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M&A Commercial

Why choose Deacons for commercial legal advice?

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M&A and Commercial

Deacons' Commercial and Mergers & Acquisitions Group is one of Hong Kong's leading M&A and commercial practices.  We represent many local and international companies in respect of a broad range of commercial matters.

We have a first-class team of experienced, practical and innovative legal professionals in Hong Kong, and we also have one of the most comprehensive networks of legal offices in Asia.  Each of our regional offices is staffed by a mixture of expatriate and local lawyers, providing a valuable combination of international experience and standards with on-the-ground knowledge of local legal and business systems.  In the People's Republic of China (PRC) in particular, we have representative offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou in addition to our head office in Hong Kong.  Our lawyers have extensive expertise, experience and contacts in the PRC market.

Why choose Deacons for M&A and commercial legal advice?

We have demonstrated a proven ability to handle major and complex transactions while working as part of a large project team, to anticipate problems and provide solutions, and to document transactions promptly and effectively.  We are also able to provide concise, relevant and timely advice on all aspects of commercial and corporate law, and to prepare a broad range of structured and effective legal documentation to facilitate your business.

The range and depth of our services clearly distinguishes us in the Hong Kong legal market.

Our prominence in corporate legal work is also widely recognised by independent surveys and research.  For example, we were ranked in the top tier for Corporate (including M&A) services in Hong Kong in the Asia Pacific Legal 500, an annual survey of legal players in the Asia Pacific Region.  The PLC Which Lawyer? also listed Deacons as one of the recommended firms for Corporate/M&A and Tax in Hong Kong.

Services offered include:

  • All kinds of mergers and acquisitions, including contested and agreed public company takeovers and private company acquisitions and disposals in Hong Kong, PRC and across the Asia Pacific Region

  • Equity and contractual joint ventures and direct investment (including, in particular, investment in the PRC)

  • Private equity and venture capital investments and divestments

  • Commercial agreements and documentation, distributorship agreements, terms of trade, agency agreements, licence agreements, management agreements, outsourcing agreements and franchising agreements

  • General corporate legal advice covering all areas of company and commercial law

  • Corporate support services, including company formation, secretarial services, nominee directors/shareholders, registered office and custody of statutory records

 
   
Newsworthy

Deacons has been acknowledged as a recommended law firm for the past three years in the area of Corporate/M&A by PLC Which Lawyer? (2006, 2007 and 2008 editions).

In the same publication, Ronny Chow (partner) has been acknowledged three times as recommended lawyers in the area of Corporate/M&A (2006, 2007 and 2008 editions).

Deacons has been acknowledged as a highly recommended law firm for the past three years in the area of Tax by PLC Which Lawyer? (2006, 2007 and 2008 editions).

In the same publication, James Bertram (consultant) has been acknowledged three times as a highly recommended lawyer in the area of Tax (2006, 2007 and 2008 editions).

Franki Cheung (partner), Gavin Nesbitt (partner) and Eugina Chan (partner) have been acknowledged twice as Asia’s Leading Lawyers in the area of Mergers & Acquisitions in the AsiaLaw Leading Lawyers Survey (2004 and 2005).

Franki Cheung (partner) and Gavin Nesbitt (partner) have been acknowledged as Asia’s Leading Lawyers in the area of General Corporate Practice in the AsiaLaw Leading Lawyers Survey (2005).

Deacons’ Commercial Practice Group has been ranked first-tier for the past four years in Tax & Trusts by Asia Pacific Legal 500 (2000/2001, 2001/2002, 2002/2003 and 2003/2004 editions).

Gavin Nesbitt (partner) has been acknowledged by the Asia Pacific Legal 500 seven times as a leading lawyer in both Capital Markets and Corporate/M&A (2001/2002, 2002/2003, 2003/2004, 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 editions).

Eugina Chan (partner) has been acknowledged five times as a leading lawyer in the area of Corporate/M&A in the Asia Pacific Legal 500 (2001/2002, 2002/2003, 2003/2004, 2004/2005 and 2005/2006 editions).

Keith Cole (partner) has been acknowledged twice as a leading lawyer in the area of Corporate (including M&A) in the Asia Pacific Legal 500 (2001/2002 and 2002/2003 editions).

Deacons has been acknowledged as a leading law firm in the area of M&A and Commercial by the Chambers Asia (2007, 2008 and 2009 edition).
 
 
Key Contacts
Keith Cole, [Hong Kong]
Gavin Nesbitt, [Hong Kong]
 
 
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