Weil has been shortlisted for top honors at Law.com International’s The Asia Legal Awards 2025, highlighting the Firm’s expertise and accomplishments advising on the most significant work in both restructuring and private equity in the region.

Weil has been recognized for its work on three landmark transactions, including the US$1.7 billion acquisition of Sun Art Retail Group by DCP Capital, which has been shortlisted for Private Equity Deal of the Year, as well as the US$11.5 billion offshore debt restructuring of Shimao Group Holdings Limited and the US$7 billion offshore debt restructuring of China Aoyuan Group Limited, both of which have been shortlisted for Restructuring and Insolvency Matter of the Year.

Weil represented Deutsche Bank as Lead Financial Advisor to a fund advised by DCP Capital (“DCP”) in connection with DCP’s US$1.7 billion acquisition of a controlling stake from Alibaba Group in, and resulting takeover offer for, HKEx-listed Sun Art Retail Group Ltd, the largest hypermarket operator in China. The Weil team involved in this award-winning transaction, which also featured a novel deferred consideration construct, was led by Hong Kong Corporate and Private Equity partner Henry Ong, and included Jacky Sin and Isolde Tsukabayashi in Hong Kong and Sophie Smith, Alex Eagle and Rebecca Lee in London.

Weil has acted as counsel to the ad hoc group of noteholders in relation to the successful restructuring of over US$11.5 billion of offshore debt of Shimao Group Holdings Limited, a major PRC property development group focused on large scale development of residential, hotel, office and commercial projects across China. Weil has also acted as counsel to the ad hoc group of bondholders in relation to the successful restructuring of more than US$7 billion of offshore debt of China Aoyuan Group Limited, a leading commercial and residential property developer, and its subsidiary, Add Hero, including more than US$3 billion of offshore bond debt.

The Weil team that worked on both complex and high-profile restructurings was led by Hong Kong Restructuring partner Kathleen Aka and included Minna Zhang, Graham Price, Jaime Yeh and Isolde Tsukabayashi.

Recognized as Asia’s most renowned awards for the legal profession, the Asia Legal Awards honor the most important transactions and cases with the most complex and outstanding legal work in the region. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on September 10, 2025.