K&L Gates is a US-based international law firm with 45 further offices across Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and South America. The firm assists its clients with Greater China interests from its offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Taipei. 

Its lawyers instruct on cross-border transactional, regulatory, and contentious matters, but are especially active in corporate and M&A. 

Key clients of the firm include Koppers, TCL Holdings, Greentown Education Investment, Luye Medical, KaiOS Technology, Bluescope Steel and DIC Corporation. 

Over the research period the firm kept itself busy with corporate advice and restructuiring mandates, joint ventures, investments, stake sales and acquistions in the chemicals and financial services sectors. 

In 2019, the firm hired partner Guiping Lu from Haiwen & Partners and saw Grace Fan-Delatour depart for White & Case. 

Deal highlights

-Greentown Service Group A$67 million acquisition of 56% stake in Montessori Academy Group

-Fangda Carbon New Material and C-Chem $107 million acquisition of Koppers (Jiangsu) Carbon Chemical Company 

-KaiOS Technology restructuring