By King &Wood Mallesons
Xu Ping, Senior M&A partner in KWM’s Beijing office with significant experience in Sino-German M&A transactions, added from a Chinese perspective: “We are delighted that Hui Zhao and Daniel Ehret will join our German team. Chinese clients regularly require a senior Chinese speaking lawyer as a direct point of contact during a transaction and with Hui Zhao, we can now offer such a service on the ground in Germany. As financing has become more prevalent and sophisticated, with Daniel we are able to meet these needs of our clients.”
Rudolf Haas, partner in the Frankfurt office, states: “We have known Hui Zhao and Daniel Ehret for years and feel privileged to welcome such experienced lawyers to complete our offering in Germany. Our focus on our proven core-strengths, namely private equity, corporate finance transactions and Chinese investments, has convinced both joiners to leave established structures in order to join our team.”
Christian Cornett, partner in the Frankfurt office, added: “We warmly welcome Hui Zhao and Daniel Ehret to our Frankfurt team. Hui’s market standing in the Sino-German community will further improve KWM’s capability to advise on Sino-German deals in Germany. And Daniel will help us to offer an even more comprehensive banking and finance capability in Germany. Thanks to our loyal client base, our business and team have grown considerably and we are confident that there is more to come.”