In May 2023, LEGALBAND unveiled the winners of its 2023 China Top 15 M&A Lawyers. With solid professional knowledge and outstanding practice performance in the practice area of M&A, Llinks partner Mr. Kenneth Kong makes his mark on the list.

Kenneth Kong, Partner

Mr. Kenneth Kong has been practicing in leading Chinese law firms for over fifteen years and is admitted to practice law in both PR China and the State of New York, U.S.A. Mr. Kenneth Kong has been acknowledged as one of 'the Top 100 Lawyers in China' in 'The A-List 2020' by China Business Law Journal.

In the practice area of M&A, Mr. Kenneth Kong is well-versed in complex cross-border mergers and acquisitions and has acted as lead counsels in a variety of transactions, including acquisitions by large multinational corporations in China, outbound direct investments by Chinese corporations, investments by private equity funds and acquisitions by listed companies. Mr. Kenneth Kong's clientele includes China Resources Environmental Protection (CR ENV PROTECTION), Shanghai Electric Group, CATL, SF Express, Yonghui Superstores, Capital Today and ZHONGQIAO SPORTS.

LEGALBAND's Remark

Mr. Kenneth Kong has been actively engaged in the areas of M&A, foreign direct investment and private equity/venture capital, and is deeply versed in handling complex cross-border M&A transactions. In recent years, he has led projects covering various industries such as medical devices, biopharmaceuticals, environmental protection and clean energy, new energy vehicles and components, new retail, supermarket chains and restaurants, community e-commerce and Sino-foreign cooperative education. With a good command of understanding of the projects and an international perspective, Mr. Kenneth Kong is capable of consolidating the clients' bidding requests with Chinese law and local foreign investment review procedures in cross-border transactions, and providing the clients with high-quality and feasible transaction proposals in a timely manner, which wins him wide recognition from the clients .

Client's Testimonials

'Mr. Kenneth Kong is extremely professional and is capable of putting himself in our shoes and provide professional, pragmatic solutions tailored to our business needs. We acknowledge that Mr. Kenneth Kong is an expert in M&A and a trustworthy strategic partner of ours.'