Slaughter and May China is a tier 1 firm for M&A in Hong Kong

Tier 1 for M&A and corporate in the 2019 and 2020 legal directories and M&A reports in China and Europe

Slaughter and May is also tier 1 in the 2019 and 2020 legal directories for M&A in China, the UK and Europe and is in the top tiers of the league table legal advisory rankings published by Bloomberg, Mergermarket and Refinitiv. A summary of these 2019 and 2020 tier 1 rankings include:

  • Chambers Asia-Pacific 2019 for Corporate/M&A: The Elite (International Firms) in China
  • Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020 for Corporate (including M&A) in Hong Kong
  • IFLR1000 Asia-Pacific 2020 for Mergers and Acquisitions in Hong Kong
  • Asian Legal Business (ALB) Asia M&A Rankings 2019 for Hong Kong and China International
  • Chambers Europe 2020 for Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability – UK
  • IFLR1000 2020 for Mergers and Acquisitions in the United Kingdom
  • Legal 500 2020 for M&A: upper mid-market and premium deals, £250m+ (London, Corporate and Commercial)

Elite leading lawyers in the Asia Pacific Region for Corporate and M&A in China

  • Chambers Asia-Pacific 2020: Corporate/M&A (International Firms) China (Benita Yu)
  • Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020: Corporate (including M&A) (Peter Brien); Antitrust and competition (Natalie Yeung); and Capital markets – Equity (John Moore and Benita Yu)
  • IFLR1000 Asia-Pacific 2020: Mergers & Acquisitions (Benita Yu (Highly regarded), Charlton Tse (Highly regarded) and Chris McGaffin (Rising Star)
  • Who's Who Legal 2020: We have nine partners in Hong Kong and London listed as Recommended for M&A

1st place in the H1 2019 Global M&A Legal Rankings

In H1 2019 Global M&A Market Review Legal Rankings reports, Slaughter and May was:

  • 1st place for Hong Kong announced deals by value and volume, published by Bloomberg
  • 1st place for Hong Kong announced deals by value and volume, published by Refinitiv
  • 1st place for UK announced deals by value, published by Refinitiv

Recent Awards for M&A

  • The Asia Legal Awards 2020 – Shortlisted for M&A Deal of the Year: North Asia (Cathay Pacific Airways’ Acquisition of Hong Kong Express Airways) and M&A Deal of the Year: South & Southeast Asia (FWD Group's Acquisition of Siam Commercial Bank’s Life Insurance Business)
  • IFLR Middle East Awards 2019 – Won Domestic Deal of the Year (Merger of Alawwal bank with The Saudi British Bank) and shortlisted for M&A Deal of the Year (United Energy Group’s acquisition of Kuwait Energy plc)
  • China Law & Practice Award 2019 – Won TMT Deal of the Year 2019 (Alibaba's strategic partnership with YOOX Net-A-Porter)
  • Asia Legal Awards 2019 – Won M&A Deal of the Year: North Asia (Shire’s acquisition of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company) and M&A Deal of the Year: South Asia (Vodafone’s merger of Bharti Infratel and Indus Towers)