Edward has advised on a range of transactions in Asia and Europe, including cross-border mergers and acquisitions, Hong Kong and UK public takeovers and take-privates, financial sponsor-led acquisitions and disposals and corporate finance transactions.

Edward is the Asia Practice Group Leader for our Global Transactions practice.

He has significant experience advising on high-profile public M&A transactions, including advising ESR Group on its $7bn privatisation by a consortium of financial investors, Blackstone as the lead investor on the privatisation of L’Occitane, a consortium (led by ANTA Sports and FountainVest) on its €4.6bn acquisition of Amer Sports, CK Asset on the acquisition of stakes in various infrastructure companies and share buy-back by way of general offer and Razer on its take private by CVC and its founders.

Edward also regularly advises private equity clients, including Blackstone, CVC, Warburg Pincus, Affinity, and FountainVest on their investments across the Asia Pacific region, as well as insurers and other investors in the insurance sector, including Prudential, on their M&A and distribution transactions across the region.