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Sidley has a preeminent global M&A practice that is engaged in the full spectrum of public and private mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions across a variety of industries. Our clients include large and small companies, private equity funds and other financial sponsors, boards of directors, special committees, financial advisors and other participants in corporate transactions.

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What differentiates Sidley’s M&A practice from that of other leading “M&A law firms” is that we are a full-service firm with experienced lawyers in numerous practice areas that complement and enhance our deal experience. For example, we have top-ranked practices in areas as diverse as healthcare, life sciences, insurance, real estate, hedge funds, REITs, telecommunications, energy, trade and WTO rules, U.S. antitrust and EU competition, and labor and employment law, as well as corporate governance, executive compensation, ERISA and Federal, state and many foreign tax practices. We also draw upon and work closely with lawyers in our top-ranked M&A litigation practice. 

Unlike a lot of firms that simply assign junior corporate lawyers to large due diligence exercises, we are able to deploy lawyers well versed in the legal aspects of an acquisition target’s businesses to assist our M&A lawyers in analyzing those businesses. Moreover, these Sidley lawyers assist our corporate lawyers in drafting and negotiating the specialized representations and covenants that distinguish the appropriate transaction agreement from the typical form agreement for a standard “widget” company - because there are very few standard “widget” companies out there. Few law firms have the breadth and depth of resources that we make available to our M&A clients. 

In the Asia Pacific region, we have 70 lawyers practicing M&A across our five offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, Beijing, Sydney and Tokyo. Since 2014, the team has completed 50 M&A deals, with an aggregate value of more than US$17 billion. Such transactions have been completed not only within the region, such as between China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, India and Australia, but in addition, we regularly work on cross-border transactions involving buyers, sellers or other parties outside the region, often collaborating with colleagues from our U.S. and European offices. Some of our lawyers also have extensive experience in the Middle East, Mongolia and other emerging markets.

Our M&A clients range from multinational corporations to financial institutions to state-owned enterprises. From a sector perspective, we advise our clients in the following industries: energy, life sciences, real estate, consumer products, manufacturing, transportation and logistics, technology, media and telecoms, financial services and insurance, and metals and mining.

Sidley’s M&A practice and its lawyers in the Asia Pacific region are recognized as leaders in the field by all the well-regarded legal directories, such as Chambers Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Legal 500 and IFLR 1000.

盛德的并购业务团队在并购结构设计、谈判和国内及跨境并购及其他策略性投资交易的融资事务领域拥有广泛经验。盛德三所中国办公室(上海、北京和香港)的40余位并购交易律师及法律专业人士通晓流利的普通话、粤语以及其他中国方言,并具有美国、英国、新加坡、香港、日本法执业资格,对中国的法律法规亦非常熟悉。

整合盛德全球工作网络律师团队在多个司法管辖区的法律技能,本所有充分实力代表客户就在中国内外收购商业实体的少数和多数股权提供咨询。我们的客户包括各个行业的大型和小型企业,例如金融服务、生命科学、房地产、能源及自然资源、金属、电信、交通、科技、基础设施、化学制品、消费品、食品/饮料及媒体。

外商直接投资

中国地区经济的快速发展为全球商业和金融机构提供了不可抗拒的投资机会。作为全球规模最大的律师事务所之一,盛德在北京、香港和上海三个中国主要城市均设立了办公室。盛德为有兴趣在中国或与中国经济实体新设合资企业、进行重组/整合以及跨境战略联盟的全球客户提供一站式服务。

凭借盛德的国际化能力、为诸多全球财富100强和500强企业提供咨询的经验、以及与政府机构的紧密联系,本所有充分优势向客户提供各类与他们外商直接投资和其他策略性并购交易相关的咨询,包括知识产权、环境问题、监管、合规和结构、劳工就业及税收。

本所中国办公室的专业团队曾在中国代理过各类企业事务,包括: 

  • 设立股权合资企业及合作经营企业、外商独资企业(WFOE)、控股公司和代表机构; 
  • 处理外商投资企业(FIE) 合并、收购、重组、资产剥离和清算事务; 
  • 为处于各个发展阶段的外商投资企业提供意见,包括评估与选择合适的交易载体、开展尽职调查、起草中英文合同、与合资企业合作伙伴进行谈判、与中国
  • 府官员进行沟通、办理登记注册以及获取政府的许可和批准;以及 
  • 办理外商投资企业在中国设立、重组、解散和清算过程中产生的合同、许可、知识产权、税务、外汇、劳工、土地使用权、监管及其他特殊事务。

中国境外并购

盛德曾代表中国公司处理全球各地多种类型的交易,包括美国、英国、德国、以及多个亚洲国家,寻找行业收购目标,例如制造业、能源、矿业、科技、生命科学、金融服务和消费产品。盛德在协助中国客户处理美国外商投资委员会(CFIUS)审查程序和其他国家类似的国家安全和外商投资审查事务领域拥有丰富经验。盛德的全球网络和在包括出口管制和制裁等其他相关监管领域的广泛能力,使本所能够有效地管理即使是最复杂的美国外商投资委员会审查。

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