Maples Group Recognised as Offshore Firm of the Year Including Six Standout Asia Deals of the Year

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Maples and Calder, the Maples Group's law firm, is pleased to announce that the firm has once again been named "Offshore Firm of the Year", while its Asia practices have received a number of Deals of the Year and Matter of the Year awards at the Asia Legal Awards 2024 and IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2024 respectively.  

The firm's Asia multi-disciplinary team of lawyers, with the support of our wider cross-jurisdictional team, have advised on the following award-winning matters across the Debt Restructuring, Loans & Financings and Merger & Acquisitions space:

Debt Restructuring

• Restructuring Insolvency Matter of the Year - China Evergrande Group's US$300 billion restructuring. Led by Hong Kong Partner Nick Stern, Cayman Islands Partners James Eldridge and Nick Herrod, and BVI Partner Matthew Freeman.

• Restructuring Deal of the Year - Sunac China's US$10.2 billion debt restructuring. Led by Hong Kong Partner Nick Stern, Cayman Islands Partners Nick Herrod and Christian La Roda Thomas, and BVI Partner Matthew Freeman.

Loans & Financings

• Debt & Equity-linked Deal of the Year - NIO offers US$1 billion convertible senior notes.  Led by Finance Partner Lorraine Pao with assistance from Finance Of Counsel, Irena Wu.

Mergers & Acquisitions

• Private Equity Deal of the Year - Chindata privatisation.  Led by Corporate Partner, Karen Zhang Pallaras with assistance from Corporate Of Counsel, Vivian Lee.

• Domestic Deal of the Year - Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) US$13 billion take-private of Toshiba. Led by Funds Partner, Sharon Yap with assistance from Associate, Kai Liu.

Significantly, Bain's US$3.16 billion take-private of Chindata in particular, has been awarded as Private Equity Deal of the Year at the Asia Legal Awards, while also receiving a corresponding recognition at the IFLR APAC 2024. Prior to these awards, it was recognised as one of China Deals of the Year 2023.

Commenting on the award-wins, Matt Roberts, Partner and Head of the firm's Asia Corporate practice, said, "We are pleased to be named as "Offshore Law Firm of the Year" and to receive a number of remarkable deal awards. These recognitions serve as additional evidence of our exceptional legal expertise to support our clients in advising on complex cross-border transactions in the region." 

Find out more about the Asia Legal Awards 2024 and IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2024.