By King & Wood Mallesons
In January 2018, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) was recognized with eight Deals of the Year 2017 by China Business Law Journal (CBLJ). As one of the most influential deal awards in the region, CBLJ’s annual Deals of the Year awards select top ten most representative deals/cases from significant business deals, litigation disputes and intellectual property (IP) matters in China. The eight selected matters advised by KWM cover corporate and M&A, securities & capital markets, aviation finance and dispute resolution, and other practice areas, representing comprehensive strength of the firm in those sectors.
The selected matters are,
1.China Unicom’s mixed-ownership reform
Leading partner for the deal: Su Zheng
2.BOCOM International’s Hong Kong IPO
Leading partners for the deal: Wang Jianxuan, Liu Dongya
3.China Molybdenum acquires niobium and phosphorus assets in Brazil, and copper and cobalt assets in Congo
Leading partners for the deal:
Beijing: Susan Ning, Liu Cheng, Xu Ping and Rebecca Chao
London: Tim Bednall
Hong Kong: Raymond Wong
Australia: Stephen Minns, Paul Schroder and Zhao Jingchuan (PRC Law)
4.Dasin Retail Trust’s IPO in Singapore
Leading partners for the deal:
Wang Lixin, Xiao Lan, Stanley Zhou and Sun Haotian
5.Financing of Airbus aircraft purchased by Minsheng Financial Leasing
Led by KWM Hong Kong based Counsel, Tejaswi Nimmagadda.
6.ICBC issues “Belt and Road” climate bonds in Luxembourg
Led by partner Zhao Xiaohong
7.State Grid’s US$7.7 billion medium term note programme
Leading partners for the deal: Zhang Yongliang, Song Yanyan
8.Hong Kong High Court and Market Misconduct Tribunal proceedings regarding alleged market misconduct by CITIC Limited
Led by partner Barbara Chiu