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published FEBRUARY 04, 2010

Linklaters adds significant senior resource to growing Greater China corporate / M&A practice

In a further strengthening of Linklaters’ corporate / M&A practice in Greater China, and in response to the growing demands of its corporate and investment banking clients, significant partner resource is being added to the firm’s Hong Kong and Shanghai offices. Teresa Ma, currently a partner in Hong Kong, is to assume the role of head of the Shanghai office. Teresa brings more than 15 years of experience in UK and Hong Kong company law, public and private M&A (especially of a cross-border nature), and international equity issues. She has advised on more than 20 Hong Kong public takeovers, including three out of the four Hong Kong / US offers, in the past five years. Most recently, she has worked as lead partner advising on the landmark IPO and listings of United Co. RUSAL Ltd. in Hong Kong and Paris. This IPO involved advising on the laws of five jurisdictions: Hong Kong, France, Russia, the United States and the United Kingdom, working with an exceptionally large syndicate of 17 investment banks. The combination of her strong relationships with corporate and investment banking clients throughout Greater China, her regional and international transaction track record and her linguistic fluency are ideally suited to the growing needs of our clients in the PRC. Teresa will continue to work closely with many of her Hong Kong clients following her move. In addition to Teresa’s new role, the firm is taking the opportunity to further strengthen capabilities on the ground with another senior international appointment. Robert Cleaver, currently a partner in London, will join the Hong Kong office bringing more than ten years of experience as a corporate and corporate finance lawyer with significant expertise in private M&A, joint ventures, public takeovers, equities transactions and banking. Linklaters in Greater China is led jointly by Celia Lam and Marc Harvey. The firm has a deep bench of partners and lawyers (190 lawyers, over half of whom speak Chinese), and is advising on China and China-related deals across three offices in Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Having been involved in the majority of recent significant deals in China, the firm is seeing an upsurge in activity across all areas of mergers & acquisitions, capital markets, derivatives, financial services regulation, banking and projects as well as dispute resolution.