ESTABLISHED IN 1948
Number of partners: 400
Number of associates: 1,300
Firm Overview
With approximately 1,700 attorneys in 22 offices on four continents, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and affiliates serve clients in every major financial centre. The firm’s strategically positioned international locations allow proximity to clients and their operations, and ensure a seamless and unified approach at all times. For more than 70 years, Skadden has provided legal services to the corporate, industrial, financial and governmental communities around the world in a wide variety of high-profile transactions, regulatory matters, and disputes and litigation. With approximately 100 attorneys in the firm’s Asia-Pacific offices − in Beijing, Hong Kong, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo − Skadden has the resources to handle the region’s largest and most complex transactions.
Key Practice Areas
Mergers & acquisitions; Capital markets; International arbitration & litigation; Energy & infrastructure projects; Banking; International competition; Real estate; Investment management; and Investigations.
Notable Deals
Recognised by China Business Law Journal as Deals of the Year
| Yunfeng Financial acquires MassMutual Asia | 2017 | US$1.68 billion | Details |
| ZhongAn’s Hong Kong IPO | 2017 | N/A | Details |
| Apex Technology acquires Lexmark International | 2016 | US$4 bn | Details |
| Didi Chuxing M&A with Uber China | 2016 | US$35 billion | Details |
| JD.com’s partnership with Tencent | 2014 | US$3-4 billion) | Details |
| Guangzhou R&F Properties’ high-yield bonds | 2014 | US$1 billion) | Details |
| Alibaba Group’s NYSE IPO | 2014 | US$25 billion) | Details |
| HKT Group’s financing and refinancing for CSL purchase | 2014 | US$2.5 billion & $1.5 billion) | Details |
| Giant Interactive’s take private transaction | 2014 | US$3 billion) | Details |
| HKT Group’s financing for CSL purchase | 2014 | US$2.5 billion) | Details |
| Shuanghui’s acquisition of Smithfield | 2013 | US$7.1 billion | Details |
| Focus Media’s going-private from Nasdaq | 2013 | US$3.7 billion | Details |
| Sinopec’s US$3.5 billion notes offering | 2013 | US$3.5 billion | Details |
| Baidu’s notes offerings | 2013 | US$2.5 billion | Details |
| 21Vianet Group’s RMB1 billion bond offering | 2013 | US$161 million | Details |
| Alibaba’s privatisation and repurchase of half of Yahoo’s stake | 2012 | US$7.1 billion in total | Details |
| China Auto Rental receives investment from Warburg Pincus | 2012 | US$200 millionillion | Details |
| China Three Gorges acquires a 21.35% stake in EDP | 2012 | US$3.5 billion | Details |
| Shanda goes private | 2012 | US$2.3 billion | Details |
| Youku and Tudou merger | 2012 | US$1.1 billion | Details |
| Xiaomi’s Hong Kong top-up placement | 2021 | US$3 billion | Details |
| Prenetics merges with SPAC, lists in US | 2022 | US$1.25 billion | Details |
| Dismissal of class action against RLX | 2022 | N/A | Details |
Contact us
Beijing
Telephone: +86 10 6535 5500
Fax: +86 10 6535 5577
Contact: Peter Huang 黄小霈
Email: peter.huang@skadden.com
Shanghai
Telephone: +86 21 6193 8200
Fax: +86 21 6193 8299
Contact: Haiping Li 李海平
Email: haiping.li@skadden.com
Hong Kong
Telephone: +852 3740 4700
Fax: +852 3740 4727
Contact: Jonathan Stone
Email: jonathan.stone@skadden.com
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Website
www.skadden.com
