In January 2022, Asian Legal Business, an affiliated publication of Thomson Reuters, officially released the list of 'Dealmakers of Asia 2021'. Only 13 lawyers from the Chinese mainland were ranked in the directory. Llinks partners Mr. Leo Wang stands out with his outstanding performance and professional strength in the areas of domestic and overseas M&A and Capital Markets.

Leo Wang, Partner

Mr. Wang obtained his LL.B. and LL.M. from Wuhan University School of Law. In the areas of capital markets/corporate finance, Mr. Wang has provided legal services to a number of large state-owned enterprises, private enterprises, and foreign-invested companies concerning initial public offering (IPO), corporate bond floatation, convertible bond issuance, warrant issuance, public or private placement, and right offering. Leo Wang is also dedicated to the practice of M&A/restructuring, private equity/venture capital, providing professional advice to prestigious international and domestic leading companies on high profile mergers and acquisitions, investment and corporate restructuring including acting for many listed companies in their acquisitions and asset restructuring by participating into structure design, documentation, negotiation, legal opinion, and closing as well. He also offered professional legal services for multiple leading investment institutions in the takeover, floatation, and corporate restructuring.

Mr. Wang has been recognized by various well-known legal rating agencies in his specialized practice areas:

a) Recommended by Asialaw Leading Lawyers as a Leading Lawyer in Capital Markets in 2015

b) Recommended in the area of Capital Markets (Shanghai), Corporate and M&A, and TMT by Legal 500 since 2014

c) Nominated as the Young Lawyer of the Year (China) by ALB China Awards 2017

d) Named as ALB China Top 15 Rising Lawyers 2017

e) Listed in LEGALBAND 2020 Top 15 Capital Markets Versatile Practitioners directory

f) Nominated as the Dealmaker of the Year (China) by ALB 2021

g) Honored LEGALBAND 2021 Top 15 Chinese Lawyers in Automobile and New Energy