its Verbund site in Zhanjiang.
Advised China Electric Power Equipment and Technology in financing of an advanced metering infrastructure system of CET.
Advised a syndicate on its financing to Project PTO (Philippines Third Operator).
Key clients
Bank of East Asia (China), China Construction Bank.
