Acquisition/Sale of private companies

• Advised C. Banner Intl on the sale of British iconic toy retailer Hamleys to Reliance Industries (2019)  
• Advised a Chinese company on an attempted acquisition of a top 10 British nursery/early education chain (2017)
• Advised a Chinese consortium on the acquisition of West Bromwich Albion, an English Premier League Football Club (2016)
• Advised Tianjin Tianhai Group in the acquisition of e-Traction, a Dutch electric motor design company (2016) 

Public takeover

• Advised ICBC on the US$550 million public takeover of Bangkok listed ACL Bank (2009)
• Advised PetroChina on the US$2.2 billion acquisition of Singapore listed Singapore Petroleum (2009)

Joint Venture

• Advised Silvergate Media on forming a Sino-foreign joint venture with Wanda Group in the media sector (2017) 
• Advised Shantui on the acquisition of 51% of Manitowoc’s China crane business (2012)
• Advised Mitsubishi UFJ on the acquisition of 33% stake in BNP Paribas’s asset management JV with Shenyin Wanguo (2010)
• Advised China Media Capital on the acquisition of 53% stake in News Corp’s China media business, Star TV (2010)

Minority stake investment/sale

• Advised Shanghai Auto on the attempted strategic investment in a leading US lithium battery producer (2012).
• Advised AP Moller-Maersk on the US$520 million sale of its minority stake in Yantian Port to Cosco Pacific (2010)
• Advised China Life on the US$1.2 billion investment in Sino-Ocean Land (2010)
• Advised Datang Telecom on the US$172 million investment in Semiconductor International corporation (SMIC) (2008)

Restructuring/Connected party transaction

• Advised the restructuring, re-IPO of Enrich Energy and its acquisition of container assets from China Marine International Container (CMIC) (2009)
• Advised PetroChina on the acquisition of US$2.7 billion assets from CNPC (2006)
• Advised Haier Electronics on the US$100 million acquisition of washing machines from Haier Group (2006)