4月16日,国际金融法律评论(IFLR)公布了2025年度亚太法律大奖(IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2025)的获奖名单。该奖项旨在表彰亚太地区最具创新性的最具创新性的重大交易以及参与交易的亚太地区领先律所。
根据获奖名单,
- 金杜律师事务所荣获“年度区域最佳律所”、“年度中国最佳债券业务律所”、“金融企业监管服务特别奖”以及“年度最佳律所:澳大利亚”等奖项。此外,该所参与的蚂蚁数字科技跨境RWA通证化项目荣获“年度最佳结构性融资和证券化交易”奖项。
- 汉坤律师事务所荣获“年度中国最佳并购律所”奖项。
- 汉坤律师事务所与世辉律师事务所共同参与的京东集团20亿美元可转债发行项目荣获“年度最佳债权和股权挂钩交易”奖项。
- 君合律师事务所与中伦律师事务所共同参与的黑芝麻智能IPO项目荣获“年度最佳股权交易”奖项。
- 竞天公诚律师事务所荣获“年度中国最佳股权交易律所”,同时Wangbei Li荣获“年度新星律师”奖项。
- 方达律师事务所荣获“年度中国律所”和“年度中国最佳重组律所”两项大奖。
LAW FIRMS OF THE YEAR
Regional firm:金杜律师事务所
DEALS OF THE YEAR
Debt and equity-linked
JD Group convertible bond
• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
• 汉坤律师事务所
• Latham & Watkins
• Maples Group
• Nixon Peabody
• 世辉律师事务所
• Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
• White & Case
Domestic
Nidec Corporation / Takisawa Machine Tool
• Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
• Baker McKenzie
• Davis Polk & Wardwell
• GH Consults LLC
• TMI Associates
Equity
Black Sesame IPO
• Clifford Chance
• 君合律师事务所
• K&L Gates
• Maples Group
• Sullivan & Cromwell
• Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
• 中伦律师事务所
High yield
Biocon Biologics Global senior secured notes
• A&O Shearman
• Albar & Partners
• Arthur Cox
• Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
• Latham & Watkins
• Linklaters
• TT&A
Loan
EQT Partners Asia acquisition financing
• A&O Shearman
• Ashurst
• DLA Piper
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
• Kirkland & Ellis
• Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
M&A
L'Occitane Groupe / L'Occitane International
• Arendt & Medernach
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
• Fried Frank
• Kirkland & Ellis
• Linklaters
• Loyens & Loeff
• Norton Rose Fulbright
• Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
• White & Case
Private equity
Archimed / Jeisys Medical
• Corrs Chambers Westgarth
• Kim & Chang
• Yulchon
Project finance
Yondr Group data center
• Clifford Chance• Linklaters • Milbank
• Rahmat Lim & Partners
• Zul Rafique & PartnersRestructuringNo Va Land Group• BlackOak LLC
• Hogan Lovells
• Sidley Austin
• Sullivan & Cromwell
• YKVN
Securitisation and structured finance
Ant Digital Technologies tokenised financing
• 金杜律师事务所
• Linklaters
TEAMS OF THE YEAR
Debt and equity-linked:Linklaters
EquityDavis:Polk & Wardwell
High yield:A&O Shearman
Loan:A&O Shearman
M&A:Linklaters
Private equity:Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Project finance:Clifford Chance
Restructuring:Sidley Austin
Securitisation and structured finance:Linklaters
IN-HOUSE TEAMS OF THE YEAR
In-house debt Team: international bank:Goldman Sachs
In-house equity Team: international bank:Morgan Stanley
Regional bank in-house team:CICC
In-house legal team:Disney
INDIVIDUAL AWARD
Market reform:Andy Lai BNP Paribas (HK)
In-house contribution:Yvette Rodriguez Deutsche Bank
Women dealmakers hall of fame:Joey Chau Kirkland & Ellis
Market maker:Joe Zhou CICC、Beryl Sit CITIC CLSA、Vu NguyenMasan Group Corporation
Rising star – international firm:Julie Song A&O Shearman、Martina To Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Rising Star - APAC headquartered firm:Wangbei Li 竞天公诚律师事务所、Chae Yeon AN Kim & Chang
SPECIALISED AWARDS
Financial services regulatory - regional:金杜律师事务所香港办公室
China practice of the year:Clifford Chance
JURISDICTIONAL FIRM OF THE YEAR
Australia:金杜律师事务所
China:方达律师事务所
China - Debt firm of the year:金杜律师事务所
China - Equity firm of the year:竞天公诚律师事务所
China - M&A firm of the year:汉坤律师事务所
China - Restructuring firm of the year:方达律师事务所
Hong Kong SAR:Deacons
Macau SAR:LEKTOU
Taiwan:Lee and Li