Founded by a merger in 2012, King & Wood Mallesons is a multinational law firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm’s German team advises clients from an office in Frankfurt. 

Focusses / specialisms 

The firm is visible in M&A, private equity and restructuring work in Germany. 

Its M&A team specialises in advising clients on cross-border deals with a specific focus on Sino-German transactions. An area of strength for the team is in transactions related to foreign investment control proceedings in accordance with the German Foreign Investment Act. 

In private equity, the firm focuses on advising on both the buy-side and sell-side of deals in the German and European mid-cap market. The team has a distinct focus on the technology and healthcare industries. 

The restructuring team’s focus on distressed financings and distressed M&A complements well the other practices of private equity, M&A and finance. The team has also recently been engaged in assisting German companies in connection with securing state aid financing. 

Key clients 

Key clients include Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC), Compo Investco/Kingenta, Fawer Automotive Parts, Jinzhou Halla Electrical Equipment/Wonder Auto Group, Ninestar Corporation, BIP Capital Partners, Silver Investment Partners, LEA Partners and LANDWEHR Group. 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023) 

M&A 

“Most practical and to the point, they have impressive market knowledge.” 

“Pragmatic, impressive market knowledge, to the point, easy to work with.”